On July 16, 1945, in a New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test ushered in the Nuclear Age. No other piece of technology has penetrated the American consciousness like the nuclear bomb and found a place in everything from culture to medicine. This podcast explores how nuclear science has impacted and changed our world in both beneficial and destructive ways. We explore the intersection of nuclear science and society using interviews with historians, policymakers, experts in their fields, and first-hand accounts to weave a picture of your nuclear life.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 1 hour 19 minutes
episode 27: Should Khrushchev receive story credit for Dr. Strangelove? With Nathan and Lee from The UnCover Up
Nathan Radke and Lee Kuhnle from The UnCover Up podcast discuss Dr. Strangelove with Shelly and introduce an interesting conspiracy theory. Lee poses a question on if Nikita Khrushchev should re...
episode 26: The movie with the finest ending: Failsafe (1964) with Nathan & Lee from The UnCover Up
Nathan Radke and Lee Kuhnle from The UnCover Up podcast discuss Failsafe (1964) with Shelly and compare it to Dr. Strangelove. Find out what character made Lee want to quit watching Failsafe, who...
episode 25: What's with all the Nuclear Movies? With Nathan & Lee from The UnCover Up
Nathan and Lee from the UnCover Up podcast join today’s conversation in discussing their favorite nuclear movies spanning over the decades, involving wars, nuclear disasters, and so much more! Amon...
episode 24: Using radiation as a poison. The murder of Alexander Litvinenko with Pete Burgess
In this episode Pete Burgess discusses the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian spy who defected to the UK. Why is polonium-210 a good poison? How do you make it? Why wasn’t the public scared...
episode 23: How the Norwegians & British ended the Nazi atomic bomb program with Neal Bascomb
In this episode, host Shelly Lesher is joined by Neal Bascomb, author of The Winter Fortress, which tells the story of the plan to sabotage Hitler’s atomic bomb. Listen as Neal tells about the seve...
Announcement & Anniversary Give Away
Our release schedule has changed to the last Tuesday of the month. This episode also introduces information about entering to win some great prizes at mynuclearlife.com drawing on 16 Dec 2021.
episode 22: Finger on the Button: Life as a Cold War Missileer with Col. (Ret.) Charles G. Simpson
Go inside a US missile silo with Col. (Ret.) Charles G. Simpson as he discusses his time as a US Air Force Missileer which started weeks before the Cuban Missile Crisis and ends shortly before the ...
episode 21: Scientists as activists, human rights, and ethics with Don Howard
This episode features Don Howard, a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame with an interest in the ethics of emerging technologies. Shelly & Don explore the ethic...
episode 20: History of early computing with Thomas Haigh
In this episode Shelly speaks with Thomas Haigh, a historian of computing, about the ENIAC and its influence on nuclear physics. Learn how the ENIAC was more of an experimental apparatus than a co...
episode 19: The connection between nuclear disarmament, peace, and black freedom with Vincent Intondi
In this episode Shelly is joined by Dr. Vincent Intondi, history professor at Montgomery College in Maryland. He is invited on the podcast today to discuss his recent authorship of his eye opening...