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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Episode 25: New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot
Episode 24.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Heron Road Bridge Collapse
Episode 24: The Frank Slide (feat. Canadian History Ehx)
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Episode 23.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Hartford Circus Fire
Episode 23: Typhoid Mary
Episode 22.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Jim Sullivan vs The UFO
Episode 22: Great Blizzard of 1888
Episode 21: Chernobyl - Part 2
Episode 20.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Three Mile Island
Episode 20: Chernobyl - Part 1
Episode 19.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Le Mans 1955
Episode 19: [Film Fiasco] The Last Men On Earth
Episode 18.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] GG Allin
Episode 18: Black Christmas
Episode 17.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Centralia Mine Fire
Episode 17: We Are Alone
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