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Russia/Ukraine/ex-USSR

The former Soviet Union was rocked by one of the world's worst environmental disasters on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at the Chernobyl reactor site exploded, sending a radioactive plume across the world. The former Soviet Union is still also the site of some of the world's worst radioactive contamination from its nuclear weapons program.

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Entries from May 1, 2019 - May 31, 2019

Wednesday
May152019

The Chernobyl Podcast -- HBO

The Chernobyl Podcast accompanies the "Chernobyl" mini-series on HBO. The podcast features Peter Sagal (host of NPR's "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!," as well as the mini-series's creator, writer, and executive producer, Craig Mazin.

Here is the link to the podcast's official home page.

Here is the home page's write up:

The official podcast of the miniseries Chernobyl, from HBO and Sky. Join host Peter Sagal (NPR’s “Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!”) and series creator, writer and executive producer Craig Mazin after each episode as they discuss the true stories that shaped the scenes, themes and characters. Chernobyl airs Mondays at 9 PM on HBO and Tuesdays at 9 PM on Sky Atlantic. The Chernobyl Podcast is also available to stream on HBO NOW and HBO GO starting Monday, May 6 at 10 PM.

Here are links to the podcasts themselves:

Part 1 (May 6, 2019)

Part 2 (May 13, 2019)