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Disaster - Jennifer Briney

Season 1, Ep. 11

Why are we fascinated by disasters/ Is it survival or superiority or both? Host of Congressional Dish, Jennifer Briney shares her love of disaster porn. If you want to hear two people explain why they like movies like 2012, this is your show folks!


Featuring Tom Merritt and Jennifer Briney.


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Congressional Dish Podcast

We're Not Wrong Podcast

The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us

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