Safe to Drink, Ep. 2 | A Flash of Genius
From Document by NHPR
January 29, 2026 · 47 min · Season 11 · Episode 2
About this episode
The episode explores the search for answers in Hoosick Falls, New York, after a man's father dies of cancer linked to a local plant's chemical use.
We go back in time to Hoosick Falls, New York where a man looks for answers after his father dies of cancer following his retirement from the local Saint-Gobain plant. What he finds changes the course of this whole story: a remarkable kind of chemical once used to help make the Atom Bomb that manufacturers knew could be dangerous for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- cancer
- chemical exposure
- industrial pollution
- local community
- historical investigation
Keywords
- Hoosick Falls
- cancer
- Saint-Gobain
- chemical
- Atom Bomb
- pollution
- investigation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Saint-Gobain
Products: Atom Bomb
Places: Hoosick Falls, New York
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