Episode 26 - The Flint Water Crisis

05/08/22 • 14 min

This week, we discuss exactly what sheer negligence causes when it comes to cutting corners. The Flint Water Crisis is a prime example of what happens when those in charge are unable to adequately do their jobs. After repeated attempts to secure clean drinking water for the residents of Flint, reports of mysterious illnesses began flooding, coupled with dirty water, and a Legionnaire's disease outbreak that would claim the lives of 14 and ultimately infect 80.

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Episode Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint,_Michigan#Early_and_mid-20th_century:_the_auto_industry_takes_shape

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis#Criminal_prosecutions

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2015/09/new_testing_shows_flint_water.html

https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/flint-water-crisis-fast-facts/

https://nwlc.org/the-flint-water-crisis-is-a-feminist-issue/

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/us/lead-poisoning.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/legionnaires-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20351747

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Cody Martin - Arcadia Instrumental

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Episode Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint,_Michigan#Early_and_mid-20th_century:_the_auto_industry_takes_shape

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis#Criminal_prosecutions

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2015/09/new_testing_shows_flint_water.html

https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/us/flint-water-crisis-fast-facts/

https://nwlc.org/the-flint-water-crisis-is-a-feminist-issue/

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/us/lead-poisoning.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/legionnaires-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20351747

Intro/Outro Music by:

Cody Martin - Arcadia Instrumental

https://app.soundstripe.com/artists/212?sort=approved_at

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Episode 25 - The New Madrid Seismic Zone

This week, we discuss the New Madrid Seismic Zone and the risk that it plays in potentially deadly earthquakes that could rip entire cities apart. We round out the episode with a return to our early roots by looking at a theoretical scenario and what exactly that could resemble.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811%E2%80%931812_New_Madrid_earthquakes

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Judgement Day Outside my Door - Lost Ghosts

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Episode 27 - Major Hurricane Impact on Hampton Roads

This week, I've decided to re-record the very first episode of this podcast. Thanks to new recording software, the quality is now where I'd like it. We discuss a major hurricane impacting the Hampton Roads, Virginia area and the catastrophic effects that could have.

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Cody Martin - Arcadia Instrumental

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Show Sources:

https://www.ready.gov/kit

https://home.army.mil/stewart/index.php/my-fort/community/hurricane-center