INSIDE THE MELTDOWN
Originally aired: February 17, 2009

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Michael Kirk

PRODUCED BY
Michael Kirk
Jim Gilmore
Mike Wiser

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Jim Gilmore

STORY EDITOR
Mike Wiser

EDITOR
Peter Rhodes

COORDINATING PRODUCER
Colette Neirouz

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Ben McCoy

SOUND
Carl Franson

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Juliana Schatz
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ADDITIONAL EDITING
Mark Dugas
Chad Ervin

NARRATOR
Will Lyman

WEB PRODUCER
Andrew Ott

ORIGINAL MUSIC
John E. Low

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Jim Ferguson

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Jim Sullivan

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Mark Rublee

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Peter Haydu

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National Geographic
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Sam Bailey

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Ken Dornstein

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Marrie Campbell

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