The Cold War Blood Tattoo (51)
In 1951, a small pilot program was launched in Indiana and Utah as a civilian defense measure to aid in the aftermath of a nuclear attack. The idea was simple: If a bomb dropped, people would need med...
27 Feb 201944min
The Cold War Struggle for the Soul of Science - Freedom's Laboratory (50)
Audra J Wolfe is writer, editor, and historian based in Philadelphia. With a background in both science and history her work specifically focuses on the role of science during the Cold War, a period w...
23 Feb 201947min
An RAF pilot remembers the end of the Cold War (49)
In this episode we welcome back Nick Anderson who told us about his RAF service intercepting TU-95 Soviet Bear bombers over the North Sea. The story continues with his accounts of how the Soviet ai...
16 Feb 201938min
Gillian - A US Student visits Cold War Poland in 1989 (48)
In this episode we welcome back Gillian Cox who told us about her student trip to East Germany in 1989. In this episode the story continues with her trip further East into Poland. At this point Polan...
9 Feb 201924min
Red Reporter - Covert Correspondent for Cold War East Germany - Part 1 (47)
Today we speak to John Green. John Green grew up in Coventry in a communist family. After abandoning a zoology degree course after his second year at Bristol University, he switched to Drama. In 1964 ...
2 Feb 201947min
The Berlin Trilogy - Author Interview (46)
Today we welcome author Paul Grant whose excellent Berlin trilogy is set in Berlin during World War 2 and the Cold War. Paul and I talk about the books as well as his inspiration and how he did his ...
26 Jan 201957min
Cold War East German Army Officer at the 40th Anniversary Parade of East Germany (45)
In this episode, we welcome back Torsten Belger a former East German Officer. You can listen to other episodes with Torsten here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode39/ and here https://coldwarc...
19 Jan 201942min
Cold War intercepts of Soviet Aircraft with the RAF (44)
Nick Anderson is a former RAF Phantom jet fighter pilot. We discuss flying in the Cold War and in detail how the RAF would have responded to a nuclear attack. We also talk about how QRA (Quick R...
12 Jan 201945min
