Episodes

  • 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 cased 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 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 min
  • 61. Threads turns 40 with Bob Mielke

    61. Threads turns 40 with Bob Mielke
    Oct 3 2024
    Learn about the nuclear horror movie Threads with author Bob Mielke and his new book from Die Die books https://diediebooks.com/products/threads1984
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    39 mins
  • Announcement - Contest & Free Documentary Premiere

    Announcement - Contest & Free Documentary Premiere
    Sep 3 2024
    Enter our contest to out crazy the crazy email: mynuclearlife@protonmail.com and join My Nuclear Life and The UnCoverUp at our Documentary Premiere. For free tickets email: podcast@theuncoverup.com
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    3 mins
  • The Uranium Show with Lucy Santos

    The Uranium Show with Lucy Santos
    Sep 3 2024
    What role has Uranium played in our society? Who was "hotter than radioactive yams"? What do fashionable Uranium prospectors wear? Lucy Santos answers these questions and more when she joins Shelly on this episode.
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    50 mins
  • What should we do with all the ray cats? with Matt Caplan

    What should we do with all the ray cats? with Matt Caplan
    Aug 1 2024
    What if you discovered warning signs of something very dangerous buried deep underground from an ancient civilization? Would you believe the item was dangerous or would you think it was valuable treasure? Would you continue exploring? Find out what could be buried and what Drs. Caplan and Lesher would do with the knowledge. Send an email us to My Nuclear Life or visit our website mynuclearlife.com. Please leave a 5-star review on iTunes and subscribe to My Nuclear Life wherever you listen to podcasts.
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    52 mins
  • The journey of a citizen scientist with Frank von Hippel

    The journey of a citizen scientist with Frank von Hippel
    May 28 2024
    Physicist and activist, Frank von Hippel discusses his career in arms control and what the future may hold for the world. Two corrections – 1) The Nuclear Weapons Freeze march was from the UN to Central park and 2) The banner in the Freeze march said 177 out of 195 towns voted for the Freeze in Vermont, not 193 out of 197.
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    51 mins