A Fact Impossible to Comprehend

The second episode of Going Beyond the Bomb is based on the Western Shoshone people, an indigenous group in the western United States. The purpose of this episode is to inform listeners about the culture of the Western Shoshone people and how they were impacted by nuclear testing and bombing. This is important to know because they are the most bombed nation on Earth, however their story is not always told.

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