'Radioactive' - Ep. 1: The Tapes

Decoding the mysteries behind Heaven's Gate cult; survivors speak for first time. Originally aired 3/11/22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Karen Silkwood worked for Kerr-McGee, an oil and gas behemoth that was expanding into the nuclear power industry. Escalating production quotas lead to more accidents at the plant, and Karen quietly travels to Washington DC to report concerns about worker safety to her union and to regulators. Before leaving, she volunteers for a risky assignment.  Follow "Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery" now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your podcast app of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Days after a mysterious person is seen lurking outside his home, a young father is killed after dropping his son at preschool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Lennon's close friends and colleagues provide insight into his life and lasting legacy; radio reporters talk about the last interview John Lennon did with them the day he died. Originally aired 10/16/20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who was Karen Silkwood and why was her death so captivating that it spawned a Hollywood movie? We’ll meet two Oklahoma reporters determined to run down the facts. An investigator’s tapes rediscovered in a dusty storage vault raise the voices of the dead. Follow "Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery" now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your podcast app of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introducing a new investigative true crime series: "Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery." Karen Silkwood’s death 50 years ago this week continues to haunt Oklahoma and the nation. The 28-year-old plutonium plant worker died in a fatal crash while driving to meet a reporter with The New York Times allegedly to deliver evidence documenting unsafe conditions at the plant. Two reporters who covered the Silkwood story in 1974 have spent years trying to piece together what many in Oklahoma speculate: Karen Silkwood may have died for what she knew. Fifty years later, hear newly-discovered investigative tapes, deathbed conversations and long-awaited interviews reexamining what happened that night. Listen to Ep. 1 now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your podcast app of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A local firefighter hero is gunned down in his own driveway. Is the killer someone close to home? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liam Payne’s rise as a boy band star, his reinvention as a solo artist and the pressures of fame. Originally broadcast 11/3/24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police struggle for answers in the violent assault and death of WKU freshman Katie Autry.   Originally Aired 01/05/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A woman is found dead near a cemetery after a Halloween party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices