ABC Audio's new podcast series reexamines the mysterious death of the whistleblower Karen Silkwood, a 28-year-old plutonium plant worker who died in a fatal 1974 crash.

and Silkwood's story gained significant attention in 1983 with the release of "Silkwood," a movie based on her life. In a performance that earned her an Oscar nomination, Meryl Streep portrayed ...