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A series covering the apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction of the nuclear age one book at a time from 1945 to 1990.... more
FAQs about Our Nuclear Nightmares:How many episodes does Our Nuclear Nightmares have?The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.
March 11, 202410 When And IfThis episode features "When And If" by Philip Reynolds. Europe is once at war as the United States and Soviet Union fight for supremacy and the French protagonist uses his spycraft to fight against communist infilration at home.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more30minPlay
March 04, 202409 Let Out The BeastThis episode features "Let Out The Beast" by Leonard Fisher. After a short, violent nuclear war Gregory Robinson and his wife have to contend with the grim realities of survival in the post-apocalypse and the threat of degradation.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more20minPlay
February 26, 202408 On The Trail of 1960This episode features "On The Trail of 1960" by Ray H. Wiley. Resistance leader David King fights to create a just and equal society despite the machinations of a corrupt oligarch regime that uses nuclear weapons to keep the populace under control.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more21minPlay
February 19, 202407 Shadow On The HearthThis episode features "Shadow on the Hearth" by Judith Merril. Gladys Mitchell is thrust into the role of trying to maintain her house and keep her children safe from radiation and unhelpful government commands after a surprise attack on the United States.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more30minPlay
February 12, 202406 Don't Inhale It!This episode features "Don't Inhale It!" by Imre Balint. The narrator, with the help of special tobacco, describes a darkly comedic future where the fascist president of the United States inadvertently splits the planet with a massive nuclear weapon.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more23minPlay
February 05, 202405 Shoot!This episode features "Shoot!" by Bernard Newman. Another world war erupts with every nation engaged in military manuevers and background schemes with dozens of characters caught in the wake. Also, Hitler.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more33minPlay
January 29, 202404 Ape And EssenceThis episode features "Ape And Essence" by Aldous Huxley. Two movie executives search for the writer of a movie script where scientists from New Zealand visit the radioactive wasteland of the United States and encounter the damaged survivors.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more27minPlay
January 22, 202403 The World AflameThis episode features "World Aflame: The Russian-American War of 1950" by Leonard Engel and Emanuel Piller. The United States is in a terrible war with the Soviet Union that's seen the use of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the worst is yet to come.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more25minPlay
January 16, 202402 Fight For LifeWelcome to "Our Nuclear Nightmares" a series on the literature of the Nuclear Age. Each episode will offer a detailed summary of a fiction novel, analyze its themes, and place it in the historical context.This episode features "Fight For Life" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins. The United States is reduced to a ruined wasteland by nuclear attack with the survivors trying to fight back against the mysterious enemy with the help of lucky rocks.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more20minPlay
January 09, 202401 Murder Of The USAThis episode features "Murder of the USA" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins. The United States has been devastated by a surprise nuclear attack and the survivors of the Rainer Burrow struggle to stop the enemy and retaliate before time runs out.Theme Music "Melancholia" by Veronica ZandSound Transition "Dubby" by Lloyd RichardsSupport The Show: Patreon...more25minPlay
FAQs about Our Nuclear Nightmares:How many episodes does Our Nuclear Nightmares have?The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.