My Nuclear Life

By Shelly LesherTechnology History Physics

My Nuclear Life episodes

April 13, 2021 Hanford Lab Pt. 1: The triumph of the engineer with Robert Franklin
In this episode, Shelly and Robert Franklin, Archivist & Oral Historian of the Hanford History Project dive into the history of the Hanford Laboratory and B-Reactor located in Washington State. They discuss why this site is the lesser known of the Manhattan project laboratories and what you can see if you visit today.

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1 hr 21 min
April 06, 2021 Quarky News: Volk Field 1962
In this new segment of My Nuclear Life find out what happens at Volk Field one snowy night in 1962.

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17 min
March 30, 2021 Radium: Luxurious, Beautiful, Expensive, and Modern with Lucy Santos
In this episode Shelly Lesher and Lucy Jane Santos, author of the book Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium discuss the beauty industry, salons, and radium in consumer products.

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56 min
March 29, 2021 Radium Bonus
8 min
March 16, 2021 Nuclear newsletters, queer theory, and Freedom of Information with Martin Pfeiffer
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Martin Pfeiffer, a Ph.D. student of anthropology at the University of New Mexico. He is best known for his twitter account, @NuclearAnthro. Topics discussed include Sandia National Laboratory Newsletters, the intersection of queer theory and nuclear weapons, The Freedom of Information Act in relation to obtaining material from the Department of Energy, and lots and lots of laughs.
Marty's webpage: Pfeiffer Nuclear Weapons and National Security Archive

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57 min
March 10, 2021 ONeil and Slaughter Bonus
23 min
March 04, 2021 Reed Bonus Episode No. 2
30 min
March 02, 2021 The War Science Won? Building the bomb, ingenuity, and politics with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 3)
Part 3 of our conversation with Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. The conversation picks up the historical narrative of the WWII development and deployment of the atomic bomb right where it left off: with the US engaged in the conflict and scientists gathered in Los Alamos, NM to build the bomb. As the story moves toward its conclusion, listeners hear about the process of building the bomb and the end of the war.
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47 min
January 06, 2021 Reed Bonus Episode No. 1
29 min
January 01, 2021 How to turn the US into a factory: Beer in Hanford, Silver from Fort Knox, and PO Box 1663 with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 2)
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, Shelly Lesher continues her conversation with Richard Rhodes, author of award winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Their previous conversation left off with the time in history where the atomic bomb was only a theoretical plan in the scientific community. This episode picks back up with Richard introducing a man who managed the atomic bomb project named General Groves. Also discussed are Fermi and the first chain reaction, the risks scientists took to end the war, building the factories to produce bomb material, and preparing to create the bomb itself.
Part 2 of 3.

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51 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…