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February 11, 2020 Episode 21.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Chernobyl's Mental Health Fallout
Following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the threat of radiation was ubiquitous. While radiation took its toll physically, it took an arguably heavier toll on the minds of those that lived near the nuclear plant... and even the world at large. A psychology professor joins us to talk about the long-term mental health effects of the Reactor Number Four meltdown in 1986.

Gerri's song pick:: Recoil Ignite by Mono
https://monoofjapan.bandcamp.com/track/recoil-ignite

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
51 min
February 05, 2020 Episode 21: Chernobyl - Part 2
With the echoes of the Atomic Age fading, the USSR undertook an ambitious plan to build a huge number of massive reactors all along its western border. Viktor Brukhanov was tasked with building the first four reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear generating station, as well a city nearby called Pripyat. Instead of generations of clean energy, the Soviets served up the worst nuclear accident in human history. Shoddy construction, underqualified operators, and the Soviet mentality. Chernobyl, April 26, 1986: Hell on earth.

Norm's song pick:: New Noise by Refused
https://open.spotify.com/track/35iLpqqQg4KrfYAzbvN1vH

Leigh's song pick:: Killing Technology by Voivod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TuEAuCH6ng

Peter's song pick:: High Fells by Full Of Hell
https://fullofhell.bandcamp.com/track/high-fells

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
1 hr 44 min
January 28, 2020 Episode 20.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Three Mile Island
In 1979 Jane Fonda starred in the China Syndrome, a movie about a nuclear meltdown. Twelve days later, reactor 2 at Three Mile Island melted down. Our special guest Norm tells us the story of what can go wrong at a nuclear power station and the actual consequences of the meltdown at TMI 2. Pesky post-its, stubborn valves, and a whole lotta steam.

Norm's song pick:: Welcome Home Armageddon by Funeral for a Friend
https://open.spotify.com/track/1B1UbbHfAXglHAV7LqfzoM

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
38 min
January 22, 2020 Episode 20: Chernobyl - Part 1
Every story needs context. In part one of our two-part series on the Chernobyl disaster, we start at the dawn of the atomic age. Our special guest Nuclear Norm gives us a "nuclear physics for dummies" introduction to the history of nuclear power. Little Boy, Fat Man, uranium, plutonium, and the shocking death of a nuclear physicist in a very non-laboratory accident. Join us as we tee up the events to come in 1986 Soviet Ukraine.

Norm's song pick:: Decay by HOME
https://open.spotify.com/track/5XfoqJevsj1fDLOtd5bKQg

Leigh's song pick:: Hallogallo by Neu!
https://open.spotify.com/track/03vZjTWmX1Bk57DIrYADdM

Peter's song pick:: Soviet Anthem by The Red Army Choir
https://open.spotify.com/track/0JRoo5kkeboyTWVdMEU3pw?si=avlrZ1-LT3qlj09wqueQWQ

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
1 hr 20 min
January 14, 2020 Episode 19.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Le Mans 1955
The pinnacle of endurance motorsport is the 24 hours of Le Mans. In 1955, Mercedez had an excellent shot at taking the crown. Unfortunately, things didn't go to plan for Pierre Levegh, their number two driver. A tale of speed, split-second decisions, and the chemical properties of magnesium.

Peter's song pick:: Rampage by Kavinsky
https://open.spotify.com/track/2L229dt48Ged4SdbenZrd7

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
31 min
January 08, 2020 Episode 19: [Film Fiasco] The Last Men On Earth
In 1954, the book "I Am Legend" envisioned a future where a sole human survivor struggled against a legion of zombie vampires. Three movies retold this story, "The Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price, "Omega Man" with Charlton Heston, and "I Am Legend" with Will Smith. A special guest joins us as we discuss these three versions of the End Times. Vampire zombies, lone survivors, underground societies, and a dog.

Andy's song pick:: Acolytes by Horrendous
https://open.spotify.com/track/3YMHTMRUSeGMfSAH8dfmok

Peter's song pick:: Aura by Omega Massif
https://open.spotify.com/track/2vL2BRUFGwiBSse7UGwlQt

Leigh's song pick:: Porno Holocaust by Mike Patton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b32aPshWbhw

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
1 hr 14 min
December 31, 2019 Episode 18.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] GG Allin
Leigh tells us about a man named Jesus and raised under threat of death, with the graves dug in the basement to prove it. The music was good... at first... but then came the bodily fluids and other excretions. Typically you want the crowd to flock INTO the venue, not out of it. Punk rock, blood, poo, and a bloated corpse. GG Allin.

Leigh's song pick:: Bored to Death by GG Allin & The Jabbers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPWI0CMwbfA

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
34 min
December 25, 2019 Episode 18: Black Christmas
Ever regretting your choice to travel by air during the holiday season? I bet it doesn't stack up to the passengers on the four aeroplanes waylaid in the Shanghai fog in Christmas 1946. In an age before GPS, where modern guidance meant an AM radio with no redundancies, attempting a landing in heavy fog was harrowing, to say the least. Merry Christmas, never fly!

Leigh's song pick:: Vandal by Designer

Peter's song pick:: First Breath After Coma by Explosions In The Sky
https://open.spotify.com/track/619bPJZXSzqYi5vysR51Sa

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
50 min
December 17, 2019 Episode 17.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Centralia Mine Fire
What's a decision that you've made that had the worst consequences? Maybe when Pennsylvania enacted laws against burning garbage in landfills, they knew what they were doing? Molly Maguires, abandoned mines, fighting fire with garbage, and the worst kind of eternal flame. Welcome to Centralia, home of fire.

Peter's song pick:: Duhicebdo ed varicecag parvabiguf by Keygen Curch
https://keygenchurch.bandcamp.com/track/duhicebdo-ed-varicecag-parvabiguf

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
23 min
December 11, 2019 Episode 17: We Are Alone
Christmas came early! In this bonus content companion to "Cosmic Terror (at the End of the Universe)" (Episode 11), our special guest Norm returns to discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Galactic sweet spots, exobiology, little green men, and what makes us so "special". Aliens exist... or do they?

Norm's song pick:: Firebeather by Thrice
https://open.spotify.com/track/5mUgocO3Ob6fz1n7QYvhL9

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Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
1 hr 23 min