In May, HBO scored an unexpected hit with its miniseries, Chernobyl, about how the world’s worst nuclear disaster unfolded, and how the Soviet Union responded. But like any dramatization of a real-world incident, it takes some liberties to make the story fit into television’s dramatic structure. That’s where HBO’s companion podcast comes in: it features series creator Craig Mazin, who’s interviewed by Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me’s Peter Sagal to talk about the creation of the series, and why they had to make some changes.
