RADIO(active) Waves

This month's Radio(active) Waves is revisiting a previous subject to  celebrate Black History Month. We have been graciously granted  permission to release this episode using audio from an oral history that Professor Jeffries did in 1987. Join us as we learn more about this  interesting and insightful man in his own words.

As always please feel free to contact us with comments or questions at [email protected]

This month Radio(active) Waves is revisiting a previous subject to celebrate Black History Month. We have been graciously granted permission to release this episode using audio from an oral history that Professor Jeffries did in 1987. Join us as we learn more about this interesting and insightful man in his own words. 

As always please visit us at www.nuclearmuseum.org and feel free to send any comments or questions to [email protected]

Join us this month for an exploration of one of the most notorious American patent medicines of the 20th century. David and Anna discuss the history of Radithor and its role in the development of the Federal Drug Administration.

The museum's bottle of Radithor: https://www.nuclearmuseum.org/virtual/vex1/69B403CC-14E3-42B5-860A-956464211486.htm

The museum's Radithor brochure: https://www.nuclearmuseum.org/virtual/vex1/B6BB48D4-70B3-4192-A67F-519989277620.htm

Please feel free to contact us for any reason at [email protected]

For our December podcast, Radio(active) Waves had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Milo Schield. Dr. Schield is a consultant with the University of New Mexico, has a Ph.D. in Space Physics from Rice University, and is active in the world of academic statistics. Join David and Anna as we learn more about Dr. Schield’s mission within his field. Statistical Literacy can help to answer questions about the way that statistics help (and hinder) us when navigating a modern world filled with data and offers us clues about the way that statistics may have affected the public view of the nuclear industry.

As always, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]

For this month’s podcast, we decided to do something a little bit different. David scheduled some really amazing programming for Nuclear Science Week, and he was able to conduct a fascinating interview with a professional working in the nuclear industry. We thought that it would be a great opportunity for us to share with you what Danielle Redhouse had to say about her unique profession working for Sandia National Laboratories. If you have ever been interested in what it’s like to work as a nuclear engineer, this is the episode for you!

Here are the videos that were played during the original event so that you can take a look for yourself:

https://youtu.be/pa0Fmcv83nw

https://youtu.be/valvf2yoVvU

As always, please feel free to email us at [email protected]

Episode description:

This month, Anna is in the UK! To commemorate her first bit of travel since we began the podcast mid-pandemic last year, we will be discussing the British Mission and their contribution to the Manhattan Project.

https://nuclearmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/archive/857996F4-68A4-45F1-B076-107287420864

https://nuclearmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/archive/BEE62C73-B266-464F-BC60-422587482825

https://nuclearmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/archive/A22F5D1F-7883-479A-9941-114119459136

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Episode 14: Don’t Change Color Kitty

Description:

This month David takes Anna on a fascinating journey into the difficulties of warning humans (or whatever may come next) about the dangers of radioactive waste sites. 10,000 years in the future, permanent waste sites will still be hazardous and finding a way to communicate this has left scientists with a philosophical, semiotic, and linguistic conundrum. Join us for this surprisingly lighthearted episode to find out why you too should be afraid of color changing cats! 🙀

Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] and you can find the Ray Cat song here: https://youtu.be/amn3kn0XPLQ

In this month’s episode of the podcast, Anna talks to David about Queer History and the Lavender Scare. This McCarthy era campaign aimed to remove people with same-sex attraction from positions with security clearance in the government and military. Although this campaign was not active until the 1950s, there is evidence that Manhattan Project veterans would have been affected by these policies. Come along and learn a bit about how this history affects the modern nuclear industry! For questions and comments please feel free to contact us at [email protected].

This month, David and Anna are continuing RADIO(active) Waves’ interview series and taking a peek behind the scenes at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. In this episode, we have a chat with the Museum’s Membership and Events Associate, Julie Dolegowski. However, Julie is much more than her title suggests and shares her exciting previous experiences in the museum industry and her interest in Cold War and Military History with us. Please join us for a fun chat about museums and membership!

If you have any questions or wish to contact us please email [email protected] and if you would like to contact Julie, please email [email protected].Thanks for listening!