Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

By Julie McDowallSociety & Culture History

Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast episodes

November 03, 2025 France - Part Trois
The final part of our look at Savoir Pour Vivre, the French civil defence booklet.
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32 min
October 29, 2025 A Canticle for Leibowitz
The weird post-nuclear novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz.

We will continue our series on the French civil defence booklet next week. I just couldn't resist interrupting my own schedule with an episode on this mind-bending novel.
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43 min
October 21, 2025 France, Part Deux
We look at the French civil defence booklet, Savoir Pour Vivre.
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38 min
September 10, 2025 France, Part One
I have the 1965 French civil defence booklet, and you can view it on Patreon here. I've made it free to read, but do consider subscribing for more content and extra pod episodes!

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We will examine the booklet next week - it has been translated for me - but this week we start with an introductory look at why France decided to go nuclear.
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26 min
September 01, 2025 Germany's Emergency Alert System
How will Germany alert its population to a nuclear attack? And why isn't the British warning system as good as theirs?

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25 min
August 25, 2025 When The Wind Blows, Part 13
Jim lets the vampire, Fallout, cross the threshold!

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30 min
August 18, 2025 The Bell and Light System
The Bell and Light alert system, used in America in the early Cold War.

I discuss the booklet A Realistic Approach to Civil Defense, from 1966.

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24 min
August 13, 2025 When The Wind Blows, Part 12
"All dead..."

Jim tries the TV, the radio, the phone...but there's nothing. "All dead..." he keeps saying.

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27 min
August 04, 2025 Interview with Dr Richard Lawson on the "suicide pill" question
In 1983, a GP from a village near Bristol was so worried about the prospect of nuclear war, and how it would leave him unable to effectively treat his patients, that he called a public meeting and asked the residents whether they'd wish him to issue "suicide pills" in the event of nuclear war. I interviewed Dr Richard Lawson to ask him about this very painful question.

You can watch the full video interview on my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/atomichobo
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21 min
July 21, 2025 Euthanasia in Nuclear War
A difficult subject this week - but aren't they all? We don't do sunshine and rainbows on this pod.

I look at the topic of "suicide pills" which was bravely raised by American students at Brown in 1984, and made news all across the USA.

The issue was also present in Britain in the early 80s, and was brought to prominence by a local doctor. I'll be interviewing him for next week's episode which will look at the British aspects of the "suicide pill" debate.

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Thanks,
Julie
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42 min