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| 31 Oct 2023 | For the love of lasers with Donna Strickland | 00:42:00 | |
Physics Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland talks about all things lasers, how lasers relate to nuclear physics, and explains why she had to pay the long-distance bill to Sweden.
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| 03 Sep 2024 | Announcement - Contest & Free Documentary Premiere | 00:02:52 | |
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| 31 Jan 2023 | Solving the solar neutrino problem with Nobel Laureate Art McDonald | 00:51:30 | |
From his beginnings as a nuclear physicist to his Nobel Prize-winning work on neutrinos, Arthur McDonald sits down with Shelly Lesher in the studio.
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| 30 Dec 2020 | Thwarting nuclear ambitions with sanctions: Iran, North Korea, and ... Sweden? with Richard Nephew | 00:31:48 | |
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Richard Nephew. Richard was the lead sanctions expert on the US negotiating team for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - also known as the Iran nuclear deal. He is now a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. Shelly and Richard discuss the JCPOA, sanctions, and what we might expect from President-elect Biden’s administration.
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| 08 Jun 2021 | Death by control rod: The story of SL1 with Todd Tucker | 00:51:06 | |
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, Shelly speaks with Todd Tucker, author of several books including Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral changed the Course of Nuclear History published in 2009. Today, the story of SL-1 holds wide appeal yet remains relatively unknown. If you have heard of the explosion you might know of the person impaled by a control rod, a murder suicide plot due to a love triangle or a prank gone wrong. All of this and more is discussed in this episode about the US's deadliest reactor accident.
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| 27 Apr 2021 | Deep beneath the surface: Innovating nuclear waste disposal with Elizabeth Muller | 00:36:42 | |
In this episode, Lexie Weghorn and Shelly Lesher discuss nuclear waste disposal with Elizabeth Muller, CEO of Deep Isolation. Topics include nuclear energy’s “waste problem”, how nuclear waste is currently stored, and options for our future.
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| 22 Jun 2021 | The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster with Adam Higginbotham | 00:51:41 | |
In this episode Shelly is joined by Adam Higginbotham, author of New York Times best selling book Midnight in Chernobyl. Listen as Shelly and Adam talk about his book and about the biggest nuclear disaster in the world. Adam takes the time to share his own research in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the many events that led up to the accident.
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| 29 Jun 2021 | Announcement: My Nuclear Life / The UncoverUp Crossover | 00:01:07 | |
What is the 3rd Nuclear Age? Wait, what about the 1st and 2nd? Join Shelly as she speaks to Stanton Senior Fellow Ankit Panda about how the world is grabbling with nuclear proliferation and what challenges we face.
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| 02 Mar 2021 | The War Science Won? Building the bomb, ingenuity, and politics with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 3) | 00:46:54 | |
Part 3 of our conversation with Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. The conversation picks up the historical narrative of the WWII development and deployment of the atomic bomb right where it left off: with the US engaged in the conflict and scientists gathered in Los Alamos, NM to build the bomb. As the story moves toward its conclusion, listeners hear about the process of building the bomb and the end of the war. Visit us at: mynuclearlife.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/mynuclearlife | |||
| 28 Sep 2021 | Finger on the Button: Life as a Cold War Missileer with Col. (Ret.) Charles G. Simpson | 00:59:39 | |
Go inside a US missile silo with Col. (Ret.) Charles G. Simpson as he discusses his time as a US Air Force Missileer which started weeks before the Cuban Missile Crisis and ends shortly before the end of the Cold War.
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| 13 Apr 2021 | Hanford Lab Pt. 2: How the DOE got into the museum business with Robert Franklin | 01:02:17 | |
In this episode, Shelly continues her conversation with Robert Franklin, Archivist & Oral Historian at the Hanford History Project. They discuss how Hanford's B-Reactor became a Manhattan Project National Historical Site, local vs. national interpretation of history, the local high school mascot, and civil rights. Visit us at: mynuclearlife.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/mynuclearlife | |||
| 27 Feb 2024 | Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 1 | 00:58:03 | |
Spend time with Shelly and two guest as she travels to Tbilsi, Georgia. First she discusses storytelling and Georgian’s atomic Odyssey with Shorena Lortkipanidze from the Civil Council on Defense and Security (Tbilsi, Georgia). Next, Mariam Chabashvidi explains her love for computer programming after Georgian independence and how she became an invaluable member of the nuclear science team at the Institute of Physics in Tbilsi, Georgia. This podcast is in collaboration with The Stanley Center for Peace and Security.
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| 17 Aug 2021 | History of early computing with Thomas Haigh | 01:24:30 | |
In this episode Shelly speaks with Thomas Haigh, a historian of computing, about the ENIAC and its influence on nuclear physics. Learn how the ENIAC was more of an experimental apparatus than a computer, the role of women in early computing, why we know so much about the secret h-bomb calculations, what Wikipedia gets wrong, and the confusion surrounding the MANIAC. All of this and more in this super-sized episode. Visit us at: mynuclearlife.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/mynuclearlife | |||
| 01 Jan 2025 | (rerelease) Jimmy Carter - with Jonathan Alter | 00:40:22 | |
On December 29, 2024 humanitarian, nuclear engineer, and the 39th president of the US passed away at 100 years old. Please enjoy this rerelease of Episode 35.
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| 15 Dec 2022 | Mom, I'm scared, come pick me up! Students speak out. | 00:50:38 | |
Young scientists from the Division of Nuclear Physics (DNP) Conference react to the nuclear weapon talks which opened the conference. Hear their thoughts about the role nuclear scientists play in the future of nuclear policy and disarmament.
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| 27 Sep 2022 | The Baby Tooth Study 2.0 with Marc Weisskopf | 00:58:37 | |
The St. Louis Baby Tooth Study has been reimagined. Using the original teeth collected from the children of the 1950s and 1960s Marc Weisskopf and his colleagues at Harvard are seeking to find new answers from old teeth. Shout out to Taz & Mookie Weisskopf who make their presence known on the recording. Note: For background on the Baby Tooth Study listen to Episode 36 first.
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| 06 Nov 2024 | Ray Cats Nuke the Moon | 00:41:01 | |
This episode was recorded in Toronto with Nathan Radke and Lee Kuhnle from the UnCover Up Podcast and special guest Nina Weston (a young person). We brainstorm some additional ideas on how to "hide" our nuclear waste far into the future.
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| 28 Feb 2023 | Witnessing the Starfish Prime nuclear test with Jim Burkhart | 00:39:20 | |
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to witness an above-ground nuclear weapons test? Shelly is joined by Jim Burkhart who was stationed on the Johnston Atoll in 1962 when the largest nuclear test in outer space was conducted. He will discuss this and other shots during his year "on island" as part of Operation Dominic.
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| 03 Oct 2024 | 61. Threads turns 40 with Bob Mielke | 00:39:26 | |
Learn about the nuclear horror movie Threads with author Bob Mielke and his new book from Die Die books https://diediebooks.com/products/threads1984
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| 28 Dec 2021 | What's with all the Nuclear Movies? With Nathan & Lee from The UnCover Up | 01:00:12 | |
Nathan and Lee from the UnCover Up podcast join today’s conversation in discussing their favorite nuclear movies spanning over the decades, involving wars, nuclear disasters, and so much more! Amongst the 100’s of movies, they’ll be touching on just a sampling—this is a conversation you won’t want to miss!
Movie links can be found on our website.
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| 26 Nov 2024 | Was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion inevitable? with Adam Higginbotham | 00:30:41 | |
If you were alive at the time, you remember an o-ring caused the January 28, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 73 seconds after take off. But was it that simple? Adam Higginbotham discusses his new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space and see how much you really know about that day.
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| 30 Apr 2024 | Prelude to the Black Sea Experiment: Soviet Scientists Reach Out | 00:38:08 | |
This episode sets the stage for the Black Sea Experiment. We are introduced to Tom Cochran and Frank von Hippel, two people who had a hand in changing the way the US viewed arms control verification. This episode introduces seismic verification, used to verify nuclear tests for decades.
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| 31 May 2022 | Exploring the end of the world with nuclear literature and Daniel Cordle | 00:53:13 | |
This episode explores how we, as humans, grapple with the end of the world through nuclear literature including fiction, nonfiction, poems, etc. How do we grapple with the "end" if it is caused by humans and how do we explain nuclear events to children? Visit our webpage for a list of books discussed in this episode.
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| 15 Sep 2021 | Scientists as activists, human rights, and ethics with Don Howard | 01:21:58 | |
This episode features Don Howard, a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame with an interest in the ethics of emerging technologies. Shelly & Don explore the ethical considerations behind the Manhattan Project and building the H-bomb, and discuss question such as: Should scientists use their expertise to be involved in politics? What is the moral obligation to one’s work? How are scientists involved in human rights work? and more. Don also shares his moving experiences as a child during the Cold War.
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| 26 Oct 2021 | How the Norwegians & British ended the Nazi atomic bomb program with Neal Bascomb | 00:57:06 | |
In this episode, host Shelly Lesher is joined by Neal Bascomb, author of The Winter Fortress, which tells the story of the plan to sabotage Hitler’s atomic bomb. Listen as Neal tells about the several different missions set out to destroy the Nazi atomic bomb program and how they affected the course of the World War II.
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| 29 Mar 2022 | Can Wargaming teach ethics? With John Emery | 01:08:26 | |
What is a war game? How did they shape our understanding of the Cold War? Did the mathematicians or social scientists win the war of the COW game? Learn about issues surrounding wargaming at RAND and elsewhere as Shelly & John dive deep into the question, "Can wargaming teach ethics?"
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Moral Choices without Moral Language
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| 06 Jul 2021 | The impact of the Cold War on LIGO with Tiffany Nichols | 00:42:18 | |
In this episode Shelly speaks to Tiffany Nichols, doctoral candidate at the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University, graduate student affiliate at the Black Hole Initiative and a National Science Foundation grantee. Her research focuses on how place, surrounding environment, and laboratory are embedded in the outputs signals of The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, also known as LIGO.
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| 25 Oct 2022 | Inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone with Dominik & Lara from ChernobylX | 00:48:40 | |
In this episode, we take you inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone with Dominik Orfanus founder of ChernobylX and lead tour guide, Lara Graldina. What is it like inside the "Zone"? Who lives there? What can you do to help? This and more on Episode 38. Note: This episode does not discuss the disaster itself. To hear about that event, listen to Episode 16 - The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster with Adam Higginbotham.
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| 28 Jun 2022 | How did the U.S. Government plan for nuclear war without you? with Garrett Graff | 00:42:58 | |
Underground nuclear bunkers, the birth of FEMA, secret government plans for the end of the world, and more in this episode. Garrett Graff discusses his book Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself -- While the Rest of Us Die.
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| 22 Feb 2022 | Radium & Marie Curie go Goth Rock with Charming Disaster | 00:41:11 | |
Today's episode features the musical duo Charming Disaster. They discuss the process of writing their new album based on the life of Marie Curie and the element she discovered, stories that did not make it into their songs, and ways that this album should sound familiar to fans but is also a departure from their usual writing style. Also, Elia & Jeff dispel Shelly's notion of "Goth Rock".
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| 28 May 2024 | The journey of a citizen scientist with Frank von Hippel | 00:51:23 | |
Physicist and activist, Frank von Hippel discusses his career in arms control and what the future may hold for the world.
Two corrections – 1) The Nuclear Weapons Freeze march was from the UN to Central park and 2) The banner in the Freeze march said 177 out of 195 towns voted for the Freeze in Vermont, not 193 out of 197.
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| 25 Feb 2025 | Cold War Kids | Ann Kordas | 00:48:32 | |
Ann Kordas joins Shelly to discuss the gendered roles of boys and girls during the Cold War and how children were taught to protect themselves from nuclear annihilation through toys, sitcoms, and government messaging.
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| 17 Oct 2024 | The return of Matt Caplan - Twelve Thousand Bombs | 00:00:52 | |
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| 01 Jan 2021 | How it all began: Europe, fission, and the Nazis with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 1) | 00:59:27 | |
Today on My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes. This conversation has been broken up into three parts. This Part 1 discussion includes topics like the beginning of nuclear science as a field until the Manhattan Project was approved.
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| 25 Apr 2023 | The Origin of the Elements with Artemis Spyrou | 00:40:30 | |
Chemical elements make up the matter we observe in the universe but how did they form? How did scientists figure this out and what is left to learn? Artemis Spyrou joins Shelly to discuss the evolution of the elements and the nuclear processes that govern stellar nucleosynthesis.
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| 23 Dec 2020 | How do you celebrate Alaska Statehood? Nuke them a harbor with Dan O'Neill | 00:52:59 | |
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Dan O’Neil. Dan is author of The Firecracker Boys. In this book, he speaks about Project Chariot, a U.S. atomic energy project in Alaska, and how this project was prevented.
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| 26 Jul 2022 | What if a nuclear engineer was elected US President? with Jonathan Alter | 00:40:22 | |
He was and served as the 39th President of the USA. But before his career in politics, Jimmy Carter was a Navy Nuke under Gen. Rickover. What did he do in the Navy? How did this time in the Nuclear Navy shape his policies? What would happen if someone who thought like a scientist gained access to the highest seat in the land? Find out in this episode when Shelly speaks to Jimmy Carter’s biographer, Jonathan Alter.
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| 30 Dec 2020 | Sunshine in a bottle. The origins of using radiation as a modern cancer treatment with Aimee Slaughter | 00:39:47 | |
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Aimee Slaughter. They discuss early radium therapy its journey from sideshow attraction to a staple in US hospitals before WWII. This marks the first-time physicists and chemists worked with physicians in hospitals and clinics to brings a treatment to the public with the hopes to cure cancer. The podcast addresses the different ways radium therapy has helped shape the modern technology in our hospitals today. Visit us at: mynuclearlife.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/mynuclearlife | |||
| 25 May 2021 | How to restart a nuclear reactor in Japan after the Fukushima disaster with Dreux Richard | 01:02:53 | |
In this episode, Shelly Lesher and Dreux Richard author of the book, Every Human Intention: Japan in the New Century, explore the post-Fukushima nuclear regulatory system of Japan and how to determine the safety of restarting nuclear reactors threatened by earthquake faults.
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| 30 Jan 2024 | The new face of the nuclear nerd - Miss America (2023) Grace Stanke | 00:40:16 | |
Start the New Year off with a bang. Join Shelly & Miss America 2023, nuclear engineer, and fellow Badger Grace Stanke to discuss a range of topics.
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| 13 Apr 2021 | Hanford Lab Pt. 1: The triumph of the engineer with Robert Franklin | 01:20:48 | |
In this episode, Shelly and Robert Franklin, Archivist & Oral Historian of the Hanford History Project dive into the history of the Hanford Laboratory and B-Reactor located in Washington State. They discuss why this site is the lesser known of the Manhattan project laboratories and what you can see if you visit today.
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| 30 Nov 2021 | Using radiation as a poison. The murder of Alexander Litvinenko with Pete Burgess | 00:53:31 | |
In this episode Pete Burgess discusses the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian spy who defected to the UK. Why is polonium-210 a good poison? How do you make it? Why wasn’t the public scared it could happen to them? All of those questions and more are answered in this exciting episode.
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| 08 Apr 2025 | Cold War Human Radiation Experiments | Eileen Welsome | 00:53:49 | |
“As all these stories do, it started with a radioactive animal dump in Albuquerque,” is the best first line of a story I have ever heard. Listen as Eileen Welsome and Shelly Lesher discuss some of the medical experiments the US government funded on its own citizens involving radiation without their consent over the decades.
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| 20 Jul 2021 | Nuking the Moon and other Shenanigans with The Uncover Up | 01:06:58 | |
In this episode, Shelly is joined by 2/3rds of The Uncover Up Conspiracy Podcast, Nathan Radke and Lee Kuhlne. They discuss the Pentagon UFO report, their joint Cold War obsession, what we can learn from conspiracy theory, and various nuclear conspiracy theories. Visit us at: mynuclearlife.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/mynuclearlife email us | |||
| 28 Nov 2023 | Understanding Edward Teller with Istvan Hargittai | 00:58:33 | |
What makes Edward Teller tick? Find out with physical chemist and author Istvan Hargittai on this episode.
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| 16 Dec 2020 | Saving the world with nuclear energy, one microreactor at a time with Leslie Dewan | 00:36:02 | |
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Dr. Leslie Dewan. Leslie earned her PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT and is a cofounder of Transatomic Power, one of the first startup companies attempting to bring a Generation IV reactor to market. Leslie’s understanding of nuclear energy has allowed her new company, Criticality Capital, to invest money in the sectors that need it most. Shelly and Leslie discuss how we can improve in the way we harness nuclear energy, and what Leslie sees as the path forward.
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| 07 Jan 2025 | Nuclear Christmas List with Kelly Chipps | 00:48:05 | |
Ever wonder what to buy with your Christmas money? Need a nuclear themed gift for that nerd in your family? Look no further, Shelly and her friend and fellow nuke, Kelly Chipps found lots of items for you to purchase from eBay to Amazon.
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| 27 Jun 2023 | J. Robert Oppenheimer with Kai Bird | 01:03:02 | |
Get ready for the summer movie by joining Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird (author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer) as he discusses Oppie's life and science.
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| 01 Jan 2021 | How to turn the US into a factory: Beer in Hanford, Silver from Fort Knox, and PO Box 1663 with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 2) | 00:50:13 | |
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, Shelly Lesher continues her conversation with Richard Rhodes, author of award winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Their previous conversation left off with the time in history where the atomic bomb was only a theoretical plan in the scientific community. This episode picks back up with Richard introducing a man who managed the atomic bomb project named General Groves. Also discussed are Fermi and the first chain reaction, the risks scientists took to end the war, building the factories to produce bomb material, and preparing to create the bomb itself. Part 2 of 3. Visit us at: mynuclearlife.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/mynuclearlife | |||
| 27 Mar 2024 | Adventures in Nuclear Risk Reduction - Georgia Pt 2 | 00:52:44 | |
Shelly continues her stay in Tbilisi, Georgia and speaks to two Physicists, Giorgia Japaridz (Illia State Univ.) and Revaz Shanidze (Tbilisi State Univ). They discuss what life as a physicist was like under Soviet rule and after Georgian independence. Along the way we learn about scientists who protected nuclear material when security fled, why the Institute’s reactor was unique, and find out how to survive in post-Soviet times. This podcast is in collaboration with The Stanley Center for Peace and Security.
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| 24 Dec 2022 | Is this the year NORAD shoots down Santa? With Martin Pfeiffer | 00:32:05 | |
Martin Pfeiffer aka @nuclearanthro joins Shelly to discuss the origin story of NORAD Tracks Santa and why it matters. Not suitable for children and may contain foul language.
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| 25 Jul 2023 | Trying to stay alive at the Diefenbunker with Nathan Radke & Lee Kuhnle | 01:04:01 | |
My Nuclear Life and The Uncover Up visit the Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum. Join Shelly, Nathan, and Lee as they journey 75 feet underground to compare how the Canadian Government planned to prepare for their survival versus the Civil Defense measured intended for their citizens.
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| 28 Mar 2023 | NIF fusion was a breakthrough, but what kind? with Bob Rosner | 00:43:38 | |
In December 2022, Lawrence Livermore's National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieved ignition. Join Shelly as she speaks with Bob Rosner about what this milestone means to Stockpile Stewardship and to physics. Also - learn how cool it is to focus 192 lasers onto a tiny little capsule.
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| 04 Jan 2022 | The movie with the finest ending: Failsafe (1964) with Nathan & Lee from The UnCover Up | 00:46:55 | |
Nathan Radke and Lee Kuhnle from The UnCover Up podcast discuss Failsafe (1964) with Shelly and compare it to Dr. Strangelove. Find out what character made Lee want to quit watching Failsafe, who the gang thinks would have a better chance at surviving a nuclear exchange: file clerks or prisoners, and what Shelly wants etched on her tombstone.
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| 30 Aug 2022 | St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey with Nina Gilden Seavey | 00:34:17 | |
Nina Gilden Seavey discusses how the St. Louis Baby Tooth Survey helped persuade U.S. President Kennedy to sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty which ended above-ground nuclear weapons testing in the US, UK, and the Soviet Union. In the process, citizen science was born and children sported cool buttons on their lapels.
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| 30 Mar 2021 | Radium: Luxurious, Beautiful, Expensive, and Modern with Lucy Santos | 00:55:24 | |
In this episode Shelly Lesher and Lucy Jane Santos, author of the book Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium discuss the beauty industry, salons, and radium in consumer products. Visit us at: mynuclearlife.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/mynuclearlife | |||
| 26 Apr 2022 | Shipbuilding with the precision of a watchmaker - ITER with Michael Loughlin | 00:41:39 | |
The history of fusion as a source of energy is discussed along with past and current projects. Is a fusion power plant still decades away?
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| 25 Jan 2022 | Using nuclear science to understand cultural heritage with Michael Wiescher | 00:53:32 | |
What role does nuclear science play in understanding art and culture? Michael Wiescher from The University of Notre Dame explains.
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| 29 Aug 2023 | How to identify Manhattan Project Plutonium with Cody Folden | 00:48:48 | |
How can you find the age of Plutonium? Why is it important? What are the applications? Find out the answer to these questions and more on this episode of My Nuclear Life when Cody Folden joins Shelly Lesher to discuss his paper in the Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry.
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| 16 Mar 2021 | Nuclear newsletters, queer theory, and Freedom of Information with Martin Pfeiffer | 00:56:47 | |
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher interviews Martin Pfeiffer, a Ph.D. student of anthropology at the University of New Mexico. He is best known for his twitter account, @NuclearAnthro. Topics discussed include Sandia National Laboratory Newsletters, the intersection of queer theory and nuclear weapons, The Freedom of Information Act in relation to obtaining material from the Department of Energy, and lots and lots of laughs.
Marty's webpage: Pfeiffer Nuclear Weapons and National Security Archive
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| 08 Mar 2022 | Nuclear Threat Reduction & Current Events with Matthias Grosse Perdekamp | 00:59:22 | |
Special episode on reducing nuclear threat with Prof. Matthias Grosse Perdekamp. Recorded when Russia was invading Ukraine.
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| 29 Nov 2022 | US Nuclear Weapons and the Nuclear Posture Review with Steve Fetter | 00:38:18 | |
With all the talk of nuclear weapons in Europe, learn about the US nuclear weapon triad with Dr. Steve Fetter. Recorded live during a nuclear physics conference, Drs. Fetter and Lesher discuss the US Nuclear Posture Review, the US Nuclear Triad, Nuclear Modernization, and the history of ICBMS.
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| 30 Apr 2024 | The Black Sea Experiment: Data taking and legacy | 00:42:21 | |
Our team returns to the Soviet Union to take data on the Slava. We hear about the spectroscopy of a nuclear weapon and the legacy of the Black Sea Experiment.
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| 03 Sep 2024 | The Uranium Show with Lucy Santos | 00:50:18 | |
What role has Uranium played in our society? Who was "hotter than radioactive yams"? What do fashionable Uranium prospectors wear? Lucy Santos answers these questions and more when she joins Shelly on this episode.
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| 06 Apr 2021 | Quarky News: Volk Field 1962 | 00:16:09 | |
In this new segment of My Nuclear Life find out what happens at Volk Field one snowy night in 1962.
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| 01 Aug 2024 | What should we do with all the ray cats? with Matt Caplan | 00:52:18 | |
What if you discovered warning signs of something very dangerous buried deep underground from an ancient civilization? Would you believe the item was dangerous or would you think it was valuable treasure? Would you continue exploring? Find out what could be buried and what Drs. Caplan and Lesher would do with the knowledge.
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| 26 Sep 2023 | Are radiation limits based on a lie? with Ed Calabrese | 00:50:15 | |
Meet Dr. Ed Calabrese, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health & Health Sciences. Ed has spent years diving into the history of dose response and the Nobel Prize awarded to Hermann Muller for this work.
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| 03 Aug 2021 | The connection between nuclear disarmament, peace, and black freedom with Vincent Intondi | 00:58:20 | |
In this episode Shelly is joined by Dr. Vincent Intondi, history professor at Montgomery College in Maryland. He is invited on the podcast today to discuss his recent authorship of his eye opening book entitled African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement. Shelly shares that while reading this book, she was uncomfortable with material, and had to process material from perspectives that she had never considered before. This interview proves to be a true eye-opener for listeners including connections between nuclear weapons and racism, the role of African Americans in nuclear disarmament, and how young people can contribute to new and pressing issues. Visit us at: mynuclearlife.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/mynuclearlife email us | |||
| 06 Jan 2022 | Should Khrushchev receive story credit for Dr. Strangelove? With Nathan and Lee from The UnCover Up | 00:39:18 | |
Nathan Radke and Lee Kuhnle from The UnCover Up podcast discuss Dr. Strangelove with Shelly and introduce an interesting conspiracy theory. Lee poses a question on if Nikita Khrushchev should receive story credit for the plot of the movie and backs it up with some interesting history of who could launch a nuclear attack. Wait - did Stanley Kubrick accidentally get it right?
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| 11 May 2021 | Soviet bone records, Tom Lehrer, and music for your nuclear protest with Tim & Joanna Smolko | 01:07:37 | |
In this episode of My Nuclear Life, host Shelly Lesher speaks with Tim and Joanna Smolko, authors of Atomic Tunes: The Cold War in American and British Popular Music. They discuss atomic music across the decades including how music influenced The Women’s March for Peace, how Soviet’s made records out of x-ray films, and how David Hasselhoff became a Cold War icon.
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