Patrice, Marleah, and Courtney drink Bourbon Amaretto Sours and talk half-lives, spa culture, and glow-in-the-dark clock faces.

Radium Springs used to be the favorite side trip for Northern snowbirds headed to Florida, with its Southern charm, Southern gambling, and GLOWING RADIOACTIVE SPRINGS! In this episode of The Strange South Podcast, we talk about how Radium during its heyday was used in everything and how terrifying this invisible, naturally occurring, sometimes helpful, element can be.

RESOURCES //

• Radium Springs, Georgia - Wikipedia

• Radium Girls - Wikipedia

• Radium Hound. A responsible dealer of a radioactive

• Fiestaware (ca. 1930s) | Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity

• Uranium Containing Dentures (ca. 1960s, 1970s) | Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity

• Antidiarrhea Medications | Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity

• About ORAU | ORAU

Radium Springs, Albany, GA - Photo by Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau

Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity

Radium Girls - Radium Jaw

Radium

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EPISODE DRINK:

Bourbon Amaretto Sour

• 1 oz bourbon

• 1 oz amaretto

• 1 oz lemon juice

• 1 tsp simple syrup

• 2 dashes angostura bitters

• 1 egg white

1. Add all ingredients to a shaker (with NO ICE)

2. Shake 15 seconds

3. Add ice to shaker

4. Shake 30 seconds

5. Strain into glass. (Froth will rise to the top.)

6. (Note: If you like a sweeter drink, increase the amaretto to 1-1/2 oz and the simple syrup to 2 tsp)