Something a little bit different this week: it's the first chapter of the nuclear war novel I'm writing. I'll be releasing the subsequent chapters in podcast form over on my Patreon page where you get your own private podcast feed, so if you want to hear more, and get ad-free listening, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo I hope you like it. Julie<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Something a little bit different this week: it's the first chapter of the nuclear war novel I'm writing. I'll be releasing the subsequent chapters in podcast form over on my Patreon page where you get your own private podcast feed, so if you want to hear more, and get ad-free listening, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo I hope you like it. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Something a little bit different this week: it's the first chapter of the nuclear war novel I'm writing. I'll be releasing the subsequent chapters in podcast form over on my Patreon page where you get your own private podcast feed, so if you want to hear more, and get ad-free listening, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo I hope you like it. Julie Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Nuclear War Is Like Christmas Day

More on Truman and sole presidential authority, and why did Curtis LeMay say he would refuse to be 'fat, dumb and happy' if America got nuked? As with last week's episode on Truman, I must acknowledge the brilliant new book by Alex Wellerstein called The Most Awful Responsibility. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

More on Truman and sole presidential authority, and why did Curtis LeMay say he would refuse to be 'fat, dumb and happy' if America got nuked? As with last week's episode on Truman, I must acknowledge the brilliant new book by Alex Wellerstein called The Most Awful Responsibility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More on Truman and sole presidential authority, and why did Curtis LeMay say he would refuse to be 'fat, dumb and happy' if America got nuked? As with last week's episode on Truman, I must acknowledge the brilliant new book by Alex Wellerstein called The Most Awful Responsibility. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Pressing the Button: 'Fat, dumb and happy'

1950s America issued dog tags to kids so their burned bodies could be identified after nuclear war. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

1950s America issued dog tags to kids so their burned bodies could be identified after nuclear war. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1950s America issued dog tags to kids so their burned bodies could be identified after nuclear war. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Atomic Dog Tags

Was it safe Down Under? How Australia prepared for, and imagined, nuclear war. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Was it safe Down Under? How Australia prepared for, and imagined, nuclear war. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was it safe Down Under? How Australia prepared for, and imagined, nuclear war. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Australia

America's Operation Alert and how it was disrupted by mums and babies and toys. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

America's Operation Alert and how it was disrupted by mums and babies and toys. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America's Operation Alert and how it was disrupted by mums and babies and toys. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Operation Alert and the Angry Mothers

How the Soviet metro stations could be used as fallout shelters. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How the Soviet metro stations could be used as fallout shelters. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the Soviet metro stations could be used as fallout shelters. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Kiev and the Soviet metro systems

What happened when three Yorkshire ladies spent 48 hours in a shelter. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What happened when three Yorkshire ladies spent 48 hours in a shelter. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened when three Yorkshire ladies spent 48 hours in a shelter. Get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The York Experiment

What the critics made of British nuclear TV in the 1980s. To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What the critics made of British nuclear TV in the 1980s. To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What the critics made of British nuclear TV in the 1980s. To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

1980s Nuclear TV

Protecting art and treasure from nuclear attack To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Protecting art and treasure from nuclear attack To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Protecting art and treasure from nuclear attack To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Underground Art

To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Police and Nuclear War

How West Germany prepared for nuclear war To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How West Germany prepared for nuclear war To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How West Germany prepared for nuclear war To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

West Germany

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To get ad-free listening and bonus episodes visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To get ad-free listening and bonus episodes visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Bomb Will Drive You Mad

A weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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