My Nuclear Life

Soviet bone records, Tom Lehrer, and music for your nuclear protest with Tim & Joanna Smolko


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In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher speaks with Tim and Joanna Smolko, authors of Atomic Tunes: The Cold War in American and British Popular Music. They discuss atomic music across the decades including how music influenced The Women’s March for Peace, how Soviet’s made records out of x-ray films, and how David Hasselhoff became a Cold War icon.

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My Nuclear LifeBy Shelly Lesher

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