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Drowsy History Week: The Great Molasses Flood

1/24/2026
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Kristen Meinzer and Sophia Wilson Pelton revisit one of history’s stickiest disasters — the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.


What You’ll Hear:

Home Improvement Gone Wild: Kristen and Sophia share tales of ladders, lights, and plumbers who perhaps needed a few more instructions.

A Sticky Situation: Sophia retells the wild, true story of Boston’s molasses flood — complete with runaway syrup, rogue physics, and a little corporate chaos.

Sweet Dreams: The hosts imagine drifting off atop a molasses river — a cozy, if slightly sugary, visualization exercise for bedtime.


CHAPTERS

00:00 Tabletop ladder adventures

03:00 Plumber confessions & cooking videos

04:26 Drowsy history begins

05:00 The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

14:25 A syrupy bedtime visualization

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