Per-sistence

About Per-sistence

This podcast tells the story of PFAS contamination in Colorado's Fountain Valley. Starting with a decade long cover up of dangers certain PFAS chemicals pose, and ending in Congress today, you'll learn about the family of chemicals and meet people who they're hurting. (RESIDENTS OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY: your municipal well water is now being treated for PFAS chemicals)

Publisher

Sam Sanson

Category

education · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Mar 2020

Latest episode

10 Mar 2020

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Mar 2020

   Episode 2: Canary in a Coalmine

   A devoted journalist alerts tens of thousands of people in Colorado's Fountain Valley that their water contains toxic PFAS chemicals.

2. 

   10 Mar 2020

   Episode 3: Summer of 2016

   The Fountain Valley community responds to a change in an EPA health advisory which meant all their well water had levels of PFAS considered unsafe by the government.

3. 

   10 Mar 2020

   Episode 4: An Unfortunate Natural Human Experiment

   Fountain Valley residents wonder about diseases they have linked to PFAS and a beloved local farm suffers.

4. 

   10 Mar 2020

   Episode 5: Slow Violence

   The Fountain Valley fights for restitution in courts and congress. It's a fight for the entire nation.

5. 

   10 Mar 2020

   Episode 1: The Coverup

   A small-town farmer and dedicated lawyer stumble upon one of the biggest corporate cover-ups of all time.

6. 

   4 Mar 2020

   Trailer: Introducing Per-sistence

   Actualities from trailer in order of appearance: Representative Lois Landgraf speaking in the Colorado Senate in 2019 acquired from the Colorado Channel, an interview with Molly Miller, videos from Earl Tennant's camcorder acquired from the Intercept’s website, Rob Bilott speaking at the 2019 Social Good Summit, an interview with Liz Rosenbaum, and an interview with John Hazlehurst. Music by Jordan Schrage. Cover art by Wayan Buschman.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

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