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The Chernobyl Podcast

Open Wide, O Earth

May 21, 2019
48:20

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Quick takeaways

  • The episode highlights the horrifying long-term effects of radiation poisoning on affected individuals.
  • The pursuit of truth and the commitment to revealing it remain central themes throughout the episode.

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The Unlikely Heroes: The Divers

In this episode, the focus is on three engineers known as the divers, who were tasked with going into the subterranean area underneath the reactor. Despite not being actual divers, their knowledge of the complex allowed them to navigate in the dark using their familiarity with specific pipes. Even though the lights went out, they managed to complete their mission and avert a crisis.

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