Podcast Episodes

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 t…

2 years, 4 months ago

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 28

We reach the penultimate episode!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 years, 5 months ago

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/pr…

2 years, 5 months ago

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.

2 years, 6 months ago

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 b…

2 years, 7 months ago

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.…

2 years, 7 months ago

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…

2 years, 7 months ago

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 bon…

2 years, 8 months ago

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 …

2 years, 8 months ago

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 Ac…

2 years, 9 months ago