A storytelling pod in which an American girl and a Welsh guy bond over a shared love of the terrifying, tragic, bloody, morbid, anxiety-inducing, and horrific -- a joyful and therapeutic exploration of very dark things.
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A storytelling pod in which an American girl and a Welsh guy bond over a shared love of the terrifying, tragic, bloody, morbid, anxiety-inducing, and horrific -- a joyful and therapeutic exploration of very dark things.
In 1965, AstroTurf was created. This has made a lot of people dead or maimed and been widely regarded as a bad move.
Highlights:
[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the happy little forever chemicals in the fake grass that covers our parks and sports facilities[56:45] We unpack the implications of the cold open, Corrigan explains the Presidential Fitness Test[01:13:30] What we watched: War of the Worlds, Apollo 13, The Exorcist III, The Fantastic Four, KPop Demon Hunters, Rope, La Haine, 28 Years Later, Cold Skin
Stuff we referenced:
Turf Wars - Science History Institute
Safe Healthy Playing Fields
ARTIFICIAL TURF TRAPS HEAT, DOESN'T HAVE THE COOLING PROPERTIES OF GRASS
"HIGH TEMPS ON TURF FIELDS SPARK SAFETY CONCERNS"
Did Artificial Turf Give More Than 200 Soccer Players Cancer?
Soccer players’ cancers ignite debate over turf safety
Synthetic Turf and Crumb Rubber - Washington State Department of Health
Position Statement on the Use of Artificial Turf Surfaces - Mt. Sinai
Monsanto-Made AstroTurf Linked to Fatal Brain Cancer of Six Former Phillies Players
The Grounds on Which We Play: The Dangers of Artificial Turf Fields
As the world heats up, so does the debate around artificial turf
Artificial Turf Health Risks
Synthetic Turf is HAZARDOUS
New Testing Reveals High Levels of Toxic PFAS in Artificial Turf
Understanding PFAS - What They Are, Their Impact, and What We Can Do
PFAS - Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances - US Department of Veterans Affairs
David West is the Sixth Former Phillie Since 2003 to Die From Brain Cancer
Investigation Links Astroturf to Deaths of Six Former Phillies
Health impacts of artificial turf: Toxicity studies, challenges, and future directions
Jack of All Graves
A storytelling pod in which an American girl and a Welsh guy bond over a shared love of the terrifying, tragic, bloody, morbid, anxiety-inducing, and horrific -- a joyful and therapeutic exploration of very dark things.