Cara Jaimo
Science and history writer and Boston native who authored an Atlas Obscura piece on the Boston molasses flood and serves as the episode's primary guest expert.
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Mar 29, 2026 • 21min
The Boston Molasses Disaster [Some Sunday Context]
Cara Jaimo, a science and history writer and Boston native, offers a vivid retelling of the 1919 molasses flood. She recounts the tank rupture, the sticky wave’s immediate havoc, and the neighborhood’s immigrant losses. They explore industrial negligence, the messy cleanup, the strange folklore of a molasses-scented city, and the legal fallout that reshaped collective claims.
