My Nuclear Life

By Shelly LesherTechnology History Physics

My Nuclear Life episodes

September 26 Happy Stanislav Petrov Day & Able Archer (1983)
In this episode, Nathan Radke and Shelly are joined by Lee Kuhnle to discuss the last few months of 1983. Today you should celebrate Stanislav Petrov Day (September 26) and not participate in a nuclear simulation.
56 min
September 15 1983 - The Year of Living Dangerously
It wasn't the mullets or shoulder pads but how close the world came to nuclear annihilation. Join Shelly and Nathan Radke as they discuss what happened in 1983 and why you should have been scared. Very, very scared.
55 min
July 28 Project Paperclip | Brian Crim
Project Paperclip; or how the US gave citizenship to Nazi scientists so we could build rockets to get to the moon and defeat the Soviets. This episode will explore this project with Brian Crim, PhD, Professor for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College.
53 min
June 09 The JASONS | Ann Finkbeiner
Who are the JASONS? What do they do and can Shelly ever fulfill her dream of becoming one? Find out on this episode with Ann Finkbeiner.
1 hr
May 14 Not Dead Yet | Conspiracy Theory with Uncover Up
What is going on with all the missing scientists? Should we be worried? Should Shelly be worried? Is there a Mayor McCheese secret plot? Join Nathan & Lee from the Uncover Up as they check in on Shelly to make sure she is ok.
50 min
March 31 The "best" Doomsday Devices | The Uncover Up
In this joint episode with The Uncover Up Nathan Radke and Shelly Lesher try to shock each other with the different ways humans have tried or will try to destroy us all. Watch the episode on Youtube at YouTube
39 min
March 03 The bomber will always get through | Nathan Radke
Nathan Radke (The Uncover Up) and Shelly Lesher discuss the B-36.
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51 min
January 28 (New Intro) Challenger Explosion | Adam Higginbotham
On the 40th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, we rerelease this episode with a new introduction to include Ron McNair articles from his home, N.C. A&T Physics.
45 min
December 30, 2025 Black holes, string theory, and public policy | Jim Gates (Sylvester James Gates)
See what happens when Shelly talks to smarty-pants Jim Gates, says she is not going to talk about String Theory and immediately asks questions about String Theory. Hear about String Theory’s Doppelganger, the history of black holes, fulfilling a dream of riding the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and how it all comes back to nuclear physics.
57 min
December 02, 2025 How much time does the US need to restart nuclear testing? | Hans Kristensen
How likely is it that the US will restart nuclear testing? How much time would it take? You might be surprised by the answers. Join Shelly as she discusses this and other topics with Hans Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. And we find out - things can get much worse.
50 min

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On July 16, 1945, in a New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test ushered in the Nuclear Age. No other piece of technology has penetrated the American consciousness like the nuclear bomb and found a place in…