Ranked #1
EP02: Last of the Cold War Kids
EP02: Last of the Cold War Kids
This podcast's origin story and why I became obsessed with the Cold War as a child (and a grownup, I suppose). Take a tr... Read more
23 Jan 2019
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25mins
Ranked #2
EP03: The Story of the Net Evaluation Subcommittee, Part 1
EP03: The Story of the Net Evaluation Subcommittee, Part 1
Part One of a series detailing the story of one of the most secretive organizations ever spawned by the National Securit... Read more
23 Jan 2019
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25mins
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Ranked #3
EP16: Cold War on Ice, Part One: Operation Bluejay
EP16: Cold War on Ice, Part One: Operation Bluejay
This is the first episode in a series that will delve into the role that the far north played in the Cold War. This epis... Read more
24 May 2019
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40mins
Ranked #4
EP14: Chernobyl and the Russian Woodpecker
EP14: Chernobyl and the Russian Woodpecker
On this anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, what begins as a film review becomes something more, as we delve into the... Read more
22 Apr 2019
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27mins
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EP24: The Missiles of October, Part One
EP24: The Missiles of October, Part One
57 years ago this month, humanity was faced with what was potentially the most dangerous crisis in history. Cooler heads... Read more
19 Oct 2019
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24mins
Ranked #6
EP20: Submarine Disasters of 1968
EP20: Submarine Disasters of 1968
What does the wreck of the titanic have to do with the loss of two U.S. nuclear submarines? This episode tells the story... Read more
4 Aug 2019
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31mins
Ranked #7
EP04: The Story of the Net Evaluation Subcommittee, Part 2 - "Eisenhower's Crisis of Faith"
EP04: The Story of the Net Evaluation Subcommittee, Part 2 - "Eisenhower's Crisis of Faith"
The second part of a series on one of the most secretive organizations ever spawned by the National Security Council. In... Read more
26 Jan 2019
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22mins
Ranked #8
EP08: The Story of the Net Evaluation Subcommittee, Part 4 - "McNamara's Wrath and a Window on War"
EP08: The Story of the Net Evaluation Subcommittee, Part 4 - "McNamara's Wrath and a Window on War"
In the final installment of the NESC story, Kennedy and Johnson get their briefings and the world comes so close to nucl... Read more
21 Feb 2019
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25mins
Ranked #9
EP26: The Missiles of October, Part Three
EP26: The Missiles of October, Part Three
In this episode, we focus on the days leading up to the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the second Tuesday through F... Read more
24 Nov 2019
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39mins
Ranked #10
EP18: Cold War on Ice, Part Three: The IGY and the Icecap
EP18: Cold War on Ice, Part Three: The IGY and the Icecap
The third installment of this journey into the Arctic with the U.S. Army in the 1950s. This time, we take a trip onto th... Read more
11 Jul 2019
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26mins
Ranked #11
EP10: The Otters of Amchitka, Part 1
EP10: The Otters of Amchitka, Part 1
The first part of a series on the birth of the environmental movement and how it ties in with nuclear testing in Alaska ... Read more
5 Mar 2019
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22mins
Ranked #12
EP27: The Missiles of October, Part Four
EP27: The Missiles of October, Part Four
The most dangerous day of the Cuban Missile Crisis was also its last day. There was no cooling-off period. It was going ... Read more
4 Dec 2019
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28mins
Ranked #13
EP25: The Missiles of October, Part Two
EP25: The Missiles of October, Part Two
A day-by-day account of the first week of the crisis and what key actors really thought. This is a set-up for the real t... Read more
26 Oct 2019
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30mins
Ranked #14
EP06: The Story of the Net Evaluation Subcommittee, Part 3 - "John Kennedy and 11 Copies Destroyed"
EP06: The Story of the Net Evaluation Subcommittee, Part 3 - "John Kennedy and 11 Copies Destroyed"
The third part of a series on the NESC and its secretive assessments of the Soviet ability to destroy the United States.... Read more
4 Feb 2019
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26mins
Ranked #15
EP19: Fearmonger Fridays and Grumble in the Gulf
EP19: Fearmonger Fridays and Grumble in the Gulf
In this timely news-based episode we will look at some of the trouble in the Persian Gulf, and a history of tanker troub... Read more
23 Jul 2019
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13mins
Ranked #16
EP22: Left Behind, the Alaskan StayBehind Agents
EP22: Left Behind, the Alaskan StayBehind Agents
In the 1950s, an unsuspecting group of Alaska residents were recruited by the FBI to stand against the Soviet invaders. ... Read more
13 Sep 2019
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46mins
Ranked #17
EP05: Fearmonger Fridays - "Withdrawal from the INF"
EP05: Fearmonger Fridays - "Withdrawal from the INF"
What is the INF Treaty and does it make any difference to global security if the U.S. abandons it? Donald Trump has made... Read more
2 Feb 2019
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11mins
Ranked #18
EP17: Cold War on Ice, Part Two: Camp Century
EP17: Cold War on Ice, Part Two: Camp Century
In this second episode of the series, "Cold War on Ice," we will go under the Greenland Icecap and explore the Army's sn... Read more
25 Jun 2019
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31mins
Ranked #19
EP23: Operation Gladio and the European Stay-Behind Networks
EP23: Operation Gladio and the European Stay-Behind Networks
What seemed like a necessary and prudent precaution in the face of a Warsaw Pact invasion of Western Europe, became deep... Read more
4 Oct 2019
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48mins
Ranked #20
EP15: News, Missiles, and Radioactive Shrimp
EP15: News, Missiles, and Radioactive Shrimp
Some interesting Cold War related stories that came across my desk this week. Some scary and some strange, but I hope al... Read more
6 May 2019
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17mins
