{"podcast":{"title":"Rainy Day Rabbit Holes: History Unhinged","slug":"rainy-day-rabbit-holes-history-unhinged-6613547","podcast_index_feed_id":6613547,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/ade1314b-5cdc-411b-bba6-4d80dadf133e","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/history-unhinged-rainy-day-rabbit-holes","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/1/8/13/6d3b0e89-fdd3-4735-a0d7-035fb6d74257_rdrh_podcast_cover_msw.jpg","author":"Rainy Day Rabbit Holes","episode_count":161,"summary":"Rainy Day Rabbit Holes is a history podcast exploring wild, weird, and unhinged stories—from crazy disasters and juicy scandals to heartwarming moments and people behaving badly. History is messy, and we love it that way.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rainy-day-rabbit-holes-history-unhinged-6613547"},"episode":{"title":"The Deadly Glow: America’s Radium Craze","slug":"the-deadly-glow-america-s-radium-craze","published_at":"2026-05-20T07:01:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rainy-day-rabbit-holes-history-unhinged-6613547/the-deadly-glow-america-s-radium-craze","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rainy-day-rabbit-holes-history-unhinged-6613547","url":"https://www.rainydayrabbitholes.com/","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/8355a8a4-7fbb-407d-a398-a9eadf42cdcf/stream.mp3","summary":"In the early 20th century, radium was hailed as a miracle of modern science. It promised health, beauty, and vitality, and it was sold everywhere, from glowing clocks and cosmetics to drinking water and patent medicines. In this episode, Shea is joined by the creator of Radiant Radium, a collector and historian of radioactive antiques, to explore America’s radium craze and the everyday products that once made radiation a selling point. Together, they trace how radium escaped the laboratory, the tragedies that followed, and why belief in radioactive health cures still persists today. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-unhinged-rainy-day-rabbit-holes/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"In the early 20th century, radium was hailed as a miracle of modern science. It promised health, beauty, and vitality, and it was sold everywhere, from gl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4901,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rainy-day-rabbit-holes-history-unhinged-6613547/episodes/the-deadly-glow-america-s-radium-craze/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rainy-day-rabbit-holes-history-unhinged-6613547/the-deadly-glow-america-s-radium-craze.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}