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Balloonfest: Clevelands 1986 Float-tastrophe of Epic Proportions
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In this episode of the Compendium, we step back into time to revist The Cleveland Balloon Fest of 1986, a high-flying event that hoped to lift a city's spirits but instead spiraled into one of the most infamous blunders of the decade. I tell Adam all the juicy details of this helium-filled fiasco, where ambition met reality with explosive environmental consequences. We'll explore how this well-intentioned charity event turned into a disaster, examining the safety concerns of mass balloon releases and their unintended environmental impacts.
You'll hear how a city’s attempt to set a world record became a case study in event planning disasters. The story highlights significant points in environmental activism history and raises questions about the safety practices surrounding helium balloons, ultimately becoming a controversial chapter in the Guinness World Records.
We give you the Compendium, but if you want more, then check out these great resources:
- “The Balloon Fest That Went Horribly Wrong” - The Atlantic
- “Balloonfest 86” - Wikipedia
- “Understanding the Impact of Balloon Releases” - HRSD
- “Balloonfest” - Apple tv Documentary by Nathan Truesdell
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- Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
- About: Kyle and Adam are more than just your hosts, they’re your close friends sharing intriguing stories from tales from the darker corners of true crime, the annals of your forgotten history books, and the who's who of incredible people.
- Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland by Aleksey Chistilin
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- ⭐ Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple Podcasts
- 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @theCompendiumPodcast
- 🌐 Visit us at: TheCompendiumPodcast.com
- ❤️ Early access episodes: Patreon
📤 Share this episode with a friend! If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favorite takeaway.
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2. Welcome to The Compendium (00:00:59)
3. All the latest things (00:05:52)
4. Topic of the week (00:17:26)
5. [Ad] The Hospitality Harbor (00:30:20)
6. (Cont.) Topic of the week (00:30:42)
7. Outro (00:57:53)
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In this episode of the Compendium, we step back into time to revist The Cleveland Balloon Fest of 1986, a high-flying event that hoped to lift a city's spirits but instead spiraled into one of the most infamous blunders of the decade. I tell Adam all the juicy details of this helium-filled fiasco, where ambition met reality with explosive environmental consequences. We'll explore how this well-intentioned charity event turned into a disaster, examining the safety concerns of mass balloon releases and their unintended environmental impacts.
You'll hear how a city’s attempt to set a world record became a case study in event planning disasters. The story highlights significant points in environmental activism history and raises questions about the safety practices surrounding helium balloons, ultimately becoming a controversial chapter in the Guinness World Records.
We give you the Compendium, but if you want more, then check out these great resources:
- “The Balloon Fest That Went Horribly Wrong” - The Atlantic
- “Balloonfest 86” - Wikipedia
- “Understanding the Impact of Balloon Releases” - HRSD
- “Balloonfest” - Apple tv Documentary by Nathan Truesdell
Host & Show Info
- Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
- About: Kyle and Adam are more than just your hosts, they’re your close friends sharing intriguing stories from tales from the darker corners of true crime, the annals of your forgotten history books, and the who's who of incredible people.
- Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland by Aleksey Chistilin
Community & Calls to Action
- ⭐ Review & follow on: Spotify & Apple Podcasts
- 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @theCompendiumPodcast
- 🌐 Visit us at: TheCompendiumPodcast.com
- ❤️ Early access episodes: Patreon
📤 Share this episode with a friend! If you enjoyed it, tag us on social media and let us know your favorite takeaway.
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1. Sneak peak (00:00:00)
2. Welcome to The Compendium (00:00:59)
3. All the latest things (00:05:52)
4. Topic of the week (00:17:26)
5. [Ad] The Hospitality Harbor (00:30:20)
6. (Cont.) Topic of the week (00:30:42)
7. Outro (00:57:53)
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continue reading
Hollywood and Crime is a ground-breaking true crime series about the most infamous murders in Tinseltown history. In The Black Dahlia Serial Killers, host Tracy Pattin investigates the sensational unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short. Known as the Black Dahlia, Short was a star-struck young woman whose body was found completely severed at the waist in January 1947. Many remember her tragic story, yet few know that more than a dozen other women died in similar circumstances around that same tim ...
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