{"podcast":{"title":"History Daily","slug":"history-daily-4410220","podcast_index_feed_id":4410220,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5162833.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5162833","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43207441/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.jpg","author":"History Daily","episode_count":365,"summary":"On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:17:43.093155+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220"},"episode":{"title":"The Frank Rockslide","slug":"the-frank-rockslide","published_at":"2026-04-29T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220/the-frank-rockslide","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8894110","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8894110.mp3?modified=1776875557&sid=5162833&source=rss","summary":"In 1903, a massive 120-million-ton rockslide obliterated the mining town of Frank, Alberta. This episode follows the harrowing survival stories of trapped miners and a railway worker who prevented a train disaster.","meta_description":"Discover the harrowing true story of the 1903 Frank Rockslide, where a mountain collapsed, destroying a Canadian mining town and trapping dozens undergrou…","key_points":["Main idea: The catastrophic collapse of Turtle Mountain released 120 million tons of debris onto the town of Frank","Survival story: Miners trapped in darkness faced rising water and depleting oxygen while digging toward the surface","Heroic action: A railway brakeman risked his life to manually flag down a passenger train to prevent a collision with the rubble","Failure mode: Indigenous warnings about the 'mountain that moves' were ignored by settlers before the disaster","Practical takeaway: The geological instability of the region remained a threat long after the initial slide ended"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"Trapped Underground","summary":"Miners face a desperate race against rising water and suffocating air after a mine entrance is buried."},{"start_ms":500000,"title":"The Mountain That Moves","summary":"The devastating reality of the peak's collapse and the destruction of the town below becomes clear."},{"start_ms":410000,"title":"Preventing a Train Disaster","summary":"A railway worker attempts to warn an oncoming locomotive of the destroyed tracks ahead."},{"start_ms":800000,"title":"Searching the Wreckage","summary":"Survivors navigate the splintered remains of their homes in a search for loved ones."},{"start_ms":980000,"title":"The Miners' Triumph","summary":"Against all odds, the trapped miners successfully dig a path through the rubble to freedom."},{"start_ms":1180000,"title":"The Aftermath","summary":"The long-term impact of the landslide and the lingering fear of the unstable mountain."}],"topics":["Frank Rockslide","Canadian History","Mining Disasters","Natural Disasters","Alberta","Turtle Mountain","Survival Stories","Geology"],"duration_seconds":951,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-daily-4410220/episodes/the-frank-rockslide/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220/the-frank-rockslide.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}