Episodios

  • Day in the Life of a Nuclear Physicist | Kelly Chipps

    Day in the Life of a Nuclear Physicist | Kelly Chipps
    May 13 2025
    38 m
  • Cold War Human Radiation Experiments | Eileen Welsome

    Cold War Human Radiation Experiments | Eileen Welsome
    Apr 8 2025
    “As all these stories do, it started with a radioactive animal dump in Albuquerque,” is the best first line of a story I have ever heard. Listen as Eileen Welsome and Shelly Lesher discuss some of the medical experiments the US government funded on its own citizens involving radiation without their consent over the decades.
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    54 m
  • Cold War Kids | Ann Kordas

    Cold War Kids | Ann Kordas
    Feb 25 2025
    Ann Kordas joins Shelly to discuss the gendered roles of boys and girls during the Cold War and how children were taught to protect themselves from nuclear annihilation through toys, sitcoms, and government messaging.
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    49 m
  • Nuclear Christmas List with Kelly Chipps

    Nuclear Christmas List with Kelly Chipps
    Jan 7 2025
    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.
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    48 m
  • (rerelease) Jimmy Carter - with Jonathan Alter

    (rerelease) Jimmy Carter - with Jonathan Alter
    Jan 1 2025
    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.
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    40 m
  • Was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion inevitable? with Adam Higginbotham

    Was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion inevitable? with Adam Higginbotham
    Nov 26 2024
    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.
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    31 m
  • Ray Cats Nuke the Moon

    Ray Cats Nuke the Moon
    Nov 6 2024
    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.
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    41 m
  • The return of Matt Caplan - Twelve Thousand Bombs

    The return of Matt Caplan - Twelve Thousand Bombs
    Oct 17 2024
    Find Matt Caplan's podcast where every you find us.
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    1 m
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