Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-12-14
Books mentioned on Part Two: William Bailey: The Gwyneth Paltrow of Radiation
Robert and Sofiya finish the story of William Bailey, after a brief interlude to talk about the radium girls. See omnystudio.
Robert Evans recommended The radium girls by Kate Moore and A drink with Shane MacGowan by Shane MacGowan, and discussed Quackery by Lydia Kang and others. Sophia Alexandra recommended Fashion Victims by Alison Matthews David.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Quackery
Quackery by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen is a fascinating historical exploration of medical history and bizarre historical remedies.
Discussed“and I'm going to quote from the book quackery again here the idea was that ionizing I.E irradiating the endocrine system would increase hormone production”
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The radium girls
The Radium Girls is a compelling non-fiction historical book by Kate Moore that details the tragic true story of female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from painting radium dial watches in the early twentieth century.
Recommended“it is this is a broadly aware of which is why I didn't like make it the whole Focus but this is a wild ass story ÂÂuh it is laid out in gripping detail by author Kate Moore in her book the radium girls”
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Fashion Victims
Fashion Victims by Alison Matthews David is a historical non-fiction book that explores how toxic dyes, flammable fabrics, and hazardous working conditions in the clothing industry harmed both producers and consumers throughout history.
Recommended“okay I'm going to recommend this book that I've talked about before were called Fashion Victims by Alice and Matthews David”
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A drink with Shane MacGowan
A Drink with Shane MacGowan is an unconventional biographical book co-authored by the legendary Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and his partner Victoria Mary Clarke, offering a candid and chaotic glimpse into the musician's eccentric life.
Recommended“you've never read the book a drink with Shane mwan you should absolutely”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Man, I have applied what I call the Anne Frank rule, which is that if you start to bring up or reference Anne Frank in anything other than, for example, The Diary of Anne Frank, stop it! Stop it!”