Strange Country Epi. 121: Human Radiation Experiments
Over a 30 year period, from 1944 - 1974, the U.S. government deliberately and purposefully conducted radioactive tests on its citizens and released radioactive elements into the environment. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly explore some of these experiments like the boys of Fernald fed Quaker Oats laced with radioactive iron or the pregnant women visiting Vanderbilt Hospital given "cocktails" to help with their prenatal problems.
Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands
Cite your sources:
"1944–1956: Radioactive Nutrition Experiments on Retarded Children by Harvard and MIT."…
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