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Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast
Canadians Don't Flap!
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Looking at a Canadian civil defence magazine from the 1960s, called Survival.
Its main purpose was to overcome apathy amongst Canadians about nuclear war and civil defence, and it tried to do this with some humour!
You can find the whole magazine on my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/atomichobo
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Trekking Out To Chico
31:38|In 1961, a group of families from New York gave up their lives on the East Coast and headed west in search of a place safe from nuclear attack. But did they choose the right place?Richland - The Atom-Bustin' Village of the West!
29:10|The atomic city of Richland - bustin' atoms, blowin' bubbles, and expelling "undesirables".It's the Plutonium Pioneers!
25:20|The building of the world's first plutonium plant in Washington state. Make way for the plutonium pioneers! Join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichoboJulieThe Cobalt Bomb says...Hold My Beer!
37:20|If you thought the hydrogen bomb was as bad as it gets, then the cobalt bomb is here to say, "Hold my beer!"Tickets still available for this weekend's HoboCon '24 where we'll meet at a cinema in Manchester to watch Threads and an exclusive pre-recorded Q+A with the director. The Q+A will be uploaded to Patreon after the event for those who can't attend. Join us here: https://www.patreon.com/atomichoboNuclear News from 1980s Sussex
32:10|How to keep your village free from "marauders" - the local issues concerning Sussex in the early 80s.Tickets now on sale for this year's HoboCon - www.patreon.com/atomichoboFour Minutes of When The Wind Blows, Part 2
39:22|Tickets now available for HoboCon '24 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Threads. Get them here www.patreon.com/atomichoboRiddley Walker
53:51|Is this the only great nuclear war novel? And will it fry your head? Grab your spear and head to post-holocaust Kent with Riddley Walker.Four Minutes of When The Wind Blows
01:01:35|First in our new series, examining WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, four minutes at a time.(Please excuse any snaps or clicks you might hear. It's my pup chewing. She's too young to be left unattended, or to sleep soundly whilst I'm recording. Some sounds have intruded, but I have tried to edit out the most obtrusive ones, and thrown some music down over the general snufflings.)