Episode 33 - Halifax explosion and the Olympic skier who played the system

Chris investigates an explosion that you’ve probably never heard of, but one that devastated the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1917, injuring at least 9,000 people and making some 25,000 homeless. In the middle of freezing temperatures and a six-day blizzard. A story of appalling luck and human resilience. Harrison meanwhile finds out all about Elizabeth Swaney who qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics as a member of the Hungarian team. Her chosen sport? The half-pipe. Only, she couldn’t do any tricks… Meanwhile, Chris discovers some of the crazy duels of the past. Duels were mostly fought by upper-class and noble men of issues of honour, but that wasn’t always the case as we also find out about a couple of duels that involved women.