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Atomic Dreamland

Atomic Dreamland

By: Peter Butt
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 Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Atomic Dreamland Podcast Series charts Australia's flirtation with the atomic bomb - from hosting the British nuclear tests and secret fallout testing involving animals and humans to a controversial attempt to develop its own nuclear arsenal.

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Episodes
  • Ep1. Ground Zero

    Ep1. Ground Zero
    Mar 22 2023
    As the Cold War takes hold, Australia becomes the first country to offer itself up as a site for atomic testing of another nation.

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    24 mins
  • Ep2. Fallout

    Ep2. Fallout
    Mar 22 2023
    Secret animal experiments chart nuclear fallout across the continent and spark war between the physicists and biologists.

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    22 mins
  • Ep3. Spies and Bones

    Ep3. Spies and Bones
    Mar 22 2023
    When the biologists suggest that the milk supply has been contaminated with Strontium 90, the physicists establish a secret program to test the bones of dead babies and children.

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    23 mins
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