The Infectious Myth – Prison for Pesticide Protestor – 04.24.18

Brian Shafer, living in rural Nebraska, became aware of both the dangers of pesticides, and the benefits of organic farming, or beyond organic. David talks to him about his experiences trying to change attitudes in America’s heartland, with a cameo by his brother Michael. Things came to a head when the city authorities refused to stop driving on private land …

The Torch – 12.12.17

Kate Moore author of  The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women Kate Moore tells the story of how these dial painters took on the radium companies that made them sick—as they were dying of radium poisoning. Their lawsuits were key to reinforcing the U.S.’s nascent workplace safety laws. Tom Carpenter Executive Director of Hanford Challenge TO CREATE …