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They painted watch dials with glowing paint. They were told it was safe. Some pointed their brushes with their lips. Then the women started getting sick.
In episode 190 of My Favorite Murder, "Lick The Clock," hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark dig into the Radium Girls, the factory workers whose illnesses exposed a hidden industrial horror in the early 20th century. It's a story of corporate denial, mysterious symptoms, and women who refused to be ignored.
That's only half the episode. The hosts also take on the case of Lisa Cihaski, a story that shifts the mood from workplace tragedy to personal terror. As always, the show mixes dark detail with the humor and empathy that made the podcast a phenomenon. The Radium Girls tale is not just history: their fight became a landmark in worker safety and in the idea that employers can be held responsible for harm.
The big question hangs over everything. How long did the companies know? And how many people paid the price while they waited? Queue it up tonight and listen to the episode on iHeart, or find it wherever you get your podcasts.
