The Bomb
BBC World ServiceThe story of the atomic bomb. Told through the scientists and spies who changed history. Season 1 follows the scientist who discovers the destructive possibilities of harnessing nuclear power. It leads to the race to beat the Nazis to the first atomic bomb. Season 2 tells of a brilliant scientist who lives a double life, stealing atomic secrets for the Soviet Union. Season 3 is coming soon.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 23 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Category | History | ||||
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- A riveting podcast - a must listen
This is an incredible podcast documenting events and discoveries which changed the world forever. Emily Strasser does a superb job of telling this story, her own personal connection to these events. This brings another depth of human experience beyond facts and dates. Once I listened to the first episode, I couldn’t stop listening. I’m going to listen to it again. It was so good.
Apple Podcasts5Aussie Twins
Australia4 months ago - Drama queen -
For the parts that focused on the history, it was fine. However, the podcaster tries to make this dramatically personal because her grandfather worked at Oak Ridge. She approached it as if her grandfather was Oppenheimer, trying to wrestle with a work-related decision that would impact mankind. Her grandfather did a job during the war like many others, whether they were making ammunitions or building tanks or working at Oak Ridge. Her ‘struggle’ to understand her grandfather is incredibly conv... more
Apple Podcasts2GracieEsq
United States8 months ago - Painfully slow
I liked some of the previous series such as the moon landing but this one is drawn out way to slowly. Listening at 1.25x and it’s still soooooo slow.
Add to that a millennial who clearly has no concept of the state of the world at this time, the continued hand wringing and repetition to draw it out to the 15 or so episodes makes it unlistenable.
Apple Podcasts2Truro411
Canada10 months ago - Listen at 1.5
Listen at x1.5 to get over the annoying narration
Apple Podcasts2msgwest
United Kingdom10 months ago - Too preachy, slanted, morose take
From the opening lines to the series, the author makes it clear that, in her view, the fact that the bomb was created at all — irrespective of any contextual factors — is the worst tragedy in human history; and that she feels guilt, shame, and pain just thinking about exploring the context in which it occurred.
Moreover, she makes sure to remind you of this at every turn — at least twice per episode.
The author even suggests that the only way such a thing could occur was because those evil mil... more
Apple Podcasts1DZ-JayUnited States10 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #44 |  Norway/History |
Apple Podcasts | #86 |  Austria/History |
Apple Podcasts | #89 |  India/History |
Apple Podcasts | #186 |  United Arab Emirates/History |
Apple Podcasts | #213 |  Japan/History |
Apple Podcasts | #214 |  Belgium/History |
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