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Nuclear Hotseat

Libbe Halevy
Nuclear Weapons
Treaty On the Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons
Three Mile Island
Nuclear Disarmament
Nuclear Safety
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Fukushima
Ukraine
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Nuclear Energy
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COP28 Climate Change Conference
US Nuclear Policy
Treaty To Prohibit Nuclear Weapons
NATO
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
Nuclear Deterrence Summit

Nuclear news from a different perspective, including safeguarding from radiation, interviews w/leading activists, and how you can help stop the nuclear madness. Nuclear Hotseat is produced and hosted by 3 Mile Island survivor Libbe HaLevy.

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Navajo Nation children make their wants and needs clear. This Week’s Featured Interview #1: Anna Rondon on government’s push for uranium extraction disguised as a “clean up”: Links: Featured Interview #2: Kevin Kamps and Holtec’s Planned Palisades Nu... more

This Week’s Featured Interview: The 2024 film NUKED presents the story of the US nuclear betrayal of the people of the Marshall Islands after WWII. The film won several awards, including Best Documentary at 2024 International Uranium Film Festival an... more

Demonstration in New Mexico against the High Level Radioactive Waste Dump This Week’s Featured Interview: Award-Winning Greenland Film on Uranium Mining/Rare Earth Battle – Kuannersuit / Kvanefjeld Nuclear Hotseat Hot Story with Linda Pentz Gunter Ev... more

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Andrew Nisker
Documentarian and director of the film "Nuked"
Take Action Films
Episode: NH #761: NUKED Film – US Cruelty in Nuclear Bombing of Marshall Islands + DOOMSDAY CLOCK: 85 Seconds to Midnight
Rhea Moss Christian
Marshall Islander and former Chair of the Marshall Islands National Nuclear Commission
Marshall Islands National Nuclear Commission
Episode: NH #761: NUKED Film – US Cruelty in Nuclear Bombing of Marshall Islands + DOOMSDAY CLOCK: 85 Seconds to Midnight
Sister Megan Rice
A Roman Catholic nun and peace activist known for protesting against nuclear weapons
Episode: NH #756: Holiday Special – 83-Year Old Peace Hero Nun, Sr. Megan Rice, on her Y12/US “Uranium Fort Knox” Break-in
Susi Snyder
Financial Sector Coordinator at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Episode: NH #756: Holiday Special – 83-Year Old Peace Hero Nun, Sr. Megan Rice, on her Y12/US “Uranium Fort Knox” Break-in
Helen Young
Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist and filmmaker focused on nuclear media narratives.
Filmmaker of The Nuns, The Priests, and The Bombs
Episode: NH #755: Japan’s 7.6 Quake & Fukushima Radioactive Water Releases – Marine Biologist Tim Deere-Jones + Emmy Winning Journalist Helen Young on Activist Media Strategies
Professor Steven Starr
Director of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
Episode: NH #754: Nukes in Space? Just One Explosion = Massive Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) = Buh-bye Grid! – Prof. Steven Starr + Cancer Rates near US Nuclear Reactors – Joseph Mangano
Dr. Ian Fairlie
UK-based Canadian consultant on radiation in the environment, former Greenpeace advisor
Episode: NH #753: Childhood Leukemia Rates Soar for Kids Living Near Nuclear Reactors: UK Researcher Dr. Ian Fairlie Exposes Industry Lies
Mary Beth Brangan
Co-director of the film SOS: San Onofre Syndrome.
EON (Ecological Options Network)
Episode: NH #752: In Memorium – Jim Heddle, Director, SOS: San Onofre Syndrome – Nuclear Film’s Fierce, Gentle Warrior
Jim Heddle
Filmmaker and director of SOS: San Onofre Syndrome, known for his activism in nuclear safety.
EON (Ecological Options Network)
Episode: NH #752: In Memorium – Jim Heddle, Director, SOS: San Onofre Syndrome – Nuclear Film’s Fierce, Gentle Warrior

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Libbe HaLevy
Producer and host of a program focusing on nuclear news and activism, and a survivor of the Three Mile Island accident.

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3.4 out of 5 stars from 72 ratings
  • Climate change

    There might have not been fires near your home in California, if we advocated for nuclear energy versus spread misinformation about it.

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    Mudslide Yodler
    United Statesa year ago
  • Very Good Podcast!

    These weapons have caused much suffering even if they don’t get “used” again. Thanks for getting the stories out.

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    KimInHighWater
    United States2 years ago
  • Pure brilliance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    I saw this podcast and since been listening to at least two episodes a day. Very very clear to the lay-person (as that’s how I see myself) highly educational and wow, just so addictive. Thank you Libbe for setting this podcast series up, I feel that my eyes have been opened to this Nuclear horror and I want to help in every way to pass on your podcasts. No more Ice for me! Rachel, from the UK

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    Raquel333jbb
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Pure brilliance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    I saw this podcast and since been listening to at least two episodes a day. Very very clear to the lay-person (as that’s how I see myself) highly educational and wow, just so addictive. Thank you Libbe for setting this podcast series up, I feel that my eyes have been opened to this Nuclear horror and I want to help in every way to pass on your podcasts.

    No more Ice for me!

    Rachel, from the UK

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Raquel333jbb
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Great show!!

    I am always amazed by the effort put in to make this such an informative show!! Much respect to you

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    5
    Shastamcmikey
    United Kingdom3 years ago

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Many express gratitude for the educational content and appreciate being introduced to significant activism in the nuclear safety arena.
Listeners appreciate the informative nature and clear presentation of complex issues, making them accessible to a broader audience.
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NH #761: NUKED Film – US Cruelty in Nuclear Bombing of Marshall Islands + DOOMSDAY CLOCK: 85 Seconds to Midnight
Q: What kind of acknowledgment has the United States given as to what it actually did?
The US acknowledges the harms through the Compact of Free Association and the establishment of a nuclear claims tribunal, but they have been hesitant to replenish funds, limiting the compensation for the Marshallese.
NH #761: NUKED Film – US Cruelty in Nuclear Bombing of Marshall Islands + DOOMSDAY CLOCK: 85 Seconds to Midnight
Q: Rhea, you are a Marshall Islander. What was your position at the time the movie was being made and your involvement in it?
I had just finished up as chair of the Marshall Islands National Nuclear Commission when Andrew reached out, and I agreed to contribute to the film as a Marshallese.
NH #761: NUKED Film – US Cruelty in Nuclear Bombing of Marshall Islands + DOOMSDAY CLOCK: 85 Seconds to Midnight
Q: Andrew, what is your background and what led you to do a film about the Marshall Islands history with US nuclear weaponry?
I'm a documentarian. I've been making environmental documentaries for the past 25 years with Take Action Films, my company. I met someone who urged me to tell the story of the Marshall Islands after learning about their connection to nuclear testing.
NH #760: Supreme Court Nukes Petition Opposing NM Proposed Radioactive Waste Dump – Kevin Kamps + Why Greenland? Award-winning Film Explains the Background
Q: What is being done or what needs to be done to bolster or support the protective laws that are already in place in New Mexico and Texas?
Kamps stated that responsibility lies with grassroots movements in New Mexico and Texas, and emphasized that everyone across the U.S. should advocate for their U.S. representatives to maintain protective laws against consolidated interim storage facilities.
NH #760: Supreme Court Nukes Petition Opposing NM Proposed Radioactive Waste Dump – Kevin Kamps + Why Greenland? Award-winning Film Explains the Background
Q: What was Beyond Nuclear addressing most recently regarding the Holtec International highly radioactive waste consolidated interim storage facility?
Kevin Kamps explained that Beyond Nuclear is over a decade into a legal fight regarding Holtec's dump in New Mexico, having faced many challenges in getting their day in court. Unfortunately, they were recently denied a final appeal to the Supreme Court, leaving illegal provisions in the facility's license intact.

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