Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow it all began: Europe, fission, and the Nazis with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 1)
Episode 5
Today on My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes. This conversation has been broken up into thr…
5 years, 5 months ago
Sunshine in a bottle. The origins of using radiation as a modern cancer treatment with Aimee Slaughter
Episode 4
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Aimee Slaughter. They discuss early radium therapy its journey from sideshow attrac…
5 years, 5 months ago
Thwarting nuclear ambitions with sanctions: Iran, North Korea, and ... Sweden? with Richard Nephew
Episode 3
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Richard Nephew. Richard was the lead sanctions expert on the US negotiating team fo…
5 years, 5 months ago
How do you celebrate Alaska Statehood? Nuke them a harbor with Dan O'Neill
Episode 2
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Dan O’Neil. Dan is author of The Firecracker Boys. In this book, he speaks about Pr…
5 years, 5 months ago
Saving the world with nuclear energy, one microreactor at a time with Leslie Dewan
Episode 1
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Dr. Leslie Dewan. Leslie earned her PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT and is a co…
5 years, 5 months ago