499: Trainwreck: The Real Project X

About this episode

The episode discusses a small birthday party that spiraled out of control due to social media, leading to a municipal crisis in Haren.

Merthe just wanted to throw herself a small "Sweet Sixteen" birthday party at her house, so she made an event on Facebook and invited her closest friends. What could go wrong? Well... she left her event marked "Public," and as details of the party spread, what was supposed to be a private party turned into a municipal crisis as thousands of party-goers threatened to descend on the party. Will the festivities turn into a riot? Will the Dutch town of Haren be overtaken by the revelers? And will the Night Mayor and the Day Mayor of the town ever agree on how to handle the situation?!?!?! Find and watch "Trainwreck: The Real Project X" on Netflix LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God , LulaRich , and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace ; classics like The Jinx , Making A Murderer , and The Staircase ; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders , Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery , and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann , and so many more! Episode Sponsors: Helix - Upgrade your sleep! Go…

People in this episode

Host: True Crime Obsessed

Topics covered

• party crisis
• social media
• municipal response
• birthday party
• public event
• Haren

Keywords

• Trainwreck
• Project X
• Sweet Sixteen
• party
• Haren
• crisis
• social media
• Netflix

Sponsors

Helix, Goodles, Rocket Money

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Facebook, Netflix

Products: Goodles

Places: Haren

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