Public Health Insight
The Public Health Insight Podcast is a weekly podcast ranked in the top 5% of all podcasts globally. The podcast covers all things public health and global health, from the sustainable development goals to the social determinants of health, as well as interesting dialogues about the diverse career opportunities that exist in the fields. Since its launch in March 2020, the podcast has featured more than 40 high-profile guests and has built an audience in more than 5,000 cities in over 190 countries.
Public Health Insight
Dark Waters Movie Review: The Impact of ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Our Environment
What happens when a corporate defence attorney goes from representing large powerful chemical manufacturing companies to fighting against them after learning that their environmental toxic waste was connected to a growing number of unexplained diseases and deaths in animals and humans? In this episode of Rewind, a new limited series by the Public Health Insight Podcast, we take a closer look at Dark Waters - a movie released in 2019, featuring the true story of Rob Bilott, played by actor Mark Ruffalo.
Podcast Hosts
- Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
- Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®
- Purva Mehta, BMSc, MSc
- Jawairia Mohammed, HBSc
- Bindra Shah, BMSc, MPH
References for Our Discussion
- Dark Waters (2019) available on Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Crave/HBO
- Vox: How “forever chemicals” polluted America’s water
- New York Times: The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare
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