{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/678bbfca5c9549fc008433b8/6ab15dc11fc066503dc22bbd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"If it's Not Love, it's the Bomb that Will Bring Us Together.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678bbfca5c9549fc008433b8/1790008558210-7b05263f-912b-44d7-9330-b1f6d4bb197c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to Season 2 Episode 17 of our 80s Cold War podcast.&nbsp;In this episode we discuss tracks 91 to 95 of our second list of 101 songs.</p><p><br></p><p>But first, we introduce a special guest – Aidan Woods of Lightbringers, an East London based musician whose first album “Weather the Storms” came out at the beginning of September.&nbsp;It is an album of differing moods with big synth sounds – full of introspection and views of the world.&nbsp;Aidan discusses the album, the recording </p><p>process and his musical influences.</p><p><br></p><p>Our five songs are a mixed bag this week.</p><p><br></p><p>We start with Three Johns’ “Atom Drum Bop” (not from their album of the same name) – yet another memorable song about dancing to unthinkable destruction.</p><p><br></p><p>We move on to Pop Will Eat Itself’s “Def Con One” – a reference to a state of military readiness that (happily) we have never reached.&nbsp;This should have been a much bigger hit (were it not for the blatant references to McDonald’s) and also pays tribute to Alan Moore’s Watchmen comics.</p><p><br></p><p>The next song is “Seven Seconds to Midnight” by Wah! Heat.&nbsp;One of Pete Wylie’s many incarnations, this is a brilliant song from a fecund period of Liverpudlian musical output.</p><p><br></p><p>We move on to “Friendly Fires” by Section 25 – a dark and bleak picture of the price paid by children in the face of heavy military bombing – nuclear or otherwise.</p><p><br></p><p>Our final song is “Ask” by The Smiths.&nbsp;This got to 14 in the charts with Morrisey and Marr on fine form as they deal with the issue of spontaneity in love.&nbsp;The question at the end of the song provides the link to nuclear war and the title of this episode.</p><p><br></p><p>Our playlists are updated – enjoy all 91 songs we have covered so far in this Season as an accompaniment to the podcast</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>Stay in touch via our socials:</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><p><br></p><p>“Heartsoar”, “Hindsight” and “Times Like These” by Lightbringers appear courtesy of Aidan Woods.&nbsp;Give him a follow on @lightbringersofficial</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Dave Malbon and Pank Pathak"}