The Bomb

The Bomb

From Harford: An Oral History by Dan Hooper

October 30, 2025 · 14 min · Season 1 · Episode 8

About this episode

The episode explores the corrupting influence of local politics on a man's plan to protect his town, leading to unexpected geopolitical consequences.

The Bomb: The corrupting influence of local politics takes its toll on a man. His plan to protect the town gets out of hand and a small lie has geopolitical consequences.  The bomb was written and performed by Dan Hooper. The music is Cosmic Psychiatry by Brendon Moeller You can contact Dan at danhooper86@gmail.com. To support the show visit https://ko-fi.com/harford Harford: An Oral History is a monthly surreal comedy podcast uncovering the strange and forgotten history of Haverfordwest. In each episode, a town inhabitant recounts their role in a key moment of its past—from a disastrous attempt to build the world’s tallest building to a battle reenactment that spiraled into real conflict. Written, produced and performed by Dan Hooper Winner: Golden Lobes — Best Scripted Comedy. The Observer said “These punchy 10- to 14-minuters crackle with bible-black, absurd, twisted humour.”and The Guardian described the show “Strange little monologues brimming with dry wit and unlikely twists.” Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/harford Written, produced & performed by Dan Hooper. Contact: danhooper86@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Hooper

Topics covered

  • local politics
  • corruption
  • geopolitical consequences
  • small lies
  • town protection

Keywords

  • local politics
  • corruption
  • geopolitical
  • small lies
  • town protection
  • surreal comedy
  • Haverfordwest

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harford: An Oral History, Acast

Books & works: The Bomb

Places: Haverfordwest

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