{"podcast":{"title":"History and Mystery in Kansas City","slug":"history-and-mystery-in-kansas-city-7040767","podcast_index_feed_id":7040767,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66d8c28efa3021bc85e3f886","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/laura4884","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66d8c28efa3021bc85e3f886/show-cover.jpg","author":"Laura& Tahlia","episode_count":34,"summary":"Have you ever wondered about the old creepy abandoned buildings in your city? Or heard rumors about creatures lurking in the night in your neighborhood? Maybe your city is plagued by ghosts or serial killers and you want to know more. Do you want to know what makes your city unique, learn about its dirty history, and its attractions? Then History and Mystery in Kansas City is the podcast for you. We will explore those topics for Kansas City and the surrounding areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T20:19:50.668797+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-and-mystery-in-kansas-city-7040767"},"episode":{"title":"#21: Hyatt Collapse","slug":"21-hyatt-collapse","published_at":"2025-03-03T23:37:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-and-mystery-in-kansas-city-7040767/21-hyatt-collapse","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-and-mystery-in-kansas-city-7040767","url":"https://shows.acast.com/hamkcpod/episodes/67c63d5ef88938cb8eb7321b","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66d8c28efa3021bc85e3f886/e/67c63d5ef88938cb8eb7321b/media.mp3","summary":"Trigger Warning. This is a tragic story! The Hyatt Regency in downtown KCMO was opened in 1980. July 17th 1981 tragedy struck and two of the three skywalks inside the hotel collapsed, killing 114 people and injuring over 200. It was the deadliest structural failure in American engineering history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWOYoG7HzNQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dde0cnOG5rU&list=PLBq7XaZB5-a76uoMjDl4u3dxfX1Hlq_I0&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42H_EX5NA-U&list=PLBq7XaZB5-a76uoMjDl4u3dxfX1Hlq_I0&index=3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntdSXrp5XQY&list=PLBq7XaZB5-a76uoMjDl4u3dxfX1Hlq_I0&index=4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6grsw26FmnQ&list=PLBq7XaZB5-a76uoMjDl4u3dxfX1Hlq_I0&index=5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA4Dr2X7dyg&list=PLBq7XaZB5-a76uoMjDl4u3dxfX1Hlq_I0&index=6 (This video talks about the construction failures) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv7y6Nm9wKc&list=PLBq7XaZB5-a76uoMjDl4u3dxfX1Hlq_I0&index=7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvFK3XnUjGo&list=PLBq7XaZB5-a76uoMjDl4u3dxfX1Hlq_I0&index=13 https://www.easternengineeringgroup.com/a-tragic-lesson-in-structural-engineering-the-hyatt-regency-walkway-collapse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Trigger Warning. This is a tragic story! The Hyatt Regency in downtown KCMO was opened in 1980. July 17th 1981 tragedy struck and two of the three skywalk…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2837,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-and-mystery-in-kansas-city-7040767/episodes/21-hyatt-collapse/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-and-mystery-in-kansas-city-7040767/21-hyatt-collapse.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}