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5 min readA 60-Mile Disaster Zone, a Lake Renamed, and a Mother on Trial
The water that tore through Nepal's river valleys was moving at 120 miles per hour for the first 10 miles. It wasn't monsoon rain that caused it — it was a mountain giving way. An avalanche of ice and rock broke off the north face of Langtang Lirung, a peak on the Nepal-Tibet border, and slammed into the valley below. The collapse dammed a river and formed a brand new lake that is still rising, and Chinese authorities say there is a high risk it could burst within days. The death toll has climbed near 400, and dozens of Americans are among the missing.
The 60-Mile Disaster Zone
The scale of the destruction is what makes this disaster different. The floodwaters didn't stop after a single surge — they kept moving downhill along a riverway, picking up speed and debris as they went. Video captured a wall of water sweeping through a seven-story government building, then taking down river bridges, which in turn took out the support structures of even larger bridges. The disaster zone stretches for 60 miles.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:30) **Nepal’s 60-Mile Disaster Zone** - A catastrophic flood triggered by a mountain collapse devastates a river valley, with rescuers racing against time and a new threat emerging.
- 2 (06:45) **Tariff Tensions and a Lake Renamed** - The White House explores policy options to calm furious American ranchers over beef tariffs, while President Trump escalates the trade war with Canada by ordering Lake Ontario renamed “Lake America.”
- 3 (12:46) **Lindsey Clancy Trial: Deliberating Postpartum Psychosis** - The jury weighs whether a mother who admitted to killing her three children is criminally responsible or was driven by a severe mental health crisis, sparking a national conversation.
- 4 (19:44) **Advertising Blind Spots: Good Good Ad and Target Costume Backlash** - Two recent ad controversies show how failing to see how imagery will be received by women and people of color can lead to major brand damage.
- 5 Standout Quotes
- 6 “You know that moment that's gone viral online of this landslide sending a wall of water over and through this grand seven-story government building. Well, as that was sweeping up humans, it was also picking up debris. It started taking down river bridges.” - Brad Milkie, describing the scale of the Nepal disaster (01:50)
- 7 “I do not think that she should be held criminally responsible. After my second child, I've been in outpatient programs, inpatient programs, and people that have never experienced it, they don't understand.” - Sarah Miller, a trial supporter explaining her 17-hour drive to support Lindsey Clancy (16:57)
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Show Notes
The number of people missing in Nepal rises past a thousand. President Trump officially proposes a name change for Lake Ontario. And the Lindsay Clancy murder trial heads to a jury.
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