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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: How our Cold War fears can prepare us for climate disaster
Description: Cold War fears of nuclear disaster have been replaced for many by the horrific prospect of climate oblivion. How can our past fears prepare us for the possibility of future catastrophe? Jude Rogers meets Dr Matthew Grant, a senior lecturer in History at the University of Essex, to discuss what lessons can be learnt from our ‘Protect and Survive’ days and how the past is shaping our responses to extreme weather.“The main fear of nuclear apocalypse wasn't that you'd die, but that you’d survive.” Support us on Patreon...