Ep. 169 - The Atomic Boy Scout

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In 1994, the residents of a quiet suburban Detroit neighborhood were startled by the site of an Environmental Protection Agency cleanup crew in hazardous materials suits swarming a house on Pinto Street. It turned out the 17 year old son of the homeowner had attempted to build an atomic breeder reactor in the back yard. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696 Notes: https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-legend-of-david-hahn-the-radioactive-boy-scout-e0fefdd4261a https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC1AJS/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1638961144&ref_=tmm_kin_swatch_0&sr=8-1 https://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/the-radioactive-boy-scout/ https://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/the-radioactive-boy-scout-who-built-a-nuclear-reactor-in-his-back-yard/ https://archive.epa.gov/epa/aboutepa/love-canal-tragedy.html http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1936731_1936743_1936745,00.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to From Beneath the Hollywood Sign.
0:02.4	If you love old movies, Hollywood history
0:04.4	or the golden age of filmmaking, you've come to the right place.
0:07.4	This is the podcast that talks about amazing stories of Tinseltown
0:10.5	from another era and fascinating conversations
0:12.9	with writer-producers Steve Cubine and actress writer Nan McNamara.
0:16.7	So Steve, did Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes have a good relationship?
0:21.1	Well, they did until he dislocated her jaw.
0:23.8	What?
0:24.3	Well, don't worry, she hitting back with an ash tray.
0:26.3	From Beneath the Hollywood Sign is the gin joint for you.
0:30.0	It may surprise you to learn that early on, Albert Einstein wasn't considered a particularly
0:41.6	bright child.
0:43.6	Rather, Einstein's parents were concerned about the boy during his early years because
0:49.4	it took him longer than other children his age to learn to speak.
0:53.6	At one point in his early development, Einstein was even called the Dopey One by some
0:59.4	rather nasty children.
1:02.9	But as Einstein grew older, that's when his teachers began to take notice about how truly
1:07.7	remarkable the boy's mind really was.
1:12.7	At the same time, both Einstein's parents and teachers also acknowledged that he had
1:17.5	a bit of a mischievous streak as well.
1:21.6	One headmaster actually expelled Albert Einstein while another went down in history by claiming
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