KAREN SILKWOOD - EERIE OKIE

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This week, Marnie's mom Larrissa pulls Marnie's chestnuts out of the fire by being an emergency guest and discussing a case that hits close to home for the Vinge family: Karen Silkwood. Silkwood was an activist and whistleblower who died under mysterious circumstances after threatening to go public with information about wrongdoings by the Kerr-McGee oil corporation.

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This episode was published on October 5, 2021.

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This week, Marnie's mom Larrissa pulls Marnie's chestnuts out of the fire by being an emergency guest and discussing a case that hits close to home for the Vinge family: Karen Silkwood. Silkwood was an activist and whistleblower who died under...

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