EP 87: Keep Calm, Chernobyl
from Hard Talks Podcast Hosted by Alicia Leopardi with Sarah Redford
Have you heard of Chernobyl? Many haven't, at least not today, but is site to one of the most devastating nuclear disasters to happen in human history. In 1986 an RBMK nuclear reactor exploded exposing most of the Soviet Union to 400 times the radiation of the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. With an exclusion zone expanding 1,000 miles; Chernobyl will remain uninhabitable and radioactive for another 20,000 years. Dive down this rabbit hole as Alicia shares her new fascination with co-host, Sarah, and the two discuss the extreme toll it took on the people, the economy, an attempted cover up and perhaps even the true reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union. "What is the cost of lies" - Valery Legasov This episode is dedicated to all who sacrificed and served to save so many. Watch the docuseries Chernobyl on HBOMax Support the show Find the show on social media: @hardtalkspodcast https://instabio.cc/3082321T0JP2A?utm_source=instabio&utm_medium=profile_share
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Have you heard of Chernobyl? Many haven't, at least not today, but is site to one of the most devastating nuclear disasters to happen in human history. In 1986 an RBMK nuclear reactor exploded exposing most of the Soviet Union to 400 times the radiation of the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. With an exclusion zone expanding 1,000 miles; Chernobyl will remain uninhabitable and radioactive for another 20,000 years. Dive down this rabbit hole as Alicia shares her new fascination with co-host,...
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