Ep. 20: Death by Radiation

Ever gotten an uneasy feeling when they drape a lead apron over your vital organs, and leave the room to take an x-ray? That's because the radioactive waves they're shooting at your bones are super dangerous, and very much terrifying. And, it turns out, they killed a bunch of people in really gruesome and horrifying ways. Hannah walks Katy through some of the worst instances of death by radiation poisoning, and details exactly what happens when the body is exposed to gamma rays (spoiler alert: it's not good!) Also, why you should definitely NOT drink radium water, and what to do in case of a nuclear disaster in your area. You know what to do: pour a drink, and settle in for this anxiety-riddled walk through history!Find NEW merch at our Redbubble store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/TheTalesWeTell/shop?asc=uSources: https://science.howstuffworks.com/radiation-sickness1.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_masshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_corehttps://listverse.com/2010/03/25/10-famous-incidences-of-death-by-radiation/https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-criticality-in-a-nuclear-power-plant-1182619https://www.cultofweird.com/medical/eben-byers-radithor-poisoning/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_jaw#:~:text=Radium%20jaw%20or%20radium%20necrosis,consuming%20radium%2Dladen%20patent%20medicines.https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/emergencies/arsphysicianfactsheet.htmhttps://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/03/18/porter_the_sad_tale_of_chernobyl_victim_vasily_ignatenko.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_radiation_syndromehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/vasily-ignatenkohttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/radiation-sickness/symptoms-causes/syc-20377058Richard Jenkins (aka: Hannah's dad)Support the showFollow us @thetaleswetellpodcast on Facebook and Instagram, or thetaleswetellpodcast.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/thetaleswetellpodcast?Click here for merch!