ENCORE: Hot as hell

<p>How far would you go to test your body in extreme heat? Ironworker apprentice Britnee Miazek travels hundreds of kilometres to Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario for a gruelling experiment to see how her body deals with high temperatures. She wants to find out why she stopped getting her period while working in sweltering conditions on a coke oven. Researchers are hoping to find answers for Britnee, and understand more about the long-term health effects of working in an increasingly hot environment.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is part of a CBC collaboration called "Overheated" where White Coat, Black Art,&nbsp;What on Earth,&nbsp;and Quirks and Quarks explore how heat is affecting our health, our cities and our ecosystems.</p>

An episode of the White Coat, Black Art podcast, hosted by CBC, titled "ENCORE: Hot as hell" was published on July 11, 2025 and runs 26 minutes.

July 11, 2025 ·26m · White Coat, Black Art

Summary

How far would you go to test your body in extreme heat? Ironworker apprentice Britnee Miazek travels hundreds of kilometres to Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario for a gruelling experiment to see how her body deals with high temperatures. She wants to find out why she stopped getting her period while working in sweltering conditions on a coke oven. Researchers are hoping to find answers for Britnee, and understand more about the long-term health effects of working in an increasingly hot environment.This episode is part of a CBC collaboration called "Overheated" where White Coat, Black Art,&nbsp;What on Earth,&nbsp;and Quirks and Quarks explore how heat is affecting our health, our cities and our ecosystems.

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