Asbestos

Episode notes

Alex Schmidt is joined by comedian/podcaster Matt Kirshen (Probably Science, The Jim Jefferies Show) and comedian/podcaster Andy Wood (Probably Science, 4-Time ‘Jeopardy!’ Champion) for a look at why asbestos is secretly incredibly fascinating.

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LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:

• ‘Probably Science’ podcast
• Matt Kirshen on The Jim Jefferies Show
• Andy Wood interviewed about The Bridgetown Comedy Festival
• Ann Arbor comedian becomes four-time ‘Jeopardy’ champion winning almost $100K (Michigan Live)

RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

• native-land.ca
• U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
• The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
• Mapping Manahatta: 10 Lenape sites in New York City (6sqft)
• “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)

RESEARCH SOURCES:

• Killer dust: Why is asbestos still killing people? Nic Fleming finds out in a twisting tale of industry cover-ups and misinformation that spans decades. (Mosaic Science Magazine)
• What Is Asbestos, And Why Did We Use It So Much? (Popular Mechanics)
• When Asbestos Was a Gift Fit for a King (JStor Daily)
• Why are trick candle flames so impossible to blow out? (Chemical & Engineering News)
• Johnson & Johnson and a New War on Consumer Protection (The New Yorker)
• The children who played with asbestos (BBC News)
• Quebec town changing its name from Asbestos to Val-des-Sources after vote (CTV News)
• ‘Profoundly disturbing’: The PR firm for the COP27 climate summit has a long history with Big Oil (CNBC) — this is the latest on the Hill & Knowlton PR firm. They’re indeed the firm behind recent oil company efforts to hide the impact of climate change, on top of working for the asbestos industry and tobacco industry in the past.
• YouTube upload of Cool Hand Luke (1967) egg-eating scene
• The Crazy Tricks Early Filmmakers Used To Fake Snow (Smithsonian Magazine)
• Asbestos: It Isn’t Snow (Tedium.co)
• Was Buddy Ebsen the Original ‘Wizard of Oz’ Tin Man? — TRUE (Snopes)
• YouTube upload of I Think You Should Leave sketch “Brian’s Hat”

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