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Jimmy Carter and the People of Plains is a joint production between Georgia Public Broadcasting and Andrew Greer, created from of the master tape recordings of Plainspoken: a documentary that explores the divides that exist in Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia.

When a fire at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Georgia, sent a toxic cloud of smoke across the community, residents were left to wonder what they had been exposed to and what it would mean for their long-term health. One year later, many of those questions remain unanswered. In Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland follows residents through the aftermath, while uncovering new details about what was happening inside the plant. Former employees describe ignored warnings, and whistleblowers raise questions about the response to the disaster. In Season 2, the podcast pieces ...