This week I am joined by West Virginia University Ph.D. student Tristan Williams. We discuss her transition from studying psychology to the discipline of history, and how that impacts her research. Speaking of her research, Tristan discusses both the anxieties surrounding the potential of mutually assured destruction and disparities in civil defense planning in the Appalachian region. She tells us how the COVID19 Epidemic has impacted both West Virginia and her studies. We also briefly talk about the reflection of the Cold War in popular culture and cryptids. A very fun wide-ranging conversation.  You can find Tristan on Twitter @the_T_inHistory and you can find her Podcast Mountain Mamas + One Dude here: https://soundcloud.com/user-586961921