Last Podcast On The Left Episode 538: The Manhattan Project Part VI - The Greatest Generation
Jul 7, 2023
02:09:45
Radiation Sickness Horrors
- Radiation sickness caused horrific symptoms, including hair loss, bleeding, and organ failure.
- One boy had to pick maggots and flies from his mother's exposed wounds.
Demon Core Accidents
- The Demon Core, a plutonium core, caused two accidents at Los Alamos.
- One scientist died of leukemia decades later, while another died nine days after exposure.
MacArthur's Occupation
- MacArthur led the occupation of Japan fairly, instituting positive changes like women's suffrage.
- His main goal was to make Japan a US ally against the Soviets in the Cold War.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Project Takes Manhattan
02:32 • 3min
The Explanation for a General Surrender
05:05 • 2min
The Overreaction to the Surrender of the Emperor
07:26 • 5min
The One Good Day
12:07 • 3min
The San Francisco Super Bowl
15:09 • 3min
The Effects of the Atomic Bomb on the United States
18:01 • 1min
The Wild Hog Problem in Texas
19:28 • 2min
The War in San Francisco
21:55 • 3min
The End of a Four-Year War
24:50 • 1min
The Horrors of Harochima
26:09 • 3min
The Ultimate Marter Move
29:06 • 3min
The Internalized Sucks of the Japanese War
31:37 • 3min
The After Effects of the Nuclear Bomb
34:13 • 4min
The Impact of Radiation Sickness on the Body
38:24 • 3min
The Role of Radioactive Materials in Nagasaki
41:25 • 2min
The Manhattan Project and the Dangers of Radiation
43:34 • 2min
The Nuclear Meltdown
45:54 • 3min
The Ignorance of the Groves
48:37 • 2min
The Demon Core
50:30 • 2min
The Fall of a Plutonium Core
52:25 • 2min
The Demon Core
54:44 • 2min
The Nerd's Guide to Nuclear Experiments
57:10 • 2min
The Dangers of Radiation Sickness
59:35 • 3min
The After Effects of the Pearl Harbor Bombings
01:02:19 • 3min
The American Occupation of Japan
01:05:07 • 2min
The Importance of Building a Wall
01:06:42 • 1min
The Japanese Mafia and the War in Hiroshima
01:08:08 • 3min
The Case of the Yakuza in Japan
01:11:00 • 2min
The Complexity of the Yakuza in Japan
01:13:00 • 3min
The Disgusting Truth About Scientists and Doctors
01:16:18 • 1min
The Effects of Radiation on a Large Population
01:17:45 • 2min
The Importance of Honesty
01:19:59 • 2min
The Story of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
01:22:26 • 2min
The Story of John Hirssey
01:24:27 • 2min
The Beginning of Narrative Journalism
01:26:50 • 3min
The Importance of Self-Preservation
01:29:47 • 2min
The Reticulants and the Grays
01:31:47 • 2min
John Wane and the Conqueror
01:33:34 • 3min
The History of the Bikini
01:36:30 • 2min
The Unstoppable Godzilla
01:38:18 • 2min
The Origins of Godzilla
01:40:19 • 3min
The Red Scare
01:42:54 • 2min
Dying Bad Shut: A History of the Red Scare
01:45:14 • 2min
The Power of a Suitcase You Don't Open
01:47:41 • 2min
The Pot-Stamp Conference and the Soviet Union
01:49:41 • 2min
The Power of Mustaches
01:51:23 • 3min
The History of Robert Oppenheimer
01:54:01 • 3min
The New Whistle Blower
01:56:45 • 2min
The Wreck of a Flying Saucer
01:58:56 • 2min
The Importance of Nuclear Signatures
02:01:09 • 3min
The Importance of Nuclear Weapons
02:03:49 • 4min
The Last Podcast Network
02:07:54 • 3min
This week to conclude the story of The Manhattan Project, we pick back up with the surrender of Japan, the harrowing long term consequences the bombings left on it's victims, and how it all connects back to a mysterious crash in Roswell, New Mexico in the summer 1947.
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