☠️ Welcome to our new show, Evil Money, where we break down true crime cases that meet at the intersection of money and morality every Thursday.
🔔 Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss our next episode covering the largest disaster in modern history, Deepwater Horizon.
In this week's case, Hannah and James dive into the true story of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy on April 20, 2010 that led to 11 lives lost, nature destroyed, and over $20 billion paid in fines.
Discover how corporate greed, cost-cutting, and ignored safety measures led to this environmental and human catastrophe.
From the harrowing escape of the survivors to the long-lasting environmental impacts and legal repercussions, this episode provides a comprehensive breakdown of the disaster.
📸 Follow for More: Instagram
⚠️ Recommend a case for us to cover here: evilmoneypodcast@gmail.com
📺 Check out our other shows:
- Salary Transparent Street / @SalaryTransparentStreet
- Two Cents Podcast / @twocentsbysts
Chapters:
00:00 Explosive Introduction: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster
00:32 Meet the Hosts: Hannah and James
00:43 Setting the Scene: What Was Deepwater Horizon?
01:53 The Anatomy of the Rig: A Floating Giant
04:40 Life on the Rig: Work and Pay
08:08 Early Warning Signs: Maintenance and Safety Issues
11:19 The Build-Up: Financial Pressures and Technical Challenges
14:39 The Final Hours: Leading Up to the Catastrophe
30:07 The Explosion: Chaos Unleashed
35:07 A Desperate Crawl to Safety
36:29 Crane Operators' Dilemma
39:30 Chaos on the Deck
43:33 The Lifeboat Struggle
49:23 The Aftermath and Rescue
55:22 Environmental Catastrophe
57:21 Legal Repercussions
59:58 The Human Cost
01:01:41 Reflections and Lessons
#TrueCrime #SerialKillerStories #CrimeAndPsychology #DarkTrueCrime #RealCrimeEvents #MurderMystery #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeStories #DisturbingCrimeCase #EvilMoney #EvilMoneyPodcast #DeepwaterHorizon
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.