The Committee on the Present Danger
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May 28, 2024•41 min
Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast
A weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war.
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Sweden - Part 5
Join me on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/atomichobo Get a copy of my book, Attack Warning Red, here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Introductory music: "No More Forevers" by IX. By kind permission of IX. Other music: "Martian Cowboy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 21, 2024•38 min
Sweden - Part 4
The second half of Sweden's 1961 civil defence booklet, covering evacuation, letters home, luggage, baths and plastic sheeting. Join me on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/atomichobo Get a copy of my book, Attack Warning Red, here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Introductory music: "No More Forevers" by IX. By kind permission of IX. Other music: "Martian Cowboy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0...
May 14, 2024•45 min
Sweden - Part 3
The 1961 version of the Swedish civil defence booklet has been translated for me by two kind listeners. Let's explore it, comparing it to the British booklet of the same era. You can find the Swedish booklet, plus its Second World War version and the later 1950s edition, at my Patreon page. Join me here at www.patreon.com/atomichobo where you will also get access to posts, archives, and bonus podcast episodes. Introductory music: "No More Forevers" by IX. By kind permission of IX. Additional mus...
May 07, 2024•58 min
Sweden - Part 2
Are the Swedish brave enough to take surstromming into their shelter? Find my Patreon page <a href= https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo > here</a> Introductory music: No More Forevers by IX. By kind permission of IX. Further music: SCP-x3x (I am Not OK)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 20, 2024•50 min
Sweden - Part 1
The Soviets tried to call the Baltic "the sea of peace" but Sweden had a few objections. Especially as any disruptions to the Baltic "peace" seemed to be coming from the Soviets, not the Swedes. In this episode we look at how Sweden's position on the Baltic, uncomfortably close to the Soviet Union, drew her into the Cold War and nuclear tension even though she was a neutral state. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 11, 2024•36 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 28
We reach the penultimate episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 07, 2024•33 min
Fallout Shelters in US Schools
Back in the archives this week. We look at a US civil defence booklet from 1969 about fallout shelters in schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2024•51 min
1953: Churchill in Bermuda
Churchill and Eden head to Bermuda for a conference with Eisenhower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 18, 2023•30 min
No Nukes and Kisses
Churchill sails across the Atlantic to meet Eisenhower - the new US President. But even though they are allies and friends from the war, there will be no nukes and kisses from Ike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 04, 2023•25 min
Hurricane! Britain gets the bomb
Britain gets the bomb! Then gets left behind again... Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 27, 2023•35 min
Why Australia?
Why did Britain choose Australia for its first nuclear test - and why did Australia say yes? Join me on Patreon for extra podcast episodes www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 13, 2023•19 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 27
Ruth! Work! Up! In this episode we see the fine reward Ruth gets for rearing her child and guarding her from the ultimate horrors of the world. A bonus episode has been uploaded to my Patreon page for pod subscribers. It's another one on 1980s nuclear pop music. We look at RUSSIANS by Sting. You can get it here: www.patreon.com/atomichobo You can get my book ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR HERE: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Or get a signed copy from me directly at ...
Nov 07, 2023•42 min
Canadians Don't Flap!
Looking at a Canadian civil defence magazine from the 1960s, called Survival. Its main purpose was to overcome apathy amongst Canadians about nuclear war and civil defence, and it tried to do this with some humour! You can find the whole magazine on my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 16, 2023•36 min
N.E.A.R.
In the 1960s, America considered the N.E.A.R. system: a little black box you plug into the wall which acts as a personal air raid alarm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 18, 2023•15 min
Atomic Wonderland
It's 1951 and Churchill is back in Downing Street - but is he living in "atomic wonderland"? You can support the podcast and get extra episodes here https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view_as=public You can make a one-off donation to the podcast here https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/atomichobo And you can buy my book here https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 04, 2023•24 min
Sorry We Missed You!
Clement Attlee's efforts in 1950 to make America promise to consult Britain before launching the nukes. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view_as=public">Join my Patreon here and get extra podcast episodes.</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attack-Warning-Red-Julie-McDowall/dp/1847926215/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VSGDARI5MZZ2&keywords=attack+warning+red+julie+mcdowall&qid=1693414023&sprefix=%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-1"> Buy my book, ATTACK WARN...
Aug 30, 2023•22 min
Ted Turner's Doomsday Video
The short video recorded by CNN which would be broadcast if nuclear war started. You can buy my book, ATTACK WARNING RED here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred And you can support the podcast and get extra episodes at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view_as=public Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 21, 2023•27 min
Four Minutes to Midnight - 1981 BBC lecture
In 1981, Protect and Survive Monthly claimed they had been "attacked" in a BBC lecture. I found the lecture, and analyse it here. You can find it on YouTube at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqAocgZUpDo&t=641s You can buy a copy of my book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attack-Warning-Red-Julie-McDowall/dp/1847926215/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P6X47W5Y5L0Q&keywords=attack+warning+red+julie+mcdowall&qid=1692017642&sprefix=...
Aug 14, 2023•47 min
The Growling Bombers
The arrival in Britain of the B-29s in 1948. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 07, 2023•24 min
The Bloody Union Jack on Top of It!
Britain's decision to build their own atomic bomb. You can listen to my book on Radio 4 here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m001p1ky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 31, 2023•18 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 26
Standard life - for all of your life! Rat-trading, pylon-snapping, dog-barking, umbilical cord-chewing, starving, freezing Threads! Remember my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, goes out on Radio 4 this week, every day, as Book of the Week. Get in on radio, iPlayer, or on the BBC Sounds app. And if you like it, you can buy it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attack-Warning-Red-Julie-McDowall/dp/1847926215/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YA0PURH07HLA&keywords=attack+warning+red+julie+mcdowall&qid=1690147483&s...
Jul 24, 2023•31 min
Project Sunshine, Part 2
The secret plutonium experiments carried out in Cold War America. You can buy Attack Warning Red: How Britain Prepared for Nuclear War here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2023•24 min
Project Sunshine, Part 1
The gathering of children's bones in order to track fallout. Join me on Patreon for extra podcast episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo And you can buy my new book here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 06, 2023•27 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 25
The survivors try to drag and hack dead crops from the ground and, high on the moor, Ruth's baby is born. A moment of hope and joy? Don't be daft! You can get my new book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITIAN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29, 2023•19 min
The Real Threads: Civil Defence in the US Fabric and Textile Industry
Looking at a 1970 booklet called Civil Defense in the Textile, Apparel and Related Industries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2023•32 min
Don't Mention The War!
Looking at the UK's new emergency alert test. You can buy my new book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2023•31 min
Free extract from ATTACK WARNING RED audiobook
An extract from my upcoming book's audiobook. This is taken from the book's final chapter, 'Nuclear War at the BBC', and looks at the controversy surrounding The War Game. We go from the glitzy 1967 Oscar ceremony to panicked talk of mass suicides if the film made it to British television. I hope you enjoy it. The audiobook is read by me, and can be pre-ordered NOW from all trusted audiobook retailers. It will then be available for full download on publication day, 6th April. Hosted on Acast. Se...
Apr 04, 2023•30 min
The Trouble With Balloons
How balloons have been used in nuclear spying, testing and protesting. You can now pre-order my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, at this link: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 09, 2023•25 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 24
Another four minutes of Threads! You can now pre-order my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, at this link: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred And you can support the podcast on Patreon and get extra episodes and other rewards here: https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2023•25 min
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