Every place has a story.

Some were celebrated.

Others were forgotten.

Hidden beneath neighborhoods, parks, factories, and forests are stories of industry, innovation, contamination, cleanup, and the people who lived through it.

Created by filmmaker and investigator Drew Saint Laurent, The LOOW Down explores the history beneath the headlines.

Named after the former Lake Ontario Ordnance Works, the podcast goes far beyond a single location, investigating environmental history, toxic sites, government records, public documents, and the communities connected to them across the United States.

Each episode takes a closer look at the places, the people, and the evidence, separating documented history from speculation and asking the questions that still deserve answers.

Whether it's a Superfund site, a forgotten  ...