My Nuclear Life Podcast
1) Hidden in plain sight. The Greenbrier Bunker | Deanna Hylton
Not actually a bunker but a fallout shelter under the Greenbrier Hotel in the hills of West Virginia. Shelly visits the bunker and then speaks with the manager of bunker tours and historian Deanna Hyl...Show More
2) The Atomic Pilgrim | James Patrick Thomas
James Patrick Thomas speaks to Shelly about his walk for nuclear disarmament in 1981 which lasted 20 months. Along with 18-19 other pilgrims, James left Washington and journeyed to Bethlehem, walking ...Show More
3) The ethics of human radiation experiments | The Uncover Up
Shelly meets up with Lee Kuhnle and Nathan Radke in Toronto to discuss the ethics behind human radiation experiments. We redefine what "fun" means, Nathan shows off his "ethics" knowledge, and Lee mak...Show More
4) Day in the Life of a Nuclear Physicist | Kelly Chipps
What do you think a nuclear physicist does every day? Lone genius or social butterfly? Listen to find out how Dr Kelly Chipps of Oak Ridge National Laboratory fills her time.
5) Cold War Human Radiation Experiments | Eileen Welsome
“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 th...Show More
6) Cold War Kids | Ann Kordas
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 gove...Show More
7) Nuclear Christmas List with Kelly Chipps
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...Show More
8) (rerelease) Jimmy Carter - with Jonathan Alter
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.
9) Was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion inevitable? with Adam Higginbotham
If you were alive at the time, you remember an o-ring cased the January 28, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion 73 seconds after take off. But was it that simple? Adam Higginbotham discusses his ...Show More
Was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion inevitable? with Adam Higginbotham
30:41 | Nov 26th, 2024
10) Ray Cats Nuke the Moon
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" o...Show More