Apr 19, 2018
We have a special guest on the show today - Stephen Schwartz. Stephen is an expert on nuclear weapons; he has been studying nuclear weapons policy, particularly in the US, for decades. His book - The Atomic Audit - was the first ever survey of the true financial cost of nuclear weapons; he has been the editor...
Apr 12, 2018
One of the best and most enjoyable parts of hosting this show is
when my favourite authors are kind enough to speak to me. I'd like
to thank Simon for an excellent, enlightening, entertaining
discussion: if you enjoy listening to it half as much as I enjoyed
the conversation, you're in for a real treat.
Today, as part...
Apr 5, 2018
One of the best and most enjoyable parts of hosting this show is
when my favourite authors are kind enough to speak to me. I'd like
to thank Simon for an excellent, enlightening, entertaining
discussion: if you enjoy listening to it half as much as I enjoyed
the conversation, you're in for a real treat.
Today, as part...
Mar 29, 2018
"Leave the physicists be," said Stalin to his chief of police,
Beria. "We can always shoot them later."
In this series of episodes, we'll take you inside the world of
science in the USSR - with a particular focus on how they developed
the atomic bomb. The gulags were not the only prisons in the Soviet
Union; in fact,...
Mar 22, 2018
"Leave the physicists be," said Stalin to his chief of police,
Beria. "We can always shoot them later."
In this series of episodes, we'll take you inside the world of
science in the USSR - with a particular focus on how they developed
the atomic bomb. The gulags were not the only prisons in the Soviet
Union; in fact,...