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| '''19''' || '''Two Prosecutions''' || '''Arc 4''' || '''Factory compliance failures, enforcement meets industry resistance, 1931–1933''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP19 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
| '''19''' || '''Two Prosecutions''' || '''Arc 4''' || '''Factory compliance failures, enforcement meets industry resistance, 1931–1933''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP19 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| '''20''' || '''The Less Said About Asbestos, the Better''' || '''Arc 5''' || '''Simpson vault, corporate suppression strategy, "the less said about asbestos" memo''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP20 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
| '''20''' || '''The Less Said About Asbestos, the Better''' || '''Arc 5''' || '''Conspiracy begins, corporate suppression strategy, Sumner Simpson letters''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP20 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| '''21''' || '''The Asbestos Textile Institute''' || '''Arc 5''' || '''Industry trade group, March 1957 vote not to fund cancer research, coordinated suppression''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP21 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
| '''21''' || '''The Asbestos Textile Institute''' || '''Arc 5''' || '''Industry trade group, coordinated suppression, 1957 cancer research vote''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP21 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| '''22''' || '''The Saranac Coverup''' || '''Arc 5''' || '''Dr. LeRoy Gardner, 81.8% tumor rate in mice, suppressed research, industry contract clause''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP22 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
| '''22''' || '''The Saranac Coverup''' || '''Arc 5''' || '''Saranac Laboratory, suppressed 81.8% tumor research, 52-year publication delay''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP22 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 23 || The Human Experiments || Arc 5 || 1943–1964 cancer findings systematically suppressed, mice studies and human case reports buried || ''Coming soon''
| 23 || The Human Experiments || Arc 5 || Animal inhalation studies, corporate-funded cancer research, suppressed results || ''Coming soon''
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| 24 || The Paper Trail || Arc 5 || Corporate documents, internal memos, evidence of knowledge || ''Coming soon''
| 24 || The Paper Trail || Arc 5 || Corporate documents, internal memos, evidence of knowledge || ''Coming soon''
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| '''00S''' || '''Magic Mineral at War''' || '''Special''' || '''WWII asbestos use, military exposure, shipyard production''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP00S Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
| '''00S''' || '''Magic Mineral at War''' || '''Special''' || '''WWII asbestos use, military exposure, shipyard production''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP00S Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 25 || The Navy Comes Calling || Arc 6 || WWII shipyard program, Navy asbestos requirements || ''Coming soon''
| '''25''' || '''The Navy Comes Calling''' || '''Arc 6''' || '''WWII shipyard buildup, Strategic Materials Act 1939, Stephenson memo, Fleischer study 28× safe limit, 1.7 million shipyard workers, ~30% veteran mesothelioma''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP25 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 26 || The Shipyards Never Sleep || Arc 6 || 24/7 wartime production, mass worker exposure || ''Coming soon''
| 26 || The Shipyards Never Sleep || Arc 6 || 24/7 wartime production, mass worker exposure || ''Coming soon''

Latest revision as of 18:21, 18 May 2026


Asbestos Podcast Transcripts

Structured episode transcripts from Asbestos: A Conspiracy 4,500 Years in the Making — a 52-episode documentary podcast tracing the complete history of asbestos from 4700 BCE Finnish pottery to the 2024 EPA ban.

Produced by Danziger & De Llano, LLP. New episodes release weekly.

EP Title Arc Key Topics Transcript
01 How a Magic Mineral Arc 1 Ancient asbestos discovery, first known uses, 4700 BCE pottery Full transcript
02 Discovery and Wonder Arc 1 Ancient world asbestos, Greek and Roman sources Full transcript
03 Sacred Fire Arc 1 Religious and ceremonial uses, fire-resistant cloth Full transcript
04 The First Victims Arc 1 Earliest documented health effects, ancient worker deaths Full transcript
05 The Economics of Magic Arc 1 Ancient asbestos trade, mining economics Full transcript
06 What the Ancients Left Behind Arc 1 Archaeological record, transition to medieval period Full transcript
07 Holy Relics, Royal Tablecloths Arc 2 Medieval asbestos myths, Charlemagne tablecloth, church relics Full transcript
08 Marco Polo Arc 2 Marco Polo's account, salamander myth debunked Full transcript
09 The Myth That Wouldn't Die Arc 2 Persistence of asbestos myths into modern era Full transcript
10 The Mines Open Arc 3 Industrial-era mining begins, Quebec and Russia Full transcript
11 The Corporate Architects Arc 3 Johns-Manville founding, corporate structure, early growth Full transcript
12 Raybestos Brake Pad Revolution Arc 3 Automotive asbestos, brake pad industry, Stratford CT Full transcript
13 The Magic Mineral Goes Mainstream Arc 3 Consumer products, building codes, Kent cigarettes, 803,000 tons peak Full transcript
14 The Workers Nobody Counted Arc 3 Untracked worker deaths, invisible workforce, missing records Full transcript
15 The Body Count Begins Arc 4 First documented asbestos deaths, early medical reports Full transcript
16 The Doctors Who Knew Arc 4 Medical community awareness, suppressed findings Full transcript
17 Asbestosis Gets a Name Arc 4 Disease classification, Nellie Kershaw, medical recognition Full transcript
18 The Merewether Report Arc 4 1928–1931 government factory inspections, 363 workers examined, 12 engineering recommendations Full transcript
19 Two Prosecutions Arc 4 Factory compliance failures, enforcement meets industry resistance, 1931–1933 Full transcript
20 The Less Said About Asbestos, the Better Arc 5 Conspiracy begins, corporate suppression strategy, Sumner Simpson letters Full transcript
21 The Asbestos Textile Institute Arc 5 Industry trade group, coordinated suppression, 1957 cancer research vote Full transcript
22 The Saranac Coverup Arc 5 Saranac Laboratory, suppressed 81.8% tumor research, 52-year publication delay Full transcript
23 The Human Experiments Arc 5 Animal inhalation studies, corporate-funded cancer research, suppressed results Coming soon
24 The Paper Trail Arc 5 Corporate documents, internal memos, evidence of knowledge Coming soon
00S Magic Mineral at War Special WWII asbestos use, military exposure, shipyard production Full transcript
25 The Navy Comes Calling Arc 6 WWII shipyard buildup, Strategic Materials Act 1939, Stephenson memo, Fleischer study 28× safe limit, 1.7 million shipyard workers, ~30% veteran mesothelioma Full transcript
26 The Shipyards Never Sleep Arc 6 24/7 wartime production, mass worker exposure Coming soon
27 Women of the Shipyards Arc 6 Female shipyard workers, gender-specific exposure Coming soon
28 Wartime Production, Peacetime Deaths Arc 6 Post-war disease emergence, latency period Coming soon
29 The Shipyard Generation Arc 6 Long-term health effects, veteran claims Coming soon
30 Selikoff's Warning Arc 7 Dr. Irving Selikoff, Mt. Sinai research, public alarm Coming soon
31 The Invisible Enemy Within Arc 7 Mesothelioma identification, fiber pathology Coming soon

Episodes 32-52 are in development. Arcs 8-10 cover the legal reckoning, 9/11, ongoing modern exposure, and geographic profiles.

Arc Guide

Arc Title Episodes Period
1 The Ancient World EP01-EP06 4700 BCE – 100 CE
2 Medieval and Renaissance EP07-EP09 1165 – 1720s
3 The Industrial Revolution EP10-EP14 1858 – 1973
4 The Warnings Ignored EP15-EP19 1898 – 1935
5 The Conspiracy Begins EP20-EP24 1930 – 1943
— Special: Magic Mineral at War EP00S WWII preview
6 The War Effort EP25-EP29 1939 – 1960s
7 The Reckoning EP30-EP34 1963 – 1978
8 Legal Reckoning EP35-EP38 1982 – 2001
9 The Ongoing Cover-Up EP39-EP43 2001 – Present
10 Places That Made Us Sick EP44-EP51 Geographic profiles
— Epilogue EP52 Where we stand

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If you or a loved one were exposed to asbestos, contact Danziger & De Llano for a free case evaluation. Call (866) 222-9990.

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