Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

"I never knew a bomb could give you a headache."The fallout descends and Jim and Hilda start to feel ill. For patrons, a new Four Minutes of The War Game episode has also been uploaded. You can get it here: www.patreon.com/atomichoboThanks,Julie

I go into the newspaper archives to see what the local papers in Aldershot were saying about nuclear war in the early 80s.

Their first hours within the tiny inner refuge.Join us on Patreon here www.patreon.com/atomichoboThanks for listening.Julie

Chairman Mao and his "paper tigers".Join us on Patreon for more episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo I quote a lot of good books in this episode, so here is a list:Tombstone: The Untold Story of Mao's Great Famine by Yang JishengMao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62, by Frank DikotterThe Evolution of Nuclear Strategy by Lawrence FreedmanThe Cold War: A World History by Odd Arne WestadThe Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis

The first terrible 48 hours after the Bomb drops...Join me on Patreon for more episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo

The episode where the bomb drops!I've also uploaded a new Four Minutes of The War Game episode for patrons, so please consider joining us there at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thanks,Julie

"LA was bombed today" said the local paper in 1951. This was Operation Wake Up.

The 1950s trend - which caused mockery and anger - for calling the hydrogen bomb "clean" or "humanitarian". Could the Americans make this awful weapon clean, or was it just a ploy to quiet our fear of fallout, and silence calls to ban nuclear testing?If you've been enjoying my FOUR MINUTES OF...episodes, please know I'm doing the same on Patreon for THE WAR GAME. Episode 6 of Four Minutes of The War Game was uploaded at the weekend, and you can join us for £3 a month and get all extra episodes. Find it here: www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thanks for listening,Julie