The Trainborne Toxic Event
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 16 February 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
It’s been nearly two weeks since a freight train derailed outside of East Palestine, Ohio and the controlled burn of toxic chemicals it was carrying. Though officials say the area is now safe, some residents are afraid to return home, amid worrying signs that toxins may be lingering in the surrounding environment.
The CDC says teenage girls in the U.S. are “engulfed” in record-high levels of depression, violence, and trauma. According to a new report, early 3 in 5 said they persistently feel sad or hopeless – the highest rate in a decade.
And in headlines: the gunman who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting in Buffalo last year was sentenced to life in prison, New York Times contributors and LGBTQ advocates sent an open letter denouncing the paper’s coverage of transgender people, and Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said she will step down.
Show Notes:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data & Trends Report (2011-2021) – https://tinyurl.com/y3t95ue5
- 988 – National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – https://988lifeline.org/
- NYT Contributors’ Letter – https://nytletter.com/
- What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, February 16th. |
| 0:07.8 | I'm Priyanka Arabandi. |
| 0:09.1 | And I'm Juanita Taller and this is What a Day, where we're trying to get our next head |
| 0:12.4 | shots done by whoever did Rihanna's baby photos for British Vogue. |
| 0:16.3 | Yeah, separately, we find ourselves wondering if there is just any way to become Rihanna's |
| 0:20.6 | baby. |
| 0:21.6 | Seems like a pretty good gig. |
| 0:22.6 | We'll be putting together our resumes. |
| 0:24.2 | I think you'll find we're highly qualified Rihanna. |
| 0:27.4 | I promise. |
| 0:31.3 | On today's show, the gunman responsible for last year's racist mass shooting in Buffalo |
| 0:35.5 | was sentenced to life in prison. |
| 0:37.6 | Plus, another female world leader is stepping down. |
| 0:40.6 | But first, yesterday, hours before a community meeting for residents of East Palestine, Ohio, |
| 0:47.1 | representatives from the rail operator at the center of the train derailment, Norfolk |
| 0:51.1 | Southern, said that they would no longer be attending the meeting because they had become |
| 0:55.2 | quote, increasingly concerned about the growing physical threat to our employees and members |
| 1:00.1 | of the community around this event, stemming from the increasing likelihood of the participation |
| 1:05.5 | of outside parties. |
| 1:07.2 | You know, when I heard that, it sounds to me like Norfolk Southern is already hiding |
| 1:11.8 | from accountability and facing the public. |
| 1:13.8 | Oh, definitely. |
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