History in Color

They told the workers it was safe. They knew it wasn’t.

In this episode of Waywut, Jason and Darrell uncover some of the most chilling and outrageous moments in toxic history—from glow-in-the-dark dial painters to chemical warfare coverups and TNT factory disasters that turned entire communities yellow.

🧪 Inside This Episode:

• The Radium Girls: young women told to lip-point radioactive paint—and what happened when their jaws fell off
• The Canary Girls: TNT factory workers in WWI Britain whose bodies turned yellow (and sometimes their babies did too)
• Agent Orange: how a deadly herbicide used in Vietnam came back to haunt U.S. veterans and Vietnamese civilians
• The government denials, lawsuits, and long-overdue protections that followed
• Bonus chaos: colorblind rants, cafeteria lunchbox shame, and unexpected retirement home STDs

This is workplace safety, war crimes, and corporate greed—all with a layer of sarcasm and disbelief.

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