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	Podcast:		Distillations: Science + Culture + History
	Episode:		Episode 113: Burning Rubber
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:12:36
	Publish Date:		2011-01-21 02:00:00
	Description:		Rubber has played a shockingly dramatic role in our political and military history. In today's episode we revisit the consequences of the natural rubber shortage during WWII, and how a similar shortage might affect us today. SHOW CLOCK 00:00 Opening Credits 00:32 Introduction 01:00 Natural vs. Synthetic Rubber 04:12 Interview with Mark Finlay 12:03 Closing Credits CREDITS Special thanks to Jennifer Dionisio, Sarah Hunter, and Hilary Domush for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.
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