Downwinders: Did the Government Kill John Wayne

Overview

Hear the tragic story of the people who lived downwind from the nuclear test site in Nevada in the 50s and 60s. No one would listen to their plight until it was rumored that one of the victims of the fallout was John Wayne, who was in the area shooting the ill-fated film THE CONQUEROR for Howard Hughes. We tell the story of the people of the Southwest and beyond whose lives were changed forever after the government decided to use them as "human guinea pigs" and also attempt to find the answer to the question: Did the government kill John Wayne?