In this episode, Jess and Derek talk about the lies that bind, the combination of callousness and heroism operating on both systemic and interpersonal levels, and how difficult it can be to reckon with truths as blindingly obvious as a nuclear explosion.

Reading List:

Alexievich, Voices from Chernobyl (2006)

Plohky, Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe (2018)

Higginbotham, Midnight in Chernobyl (2019)

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