This week, Madison and Bailey talk about the smallpox epidemic. Specifically, the toll it took in the American Revolution, and the disgusting remedies used to save the troops. Seriously, bleh.  Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Submit your disaster ideas, share your disaster stories, or just say hey: calamityjanespod@gmail.com Resources in this episode:<ul><li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1775%E2%80%931782_North_American_smallpox_epidemic'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1775–1782_North_American_smallpox_epidemic</a> </li><li><a href='https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2016/09/how_vaccination_helped_win_the_revolutionary_war.html'>https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2016/09/how_vaccination_helped_win_the_revolutionary_war.html</a> </li><li><a href='https://www.armyheritage.org/soldier-stories-information/a-deadly-scourge-smallpox-during-the-revolutionary-war/'>https://www.armyheritage.org/soldier-stories-information/a-deadly-scourge-smallpox-during-the-revolutionary-war/</a> </li></ul>

Aloha Airlines Flight 243

Mayhem enthusiasts, best friends, and sisters Bailey Brown and Madison Wendt have spent their lives pouring over stories of disaster and catastrophe while their family looked on in abject horror. Combining their love of comedy podcasts and long, late-night discussions of calamity, Bailey and Madison decided to create a podcast where they can talk about all things catastrophic without enduring their loved one's side-eye. Calamity Janes is a weekly podcast wherein hosts Bailey and Madison discuss all sorts of terrifying disasters. Engrossed by engineering failings? Titillated by tales of tornadoes and volcanoes? Searching for horror stories of spaceflight? We’ve got ya covered! Tune in each week to hear Madison tell Bailey about a different disastrous debacle.