The podcast episodes provided demonstrate how activist movements can take shape around various causes, such as raising awareness about missing children cases and advocating for expanded compensation for those affected by nuclear testing.
In the first episode, the efforts of Noreen Gosch to bring attention to her son's disappearance and push for policy changes like the establishment of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children exemplify activist movements focused on missing children cases. Ep.90 - The Disappearance of Johnny Gosch
The second episode highlights the decades-long advocacy by Tina Cordova and others to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include communities affected by the Trinity nuclear test, showcasing an activist movement for environmental and social justice. Generations After The First Nuclear Test, Those Sickened Fight For Compensation