Ep. 121 - The Shining Girls

Published: Feb. 17, 2020, 3:01 a.m.

During the early part of the 20th century, radium was being promoted as a miracle cure for what ailed you. But a group of young women working in a New Jersey factory learned the deadly consequences of being exposed to the radioactive element. The story that followed is both tragic and horrifying.\xa0\n\n\nNotes:\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Radium-Girls-Story-Americas-Shining/dp/149264935X/ref=nodl_\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Poisoners-Handbook-Murder-Forensic-Medicine/dp/014311882X/ref=nodl_\n\nhttps://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast\n\nMusic: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod\xa0\u201cImpromptu No 1", "Impromptu No 2", "Impromptu No 3", "Touching Moments One",\xa0"Parting of the Ways Part Two", "With the Sea", "Despair and Triumph", "Mesmerize"\xa0by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices