Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

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.)

The final Four Minutes of Threads episode!I have also put every Four Minutes episode together, minus all the intros and outros, into one gigantic podcast episode. It is 12 hours' long! Twelve Hours of Threads. Twelve hours! No intros. No outros. No ads. Just edited down to the pure essence of THREADS for twelve long hours.This is available for members NOW on Patreon as a bonus podcast episode at www.patreon.com/atomichoboOr you can buy it as a one-off monster episode on my website www.juliemcdowall.com. Pay whatever you like. Consider it a tip or a "Cheers, Julie!" if you've enjoyed this series. Thank you,Julie

The 1981 conference of the American Civil Defense Association, featuring discussion of pancake batter, Kansas City, Minutemen, and The Twilight ZoneJoin me on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/atomichoboGet a copy of my book, Attack Warning Red, here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningredIntroductory music: "No More Forevers" by IX. By kind permission of IX.Other music: "Martian Cowboy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Join me on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/atomichoboGet a copy of my book, Attack Warning Red, here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningredIntroductory music: "No More Forevers" by IX. By kind permission of IX.Other music: "Martian Cowboy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The second half of Sweden's 1961 civil defence booklet, covering evacuation, letters home, luggage, baths and plastic sheeting.Join me on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/atomichoboGet a copy of my book, Attack Warning Red, here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningredIntroductory music: "No More Forevers" by IX. By kind permission of IX.Other music: "Martian Cowboy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The 1961 version of the Swedish civil defence booklet has been translated for me by two kind listeners. Let's explore it, comparing it to the British booklet of the same era.You can find the Swedish booklet, plus its Second World War version and the later 1950s edition, at my Patreon page. Join me here at www.patreon.com/atomichobo where you will also get access to posts, archives, and bonus podcast episodes.Introductory music: "No More Forevers" by IX. By kind permission of IX.Additional music: "Martian Cowboy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Are the Swedish brave enough to take surstromming into their shelter? Find my Patreon page  <a href=https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo> here</a>Introductory music: No More Forevers by IX. By kind permission of IX.Further music: SCP-x3x (I am Not OK)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Soviets tried to call the Baltic "the sea of peace" but Sweden had a few objections. Especially as any disruptions to the Baltic "peace" seemed to be coming from the Soviets, not the Swedes. In this episode we look at how Sweden's position on the Baltic, uncomfortably close to the Soviet Union, drew her into the Cold War and nuclear tension even though she was a neutral state.