Shelly Lesher

Shelly Lesher

Host/Producer
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Ray Cats Nuke the Moon
November 06, 2024
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Ray Cats Nuke the Moon

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.

The return of Matt Caplan - Twelve Thousand Bombs
October 17, 202400:00:52640.17 KB

The return of Matt Caplan - Twelve Thousand Bombs

Find Matt Caplan's podcast where every you find us.

61. Threads turns 40 with Bob Mielke
October 03, 202400:39:2672.22 MB

61. Threads turns 40 with Bob Mielke

Learn about the nuclear horror movie Threads with author Bob Mielke and his new book from Die Die books https://diediebooks.com/products/threads1984

Announcement - Contest & Free Documentary Premiere
September 03, 202400:02:521.31 MB

Announcement - Contest & Free Documentary Premiere

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

The Uranium Show with Lucy Santos
September 03, 2024
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00:50:1846.05 MB

The Uranium Show with Lucy Santos

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.

What should we do with all the ray cats? with Matt Caplan
August 01, 2024
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00:52:1847.88 MB

What should we do with all the ray cats? with Matt Caplan

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 ...

The journey of a citizen scientist with Frank von Hippel
May 28, 2024
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00:51:2347.05 MB

The journey of a citizen scientist with Frank von Hippel

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...

The Black Sea Experiment: Data taking and legacy
April 30, 2024
57
00:42:2138.77 MB

The Black Sea Experiment: Data taking and legacy

Our team returns to the Soviet Union to take data on the Slava. We hear about the spectroscopy of a nuclear weapon and the legacy of the Black Sea Experiment.

Prelude to the Black Sea Experiment: The Soviet Scientists Reach Out
April 30, 2024
56
00:38:0887.28 MB

Prelude to the Black Sea Experiment: The Soviet Scientists Reach Out

This episode sets the stage for the Black Sea Experiment. We are introduced to Tom Cochran and Frank von Hippel, two people who had a hand in changing the way the US viewed arms control verification. This episode introduces seismic verification, used to verify nuclear tests for decades.

Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 2
March 27, 2024
55
00:52:44120.71 MB

Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 2

Shelly continues her stay in Tbilisi, Georgia and speaks to two Physicists, Giorgia Japaridz (Illia State Univ.) and Revaz Shanidze (Tbilisi State Univ). They discuss what life as a physicist was like under Soviet rule and after Georgian independence. Along the way we learn about scientists who protec...