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What was supposed to be a short hospital stay turned into a nightmare that would follow one family for generations.

41-year-old Janet Stadt entered a hospital in Rochester, New York, seeking treatment for an ulcer. She never consented to becoming a human test subject. Yet in 1946, doctors secretly injected her with plutonium — a radioactive element used to build atomic bombs — to study how it behaved inside the human body.

Stadt was one of at least 18 Americans injected with plutonium during the early days of the Cold War, when scientists were racing to understand the effects of nuclear materials on humans. Just a little over five feet tall, she received the highest dose of all the test subjects. The plutonium remained in her body for the rest of her life, causing crippling pain and unexplained illness.

For decades, Stadt suffered repeated cancers and extreme medical complications. Her family was never told the truth. Her family now says they suspected she was a hypochondriac, or “making it all up” until years later, when a mysterious box arrived on her grandson Jon Stadt’s doorstep, revealing what had really happened.

In this episode of "The Truth of the Matter," investigative journalist Natasha Zouves sits down with Jon Stadt to uncover the hidden history of America’s secret human radiation experiments — and the devastating personal toll they left behind.

In this episode of The Truth of the Matter, investigative journalist Natasha Zouves sits down with Jon Stadt to uncover the hidden history of America’s secret human radiation experiments—and the devastating personal toll they left behind.

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The Truth of the Matter with Natasha Zouves isn’t just another podcast — it’s a fight to uncover what powerful institutions want hidden. From secret human experiments the government carried out on unsuspecting citizens to toxic cover-ups poisoning communities, Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist Natasha Zouves brings you the stories people in power don’t want told.

We expose evidence buried in archives, amplify the voices of those who’ve been silenced, and hold the powerful accountable. From radioactive “oatmeal experiments” on children, to cancer causing chemicals destroying farms, to veterans erased from history — these are the stories that matter.

This is journalism that refuses to look away. The Truth of the Matter is about transparency, and justice for the people left behind.

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Natasha Zouves

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MKUltra: A top-secret CIA program born in the Cold War, built around terrifying questions: can you control a human being? Can you delete and insert memories, break a mind, or make a person bend to your will?

In this episode of The Truth of the Matter, Natasha Zouves sits down with Michael Evans of the National Security Archive — a man so committed to transparency he has spent his career hunting down, declassifying, and analyzing thousands of government records to reconstruct what the public was never meant to see.

We dig into what MKUltra was designed to do, and what it became: experiments with drugs like LSD, psychological manipulation, and an especially chilling tactic the agency saw as useful: “discrediting” — making someone appear unstable, unreliable, even “insane.”

The rabbit hole goes all the way to covert plots targeting world leaders like Fidel Castro, including ideas that sound like Hollywood until you see them in black and white.

Listen to the full conversation and decide for yourself: where does national security end, and abuse of power begin?

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The Truth of the Matter with Natasha Zouves isn’t just another podcast — it’s a fight to uncover what powerful institutions want hidden. From secret human experiments the government carried out on unsuspecting citizens to toxic cover-ups poisoning communities, Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist Natasha Zouves brings you the stories people in power don’t want told.

We expose evidence buried in archives, amplify the voices of those who’ve been silenced, and hold the powerful accountable. From radioactive “oatmeal experiments” on children, to cancer causing chemicals destroying farms, to veterans erased from history — these are the stories that matter.

This is journalism that refuses to look away. The Truth of the Matter is about transparency and justice for the people left behind.

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WATCH our Cold War investigation in St. Louis, where a neighborhood was experimented on without consent: https://youtu.be/upYvUe6hWEk?si=PAMSnyJIEPKur7MQ

WATCH our podcast episode on human experiments spun out of the Manhattan Project: https://youtu.be/BlaIlLZsk9Q?si=ahiGiRFN0azS8EpO

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This podcast is put together by:

Ryan Kerr

Allie Purser

Mia Balbin-Cuesta

Richard Bodee

Kate Linderman

Natasha Zouves

Edited by:

Maria Morales Salazar

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They served in silence at one of the most secretive military ranges in America. Now they say they’re dying in the shadows — because the government still won’t acknowledge they were there. Congress quietly killed the one fix that could have helped America’s “Area 51 veterans” prove where they served — and get the care they say they’ve earned.

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These men and women served on the Nevada Test and Training Range, home to the site known globally as Area 51. Now, many are battling rare cancers. But because their service is still classified and “data-masked,” they say the VA can’t verify and service connect their illnesses — and their claims stall.

After NewsNation’s reporting, Section 1066 was added to the Senate’s defense bill as their clearest path forward. Then, behind closed doors, it vanished from the final NDAA.

Dave Crete says the message from House leadership was simple: “You’re not that important.” He believes the government is trying to wait them out — as the memorial list grows from 446 names to 527. Now they’re turning directly to President Trump, asking for an executive order. “This problem could be fixed with one beautiful signature,”

Crete says. “Mr. President, we need your help.” In this new conversation with Air Force veteran Dave Crete, he breaks down what happened, what Congress removed, what language made it into the final bill, and why the veterans say they don’t have time to wait until 2027.

The Truth of the Matter with Natasha Zouves isn’t just another podcast — it’s a fight to uncover what powerful institutions want hidden. From secret human experiments the government carried out on unsuspecting citizens to toxic cover-ups poisoning communities, Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist Natasha Zouves brings you the stories people in power don’t want told.

We expose evidence buried in archives, amplify the voices of those who’ve been silenced, and hold the powerful accountable. From radioactive “oatmeal experiments” on children, to cancer-causing chemicals destroying farms, to veterans erased from history — these are the stories that matter.

This is journalism that refuses to look away. The Truth of the Matter is about transparency and justice for the people left behind.

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This podcast is put together by:

Ryan Kerr

Allie Purser

Mia Balbin-Cuesta

Richard Bodee

Kate Linderman

Natasha Zouves

Edited by:

Maria Morales Salazar

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Pregnant women were handed a “vitamin drink” at a prestigious university clinic. No one told them it was radioactive. In this episode of “The Truth of the Matter,” Natasha Zouves sits down with attorney Donald Arbitblit, who helped expose how Vanderbilt University doctors secretly fed radioactive iron “cocktails” to hundreds of pregnant women in the 1940s — including Emma Craft and Helen Hutchinson — to see how much radiation would cross the placenta to their unborn babies. The women were told it was good for them. Some of their children later developed cancer. Arbitblit takes us inside the case he brought against Vanderbilt: • How Emma discovered, decades later, that she’d been experimented on without her consent• What happened to Helen after she was urged to “drink it all… drink it on down”• The haunting medical records, depositions and letters that still keep Arbitblit up at night• How a respected Southern medical school became a site for radiation testing on pregnant women• The moment when Arbitblit realized they might actually win• The $10M+ settlement — and a rare apology Far beyond a story about just one lawsuit, this conversation is a window into a much larger, disturbing pattern of human radiation experiments on some of the most vulnerable people in America — orphans, hospital patients and pregnant women who thought they were getting care, not being used as test subjects.If you care about medical ethics, informed consent, and what’s still hidden in archives, this conversation will stay with you.#TruthOfTheMatter #NatashaZouves #DonaldArbitblit #VanderbiltUniversity #RadiationExperiment #HumanExperiments #MedicalEthics #InformedConsent #ColdWarSecrets #DarkHistory #InvestigativeJournalism #AmericanHistory #GovernmentSecrets #WomensHealth #podcast The Truth of the Matter with Natasha Zouves isn’t just another podcast — it’s a fight to uncover what powerful institutions want hidden. From secret human experiments the government carried out on unsuspecting citizens to toxic cover-ups poisoning communities, Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist Natasha Zouves brings you the stories people in power don’t want told.We expose evidence buried in archives, amplify the voices of those who’ve been silenced, and hold the powerful accountable. From radioactive “oatmeal experiments” on children, to cancer-causing chemicals destroying farms, to veterans erased from history — these are the stories that matter.This is journalism that refuses to look away. The Truth of the Matter is about transparency and justice for the people left behind.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthofthematterpod/Find host Natasha Zouves:https://www.instagram.com/natashazouves/https://www.tiktok.com/@natashazouveshttps://www.facebook.com/natashanzouves/WATCH part 1 of our conversation with Eileen Welsome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTCRq8ktkXM&list=PL6PrA6lo8rJIaFbc0VZfFz4xcY8d6vaR6READ the full St. Louis investigation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/did-government-poison-st-louis/WATCH the St. Louis investigation Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7_-G_q3wEc&t=1sWATCH the St. Louis investigation Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upYvUe6hWEk&t=817sYou can find “The Truth of the Matter” wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-of-the-matter-with-natasha-zouves/id1804707066https://open.spotify.com/show/2iQ85VHlMmBfLBaTtSp8tFThis podcast is put together by:Ryan KerrAllie PurserMia Balbin-CuestaRichard BodeeNatasha ZouvesEdited by:Maria Morales SalazarNewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYppFind us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyGHow to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij

What if the U.S. government secretly experimented on unsuspecting Americans – pregnant women, children, and hospital patients – using radioactive materials?In this episode of The Truth of the Matter, Natasha Zouves continues her conversation with Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Eileen Welsome, author of The Plutonium Files. Her groundbreaking reporting helped crack open a series of Cold War–era human radiation experiments—including:* Pregnant women given radioactive “cocktails”* Orphan boys at a Massachusetts school fed radioactive oatmeal* Cincinnati cancer patients subjected to whole-body radiation, many dying within weeks Welsome explains how these experiments came to light following her investigation into the 18 Americans injected with plutonium, what the tests reveal about government secrecy, and why this history remains a cautionary tale for us all.The Truth of the Matter with Natasha Zouves isn’t just another podcast — it’s a fight to uncover what powerful institutions want hidden. From secret human experiments the government carried out on unsuspecting citizens to toxic cover-ups poisoning communities, Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist Natasha Zouves brings you the stories people in power don’t want told.Each week, we expose evidence buried in archives, amplify the voices of those who’ve been silenced, and hold the powerful accountable. From radioactive “oatmeal experiments” on children, to cancer causing chemicals destroying farms, to veterans erased from history — these are the stories that matter.This is journalism that refuses to look away. The Truth of the Matter is about transparency, and justice for the people left behind.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthofthematterpod/Find host Natasha Zouves:https://www.instagram.com/natashazouves/https://www.tiktok.com/@natashazouveshttps://www.facebook.com/natashanzouves/WATCH Part 1 of our conversation with Eileen Welsome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTCRq8ktkXM&list=PL6PrA6lo8rJIaFbc0VZfFz4xcY8d6vaR6 READ the full St. Louis investigation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/did-government-poison-st-louis/WATCH the St. Louis investigation Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7_-G_q3wEc&t=1sWATCH the St. Louis investigation Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upYvUe6hWEk&t=817sYou can find “The Truth of the Matter” wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-of-the-matter-with-natasha-zouves/id1804707066https://open.spotify.com/show/2iQ85VHlMmBfLBaTtSp8tFThis podcast is put together by:Ryan KerrNatasha ZouvesAllie PurserEdited by:Maria Morales SalazarNewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYppFind us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyGHow to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0IkijChapter Summary:00:00-2:03 – Uncovering Human Experiments by the U.S. Government2:04-5:07 – Radioactive Iron Given to 800+ Pregnant Women5:08-7:46 – A Look Into “The Plutonium Experiment”7:47-10:22 – Radioactive Oatmeal Given to Orphans10:23-16:14 – The Motive Behind Human Experiments on Americans16:15-18:49 – Radiation Experiments on Cancer Patients in Cincinnati18:50-END – Exposed Human Experiments “A Cautionary Tale”

Eighteen Americans were secretly injected with plutonium without their knowledge or consent. The first was Ebb Cade, a healthy 55-year-old African American man in Tennessee. After a car accident in March 1945, he expected to have his broken bones set. Instead, he became a test subject. Scientists injected plutonium into his veins, then pulled his teeth and cut pieces of bone from his body to track how the radioactive element spread. Cade eventually escaped the hospital, leaving before he was discharged — and abruptly moved to another state, dying just eight years later. He was only the beginning. Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Eileen Welsome, author of "The Plutonium Files," joins Natasha Zouves, host of "The Truth of the Matter," to uncover the story of Cade and the 17 others used in secret government experiments.Why were these patients chosen? What role did Oppenheimer’s Los Alamos play? And how close did America come to burying this history forever? This is the hidden story of the plutonium files — and the Americans turned into test subjects in the name of national security and scientific advancement. The Truth of the Matter with Natasha Zouves isn’t just another podcast — it’s a fight to uncover what powerful institutions want hidden. From secret human experiments the government carried out on unsuspecting citizens to toxic cover-ups poisoning communities, Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist Natasha Zouves brings you the stories people in power don’t want told.Each week, we expose evidence buried in archives, amplify the voices of those who’ve been silenced, and hold the powerful accountable. From radioactive “oatmeal experiments” on children, to cancer-causing chemicals destroying farms, to veterans erased from history — these are the stories that matter.This is journalism that refuses to look away. The Truth of the Matter is about transparency and justice for the people left behind.Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthofthematterpod/Find host Natasha Zouves:https://www.instagram.com/natashazouves/https://www.tiktok.com/@natashazouveshttps://www.facebook.com/natashanzouves/WATCH Part 1 of our conversation with Dr. Lisa Martino Taylor, where she delves into the oatmeal experiments carried out on children, and pregnant women given radioactive cocktails at top universities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FRM3Gm46M&t=23sREAD the full St. Louis investigation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/did-government-poison-st-louis/WATCH the St. Louis investigation Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7_-G_q3wEc&t=1sWATCH the St. Louis investigation Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upYvUe6hWEk&t=817sYou can find “The Truth of the Matter” wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-of-the-matter-with-natasha-zouves/id1804707066https://open.spotify.com/show/2iQ85VHlMmBfLBaTtSp8tFThis podcast is put together by:Ryan KerrNatasha ZouvesAllie PurserCheryl HwangEdited by:Maria Morales SalazarNewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYppFind us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyGHow to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0IkijChapter Summary:00:00-4:09 – What Happened to Ebb Cade?4:10-23:11 – Uncovering Radiation Tests on Humans23:12-30:49 – 18 Americans Injected with Plutonium Against their Will30:50-38:31 – Experiments Connected to Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer38:32-43:36 – Other Government Experiments on Americans Exposed43:37-45:49 – Are Human Experiments Continuing Today?45:50-50:40 – Who Has Been Held Responsible for Making Humans Test Subjects?50:41-1:02:09 – What Went Into Exposing the Truth1:02:10-END – Next Week on The Truth of the Matter

In the 1950s and 60s, the U.S. Army sprayed a mystery fog over thousands of Americans who lived in a neighborhood in St. Louis. Mothers shut their windows against it, children ran through it. The Army later admitted the fog contained zinc cadmium sulfide, a chemical that contains cadmium — now a known human carcinogen. But to this day, the Army does not admit harm.Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor, sociologist and author of Behind the Fog, tells host of “The Truth of the Matter,” Natasha Zouves, why she believes the experiments in St. Louis were part of a larger program spun out of the Manhattan Project — marked by secrecy, deception, and the use of unwitting Americans as test subjects.Why was St. Louis chosen? What else might have been in that spray? And why does this researcher believe the truth remains buried in classified government documents?This is one of the darkest, least-known chapters in American history. And the fight for answers is still unfolding.#StLouis #ColdWarHistory #GovernmentSecrets #HumanExperiments #InvestigativeJournalism #TruthOfTheMatter #NatashaZouves #BehindTheFog #ErinBrockovich #NewsNation #ToxicExposure #NuclearHistory #RadiationExposure #MilitarySecrets #EnvironmentalJusticeThe Truth of the Matter with Natasha Zouves isn’t just another podcast — it’s a fight to uncover what powerful institutions want hidden. From secret human experiments the government carried out on unsuspecting citizens to toxic cover-ups poisoning communities, Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist Natasha Zouves brings you the stories people in power don’t want told.Each week, we expose evidence buried in archives, amplify the voices of those who’ve been silenced, and hold the powerful accountable. From radioactive “oatmeal experiments” on children, to cancer-causing chemicals destroying farms, to veterans erased from history — these are the stories that matter.This is journalism that refuses to look away. The Truth of the Matter is about transparency and justice for the people left behind.Chapter Summary:

• Start – 12:46: What happened in St. Louis?
• 12:47-17:35: Sounding the Alarm
• 17:36-21:59: The Search for Answers
• 22:00-36:28: Revelations
• 36:29-42:31: Unanswered Questions
• 42:32-46:49: The Dangers of Secrecy
• 46:50-49:52: Is the government still experimenting on Americans?
• 49:53-1:09:13: Pattern Recognition
• 1:09:14 – 1:21:17: A Story That Has Never Been Told
• 1:21:18-END: A Path Forward

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From radioactive oatmeal fed to children, to pregnant women given radioactive cocktails, to chemical spraying over St. Louis, Dr. Martino-Taylor connects the dots and reveals how she believes these were not isolated incidents, but part of a program spun out of the Manhattan Project — marked by secrecy, deception, and the targeting of the most vulnerable.Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor, sociologist, researcher and author of Behind the Fog, joins Natasha Zouves, host of “The Truth of the Matter,” for a groundbreaking conversation about one of the darkest, least-known chapters in American history: secret human experiments carried out by the U.S. government.Why St. Louis? What did researchers hope to achieve? And what does this history tell us about government transparency, ethics, and the human cost of secrecy?

Chapter Summary:

• 1:35 U.S. EXPERIMENTED ON HUMANS WITH RADIOACTIVE OATMEAL, MYSTERY FOG
• 13:57 RADIOACTIVE OATMEAL EXPERIMENTS
• 24:29 PREGNANT WOMEN GIVEN RADIOACTIVE COCKTAIL
• 27:57 THE EBB CADE EXPERIMENTS
• 33:00 AMERICANS TARGETED WITH RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

#radioactive #stlouis #government The Truth of the Matter with Natasha Zouves isn’t just another podcast — it’s a fight to uncover what powerful institutions want hidden. From secret human experiments the government carried out on unsuspecting citizens to toxic cover-ups poisoning communities, Emmy and Murrow Award-winning journalist Natasha Zouves brings you the stories people in power don’t want told.Each week, we expose evidence buried in archives, amplify the voices of those who’ve been silenced, and hold the powerful accountable. From radioactive “oatmeal experiments” on children, to cancer-causing chemicals destroying farms, to veterans erased from history — these are the stories that matter.This is journalism that refuses to look away. The Truth of the Matter is about transparency and justice for the people left behind.

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In this episode, “Truth of the Matter” host Natasha Zouves sits down with Jennifer Coffindaffer, a former FBI agent and counterintelligence and counter-terrorism expert. In this personal conversation, Coffindaffer shares the brutal, life-altering attack she survived as a college freshman — and how that trauma ignited a fire to protect others and seek justice, setting her on a path towards decades in the FBI and law enforcement. From excelling in the grueling training grounds of Quantico, to going head-to-head with violent gang members and apprehending dangerous criminals, she pulls back the curtain on the physical and mental toll of the job. She speaks candidly about suffering a concussion during combat training and sexual harassment in law enforcement. As one of the few women in her position, she reveals what it took to not just survive in that environment, but to carve out a place of her own. This is a raw, riveting conversation about resilience, justice and the human cost of service. NewsNation’s series “The Truth of the Matter goes beyond the headlines to uncover the hidden stories shaping our world. These stories are more than just hidden truths—they’re blueprints for navigating our own lives, offering rare insights into the human experience and lessons learned. You can find “The Truth of the Matter” wherever you listen to your podcasts.Connect with host Natasha Zouves:   / natashazouves  Producer: Ryan KerrNewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America.

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In this episode, “Truth of the Matter” host Natasha Zouves sits down with Simon Willison — pioneering technologist, co-creator of Django, and one of the most thoughtful voices in the world of Artificial Intelligence. As AI accelerates at breakneck speed, Willison helps us cut through the hype to confront the real stakes: Which jobs are most at risk in this new era, and which might actually thrive? How do we “AI-proof” our own lives and careers when the ground is shifting under our feet? In this wide-ranging conversation, Willison pulls back the curtain on the future we’re building, often faster than we can fully understand it. From disinformation campaigns to automations’ quiet creep into white-collar work, he explains what keeps him up at night — and why the U.S. may be flying blind if global competitors like China reject regulatory guardrails. This is a frank, fascinating conversation about power, risk and the responsibility we all carry as we shape the future of intelligence itself. NewsNation’s series “The Truth of the Matter goes beyond the headlines to uncover the hidden stories shaping our world. These stories are more than just hidden truths—they’re blueprints for navigating our own lives, offering rare insights into the human experience and lessons learned. You can find “The Truth of the Matter” wherever you listen to your podcasts.Connect with host Natasha Zouves:   / natashazouves  Producer: Ryan KerrNewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America.

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