Marked Safe: A Disaster Podcast

Marked Safe: A Disaster Podcast

Are you Marked Safe? Join friends Brianne and Melanie as they explore the world's darkest calamities & delve into the fallout from them

Recent Episodes

The Nature of the Game: IndyCar Disasters Pt. 2
June 3, 2023

The Nature of the Game: IndyCar Disasters Pt. 2

This week, Melanie provides no context, traffic gets avoided, Brianne is willing to deploy anti-bird measures, Melanie finally regrets googling something, and we plan a petty obituary. Content warnings: kitchen accident leadi...

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Death Has Waved the Checkered Flag: IndyCar Disasters
May 17, 2023

Death Has Waved the Checkered Flag: IndyCar Disasters

This week, Ann has a tool to survive the grief blender, Brianne has the hottest bracket take so far, Melanie plans racecar drivers' cute birthday parties, Brianne goes to hospitals with the stars, there is an important distin...

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A Home for Every Kind of Villain and Misfit: London Beer Flood
May 10, 2023

A Home for Every Kind of Villain and Misfit: London Beer Flood

This week, the next bracket begins, Melanie loves to talk about butts, Brianne is plagued by artificial intelligence, human complexities make an appearance, and beer is canceled. Content warnings: crushing/drowning deaths, fu...

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Inches Away from Catastrophe!: IZOD IndyCar World Championship
May 3, 2023

Inches Away from Catastrophe!: IZOD IndyCar World Championship

This week, the smell bracket comes to a close, Melanie wants pure pandemonium, Brianne is going to receive Melanie's box, Randy didn't get here through charm, wolves do not go to the track, we have opinions on the Randy to …

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Everyone Got Quiet: Hot Springs Duck Boat Accident
April 26, 2023

Everyone Got Quiet: Hot Springs Duck Boat Accident

This week, Brianne experiences a glitch in the matrix, Melanie is thirsty and begging, Arkansas and the gay community are not on the same page, Melanie plans to explore bathhouses for the podcast, there's no crime in a gangst...

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Intense Descriptions: Disaster Potluck
April 19, 2023

Intense Descriptions: Disaster Potluck

This week, Andrea's golden birthday turns green, Fin turns 20, Kathryn has a prankster papaw, Mia calls in with a Disney connection, Kaitlyn gets yeeted, Sara and sleeping in the woods do not mix, Ann's story gives us goosebu...

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Boom Boom Bad: Disaster Potluck
April 12, 2023

Boom Boom Bad: Disaster Potluck

This week, Melanie has spicy ghost fingers, Liz has BOGO disasters, Sara's aunt doesn't read the room, Cindy gets an unhelpful offer, Maren's parents won't be invited to parties after this, we would like a word with Katelyn's...

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Cryptid Weather: Rare & Bizarre Meteorological Phenomena
April 5, 2023

Cryptid Weather: Rare & Bizarre Meteorological Phenomena

This week, M & B make some M & B friends, smells deserve precision, Brianne doesn't want her tiny ship tossed, fire whirls aren't as whimsical as they sound, Melanie brings up the greatest betrayal of our friendship, blue bal...

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What Could Be Safer Than a Mine in Libby?: Montana Asbestos Clouds
March 29, 2023

What Could Be Safer Than a Mine in Libby?: Montana Asbestos Clouds

This week, we are a banquet hall, we may or may not be bonding, Brianne has a grudge, Melanie likes it wet, mines are bastions of safety, a hospital system finds its love language, someone considers cooperating fully, a labia...

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It is Not Nice: Exotic Pet Attacks
March 22, 2023

It is Not Nice: Exotic Pet Attacks

This week, the grief blender is too loud for Josey, Melanie says the worst two words since "funny hop," Brianne wants to make "Oof" the episode title, Indiana is the land of opportunity to start a wildebeest farm, Cathie is …

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A Jack of All Felonies: David Riggs
March 15, 2023

A Jack of All Felonies: David Riggs

This week, Brianne's big spoon antics have consequences for Melanie, trust issues are still a problem, brass is ass, Pisces men can go f*ck themselves, Brianne is a sucker for a conman, we consider panties as a packing materi...

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About the Hosts

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Melanie Kruse

Co-host

Melanie is a mother of five and aviation wife who fancies an odd disaster, loves Vienna Sausages, and a has a penchant for turning anything into a dirty joke.

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Brianne Garrett

Co-host

Titanic aficionado and compilation queen Brianne is slinging disasters and hot takes on anything from blobfish to wendigos. She is always seeking out rollercoaster doom, plane crashes, and sinking ships.

Having successfully angled for the perfect cohost, Brianne is dedicated to spinning you disaster narratives from 1912 to today.

In her “free” time Brianne is an avid Fortnite player, dabbler in watercolors, and reader. She’s a mother of two and nurse’s wife. She spends her days attempting to stay marked safe and her nights telling tales of peril.