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| 01 || How a Magic Mineral || Arc 1 || Ancient asbestos discovery, first known uses, 4700 BCE pottery || ''Coming soon''
| '''01''' || '''How a Magic Mineral''' || '''Arc 1''' || '''Ancient asbestos discovery, first known uses, 4700 BCE pottery''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP01 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 02 || Discovery and Wonder || Arc 1 || Ancient world asbestos, Greek and Roman sources || ''Coming soon''
| '''02''' || '''Discovery and Wonder''' || '''Arc 1''' || '''Ancient world asbestos, Greek and Roman sources''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP02 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 03 || Sacred Fire || Arc 1 || Religious and ceremonial uses, fire-resistant cloth || ''Coming soon''
| '''03''' || '''Sacred Fire''' || '''Arc 1''' || '''Religious and ceremonial uses, fire-resistant cloth''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP03 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 04 || The First Victims || Arc 1 || Earliest documented health effects, ancient worker deaths || ''Coming soon''
| '''04''' || '''The First Victims''' || '''Arc 1''' || '''Earliest documented health effects, ancient worker deaths''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP04 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 05 || The Economics of Magic || Arc 1 || Ancient asbestos trade, mining economics || ''Coming soon''
| '''05''' || '''The Economics of Magic''' || '''Arc 1''' || '''Ancient asbestos trade, mining economics''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP05 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 06 || What the Ancients Left Behind || Arc 1 || Archaeological record, transition to medieval period || ''Coming soon''
| '''06''' || '''What the Ancients Left Behind''' || '''Arc 1''' || '''Archaeological record, transition to medieval period''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP06 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 07 || Holy Relics, Royal Tablecloths || Arc 2 || Medieval asbestos myths, Charlemagne tablecloth, church relics || ''Coming soon''
| '''07''' || '''Holy Relics, Royal Tablecloths''' || '''Arc 2''' || '''Medieval asbestos myths, Charlemagne tablecloth, church relics''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP07 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 08 || Marco Polo || Arc 2 || Marco Polo's account, salamander myth debunked || ''Coming soon''
| '''08''' || '''Marco Polo''' || '''Arc 2''' || '''Marco Polo's account, salamander myth debunked''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP08 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 09 || The Myth That Wouldn't Die || Arc 2 || Persistence of asbestos myths into modern era || ''Coming soon''
| '''09''' || '''The Myth That Wouldn't Die''' || '''Arc 2''' || '''Persistence of asbestos myths into modern era''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP09 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 10 || The Mines Open || Arc 3 || Industrial-era mining begins, Quebec and Russia || ''Coming soon''
| '''10''' || '''The Mines Open''' || '''Arc 3''' || '''Industrial-era mining begins, Quebec and Russia''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP10 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 11 || The Corporate Architects || Arc 3 || Johns-Manville founding, corporate structure, early growth || ''Coming soon''
| '''11''' || '''The Corporate Architects''' || '''Arc 3''' || '''Johns-Manville founding, corporate structure, early growth''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP11 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 12 || Raybestos Brake Pad Revolution || Arc 3 || Automotive asbestos, brake pad industry, Stratford CT || ''Coming soon''
| '''12''' || '''Raybestos Brake Pad Revolution''' || '''Arc 3''' || '''Automotive asbestos, brake pad industry, Stratford CT''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP12 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| '''13''' || '''The Magic Mineral Goes Mainstream''' || '''Arc 3''' || '''Consumer products, building codes, Kent cigarettes, 803,000 tons peak''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP13 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
| '''13''' || '''The Magic Mineral Goes Mainstream''' || '''Arc 3''' || '''Consumer products, building codes, Kent cigarettes, 803,000 tons peak''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP13 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 14 || The Workers Nobody Counted || Arc 3 || Untracked worker deaths, invisible workforce, missing records || ''Coming soon''
| '''14''' || '''The Workers Nobody Counted''' || '''Arc 3''' || '''Untracked worker deaths, invisible workforce, missing records''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP14 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 15 || The Body Count Begins || Arc 4 || First documented asbestos deaths, early medical reports || ''Coming soon''
| '''15''' || '''The Body Count Begins''' || '''Arc 4''' || '''First documented asbestos deaths, early medical reports''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP15 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 16 || The Doctors Who Knew || Arc 4 || Medical community awareness, suppressed findings || ''Coming soon''
| '''16''' || '''The Doctors Who Knew''' || '''Arc 4''' || '''Medical community awareness, suppressed findings''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP16 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 17 || Asbestosis Gets a Name || Arc 4 || Disease classification, Nellie Kershaw, medical recognition || ''Coming soon''
| '''17''' || '''Asbestosis Gets a Name''' || '''Arc 4''' || '''Disease classification, Nellie Kershaw, medical recognition''' || '''[[Asbestos Podcast EP17 Transcript|Full transcript]]'''
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| 18 || The Merewether Report || Arc 4 || 1928–1931 government factory inspections, 363 workers examined, 12 engineering recommendations || ''Coming soon''
| 18 || The Merewether Report || Arc 4 || 1928–1931 government factory inspections, 363 workers examined, 12 engineering recommendations || ''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''' || ''Coming soon''
| '''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 program, Navy asbestos requirements || ''Coming soon''
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| 30 || Selikoff's Warning || Arc 7 || Dr. Irving Selikoff, Mt. Sinai research, public alarm || ''Coming soon''
| 30 || Selikoff's Warning || Arc 7 || Dr. Irving Selikoff, Mt. Sinai research, public alarm || ''Coming soon''
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| 31 || The Invisible Enemy Within || Arc 7 || Mesothelioma identification, fiber pathology || ''Coming soon''
| 31 || The Invisible Enemy Within || Arc 7 || [[Mesothelioma]] identification, fiber pathology || ''Coming soon''
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 20 February 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 Coming soon
19 Two Prosecutions Arc 4 Factory compliance failures, enforcement meets industry resistance, 1931–1933 Coming soon
20 Less Said About Asbestos Arc 5 Conspiracy begins, corporate suppression strategy Coming soon
21 Asbestos Textile Institute Arc 5 Industry trade group, coordinated suppression Coming soon
22 The Saranac Coverup Arc 5 Saranac Laboratory, suppressed research Coming soon
23 Animal Studies They Buried Arc 5 81.8% tumor rate in mice, 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 program, Navy asbestos requirements Coming soon
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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