Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast
Julie McDowall · JULIE MCDOWALL
Show overview
Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 268 episodes. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 22 min and 32 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 46 episodes published. Published by JULIE MCDOWALL.
From the publisher
A weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 268 episodesThe FINAL When The Wind Blows
Camden's Clever Questions, Part 2
Camden's Clever Questions
Tetchy Tarzan Takes 'Em On
Ditching Hard Rock
Nuclear War in Florida
Pressing the Button: JFK and the PALs
Pressing the Button: Eisenhower
'Fat, dumb and happy'
When The Wind Blows, Part 19
Pressing the Button: Truman
When The Wind Blows, Part 18
Shadow Libraries
When The Wind Blows, Part 17
Overkill, megadeath and a single Fruit Pastille. We approach the dreadful end.For ad-free listening, join me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nuclear Fear: The Prologue, Part 2
Here is the second part of the Prologue to NUCLEAR FEAR, my book on nuclear pop culture which can't find a publisher.Should I self-publish? Are there enough nuclear nerds out there to make it viable?You can get ad-free listening plus bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nuclear Fear: the Prologue
A different episode from the usual: this is Part One of the Prologue from my second book, NUCLEAR FEAR. Unfortunately, it cannot find a publisher. NUCLEAR FEAR was to be a book about the pop culture inspired by the bomb and our fear of nuclear war. I wonder should I ditch it? No publisher wants it, but do nuclear nerds want it? Over on my Patreon page some have suggested crowdfunding to publish it myself. Well, listen to the Prologue and let me know what you think. This is Part One, and I'll upload the second part tomorrow.Remember you can get ad-free listening and bonus episodes, and join our nuclear book club, THE DOOMSDAY LIBRARY, on my Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you,Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jitters in North Carolina?
Two nuclear crises hit in the early 60s: the Berlin Crisis in '61, then Cuba in '62. How did the good people of North Carolina react?In other news, I'm launching a nuclear book club called The Doomsday Library. Here's a video, open to all, showing how it works. If the link doesn't work, visit my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/atomichobo I hope you'll join us: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-our-library-152470538?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Sculthorpe Nuclear Weapons Incident
What happened on a Norfolk air base in 1958 when an American threatened to k1ll himself by firing a gun into an atomic bomb? My thanks to the Conelrad6401240 YouTube/Twitter account for alerting me to this story, and for uploading the associated documentary, 'Something Foolish With A Pistol'. Get ad-free episodes, plus bonus episodes, for £3 a month here www.patreon.com/atomichoboThank you,Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Soviet Civil Defence: The Komsomol
The Soviet youth organisation, the Komsomol, and how it prepared the young for nuclear war with "predators from the imperialist jungle", as Khrushchev nicely put it.I quote from THE WHISPERERS: PRIVATE LIFE IN STALIN'S RUSSIA by Orlando Figes.Get ad-free access to all episodes, plus bonus episodes, here www.patreon.com/atomichoboJulie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Soviet Civil Defence: The Trouble With Vegetables
Americans in the early 50s were told there was a "civil defence gap", and that the Soviets were superior in protecting their population? Was this true? As mentioned in the pod, I quote from two academic articles. They are:'Soviet Civil Defence: The Mineshaft Gap Revisited' by Josh M Weinstein, Arms Control Today, Vol 12, No 7, August 1982'Was There A Real Mineshaft Gap?' by Edward Geist, Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol 14, No 2, Spring 2012And you can get ad-free access to the whole archive, plus all bonus episodes, if you join my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/atomichoboJulie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.