#9: America’s Chernobyl (2 of 2)

Summary: Hanford is the most-polluted place in America. On our last episode, you heard about the nuclear plant’s largely-forgotten history–how it poisoned the people living downwind. On our season finale: a nuclear safety auditor tries to get it shut down, the downwinders struggle for justice, and we take you into the plant itself. The story of Hanford reveals that expertise is always a political battle, and never as straightforward as simply collecting facts–whether it’s executives putting profit over a safety auditor’s well-documented warnings, a community-based research pitted against government-backed studies, or turning a world-changing nuclear reactor into a dull scientific lecture.<br> ———-MORE———-<br> You can also find related articles on our website, <a href="https://www.citedpodcast.com/">citedpodcast.com</a>. Including articles by our research assistant, <a href="https://history.ubc.ca/profile/nicole-yakashiro/">Nicole Yakashiro</a>, including: a detailed <a href="https://www.citedpodcast.com/hanford-timeline/">Hanford timeline</a>, as well as the <a href="https://www.citedpodcast.com/hanford-and-the-makings-of-nuclear-colonial-expertise/">colonial history of the Hanford site. </a>Plus, <a href="https://www.citedpodcast.com/americas-chernobyl-transcript-2/">a transcript.</a><br> ———-PROGRAMMING NOTE———-<br> Sadly, this is the last episode of our season! We’ll be back in Spring 2021, but we’ll be launching a new show in the meantime. You’ll find the first few episodes in this feed, so stay subscribed. The best way to stay abreast of our plans for our new season is to follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/citedpodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citedpodcast/">Facebook</a>. You’ll hear about it there first. Plus, while you’re waiting, you might want to check out some of the other stuff that our team makes. Like <a href="https://crackdownpod.com/">Crackdown</a>, a podcast about the drug war, covered by drug users as war correspondents.<br> ———-FEEDBACK———<br> How did you like the season? Which was your favourite episode, which was your least favourite episode? What should we do next? Let us know! Email your feedback to <a href="mailto:info@citedmedia.ca">info@citedmedia.ca</a>–we might just read it on the show.<br> ———-CREDITS———<br> This episode was produced <a href="https://twitter.com/gordonkatic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Gordon Katic</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/pollyleger?lang=en">Polly Leger.</a> With editing support from <a href="https://twitter.com/aceyrowe?lang=en">Acey Rowe.</a> <a href="https://history.ubc.ca/profile/nicole-yakashiro/">Nicole Yakashiro</a> was our research assistant, and <a href="https://twitter.com/auroratejeida?lang=en">Aurora Tejeida </a>was our fact-checker.<br> Our theme song and original music is by our composer, <a href="http://mikebarber.ca/">Mike Barber</a>. <a href="https://www.dakotakoop.com/">Dakota Koop</a> is our graphic designer. Our production manager is David Tobiasz, and executive producers are <a href="https://twitter.com/gordonkatic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Gordon Katic</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Samadeus?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Sam Fenn.</a><br> We’d like to thank historian Sarah Fox author of <a href="http://www.downwindhistory.com/">“Downwind: A People’s History of the Nuclear West</a>,” as well as <a href="https://twitter.com/katebrownMIT?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Kate Brown</a>, author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plutopia-Families-American-Plutonium-Disasters/dp/0190233109">Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters</a>.