Interesting Things with JC is a new podcast mini series, with highlight on some of the more interesting historical stories, current events as well as under-told stories.
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episode 104: Interesting Things with JC
In the 1950s it was suggested that the best way to win the space race against the Soviet Union was not to land astronauts on the Moon, but to land nukes on it, creating mushroom clouds that could be seen across the globe.