Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

Camden's Clever Questions

Back into the archives to see what happened when Camden Borough Council wrote to the Home Office in 1984 with some clever questions.All the archive material referred to in the episode has been uploaded to my Patreon, so please consider becoming a member. You get archive material, bonus episodes, and ad-free access. See www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tetchy Tarzan Takes 'Em On

Michael Heseltine - nicknamed Tarzan - became Defence Secretary in Jan 1983 and formed Defence Secretariat 19, a group charged with attacking CND. To get ad-free access and archive material, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ditching Hard Rock

Hard Rock in 1982 would've been the biggest nuclear war planning exercise in Britain for years - but the government were forced to cancel it, and anti-nuclear campaigners reacted with glee! What happened?See the SOLACE report, and get ad-free listening, on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nuclear War in Florida

Our nuclear book club has now started on Patreon, and the first video is free to view. You can watch it at www.patreon.com/atomichoboThe first book was THE CHRYSALIDS but the second one, to be discussed in July, is ALAS BABYLON which is set in 1950s Florida, and so I thought we'd have a podcast episode looking at the local newspaper archives for Florida in that era. If you think of Florida as sun-kissed and care-free, it was slightly different under the nuclear tensions of '59. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pressing the Button: JFK and the PALs

How does a "pal" stop an "individual psychotic" from launching a nuke? JFK had the answer.To get ad-free access, and bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.