Podcast Episodes

"Killed Twice": Cars in Nuclear Tests

Operation Hot Rod in 1951 took five 1930s cars out to the new Nevada test site.

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Annie and Her Flying Toilet

The 1953 nuclear test, ANNIE, and her creepy mannequins, wrecked cars, and flying toilets.

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1 year, 2 months ago

Four Minutes of When the Wind Blows, Part 5

A long episode today because the bomb draws near.

Jim tries to protect his home with pineapple chunks, cushions and white paint.

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1 year, 2 months ago

Praying for Nuclear War

What happened when a sect arrived in Montana in the 1980s, with predictions that the end was nigh, annoying the bears at Yellowstone, and digging she…

1 year, 2 months ago

When The Wind Blows, Part 4

Examining the film, four minutes at a time. This week, Jim and Hilda hide from reality via wartime nostalgia. But the missiles are being readied.

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1 year, 3 months ago

This Is Only A Jingle

The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) was set up in 1963 to alert Americans, via TV and radio, of nuclear attack. Stations were required to test the E…

1 year, 3 months ago

CONELRAD

The American radio system which operated from 1953 - 1963 and would dispense civil defence advice to the public whilst working to confuse an incoming…

1 year, 3 months ago

Santa and the Nuclear Tests

In 1961, the Soviets resumed nuclear testing in the Arctic, and one wee girl from Michigan was worried about the implications for Santa.

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1 year, 4 months ago

Artesia's Underground School

In 1962, New Mexico built America's first - and last - underground school.

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1 year, 4 months ago

Trekking Out To Chico

In 1961, a group of families from New York gave up their lives on the East Coast and headed west in search of a place safe from nuclear attack. But d…

1 year, 5 months ago