Mushroom Cloud: Tales From the

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Spoken word special about the effects of the atomic bomb. Professionally conducted interviews of victims, Enola Gay pilots, and more. Spoken word is broken up by famous and not-so famous protest songs. Priceless audio clips of a sad chapter of humanity. No FCCs.

1) Promo 0:30.
2) Half-1 32:00 Antenna Theater interviews bombing pilots and victims. We hear the altering attitudes towards WMD found in the popular songs and speeches of the "Atomic Age". in "Downwinder Diaries" Claes Andreasson talks to people who lived near Nevada's nuclear tests sites.
3) Break 1:00
4) Half-2 26:00 Poet lawrence Ferlinghetti has "Wild Dreams of a New Beginning". Scott Carrier asks Americans "What Are You Afraid Of?" Musical selections from CONELRAD.com's "Atomic Platters: Cold War Music from the Golden Age of Homeland Security."