Ep. 236: microplastics, major problems

In 1965, AstroTurf was created. This has made a lot of people dead or maimed and been widely regarded as a bad move. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the happy little forever chemicals in the fake grass that covers our parks and sports facilities[56:45] We unpack the implications of the cold open, Corrigan explains the Presidential Fitness Test[01:13:30] What we watched: War of the Worlds, Apollo 13, The Exorcist III, The Fantastic Four, KPop Demon Hunters, Rope, La Haine, 28 Years Later, Cold Skin Stuff we referenced: Turf Wars - Science History Institute Safe Healthy Playing Fields ARTIFICIAL TURF TRAPS HEAT, DOESN'T HAVE THE COOLING PROPERTIES OF GRASS "HIGH TEMPS ON TURF FIELDS SPARK SAFETY CONCERNS" Did Artificial Turf Give More Than 200 Soccer Players Cancer? Soccer players’ cancers ignite debate over turf safety Synthetic Turf and Crumb Rubber - Washington State Department of Health Position Statement on the Use of Artificial Turf Surfaces - Mt. Sinai Monsanto-Made AstroTurf Linked to Fatal Brain Cancer of Six Former Phillies Players The Grounds on Which We Play: The Dangers of Artificial Turf Fields As the world heats up, so does the debate around artificial turf Artificial Turf Health Risks Synthetic Turf is HAZARDOUS New Testing Reveals High Levels of Toxic PFAS in Artificial Turf Understanding PFAS - What They Are, Their Impact, and What We Can Do PFAS - Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances - US Department of Veterans Affairs David West is the Sixth Former Phillie Since 2003 to Die From Brain Cancer Investigation Links Astroturf to Deaths of Six Former Phillies Health impacts of artificial turf: Toxicity studies, challenges, and future directions