Collapse: Disaster in Surfside Podcast
1) Episode 1: No Warning
Buildings don’t just fall, for no reason, in the middle of the night. But, at 1:22 am on June 24, 2021, a 12-story wing of the Champlain Towers South condo partially pancaked to the ground — a catastr...Show More
2) Introducing "Natural Selection: Scott v. Wild Bill"
*** First episode drops this summer *** From Treefort Media and Village Roadshow Entertainment Group.... Narrated by Candice DeLong (creator and host of the hit podcast KILLER PSYCHE WITH CANDICE DEL...Show More
3) Episode 12: The Lives Lived and Lost
On the morning of the collapse, at an emergency editorial meeting, before they even knew the scale of the loss of life, the editors at the Miami Herald made a commitment to write a full obituary of ev...Show More
4) Episode 11: No Action Taken
The Miami Herald’s investigative team unearths an exclusive story in the eleventh episode of Collapse: Disaster in Surfside. Large cracks in massive planters on the pool deck were noticed by the Champ...Show More
5) Episode 10: “F*** that wall.” Construction Next Door and the Collapse
In 2015, construction on an ultra-luxury high-rise condo named 87 Park got underway just 15 feet from Champlain Towers South. Champlain’s residents howled about the noise, vibrations, dust, disruption...Show More
6) Episode 9: Doomed from the Start? Developers, Designers, and Players
How did Champlain Towers South come into existence? In the ninth episode of Collapse: Disaster in Surfside, we profile the men who developed, designed and built this apartment complex. And, we also tr...Show More
7) Episode 8: The Rules are Different Here
Almost a year after the tragic fall of the Champlain Towers South, we discuss why the Florida legislature has been hesitant to act to ensure it never happens again, and how the long-range consequences...Show More
8) Episode 7: Neighbor vs. Neighbor
The first lawsuit stemming from the collapse was filed literally before the sun had set on day one. Dozens more would follow in its wake over the months to come. As the first anniversary of the disast...Show More
9) Episode 6: Fate
The clock continues to count down on the final seven minutes between when the pool deck came crashing down, and the catastrophic crumbling of the tower above. In the sixth episode of Collapse: Disaste...Show More
10) Episode 5: Seven Minutes to Collapse
In the only video of the disaster, an entire wing of Champlain Towers South seems to suddenly crash to the ground without warning. But the video doesn’t tell the whole story. The collapse sequence act...Show More