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What lessons can we learn from the abandoned town of Wittenoom, and why are we destined to make the same mistakes?

Gina Rinehart's father Lang Hancock is well known as a pioneer of the iron ore industry in Australia but few realise Hancock started his mining career on a smaller scale and digging for a different substance – blue asbestos. Hancock and his partner started the mining operation at Wittenoom in the 1940s before selling it to another company, CSR, which mined the area for 20 more years. Wittenoom has become synonymous with an immense tragedy that unfolded upon thousands of the people who lived and worked there due to exposure to asbestos fibres. In this episode of Gina, we interrogate some of the stories her family chooses to celebrate – and others they don't

Folks, we're stretching a bit on this one.  Lynch noticed that Roger Waters performed "The Wall" at the Berlin wall in this month, and used that as an excuse to feature A Momentary Lapse of Reason, which was the latest studio album by Pink Floyd. Since that originally came out in 1987, we're asking you to squint a bit to see it's relevance to the summer of 1990.  That being said...A Momentary Lapse of Reason is the first Pink Floyd album released after bassist and primary songwriter Roger Waters left the band.  Waters had expected that Pink Floyd would simply disband, and was surprised when David Gilmour and Nick Mason decided to continue without him.  Acrimony and lawsuits appeared, but in the end a Water-less Pink Floyd continued on.Unlike many prior Pink Floyd albums, this one is not playing off a single concept.  Instead, it is a more traditional collection of songs.  Gilmour presented the album as a return to earlier Pink Floyd material, which was perhaps a reaction to common critiques of their previous album "The Final Cut" as a Roger Waters solo effort masquerading as a Pink Floyd album.  There are a number of well-known session musicians that participated in the making of this album.The album was a commercial success, debuting at number 3 on both the US and UK albums charts.  The US tour was the most successful of the year, selling out almost every venue it played in the States.  Roger Water's lawsuits would be overcome, and a settlement was reached between Waters and the band by the end of 1987.Lynch brings us this Pink Floyd reboot album for today's podcast and we're joined by guest host Julie Doran joins us on this episode. On the Turning AwayThis power ballad was co-written by Gilmour and British experimental composer Anthony Moore.  It is an anti-war song, one of the more political Pink Floyd songs written since the departure of Waters. It begins with a solemn Gilmour vocal supported by understated keyboards, then builds to an almost orchestral conclusion.  Learning to FlyA surprisingly upbeat song for the group, the inspiration for this first single is David Gilmour's experience learning to fly airplanes.  At the time he would do practice flights in the mornings and work in the studio in the afternoons.  It is also a metaphor for the band coming back together after splitting with Roger Waters.One SlipThe fourth US single discusses the long-term consequences of a one-night stand, and contains the lyrics that would become the title to the album as a whole.  Gilmour co-wrote this song with Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera.  Fans of bassist Tony Levin may recognize his work on a Chapman Stick in the instrumentation for this track.  ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:Real Wild Child by Iggy Pop (from the motion picture “Problem Child”)This dark comedy starring John Ritter follows the trials of Ben Healy Jr. as he adopts a less-than-model child from a questionable adoption agency.   STAFF PICKS:Stop by Jane's AddictionWayne leads off the staff picks with a college radio hit off the "Ritual De Lo Habitual" album.  Lead singer Perry Farrell warns about apathy towards environmental disaster, telling people to turn off the smokestacks.  "And the water will run, come a day, the water will run, no man will stand for things he had done."Brave New World by Michael PennRob brings us a jangly deeper cut with a song with rapid fire lyrics off Penn's "March" album.  The song reflects confusion in where the singer is going, perhaps making a commentary on society as it heads into a "brave new world."  "This may not be my best day, but this ain't no golden age.  You looked pretty on the freeway.  Let's drive into the brave new world."Give It Up by Hothouse FlowersBruce features a s song from an Irish group off their second album, "Home."  This song that went to number 2 on the US Modern Rock chart is summed up in the lyrics, "Well, this song's inspired by a good man and his tune doing good for others, sing 'Amazing Grace' for you." Rub You the Right Way by Johnny GillJulie's staff pick is an upbeat hip hop song, and Gill's first single after he left New Edition earlier in the year.  Despite the lyrics, Gill was the son of a minister and got his start in gospel music.  He signed with Motown as a teenager.  Gill had become very accustomed to performing live, and had a difficult time switching to studio work.  Blue Sky Mine by Midnight OilLynch closes out the staff picks with the first single off Midnight Oil's seventh studio album.  The inspiration for the song was the experience of workers in the Wittenoom asbestos mines in western Australia, where they contracted a variety of asbestos-related diseases.  The "blue" in the title refers to "blue asbestos," a form of the mineral considered most hazardous. INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:Erotic Nightmares by Steve VaiGuitar virtuoso Steve Vai carries us out of this week's podcast. 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Hello my poison friends! It is time we discuss some abandoned towns out there that have been made uninhabitable by toxic materials. We've talked a little about Wittenoom in Australia during our talk on Asbestos, but what about the multiple abandoned lead mines and the town basically sitting on hell? And we can't have this episode without discussing what happened at Chernobyl and the surrounding city of Pripyat. This will be a 2 parter because of the amount of info surrounding the latter, but it is gonna be wild. Also, come follow us on socials and feel free to reach out to us in comments or DMs! You guys are the best! Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thepoisonersalmanac Follow us on socials: The Poisoner's Almanac on IG- ⁠https://www.instagram.com/poisoners_almanac?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==⁠ Adam- ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@studiesshow?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc⁠ Becca- ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@yobec0?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goldstar002/support

Since she was a child, Michelle Johnston has tried to satisfy her insatiable curiosity about the world and the people in it. Most recently, her questions took her to a mysterious part of Russia called Dagestan, where mountains claw at the sky and time stands still

Wittenoom emerged as a bustling mining hub in the 1930s, extracting lucrative blue asbestos from the surrounding rock. By 1947, it dominated global supply.By the 1960s, alarming health concerns linked to asbestos emerged. Despite mounting evidence, mining persisted until 1966.Today, Wittenoom stands as a haunting testament to unchecked industrial ambition, its once-thriving streets now ghostly remnants. Join Matthew and Holly as they delve deeper, and uncover a town erased from maps but not from memory, where prosperity met an unsettling legacy.

"Blue Sky Mine" ist ein Song über einen der größten Skandale, den die australische Regierung mitverantwortet hat. Ein Skandal, der tausenden Menschen das Leben gekostet hat. Damit die Tragödie von Wittenoom nie vergessen wird, hat Midnight Oil einen Song über die australische Asbest-Mine geschrieben. Die ganze Geschichte hört ihr in dieser Folge.

Wednesday 6PM Black brickies corduroy hats on sale. www.whatsnewinthecastle.com LIMITED STOCK, they won't last! Join the bricky community in our inaugural merch drop. LISTEN NOW OR LISTEN LATER!!! 00:00 Black brickies corduroy drop 00:54 Cambo's wedding 12:57 International rugby league 20:57 Eddie Jones AUS Rugby 24:30 Cricket ODI World Cup 30:20 Wittenoom asbestos mining town 39:41 Rugby league talking points 48:20 Brickies questions & Voicecastle

This week on 'Radio Architecture with Ilana Razbash', Ilana's special guest is Sue Wittenoom. Sue is a Perth-born Sydney based architect with thirty years' experience with Lend Lease, DEGW and AECOM's Strategy+ practice. The common thread through her work as architect, project manager and client-side advisor is design for change. In 2015 she established The Soft Build, a specialist consultancy that helps people use buildings as scaffolds for organisational change. She lives by Jane Drew's observation that “A building is 10 people thick”.

Exotische Tiere, Traumstrände, endlose Natur: In Australien lockt das ganz grosse Abenteuer. Die Australier behaupten sogar, auf ihrem Kontinent leben die glücklichsten Menschen. Darum nennen sie Australien auch stolz «lucky country», das glückliche Land. Was ist dran an dieser Behauptung? Auch in der sechsten und letzten Folge reist Sven Furrer auf Abwegen. Neben der ehemaligen Minenstadt Wittenoom steht auf der Landkarte die Bemerkung «abandoned», was so viel wie «verlassen» bedeutet. Zur Geisterstadt gibt es im Reiseatlas sogar einen Warnhinweis: Wer die Stadt besucht, riskiert seine Gesundheit. Denn in Wittenoom wurde in den 1950er-Jahren Asbest abgebaut. Mindestens 2000 Menschen sollen an den Spätfolgen gestorben sein, nachdem sie die feinen Fasern eingeatmet haben. Es war eine der schlimmsten Katastrophen der Industriegeschichte. Sven Furrer findet heraus, dass sich vier Menschen den Warnungen und Drohungen der Regierung widersetzen und noch heute in Wittenoom leben. Er wagt sich in die Sperrzone und macht überraschende Bekanntschaften. Der Walliser reist weiter zum Ningaloo Reef im Nordwesten Australiens. Er trifft Dani Rob. Sie ist Expertin für die Walhaie, die grosse Attraktion des Riffs. Dani ist Meeresbiologin und arbeitet für den Nationalpark. Unter anderem kontrolliert sie kommerzielle Touristenboote, die Schnorchelausflüge zu den riesigen Tieren anbieten. Sie überwacht, dass die Vermarktung und der Schutz der Walhaie im Gleichgewicht bleibt – eine schwierige Aufgabe. Sven Furrer begleitet sie und schwimmt mit den sanften Riesen mit. Das faszinierende Erlebnis kann er aber nur für kurze Zeit geniessen, denn der Walliser ist nicht seetauglich. Auf seiner Reise 12'378 Kilometer durch Australien lernt Sven Furrer unzählige Menschen kennen, die von ihrem Glück im «lucky country» erzählen. Doch der glückliche Kontinent hat eine Schattenseite. In Australien gelten äusserst rigorose Gesetze für Flüchtlinge. Wer es auf einem Schlepperboot ins Land schafft, wird in ein Internierungslager gesteckt. Hinter Stacheldraht müssen die Flüchtlinge bis zu drei Jahren ausharren und auf ihren Asylentscheid warten. Sven Furrer lernt einen afghanischen Flüchtling kennen, der ihm seine bewegende Geschichte erzählt. Es ist die Geschichte eines Mannes, der nach einer dramatischen Flucht und Jahren hinter Stacheldraht in Australien sein «lucky country» gefunden hat.

What happens when we see real events and meet well-known people on stage? Can the theatre shape our sense of our own history? Those questions are raised by a new Australian play called Sunday, featuring a knockout performance from Nikki Shiels as arts patron Sunday Reed.Also, we're joined by the writer of Sunday, Anthony Weigh, to discuss what responsibilities artists have to truth and accuracy in stories based on actual events, and we continue our discussion of Australian history and theatre with the writer of a new play inspired by the shocking true events that rendered an Australian town uninhabitable.

What happens when we see real events and meet well-known people on stage? Can the theatre shape our sense of our own history? Those questions are raised by a new Australian play called Sunday, featuring a knockout performance from Nikki Shiels as arts patron Sunday Reed. Also, we're joined by the writer of Sunday, Anthony Weigh, to discuss what responsibilities artists have to truth and accuracy in stories based on actual events, and we continue our discussion of Australian history and theatre with the writer of a new play inspired by the shocking true events that rendered an Australian town uninhabitable.

This episode is exploring history. The history that lead to one of the silliest and longest lasting religious disputes ever, the history of several towns and cities that are no longer occupied, and the coming of age ritual of an ancient warrior society.This, is, Weird Shit!

Hannah Kent reflects on her time as an exchange student in Iceland and how it allowed her to pursue writing, and Michelle Johnston tells Claire Nichols about her novel, Dustfall, for the international literary event called Literature Live Around the World which was hosted by the Bergen International Literary Festival in Norway.

Hannah Kent reflects on her time as an exchange student in Iceland and how it allowed her to pursue writing, and Michelle Johnston tells Claire Nichols about her novel, Dustfall, for the international literary event called Literature Live Around the World which was hosted by the Bergen International Literary Festival in Norway.

The asbestos town of Wittenoom in WA's Pilbara region was officially closed last month, but tailings from the industry are still piled up throughout the landscape today

The Oscars are on next week. What is the greatest movie of all time?  Sports Barney's A big one happened at the Miami heat game between Eric Spoelstra and Jimmy Butler.  Xav broke his roof.  Basil has been to the abandoned town of Wittenoom  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More young Australians struggling to find work, but governments and industry want more migrant workers? We'll look at what's going on in the jobs market. The gender bias problem in referrals for surgery: Canadian research shows it's serious, it's driving a gender pay gap, and patients miss out. But what about in Australia? And the last homes in a former asbestos mining town are set for demolition, but some residents are fighting to stay, we go to Wittenoom in Western Australia.

In this episode, Will Yeoman welcomes motoring to the West Travel family and meets new team members Olga de Moeller and Penelope Thomas. Mogens Johansen then catches up with Stephen Scourfield, who is out enjoying a bumper wildflower season. Finally, Will talks to Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia CEO Melita Markey about the dangers awaiting unwary tourists visiting the former asbestos mining town of Wittenoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asbestos has been a known health issue for decades, especially for the workers who work in the mines worldwide. Even as health issues were coming to light in the 50s and 60s from the medical community, workers were often left in the dark about the health dangers due to information suppression by the companies and government agencies that owned and regulated the mines. This week, Matt and Carolanne dive into the tragedy of Wittenoom, a small mining town considered "Australia's Chernobyl" because of the long-lasting effects asbestos has left for the residents.  Our Linktree: linktr.ee/boozedandconfused  This week's booze of choice: Makers Mark & The Finnish Long Drink   Sources:  https://www.asbestos.com/mesothelioma/worldwide/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos https://www.pennmedicine.org/cancer/types-of-cancer/mesothelioma/prognosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittenoom,_Western_Australia https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/atoms/files/wittenoom_transcript.pdf https://www.australianasbestosnetwork.org.au/asbestos-history/asbestos-wittenoom/closure-wittenoom/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-44816907 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/21/final-wittenoom-residents-to-be-forced-out-of-asbestos-ridden-mining-town https://www.asbestos.com/jobsites/libby/

Wittenoom is the largest contaminated area in the southern hemisphere and yet people are still drawn to visit the asbestos-riddled site in Western Australia's Pilbara.

After a short break from the podcast, This Emergency Life returns for its second season in 2021. To start the season we bring you a conversation with Emergency Physician, author and Fellow of the Australian College for Emergency Medicine Dr Michelle Johnston.Born and trained in Perth, Michelle works at Royal Perth Hospital, an inner-city trauma centre. Her specialties are “meetings-avoidance, mess, critical care, violence, and the crumbling fabric of society”. She is also heavily involved in teaching the fellowship program to the “bright young things of Emergency Medicine”.Her area of interest is literature: writing, story-telling, uncovering the poetry in pathology and finding the beating heart of creativity in critical care medicine. In this first episode for 2021 we spoke with Michelle about how we manage errors in the ED and her first book, Dustfall, published by UWAP in 2018. Dustfall is a story about both medical and corporate error, set up in the razed asbestos mining town of Wittenoom in Western Australia. The book was UWAP's third biggest seller and was short-listed for the MUD literary prize. Her second novel titled A Small Matter of Faith is completed and with a literary agent for spruiking. Michelle also writes a regular column for Emergency Medicine News, and contributes to the literary section of the medical blog Life in the Fast Lane. She also runs workshops for both doctors and normal people about creativity and writing skills.Michelle was a delight to talk to and we highly recommend that you read her novel and catch up with her internet scrivenings and Twitter posts - you won't be sorry.

I detta avsnitt pratar vi farliga ämnen. Lucas berättar om staden Wittenoom vilket sägs vara Australiens Tjernobyl. Ida berättar om radiumflickorna och de katastrofala följder flickorna hade att vänta. Har ni tips på ämnen eller olika fall ni vill att vi tar upp får ni mer än gärna kontakta oss på paranormaltapessweden@gmail.com eller på Instagram via lucasternestal och utt3rclou. Glöm inte att prenumerera på podden så ni får notiser om när nya avsnitt läggs ut! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So much to cover this week!  From an abandoned ghost town in Western Australia, to David Blaine floating away.  From multi-sport insane ejections to Del's personal experience speaking to Disney about what exactly he is paying for.  Mulan, Blade of the Immortal, The Boys, Raised by Wolves and of course Dune (explained!!!)With No Due Respect S02E32 (Abandoned, Ejected & Streamed)SHOW NOTES:WittenoomMining blue asbestosMario Hartmann (Dutch's spirit animal)Documentary "Australia's Ghost Town"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaHw_bGI2MEWittenoom Doc on the people that refused to leavehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrG5kCigA20Wittenwoom information sitehttps://www.asbestosdiseases.org.au/asbestos-info/the-wittenoom-tragedy/#:~:text=The%20Wittenoom%20Tragedy%20In%20Summary&text=To%20date%20more%20than%202000,have%20died%20from%20Asbestos%20Diseases.David Blaine approaching 25,000 ftDavid Blaine Ascensionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwzvNAAqH3gRed Bull Space JumpRed Bull Space Jumphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvbN-cWe0A0Djokavic out of the U.S. Openhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Med6S5v7bZ8Joe West kicks out Mike Rizzohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er7I72g37nA"Blade of the Immortal" 2019/20 Anime"The Boys""Raised by Wolves""Mulan""Dune""Dune" 2020 Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9xhJrPXop4"Dune" 1984

This week, Mel takes Josie through the Wittenoom disaster, where asbestos mining turned deadly for generations and left a town at critical contamination levels - and completely abandoned.Wanna skip the zest? Head to 18:00.Credits:ABC Pilbara, Gian De Poloni, 2018https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-12/australias-deadliest-ghost-town-wittenoom-a-tourist-hotspot/9987328The West Australian, Tom Zaunmayr, 2018https://thewest.com.au/news/pilbara-news/group-gives-rare-glimpse-into-wittenooms-heyday-ng-b88728531zABC Pilbara, Karen Michelmore, 2019https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-20/final-wittenoom-residents-to-be-forced-out/10917928ABC Pilbara, Ben Collins, 2015https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-23/scientists-and-victims-unite-to-find-a-cure-for-asbestos-related/6963752ABC Radio National, Kirsti Melville, 2019https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/the-ghosts-of-wittenoom-part-2/10747390Department of Commerce WAhttps://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/wittenoom-imagesWA Today, AAP Reporters, 2012https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/deadly-asbestos-mine-takes-toll-for-wittenoom-kids-20120904-25bkg.htmlThe Doom Of Wittenoom, Andrew Fieldes, 2006https://www.pbase.com/afildes/wittenoomdoomThe West Australian, Liam Croy, 2017https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/it-may-be-a-ghost-town-but-for-some-wittenoom-is-home-ng-b88341296z9 Honey, Katherine Scott, 2019https://travel.nine.com.au/latest/australias-most-contaminated-town-wittenoon-abandoned/b7752071-b209-452a-bdfb-442a73b66c25As always, love us please:Join our Patreon Fan Club at https://www.patreon.com/thezestishistoryJoin The Zest Is History Podcast group on FB by searching for "The Zest Is History Podcast" on Facebook.Send us mail! The Zest Is History, PO Box 453, Rose Bay NSW 2029.Follow us on Instagram @thezestishistory and Twitter @ZestHistory.Follow Mel on Instagram @melissamason_ and Josie on Instagram @josierozeHooroo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wellington-based author Kara Douglas tells Lynn Freeman about her personal link to what has been dubbed one of Australia's worst industrial disasters.

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Giant, slate-blue glaciers of asbestos tailings still contaminate Western Australia’s Wittenoom Gorge more than fifty years after the blue asbestos mine closed, putting new generations at risk of mesothelioma.

The Aboriginal people of Western Australia’s Pilbara region have one of the highest mortality rates from mesothelioma of any group, anywhere in the world. Thrust into working at the blue asbestos mine, it’s had a devastating and disproportionate impact.

The town of Wittenoom in Western Australia sprang up around a blue asbestos mine in the 1940s and '50s. Asbestos, a natural fire retardant mineral fibre was then in high demand and used in thousands of products. But in Wittenoom, many residents were unaware that asbestos could be lethal. The fibres can cause lung disease and cancer. Thousands of residents died. The town is now almost completely abandoned. Janet Ball spoke to Bronwen Duke, who lived in the town as a child. She is one of the few members of her family still alive. Photo: Wittenoom (BBC)

The fabulous @eleytherius. You may know her as Dr Johnston, as a long term LIFTL contributor, as a Mega-FOAM performer, as a some-time feline choreographer or as a Fabulous Female of FOAM®. She sings, she dances and she writes books. She is a creative powerhouse. She is an educator extraordinaire. But we’re not going to talk about that. We’re going to talk about Dustfall; a new novel by someone who you can relate to, somewhat works in critical care, someone that has not much more time to spare than you do. Michelle has written a book. It took years. Of course she can write, I am just learning. Check her blog here; http://michellejohnston.com.au/category/dustfall/ It would have to be a labour of love? It was. Love of words. Love of reading. Love of the classics. As Michelle puts it; “I like words and they like me.” Where does a story like this start? It starts, like so many things do, near Port Hedland. In the Pilbara. In Western Australia. In a part of Australia that most Australians will never see. It’s out there, right out there. It starts in Wittenoom. Covered in blue asbestos, dead but still dangerous. Mining happens in dangerous places. Physically and metaphysically. For Dr Johnston, there was not so much writing as there was re-writing, submitting, waiting and getting rejected. Bad feedback. Good feedback. Even when people liked it they told her to re-write it. And here there is a parallel with medicine. Feedback. Feedback. And more feedback. Feedback is sometimes hard but it is something that can make you better. How many medical people do you know that have written a novel, a work of fiction? Not many. Now you know one more. Dustfall by Michelle Johnston. She didn’t want to push it so I will. Find the book here; https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/dustfall Go and listen to her speak about it, there will be book launches, promotional tours, lectures and a brand new pen. See Michelle speak; https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/words-with-wine-michelle-johnston-dustfall-tickets-42452631965 This was recorded at SMACC in Berlin. We had just heard the fantastic talk by Annet Alenyo ( @aalenyo) about #UBUNTU which was a special moment. Have a look for that talk when it is available and please, please, please consider supporting a delegate through @Supadel and maybe help a talented young doctor or nurse attend a fantastic event like #dasSMACC was and like #BadEMfest2018. Read more at www.BadEM.co.za Then read a novel. Big thanks to Tired Lion, Perth Post-Punk Feminist Combo getting us moving with their break out hit I dont think you like me, chosen to introduce Dr Johnston because of the lyrics, the provenance and presence of Sophie Hopes. If your not Australian you’ve probably never heard her before. Now you have. Go and get some Tired Lion on iTunes. Big thanks also to Lloyd Cole for a little clip of the mid-80’s classic Brand New Friend of his second album, chosen for the lyric “am I asking oh for so much, i’m not asking to be understood” but also because the tune jumped into my mind and refused to leave for three days after Michelle used the phrase “Brand New Pen”. You surely have some Lloyd? If not, iTunes again.

Wittenoom: 1947 als Arbeitersiedlung gegründet, in 1950ern größte Stadt der Pilbara-Region in Australien - heute eine Geisterstadt. Autor: Xaver Frühbeis

Leah and Steve talk to Mario, one of four permanent residents of the ghost town Wittenoom. Asbestos, living off grid, mining conspiracies, and more!

Some of the most wretched and caustic ghost towns are discussed, including "blue sky mine" Wittenoom, Picher's chat piles, Oradour-sur-Glane's nazi massacre legacy, the dioxin-tainted roads of Times Beach, Centralia's ongoing coal fire, and more. All this and pop culture too! PS - Don't worry Soda Jerks, we didn't forget Chernobyl - it will get its own episode at some point! Music: "G'Bye Now" by Martha Tilton Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPdIBbBETw4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTDAJMXZQKo Links Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline Ordos, China: A Modern Ghost Town