History Uncovered

• Episode 132 - Radium Girls: The Factory Workers Poisoned By Radioactive Paint

  In 1917, scores of patriotic young women, later known as “radium girls,” counted themselves lucky to have landed war work at a large warehouse complex in Orange, New Jersey. Without exception, the radium girls were told the paint was safe to handle, and so virtually no precautions were taken while they handled and even ingested countless doses of radioactive poison. But in the end, the lethal consequences of their work came to light. https://allthatsinteresting.com/radium-girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Episode 131 - The Satanic Panic: Inside The 1980s Hysteria Over All Things Demonic

  Beginning in the early 1980s, wild theories about ritual sexual abuse, widespread occultism, and Devil worship dominated news headlines and created a moral panic that led to unfounded accusations and even wrongful imprisonments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Episode 130 - Paul Kevin Curtis: The Elvis Impersonator Framed For Trying To Kill Obama

  Paul Kevin Curtis of Tupelo, Mississippi, was known for his eccentric personality and bizarre conspiracy theories, then he made national headlines in April 2013 when he was arrested for allegedly mailing deadly ricin to President Barack Obama — but he was framed by a rival named Everett Dutschke. https://allthatsinteresting.com/paul-kevin-curtis credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Episode 129 - What Happened To Bryce Laspisa? Inside His 2013 Disappearance

  On the morning of August 30, 2013, California Highway Patrol officers informed the parents of 19-year-old Bryce Laspisa that their son's car was found wrecked, driven off a 25-foot embankment near Castaic Lake — but there was no sign of Laspisa to be found. https://allthatsinteresting.com/bryce-laspisa credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Episode 128 - Brandon Swanson: The College Student Who Vanished Without A Trace In 2008

  Brandon Swanson was on his way home for spring break in May 2008 when he got into a minor car accident and called his parents for help. Then, he suddenly vanished without a trace. https://allthatsinteresting.com/brandon-swanson credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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