Four Minutes of Threads, Part X
The classic nuclear war film, minute by horrifying minute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2021•30 min
Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast
A weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war.
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Minuteman
What made the Minuteman so special, why did it spook the Soviets, and does it threaten us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2021•16 min
How To Survive An Atomic Bomb, Part II
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Mar 22, 2021•22 min
How To Survive An Atomic Bomb
The 1950 book on surviving an atomic bomb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2021•26 min
Thirteen Days, Part II
Second part of our look at THIRTEEN DAYS, the film about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 08, 2021•32 min
Thirteen Days
The Kevin Costner film about the Cuban Missile Crisis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 23, 2021•25 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part IX
Scrutinising the nuclear war film, minute by minute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2021•31 min
The Surrey Streetwatchers
Surrey's plans for community patrols and streetwatchers, to keep the peace in their isolated post-nuclear villages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 08, 2021•27 min
Fylingdales and the Four-Minute Warning
The famous "golf balls" on the moor at Fylingdales, and how they would have delivered the four-minute warning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 01, 2021•24 min
Tracking the Bone Seeker: The Baby Tooth Survey
The Baby Tooth Survey and how it tracked fallout in the US population Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2021•23 min
Sex Bombs
The pairing of atomic bombs with sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 18, 2021•21 min
Underground Nuclear Testing, Part II
What happens when underground tests go wrong? We look at the notorious SEDAN test. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2021•24 min
Underground Nuclear Testing
Craters, fallout fears, and deep gouges in the earth. What is an underground nuclear test? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 04, 2021•20 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part VIII
Examining four minutes of the nuclear war film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 28, 2020•21 min
Ladybug, Ladybug
The 1963 film about the fear of nuclear attack in an American school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2020•25 min
The Russian Woodpecker
The Duga radar near Chernobyl which watched the skies for nuclear attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2020•20 min
The Irish Triangle
Why did so many trawlers sink in the Irish Sea during the Cold War? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2020•17 min
Priscilla and the Pigs
The Priscilla Test and its experiments on pigs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2020•16 min
Pennies and Gravediggers
Nuclear retaliation in the age of Harold Macmillan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 12, 2020•17 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part VII
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Nov 02, 2020•19 min
Fail Safe
We look at the harrowing nuclear war film, and ask how realistic it was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2020•32 min
1983: Cruise Missiles in Britain
The controversial arrival of cruise missiles at Greenham Common and Molesworth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 19, 2020•16 min
Disaster Syndrome and Project East River
The human response to disaster, and how the American authorities tried to manage our nuclear terror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2020•21 min
Sick Presidents and Broken Biscuits
Can a sick or dangerous President be replaced, and how does he launch a nuclear attack? We look at the 25th Amendment, the Biscuit, and the Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 06, 2020•20 min
Panic!
Panic in wartime: how the people react. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2020•28 min
Soviet Nuclear Testing in Kazakhstan
The horrible legacy of nuclear testing at the Semipalatinsk site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 22, 2020•20 min
Hack Green Nuclear Bunker
A tour of the Cheshire bunker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2020•32 min
Tsar Bomba, Part II
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Sep 06, 2020•27 min
Tsar Bomba
The biggest nuclear bomb ever made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 30, 2020•21 min
Special Episode: Interview with William Perry and Tom Collina
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Aug 16, 2020•46 min
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