My Nuclear Life

By Shelly LesherTechnology History Physics

My Nuclear Life episodes

January 07, 2025 Nuclear Christmas List with Kelly Chipps
Ever wonder what to buy with your Christmas money? Need a nuclear themed gift for that nerd in your family? Look no further, Shelly and her friend and fellow nuke, Kelly Chipps found lots of items for you to purchase from eBay to Amazon.
49 min
January 01, 2025 (rerelease) Jimmy Carter - with Jonathan Alter
On December 29, 2024 humanitarian, nuclear engineer, and the 39th president of the US passed away at 100 years old. Please enjoy this rerelease of Episode 35.
41 min
November 26, 2024 Was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion inevitable? with Adam Higginbotham
If you were alive at the time, you remember an o-ring caused the January 28, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 73 seconds after take off. But was it that simple? Adam Higginbotham discusses his new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space and see how much you really know about that day.
31 min
November 06, 2024 Ray Cats Nuke the Moon
This episode was recorded in Toronto with Nathan Radke and Lee Kuhnle from the UnCover Up Podcast and special guest Nina Weston (a young person). We brainstorm some additional ideas on how to "hide" our nuclear waste far into the future.
42 min
October 17, 2024 The return of Matt Caplan - Twelve Thousand Bombs
Find Matt Caplan's podcast where every you find us.
1 min
October 04, 2024 Threads turns 40 | Bob Mielke
Learn about the nuclear horror movie Threads with author Bob Mielke and his new book from Die Die books https://diediebooks.com/products/threads1984
40 min
September 03, 2024 Announcement - Contest & Free Documentary Premiere
Enter our contest to out crazy the crazy email: [email protected] and join My Nuclear Life and The UnCoverUp at our Documentary Premiere. For free tickets email: [email protected]
3 min
September 03, 2024 The Uranium Show with Lucy Santos
What role has Uranium played in our society? Who was "hotter than radioactive yams"? What do fashionable Uranium prospectors wear? Lucy Santos answers these questions and more when she joins Shelly on this episode.
51 min
August 01, 2024 What should we do with all the ray cats? with Matt Caplan
What if you discovered warning signs of something very dangerous buried deep underground from an ancient civilization? Would you believe the item was dangerous or would you think it was valuable treasure? Would you continue exploring? Find out what could be buried and what Drs. Caplan and Lesher would do with the knowledge.
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53 min
May 28, 2024 The journey of a citizen scientist with Frank von Hippel
Physicist and activist, Frank von Hippel discusses his career in arms control and what the future may hold for the world.
Two corrections – 1) The Nuclear Weapons Freeze march was from the UN to Central park and 2) The banner in the Freeze march said 177 out of 195 towns voted for the Freeze in Vermont, not 193 out of 197.
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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…