The Tragic Hawksnest Tunnel Disaster

The podcast explores the Hoxness Tunnel disaster and how it turned out to be far worse than expected. Workers in the 1930s were exposed to dangerous levels of silica while digging the tunnel, resulting in numerous deaths from silicosis. The podcast highlights the flagrant disregard for worker safety and the mistreatment of black workers, whose bodies may have been buried without proper respect. The episode discusses the anger and sadness evoked by this tragic event as well as the lack of substantiation regarding the treatment of the worker's bodies.