The Ohio Trainwreck Blame Game
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🗓️ 21 February 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
How a derailed train and the dark cloud of chemical burn off over East Palestine, Ohio, came to confirm everything you think is wrong with everything.
Guest: Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate staff writer
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| 1:30.0 | The disaster I'm talking about happened in East Palistino, Ohio earlier this month |
| 1:35.0 | A train derailed while carrying a load of hazardous chemicals |
| 1:39.0 | The resulting toxic cloud has had folks wondering ever since |
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