Healing After Nuclear War: Atomic Echoes

About this episode

Corie Weathers discusses the documentary 'Atomic Echoes' with its creators, exploring the impact of the atomic bombings and the journey towards reconciliation.

In this episode of Restored, Corie Weathers speaks with author and filmmaker Victoria Kelly, and producer/director Beatrice "B" Becette, the creators of the documentary Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories of World War II. Their journey began when Karin Tanabe and Victoria discovered that their families were connected by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — one as an American medic sent into the ruins, the other as a Japanese educator helping rebuild after the war. Together with producer Beatrice Becette, they set out to uncover the forgotten voices of the Japanese atomic bomb survivors and the American atomic veterans who lived in the aftermath. Through shared storytelling, their work explores how reconciliation begins — not through politics, but through listening, empathy, and remembering. This conversation reminds us that peace isn’t just the absence of war — it’s the hard, human work of facing history, honoring grief, and choosing hope. 💡 In This Episode: The surprising connection that brought Karin and Victoria together What it means to reconcile personal and national histories The unseen legacy of America’s atomic veterans How Beatrice helped translate pain into…

People in this episode

Host: Corie Weathers

Guests: Victoria Kelly, Beatrice "B" Becette

Topics covered

• reconciliation
• atomic bombings
• personal histories
• storytelling
• peace
• empathy

Keywords

• atomic bomb
• Hiroshima
• Nagasaki
• reconciliation
• documentary
• survivors
• storytelling
• peace

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories of World War II

Places: Hiroshima, Nagasaki

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