{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/678bbfca5c9549fc008433b8/69f8e7323a143563ed8f725d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Man who Saved the World","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678bbfca5c9549fc008433b8/1777919595037-57097546-2082-445e-8f86-afe948b7d889.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It’s Episode 8 of Season 2, and we have a very special guest, Stephen Baker, lead singer of Finnish art metal band Frozen Factory.&nbsp;&nbsp;Their album Apocalypse Inc came out in January 2026 and included the fantastic Petrov’s Light, a tribute to “The Man Who Saved the World” in 1983: Stanislav Petrov.&nbsp;We discuss Petrov’s amazing story and almost unimaginable legacy, as well as finding out more about Frozen Factory – the band, their history and 80’s influences.</p><p><br></p><p>We then discuss 5 great songs by the biggest names in rock music.&nbsp;Thematically, they are all linked by the notion of false alarms, warnings and threats….</p><p><br></p><p>We start with “I’ve Known No War” from The Who’s 1982 album “It’s Hard”.&nbsp;It was John Entwistle’s last studio album with the band (and, indeed, Kenny Jones’) and they sound on fine form, despite Roger Daltrey’s later regrets about the album.</p><p><br></p><p>The next song we discuss is “War Games” by Crosby, Stills and Nash, which is a surprisingly upbeat number that accompanied the Matthew Broderick nuclear war movie of the same name.</p><p><br></p><p>We then move on to “Four Minutes” from Roger Waters’ themed album “Radio Kaos” which sees him re-join forces with vocalist Clare Torry.&nbsp;It does, perhaps, offer some small message of optimism in an otherwise bleak landscape.</p><p><br></p><p>Supertramp’s 16 minute epic “Brother, Where You Bound?” is our next point of discussion.&nbsp;Complete with accompanying feature length video (although it wasn’t a single), the song has an array of styles and moods. It’s fantastic.</p><p><br></p><p>Our final song is “Distant Early Warning” by Rush. Its lyrics were written by the great Neil Peart, who so sadly passed away in 2020, and the song is a wonderful mix of high-powered drums, synths and guitar behind Geddy Lee’s distinctive vocal.</p><p><br></p><p>All of our song are on our playlists – check them out on Spotify and Apple.</p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4aHCNYfoQ2gtko5z6pwS9O?si=81bce0c59ff2470d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4aHCNYfoQ2gtko5z6pwS9O?si=81bce0c59ff2470d</a></p><p><a href=\"https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-more-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-vxy6L76uzVzd8Zl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-more-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-vxy6L76uzVzd8Zl</a></p><p><br></p><p>Keep in touch – we love to hear from you:</p><p>Blue Sky:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@bangpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bang Nuclear Podcast</p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;r/bangnuclearpodcast</p><p>Email:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:bangnuclearpodcast@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bangnuclearpodcast@gmail.com</a></p><p>Opening and closing music:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Waiting for the) Heatwave – Fay Ray, appears courtesy of Fay Ray.&nbsp;Written by John Lovering</p><p>Artwork:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rachel Malbon</p><p>Assistant Producer:&nbsp;&nbsp;     Shivam Pathak</p><p>Opening words:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Richie Wheeler</p>","author_name":"Dave Malbon and Pank Pathak"}