☢️It’s Episode 4 of OVERLOOKED, and we’re diving into one of the eeriest, most haunting stories in the history of science...The Radium Girls. The year is 1917, and across America, hundreds of young women are hired to paint glow-in-the-dark watch dials. They’re told it’s safe… even good for them. They twirl the brushes between their lips to get a perfect point, unknowingly swallowing small doses of radium every single day.

🪄At first, the glow is MAGICAL?! their clothes sparkle in the dark, their skin shimmers after a shift. But soon, strange and terrifying symptoms begin to appear. Teeth falling out. Bones aching. Jaws literally crumbling away. What followed was a fight for justice that would change workplace safety laws forever, and expose a cover-up that corporations hoped would never see the light of day.

🫨And for this week’s LaboraTEAAAA… you are NOT ready. We got an email from a listener who thinks they’ve been catfished on Tinder… by their own PI. Yes, you read that right. They matched online, the profile photos were showing up elsewhere, and then an inside joke.... Absolutely WILD. Honestly, this might be one of the most chaotic, unbelievable stories we’ve ever had on the podcast. From glowing dials to glowing red flags, this episode has it all.

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0:00 intro

4:20 The Radium Girls

31:45 CATFISHED BY MY BOSS...

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