154. The Most Disastrous Party in History
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154. The Most Disastrous Party in History mentions Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
I mean, it's an awful party. And it's been seared on my mind ever since I read Barbara Tuchman's Distant Mirror years and years ago.
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Fyre Festival
“The Fyre Festival has been the subject of two rival documentaries, one on Netflix and one by Hulu, detailing the disastrous event.”
Narcos
“The show Narcos was then very popular in the US, which excited the promoters of the Fyre Festival.”