My Nuclear Life
By Shelly Lesher
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Episodes: 83
john
Aug 16, 2023
facanating and in-depth takes.
very easy to listen to and really draws you in.
Description
On July 16, 1945, in a New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test ushered in the Nuclear Age. No other piece of technology has penetrated the American consciousness like the nuclear bomb and found a place in everything from culture to medicine. This podcast explores how nuclear science has impacted and changed our world in both beneficial and destructive ways. We explore the intersection of nuclear science and society using interviews with historians, policymakers, experts in their fields, and first-hand accounts to weave a picture of your nuclear life.
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Not Dead Yet | Conspiracy Theory with Uncover Up
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May 14, 2026 |
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The "best" Doomsday Devices | The Uncover Up
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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The bomber will always get through | Nathan Radke
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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(New Intro) Challenger Explosion | Adam Higginbotham
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Black holes, string theory, and public policy | Jim Gates (Sylvester James Gates)
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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How much time does the US need to restart nuclear testing? | Hans Kristensen
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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House of Dynamite | Lee and Nathan
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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HItler and the Bomb | Mark Walker
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Hidden in plain sight. The Greenbrier Bunker | Deanna Hylton
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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The Atomic Pilgrim | James Patrick Thomas
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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The ethics of human radiation experiments | The Uncover Up
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Day in the Life of a Nuclear Physicist | Kelly Chipps
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May 13, 2025 |
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Cold War Human Radiation Experiments | Eileen Welsome
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Cold War Kids | Ann Kordas
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Nuclear Christmas List with Kelly Chipps
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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(rerelease) Jimmy Carter - with Jonathan Alter
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion inevitable? with Adam Higginbotham
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Ray Cats Nuke the Moon
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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The return of Matt Caplan - Twelve Thousand Bombs
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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61. Threads turns 40 with Bob Mielke
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Announcement - Contest & Free Documentary Premiere
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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The Uranium Show with Lucy Santos
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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What should we do with all the ray cats? with Matt Caplan
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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The journey of a citizen scientist with Frank von Hippel
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May 28, 2024 |
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The Black Sea Experiment: Data taking and legacy
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Prelude to the Black Sea Experiment: Soviet Scientists Reach Out
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 2
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 1
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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The new face of the nuclear nerd - Miss America (2023) Grace Stanke
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Understanding Edward Teller with Istvan Hargittai
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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For the love of lasers with Donna Strickland
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Are radiation limits based on a lie? with Ed Calabrese
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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How to identify Manhattan Project Plutonium with Cody Folden
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Trying to stay alive at the Diefenbunker with Nathan Radke & Lee Kuhnle
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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J. Robert Oppenheimer with Kai Bird
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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The 3rd Nuclear Age with Ankit Panda
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May 30, 2023 |
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The Origin of the Elements with Artemis Spyrou
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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NIF fusion was a breakthrough, but what kind? with Bob Rosner
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Witnessing the Starfish Prime nuclear test with Jim Burkhart
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Solving the solar neutrino problem with Nobel Laureate Art McDonald
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Is this the year NORAD shoots down Santa? With Martin Pfeiffer
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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Mom, I'm scared, come pick me up! Students speak out.
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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US Nuclear Weapons and the Nuclear Posture Review with Steve Fetter
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone with Dominik & Lara from ChernobylX
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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The Baby Tooth Study 2.0 with Marc Weisskopf
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey with Nina Gilden Seavey
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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What if a nuclear engineer was elected US President? with Jonathan Alter
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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How did the U.S. Government plan for nuclear war without you? with Garrett Graff
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Exploring the end of the world with nuclear literature and Daniel Cordle
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May 31, 2022 |
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Shipbuilding with the precision of a watchmaker - ITER with Michael Loughlin
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Can Wargaming teach ethics? With John Emery
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Nuclear Threat Reduction & Current Events with Matthias Grosse Perdekamp
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Radium & Marie Curie go Goth Rock with Charming Disaster
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Using nuclear science to understand cultural heritage with Michael Wiescher
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Should Khrushchev receive story credit for Dr. Strangelove? With Nathan and Lee from The UnCover Up
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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The movie with the finest ending: Failsafe (1964) with Nathan & Lee from The UnCover Up
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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What's with all the Nuclear Movies? With Nathan & Lee from The UnCover Up
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Using radiation as a poison. The murder of Alexander Litvinenko with Pete Burgess
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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How the Norwegians & British ended the Nazi atomic bomb program with Neal Bascomb
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Finger on the Button: Life as a Cold War Missileer with Col. (Ret.) Charles G. Simpson
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Scientists as activists, human rights, and ethics with Don Howard
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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History of early computing with Thomas Haigh
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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The connection between nuclear disarmament, peace, and black freedom with Vincent Intondi
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Nuking the Moon and other Shenanigans with The Uncover Up
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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The impact of the Cold War on LIGO with Tiffany Nichols
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Announcement: My Nuclear Life / The UncoverUp Crossover
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster with Adam Higginbotham
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Death by control rod: The story of SL1 with Todd Tucker
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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How to restart a nuclear reactor in Japan after the Fukushima disaster with Dreux Richard
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May 25, 2021 |
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Soviet bone records, Tom Lehrer, and music for your nuclear protest with Tim & Joanna Smolko
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May 11, 2021 |
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Deep beneath the surface: Innovating nuclear waste disposal with Elizabeth Muller
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Hanford Lab Pt. 2: How the DOE got into the museum business with Robert Franklin
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Hanford Lab Pt. 1: The triumph of the engineer with Robert Franklin
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Quarky News: Volk Field 1962
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Radium: Luxurious, Beautiful, Expensive, and Modern with Lucy Santos
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Nuclear newsletters, queer theory, and Freedom of Information with Martin Pfeiffer
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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The War Science Won? Building the bomb, ingenuity, and politics with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 3)
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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How to turn the US into a factory: Beer in Hanford, Silver from Fort Knox, and PO Box 1663 with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 2)
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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How it all began: Europe, fission, and the Nazis with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 1)
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Sunshine in a bottle. The origins of using radiation as a modern cancer treatment with Aimee Slaughter
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Thwarting nuclear ambitions with sanctions: Iran, North Korea, and ... Sweden? with Richard Nephew
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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How do you celebrate Alaska Statehood? Nuke them a harbor with Dan O'Neill
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Saving the world with nuclear energy, one microreactor at a time with Leslie Dewan
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Dec 17, 2020 |