We are wrapping up our series on the Deepwater Horizon Disaster and the BP Gulf Oil Spill. This episode we get into the weird way that BP was using security to create a media blackout on what was happening in the gulf sometimes seemingly with the help of the coast guard and local authorities.

We will talk a bit about BP's history of bad behavior and a few smaller disasters that should have been huge red flags leading up to the Deepwater disaster.

They FINALLY get the flow to stop so we will talk about the Gulf is recovering, some of the longer term damage that was caused, and some actual consequences for BP (Unfortunately never enough in our opinion) Hope you enjoy!

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“A Sea in Flames: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout” By Carl Safina (2011)

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This week we are getting back into the wonderful world of Deep Sea Oil Cleanup! We discuss the direct aftermath of the destruction of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig and BP's many Failed attempts to stop the underwater leak. We get a little into politics and then we talk about the effects on the local Gulf community and the disastrous effect on the Gulf Ecosystems. We get VERY Sad about the effects on Gulf Birds and Turtles and then Get incredibly mad about BP's refusal to give there cleanup workers masks. Mmmm the smell of righteous indignation in the morning!! Enjoy!

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“A Sea in Flames: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout” By Carl Safina (2011)

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This episode we are going to do something a little different. At the suggestion of multiple listeners, Emily and I have both watched Armageddon and Deepwater Horizon! Armageddon because: Drilling and Space and we thought it was going to be a fun movie. Spoiler Alert it opened up some existential questions about women's portrayal in the media and what that means for our daughter! Then we watched Deepwater Horizon because we wanted to know what Marky Mark knows about Oil Rigs! It turns out he was the smartest person on the boat and Emily has a theory about a different Iconic film that we will discuss at length.

We will talk about how closely the movie seems to match real life events and then get into the actual explosion and what they think caused the disaster. Next episode we should be back to our normally scheduled programming but Let us know what you think about this format we may be mixing in some of these looser episodes in the future. Hope you enjoy our Movie Night!

“A Sea in Flames: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout” By Carl Safina-2011

“Armageddon” Directed by Michael Bay (1998) Starring Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Steve Buscemi ect..

“Deepwater Horizon” Directed by Peter Berg (2016) Mark Wahlberg Kurt Russel Kate Hudson John Malkovich

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