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62 – Of Course It’s Cyanide! – The Cuyahoga River


October 4, 2022

About the Episode

What’s that phrase? Oil and water don’t mix?

This week, Colin puts Cleveland back on the basement map while Sierra explains conspiracy theories about the Big One. Join us as we discuss the cost of bridge infrastructure, the flammability of drywall, and the only good thing Richard Nixon has ever done.

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Listen to 62 – Of Course It’s Cyanide! – The Cuyahoga River on Spotify Listen to 62 – Of Course It’s Cyanide! – The Cuyahoga River on Apple Podcasts Listen to 62 – Of Course It’s Cyanide! – The Cuyahoga River on Google Podcasts Listen to 62 – Of Course It’s Cyanide! – The Cuyahoga River on Stitcher Listen to 62 – Of Course It’s Cyanide! – The Cuyahoga River on Overcast

Photos from the Episode

  • Bill Roberts Cartoon of Cuyahoga River

    Bill Roberts Cartoon of Cuyahoga River

  • Map of Cuyahoga River in Ohio

    Map of Cuyahoga River in Ohio

  • 1952 - Cuyahoga River Fire

    1952 - Cuyahoga River Fire

  • 1948 - Cuyahoga River Fire

    1948 - Cuyahoga River Fire

  • 1952 Cuyahoga River Fire

    1952 Cuyahoga River Fire

  • Hand Dipped in Cuyahoga River in 1960

    Hand Dipped in Cuyahoga River in 1960

  • Betty Klaric, Environmental Reporter for the Cleveland Press in 1960

    Betty Klaric, Environmental Reporter for the Cleveland Press in 1960

  • Inspecting Pollution in 1964

    Inspecting Pollution in 1964

  • 1967 - Industrial Waste Dumping from Cuyahoga River into Lake Erie

    1967 - Industrial Waste Dumping from Cuyahoga River into Lake Erie

  • Cars Dumped in Cuyahoga River in 1968

    Cars Dumped in Cuyahoga River in 1968

  • December 1970 Cover of National Geographic

    December 1970 Cover of National Geographic

  • Oil Covered Men on Lake Erie in 1976

    Oil Covered Men on Lake Erie in 1976

  • Cuyahoga River Today

    Cuyahoga River Today

  • Michel Lotito eating his Cessna 150

    Michel Lotito eating his Cessna 150

Subjects Covered

The 1969 Cuyahoga River Fire • Cleveland, Ohio • Mansplaining • The Civil War • Fireboats • River Fires • Pollution • President Richard Nixon • Founding of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • "Burn On" by Randy Newman • "Cuyahoga" by R.E.M. • "River On Fire" by Adam Again • EPA Administrator Carol Browner • Time Magazine • National Geographic • Clean Water Act • Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement • Jet Fuel and Steel Beams •

Sources

  • Smithsonian Mag - Cuyahoga River Fires
  • Britannica - Cuyahoga River
  • Wikipedia - Cleveland During the Civil War
  • Ohio History Central - Cuyahoga River Fire
  • Wikipedia - Cuyahoga (song)
  • Wikipedia - Cuyahoga River
  • National Geographic - The Cuyahoga River Fires
  • Case.edu - Cuyahoga River Fire Drama
  • Excerpt from Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility by Ted Nordhaus & Michael Shellenberger (Houghton Mifflin, 2007)

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