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For many farmers in rural 1990s China, it seemed like a godsend: new businesses promised to pay a full month's wage for just a few hours donating plasma. The Plasma Economy campaign swept the nation, making blood brokers and biotech companies tons of cash... and then the reports started arriving: multiple small communitites suddenly had HIV and hepatitis. What went wrong? Tune in to learn more.
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The Bhopal, India Gas Leak
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The Mysterious Lake Mead Bodies
Listener Mail: HVAC Refrigerant, Rigging Votes, Royal Conspiracies and Cloning
A History of the Antichrist
CLASSIC: Everyone Knew Non-stick Pans Were Poisonous (And No One Told You)
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Listener Mail: The Two by Two Cult, Credit Card Skimmers, and Cartels
Medicine or Poison? The Story of PB Pills
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