{"podcast":{"title":"Fascinating Horror","slug":"fascinating-horror-7121478","podcast_index_feed_id":7121478,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6431511/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fascinating-horror--6431511","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/284c8064273ac0b514f7ec9c377e5962.jpg","author":"Kristian Crow","episode_count":149,"summary":"Fascinating Horror tells the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters... but without sensationalism or disturbing imagery. Fascinating Horror is all about in-depth research, respectful storytelling, and learning what we can from the mistakes of the past. You might be surprised to discover just how much of today's world is shaped by long-forgotten disasters from decades gone by.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:17:36.231299+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascinating-horror-7121478"},"episode":{"title":"School Explodes Without Warning: The New London School Explosion (1937)","slug":"school-explodes-without-warning-the-new-london-school-explosion-1937","published_at":"2025-09-10T09:30:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascinating-horror-7121478/school-explodes-without-warning-the-new-london-school-explosion-1937","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascinating-horror-7121478","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTqJ4zra-p4","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67584330/nls_explosion_podcast.mp3","summary":"In 1937, a school in New London, Texas, exploded without warning, resulting in the loss of nearly 300 lives. It was one of the worst disasters the state had ever seen... and it was ultimately traced to a single bad connection in an underground gas line... Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! LINKS: 🔗 ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror ► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk","meta_description":"In 1937, a school in New London, Texas, exploded without warning, resulting in the loss of nearly 300 lives. It was one of the worst disasters the state h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":581,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fascinating-horror-7121478/episodes/school-explodes-without-warning-the-new-london-school-explosion-1937/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fascinating-horror-7121478/school-explodes-without-warning-the-new-london-school-explosion-1937.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}