About this episode

This episode explores various government coverups, including Unit 731, Canada's LGBTQ Purge, and the Chernobyl disaster.

Have you ever wondered what makes a true coverup? That is the theme of this week's episode, and these governments sure do go to great lengths! First, Benton tells the tale of the biological and chemical research lab Unit 731. Then, Anna relays the embarrassing tale of Canada's LGBTQ Purge and the Fruit Machine. Finally, the two watch a documentary profiling the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Our TV documentary this week is the 1989 NOVA special, "Back To Chernobyl."

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