Cultivating Curiosity
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The invisible risk: Why radon deserves your attention
12 minutes Posted Jan 20, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
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Radon doesn’t smell. You can’t see it. And most people don’t realize it’s in their home until someone tells them to look. January is National Radon Action Month. In this episode of Cultivating Curiosity, Rebecca Cantrell, radon educator for University of Georgia Cooperative Extension in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, discusses why this invisible gas is a serious and often overlooked public health issue. Cantrell explains what radon is, why it’s the second-leading cause of lung c...