My Nuclear Life

On July 16, 1945, in a New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test ushered in the Nuclear Age. No other piece of technology has penetrated the American consciousness like the nuclear bomb and found a place in everything from culture to medicine. This podcast explores how nuclear science has impacted and changed our world in both beneficial and destructive ways. We explore the intersection of nuclear science and society using interviews from historians, policymakers, experts in their fields, and first-hand accounts to weave a picture of your nuclear life.

September 26, 202600:55:34

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day & Able Archer (1983)

In this episode, Nathan Radke and Shelly are joined by Lee Kuhnle to discuss the last few months of 1983. Today you should celebrate Stanislav Petrov Day (September 26) and not participate in a nuclear simulation.

September 15, 202600:54:21

1983 - The Year of Living Dangerously

It wasn't the mullets or shoulder pads but how close the world came to nuclear annihilation. Join Shelly and Nathan Radke as they discuss what happened in 1983 and why you should have been scared. Very, very scared.

July 28, 202600:52:18

Project Paperclip | Brian Crim

Project Paperclip; or how the US gave citizenship to Nazi scientists so we could build rockets to get to the moon and defeat the Soviets. This episode will explore this project with Brian Crim, PhD, Professor for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keense State College.

June 19, 202600:28:16

My Nuclear Life

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day & Able Archer (1983)

1983 - The Year of Living Dangerously

Project Paperclip | Brian Crim

Black Sea Bonus Episode

Plutonium Files Bonus Episode

Bonus - Challenger