About this episode

The episode discusses the reactions of North Carolinians to the nuclear crises of the early 1960s and introduces a new nuclear book club.

Two nuclear crises hit in the early 60s: the Berlin Crisis in '61, then Cuba in '62. How did the good people of North Carolina react? In other news, I'm launching a nuclear book club called The Doomsday Library . Here's a video, open to all, showing how it works. If the link doesn't work, visit my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/atomichobo I hope you'll join us: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-our-library-152470538?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Julie McDowall

Topics covered

• nuclear crises
• North Carolina
• Berlin Crisis
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• public reaction
• nuclear book club

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Doomsday Library, Patreon

Places: North Carolina

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