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Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

By: Julie McDowall
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A weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war.

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  • Nuclear War in Florida

    Nuclear War in Florida
    Jun 16 2026

    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/atomichobo


    The 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.

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    30 mins
  • Pressing the Button: JFK and the PALs

    Pressing the Button: JFK and the PALs
    May 27 2026

    How does a "pal" stop an "individual psychotic" from launching a nuke? JFK had the answer.


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    19 mins
  • Pressing the Button: Eisenhower

    Pressing the Button: Eisenhower
    May 12 2026

    Eisenhower introduced three big nuclear changes which overturned Truman's policies on presidential sole authority.


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    Thank you,

    Julie

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    26 mins
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really enjoy listerning too this so many episodes can't believe I've missed them. going to spend the next few weeks catching up

well worth listerning too

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Julie's well researched podcast topics are both educational and entertaining. If you're into your cold war history then there's lots on offer here. Highly recommended!

THE go to podcast for nuclear fanatics!

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