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Podcast: Front Row Dads with Jon Vroman
Episode: Chemicals That Kill (In Kids Clothes)
Description: Director Jon Whelan entered the world of documentaries in a roundabout way. After a misused youth of surfing, skateboarding and broken bones, Whelan got his MBA while dabbling in Virtual Reality – he was way too early. In 1999 he co-founded the Web auction Afternic.com, selling just before the bubble burst in 2000. Whelan was also a founding member of the New York Angels. The arrival of children in the next decade caused a shift in Whelan's focus, this time to social justice, and the development of "Stink!." "Stink!" is an off-beat movie about Whelan's tenacious quest to...