Topic: Hartsfield Airport

3 chapters across the catalog

Episode 478 7:19 - 9:46

478: Cranks and Firebrands

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Customs Shift Change Delays

International travelers arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport faced significant delays at customs due to a poorly timed shift change. Customs and Border Protection officers halted processing to log out and clean their stations while a massive queue of citizens and foreigners waited. The segment notes the aggressive marketing of the Global Entry program and retinal scanning as a solution to these wait times.

Paraphilia
Episode 373 1:30:59 - 1:32:35

373: Paraphilia

TSA Radiation Dosimeters and Cancer Clusters

Adam Curry reports on a TSA request for information regarding radiation dosimetry devices for its officers. The hosts link this to reports of body scanners being removed from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, speculating that the agency is responding to a potential "cancer cluster" among employees exposed to the machines.