A four-part episode on the atomic bomb, from its development to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and after, drawn from the words of those who were there. The full text of the quotations used here can be found in the blog versions of these podcasts.

The books used to make these episodes are:

The Making of the Atomic Bomb, by Richard Rhodes
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, by Richard Rhodes
American Prometheus: The Triumph & Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
J. Robert Oppenheimer: Shatterer of Worlds, by Peter Goodchild.

John Else's documentary, The Day After Trinity, can be watched here.

John Bradley's anthology of poets writing about the bomb is Atomic Ghosts: Poets Respond to the Atomic Age.

My poem about Robert Oppenheimer can be read here.

Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com.

I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

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