The Disconnect: The Long Con

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The Disconnect: The Long Con

Hear the story of a con man and a group of hardscrabble East Texas farmers who uncovered the biggest oilfield in U.S. history — and how that discovery forced an obscure state agency to confront the destructive forces of unrestrained oil drilling. Listen to: The Disconnect [https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1004840920/the-disconnect-power-politics-and-the-texas] Written, reported, produced and co-hosted by Mose Buchele Co-hosted and produced by Audrey McGlinchy Produced and Edited by Matt Largey Production help from Rene Chavez and Jake Perlman

Episode 4: Locked and Loaded

Greg’s house is burned down and his video camera shows the face of the suspected arsonist — a man he doesn’t know. Greg thinks the barge company he’s been monitoring is behind the fire, but he has no proof. Greg carries a gun wherever he goes, and Carolyn and her husband make sure their guns are always nearby. Neither she nor Greg can afford to move away from the dangers that surround them — so for now, they’ll keep fighting to preserve what remains of the community they love. To see pictures of Carolyn and Greg and learn more about Channelview, go to fumedpodcast.com.   CREDITS Host: David Leffler Editor: Susan White Executive Producer: Jordan Gass-Pooré Senior Producer: Salina Arredondo Assistant Producer: Savanna Strott Reporting: David Leffler, Savanna Strott and Salina Arredondo Additional Research: Jana Cholakovska and Jordan Gass-Pooré Sound Engineer: Mark Bush Original Music: Michael Ramos  Jim Morris is the executive director and editor in chief of Public Health Watch

Episode 3: Battle Cry

Greg is rescued from his home when Hurricane Harvey hits Channelview. The floodwaters gash a temporary cap that covers the Superfund site, unleashing chemicals into the river. Carolyn and Greg join forces to create the Channelview Health and Improvement Coalition. Greg campaigns publicly — and successfully — against a barge company’s plan to dig up tons of river sludge to make way for more barges.  To see pictures of Carolyn and Greg and learn more about Channelview, go to fumedpodcast.com.   CREDITS Host: David Leffler Editor: Susan White Executive Producer: Jordan Gass-Pooré Senior Producer: Salina Arredondo Assistant Producer: Savanna Strott Reporting: David Leffler, Savanna Strott and Salina Arredondo Additional Research: Jana Cholakovska and Jordan Gass-Pooré Sound Engineer: Mark Bush Original Music: Michael Ramos  Jim Morris is the executive director and editor in chief of Public Health Watch

Episode 2: Birth of the Activists

Carolyn’s neighborhood becomes ground zero for Channeview’s rapid industrialization. A fire engulfs a nearby chemical storage facility, and a barge company builds its headquarters across the street from her house. Greg uses drones to keep tabs on the chemical barges that are moving into his neighborhood, close to a Superfund site filled with cancer-causing dioxin. To see pictures of Carolyn and Greg and learn more about Channelview, go to fumedpodcast.com.   CREDITS Host: David Leffler Editor: Susan White Executive Producer: Jordan Gass-Pooré Senior Producer: Salina Arredondo Assistant Producer: Savanna Strott Reporting: David Leffler, Savanna Strott and Salina Arredondo Additional Research: Jana Cholakovska and Jordan Gass-Pooré Sound Engineer: Mark Bush Original Music: Michael Ramos  Jim Morris is the executive director and editor in chief of Public Health Watch