Julie McDowall
Author of Attack Warning Red. Get it here: linktr.ee/attackwarningred
Presenter of Atomic Hobo podcast. Get it here: podfollow.com/the-atomic-hobo
- NEW EPISODE Greenland and the Thule Air Base pod.fo/e/38602a
- New ad-free episode out now for patrons. Will appear on the normal feed tomorrow morning. But get it early and ad-free here!
- A lot of new followers brought here by emus. Welcome. If you like nuclear stuff then please check out my podcast. You can subscribe here: podfollow.com/the-atomic-h...
- Reposted by Julie McDowallWould you be a good leader of a communal fallout shelter in the event of World War III? Fortunately the US Department of Defense created a self-assessment quiz in the 1970s so that you can "rate yourself as a potential shelter leader"… doomsdaymachines.net/p/take-me-to...
- I've been here when it was still a burnt-out mess. Had a guide, helmet, lantern, and hi-viz. It was rough inside, and the ground underfoot uneven cos of swirls of melted, then re-hardened, glass - but at least I didn't have to contend with emus.
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- Today's pod episode is on how Harold Macmillan would've ordered nuclear retaliation, and we look at the scenario that would've had him ordering nuclear destruction from a phone box at the side of the road. pod.fo/e/380c1f
- 💥NEW EPISODE Harold Macmillan: Pressing the Button
- "In any case, we could get hold of the bomb even if it meant shooting the American officers concerned." Monday's episode in my Harold Macmillan series looks at how he would have 'pressed the button'. It's a juicy one. Get previous episodes here.
- The great WAR PLAN UK by @duncanc.bsky.social is now available on Kindle.
- NEW EPISODE Part 3 of our series on Harold Macmillan and the Thor missiles arrive in rainy Norfolk.
- NEW EPISODE early, ad-free version for patrons. www.patreon.com/posts/new-ha...
- Remembering the time my dog turned into the Threads Traffic Warden.
- Our series on Harold Macmillan. Parts 1 + 2 so far...taking in the trenches, adultery, the Kray Twins, and the hydrogen bomb. pod.fo/e/361e3a
- Hopefully not an omen? Today's Times crossword has SHEFFIELD and MILK FLOAT.
- NEW EPISODE pod.fo/e/3727d3
- ATOMIC HOBO is back tomorrow morning! Or NOW if you're a patron. Early and ad-free access here. It's part 2 of our series on Harold Macmillan, and we look at his first year in power, 1957. You've never had it so nuclear, as he didn't say. www.patreon.com/posts/new-ha...
- "The balloon could return to friendly territory..."
- NEW BONUS EPISODE The Sturdy Child of Terror
- Signed paperbacks with a personalised Christmas message inside. £15 inc P+P (if you're in the UK). Message me here. Payment via Paypal.
- 💥NEW EPISODE💥 Harold Macmillan, Part 1 pod.fo/e/361e3a
- Subscribe to the pod here. A new series starts tomorrow on Harold Macmillan, our PM during the Cuba Crisis and our first test of the H-Bomb. A Victorian gentleman guiding us through all that nuclear tension. You've never heard it so good! podfollow.com/the-atomic-h...
- Time to put the old decorations up...
- From the archive: Four Minutes to Midnight: the 1981 BBC Lecture
- NEW EPISODE pod.fo/e/35e0a8
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- From the pod archive: THIS IS ONLY A JINGLE 🎶
- From the pod archive, one of my favourites: Ted Turner's Doomsday Video pod.fo/e/1e5889
- NEW EPISODE When The Wind Blows, Part 15 pod.fo/e/359632
- After seven years of podcasting, I'm introducing ads. You can get ad-free access, plus BONUS episodes, by joining my Patreon for £3 a month. www.patreon.com/atomichobo
- NEW EPISODE pod.fo/e/3556a0
- NEW EPISODE pod.fo/e/34fe0d
- "I swear I believe Armageddon is near," said Reagan. Bonus episode on Reagan and his belief in Armageddon. £3 a month for all bonus episodes. Cancel anytime.
- BONUS EPISODE Reagan and Armageddon www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
- NEW EPISODE pod.fo/e/349aed
