Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

By Julie McDowall

Society & Culture History

What's Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast about?

A weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast episodes:

03.20.2024
Sweden - Part 2
Are the Swedish brave enough to take surstromming into their shelter? Find my Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo> here Introductory music: No More Forevers by IX. By kind permission of IX. Further music: SCP-x3x (I am Not OK)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative...
03.11.2024
Sweden - Part 1
The Soviets tried to call the Baltic "the sea of peace" but Sweden had a few objections. Especially as any disruptions to the Baltic "peace" seemed to be coming from the Soviets, not the Swedes. In this episode we look...
02.07.2024
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 28
We reach the penultimate episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01.30.2024
Fallout Shelters in US Schools
Back in the archives this week. We look at a US civil defence booklet from 1969 about fallout shelters in schools. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12.18.2023
1953: Churchill in Bermuda
Churchill and Eden head to Bermuda for a conference with Eisenhower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12.04.2023
No Nukes and Kisses
Churchill sails across the Atlantic to meet Eisenhower - the new US President. But even though they are allies and friends from the war, there will be no nukes and kisses from Ike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
11.27.2023
Hurricane! Britain gets the bomb
Britain gets the bomb! Then gets left behind again... Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11.13.2023
Why Australia?
Why did Britain choose Australia for its first nuclear test - and why did Australia say yes? Join me on Patreon for extra podcast episodes www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11.07.2023
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 27
Ruth! Work! Up! In this episode we see the fine reward Ruth gets for rearing her child and guarding her from the ultimate horrors of the world. A bonus episode has been uploaded to my Patreon page for pod subscribers....
10.16.2023
Canadians Don't Flap!
Looking at a Canadian civil defence magazine from the 1960s, called Survival. Its main purpose was to overcome apathy amongst Canadians about nuclear war and civil defence, and it tried to do this with some humour! You can find the...
09.18.2023
N.E.A.R.
In the 1960s, America considered the N.E.A.R. system: a little black box you plug into the wall which acts as a personal air raid alarm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
09.04.2023
Atomic Wonderland
It's 1951 and Churchill is back in Downing Street - but is he living in "atomic wonderland"? You can support the podcast and get extra episodes here https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view;_as=public You can make a one-off donation to the podcast here https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/atomichobo And you can buy...
08.30.2023
Sorry We Missed You!
Clement Attlee's efforts in 1950 to make America promise to consult Britain before launching the nukes. Join my Patreon here and get extra podcast episodes. Buy my book, ATTACK WARNING RED!, here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
08.21.2023
Ted Turner's Doomsday Video
The short video recorded by CNN which would be broadcast if nuclear war started. You can buy my book, ATTACK WARNING RED here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred And you can support the podcast and get extra episodes at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view;_as=public Hosted on Acast. See...
08.14.2023
Four Minutes to Midnight - 1981 BBC lecture
In 1981, Protect and Survive Monthly claimed they had been "attacked" in a BBC lecture. I found the lecture, and analyse it here. You can find it on YouTube at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqAocgZUpDo&t;=641s You can buy a copy of my book,...
08.07.2023
The Growling Bombers
The arrival in Britain of the B-29s in 1948. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.31.2023
The Bloody Union Jack on Top of It!
Britain's decision to build their own atomic bomb. You can listen to my book on Radio 4 here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m001p1ky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.24.2023
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 26
Standard life - for all of your life! Rat-trading, pylon-snapping, dog-barking, umbilical cord-chewing, starving, freezing Threads! Remember my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, goes out on Radio 4 this week, every day, as Book of the Week. Get in on radio, iPlayer, or...
07.20.2023
Project Sunshine, Part 2
The secret plutonium experiments carried out in Cold War America. You can buy Attack Warning Red: How Britain Prepared for Nuclear War here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
06.06.2023
Project Sunshine, Part 1
The gathering of children's bones in order to track fallout. Join me on Patreon for extra podcast episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo And you can buy my new book here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
05.29.2023
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 25
The survivors try to drag and hack dead crops from the ground and, high on the moor, Ruth's baby is born. A moment of hope and joy? Don't be daft! You can get my new book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW...
05.22.2023
The Real Threads: Civil Defence in the US Fabric and Textile Industry
Looking at a 1970 booklet called Civil Defense in the Textile, Apparel and Related Industries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
05.10.2023
Don't Mention The War!
Looking at the UK's new emergency alert test. You can buy my new book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04.04.2023
Free extract from ATTACK WARNING RED audiobook
An extract from my upcoming book's audiobook. This is taken from the book's final chapter, 'Nuclear War at the BBC', and looks at the controversy surrounding The War Game. We go from the glitzy 1967 Oscar ceremony to panicked talk...
03.09.2023
The Trouble With Balloons
How balloons have been used in nuclear spying, testing and protesting. You can now pre-order my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, at this link: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
02.20.2023
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 24
Another four minutes of Threads! You can now pre-order my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, at this link: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred And you can support the podcast on Patreon and get extra episodes and other rewards here: https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See...
01.30.2023
POP! Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
First in a new series looking at nuclear-themed pop music. This week, Dancing With Tears In My Eyes by Ultravox. You can now pre-order my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, at this link: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred And you can support the podcast on Patreon and...
01.25.2023
American Industrial Civil Defence
We look into my civil defence archive and find a thin yellow leaflet from the 60s called Civil Defense Training for Business and Industry. Remember you can now pre-order my book ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR at...
01.16.2023
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 23
Radioactive refugees, rats and regret. It's all here in Part 23! You can now pre-order my book ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR at this link. It's published on 6th April, and is available in hardback, e-book and...
01.11.2023
Neither snow nor rain nor nuclear war...
The United States Postal Service and its plans to keep delivering the mail after nuclear war. Support the pod on Patreon and get extra episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Or leave a tip via Paypal at www.paypal.me/atomichobo And you can pre-order my book here https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Thank...
12.06.2022
One Minute of Threads, Part 22
"Buggered if I'll be shot by a traffic warden!" One minute of Threads, devoted to the moment when the iconic traffic warden appears, and tickets our hearts and minds! Join my Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Or leave a tip via Paypal at www.paypal.me/atomichobo Thank you...
11.08.2022
Listeners' Letters of Last Resort
"Finally, I am sorry, that I failed you, your crew and the country." Listeners sent me their letters of last resort: what would they write if they were the British PM? Support the pod on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Leave a tip via Paypal...
10.24.2022
Prime Ministers and the Bomb: LIZ TRUSS
First in a new series looking at British PMs and the Bomb. We talk decisions, submarines and madness, and whether her letters ever actually got out to sea. You can support the podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Or you can leave...
10.17.2022
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 21
Pinching prawn cocktail crisps and boozing in the graveyard. Things are grim in post-nuclear Sheffield! Join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo or leave a one-off tip for the podcast via Paypal at www.paypal.me/atomichobo Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See...
10.10.2022
Sheffield Special - Part 3
The final part of our THREADS journey to Sheffield. Join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Or leave a tip for the pod at wwww.paypal.me/atomichobo Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10.07.2022
Sheffield Special - Part 2
Second part of our THREADS visit to Sheffield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10.03.2022
Sheffield Special - Part 1
The first episode from our Threads tour and podcast meet-up in Sheffield. Please consider joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
09.07.2022
Getting Frustrated In Battle Creek
Back into the archives, looking at the instructions for Shelter Managers in Battle Creek, Michigan. Handling frustration, misery and bed-hopping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
08.08.2022
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 20
"Shoot the buggers, I don't care!" Desperation down in the town hall bunker. Support the pod on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.25.2022
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 19
We reach the dreaded hospital scene! Amputations, blood on the staircase, tearful nurses, sloshing salt in a bucket... You can support the pod on Patreon or leave a tip on my Paypal at these links. If you do: THANK YOU. www.patreon.com/atomichobo...
07.18.2022
The Hawaii False Alarm
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07.11.2022
Where Have All The Sirens Gone?
What happened to Britain's air raid sirens after the Cold War? Please be warned this episode starts with the sound of a siren! Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.07.2022
Kaliningrad, Part 2
Looking at how close Russian and NATO are on the map due to the existence of Kaliningrad, and the vulnerability of the Suwalki Gap which could test NATO's collective defence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
06.27.2022
Kaliningrad, Part 1
The origins of Kaliningrad, going back to the First World War and the creation of the Polish Corridor, and taking in train crashes, ghost stations and lost amber. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit...
06.22.2022
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 18
Another four minutes of THREADS, touching on nuclear winter and disaster syndrome. Support the pod on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thanks for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
06.08.2022
Quick Announcement!
Quick announcement about the podcast and the book. You can now pre-order my book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR, by Julie McDowall. Here is the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1847926215/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_SVZQW251FATSTHY45NF8 It's also available on all other book shop sites. Thank you...
05.26.2022
SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview with Nicholas Meyer, director of THE DAY AFTER
Interview with Nick Meyer, director of THE DAY AFTER. Getting fired from the movie, censorship, sponsors fleeing, being pushed to depression and to thoughts of suicide - he tells us about the struggle to make the film. And what was...
05.23.2022
SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview with Joshua Pollack
An interview with Josh Pollack, editor of the Non Proliferation review. I ask him how might NATO react to nuclear use in Ukraine? How long will the nuclear taboo hold? And he offers a reminder that there are nuclear threats...
05.16.2022
Four Minutes of Threads, Part 17
Examining the next four minutes of THREADS. This week, filthy water, dried blood, tetchy council workers, and following the notorious Protect and Survive aadvice on dealing with a corpse in the house. Support the podcast and get extra episodes at...
05.12.2022
SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview with Pavel Podvig about Russia's nuclear forces
Interview with Pavel Podvig about Russia's nuclear forces. Support the podcast on Patreon and get extra episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast about?

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Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast episodes:

Sweden - Part 2

Sweden - Part 1

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 28

Fallout Shelters in US Schools

1953: Churchill in Bermuda

No Nukes and Kisses

Hurricane! Britain gets the bomb

Why Australia?

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 27

Canadians Don't Flap!

N.E.A.R.

Atomic Wonderland

Sorry We Missed You!

Ted Turner's Doomsday Video

Four Minutes to Midnight - 1981 BBC lecture

The Growling Bombers

The Bloody Union Jack on Top of It!

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 26

Project Sunshine, Part 2

Project Sunshine, Part 1

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 25

The Real Threads: Civil Defence in the US Fabric and Textile Industry

Don't Mention The War!

Free extract from ATTACK WARNING RED audiobook

The Trouble With Balloons

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 24

POP! Dancing With Tears In My Eyes

American Industrial Civil Defence

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 23

Neither snow nor rain nor nuclear war...

One Minute of Threads, Part 22

Listeners' Letters of Last Resort

Prime Ministers and the Bomb: LIZ TRUSS

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 21

Sheffield Special - Part 3

Sheffield Special - Part 2

Sheffield Special - Part 1

Getting Frustrated In Battle Creek

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 20

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 19

The Hawaii False Alarm

Where Have All The Sirens Gone?

Kaliningrad, Part 2

Kaliningrad, Part 1

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 18

Quick Announcement!

SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview with Nicholas Meyer, director of THE DAY AFTER

SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview with Joshua Pollack

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 17

SPECIAL EPISODE - Interview with Pavel Podvig about Russia's nuclear forces