Nuclear weapons aren't just a national security issue; they are also a human rights issue. Building a safer future requires an examination of past and present nuclear policy. NukeTalk investigates nuclear weapons policy by looking at the human impact of nuclear weapons. And brings the stories of those affected to you. NukeTalk is hosted by Ploughshares.
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Signup to Generate a PitchNuclear weapons aren't just a national security issue; they are also a human rights issue. Building a safer future requires an examination of past and present nuclear policy. NukeTalk investigates nuclear weapons policy by looking at the human impact of nuclear weapons. And brings the stories of those affected to you. NukeTalk is hosted by Ploughshares.
NukeTalk is hosted by Ploughshares. The show has published 150 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Nuclear Movie Club Awards & Conclusion" (8 June 2026, 36 minutes), "The Day After (1983)" (6 May 2026, 43 minutes), and "Threads (1984)" (2 April 2026, 44 minutes).
NukeTalk publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 150 episodes.
Booking probability for NukeTalk is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. NukeTalk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. NukeTalk's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for NukeTalk are Defense & International Affairs. NukeTalk has a news audience.
Ploughshares hosts NukeTalk, a news podcast with 150 episodes published.
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Episode #11
Sit back, relax, and say adieu! Today on the Nuclear Movie Club, we're wrapping this baby up. Scott and I conclude NukeTalk's Nuclear Movie Club season with some big picture musings on the season as a whole, the future...
Episode #10
Sit back, relax, and brush up on your Reagan-era politics—today on the Nuclear Movie Club, we're talking about Nicholas Meyer's 1983 television movie, The Day After . On this episode, Scott and I discuss if The Day...
Episode #9
Sit back, relax, and don't watch this movie after you've eaten—today on the Nuclear Movie Club, we're talking about Mick Jackson's 1984 television movie, Threads . On this episode, Scott and I discuss if Threads is the...
Episode #8
Sit back, relax, and find love at the La Brea Tar Pits for Miracle Mile , a 1988 film written and, after being passed around Hollywood for a decade, also directed by Steve De Jarnatt. In this episode of the Nuclear...
Episode #7
Sit back, relax, and brew a pot of tea for When the Wind Blows , a 1986 animated film directed by Jimmy Murakami based on the graphic novel by Raymond Briggs. In this episode of the Nuclear Movie Club , NukeTalk...
Episode #6
Sit back, relax, and run like Tom Cruise trying to prevent an evil AI entity from causing nuclear war, for the Mission Impossible franchise. Mission Impossible is an 8-movie run of action films starring Tom Cruise and...
Episode #5
Sit back, relax, and pack snacks for the War Room for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb , Stanley Kubrick's 1964 political satire starring Peter Sellers (x3) and George C. Scott. After...
Episode #4
Sit back, relax, and hold your loved ones tight for On the Beach , Stanley Kramer's 1959 apocalyptic drama starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins. In this episode of the Nuclear Movie Club...
Episode #3
Sit back, relax, and choose your second-in-command wisely for Crimson Tide , Tony Scott's 1995 military thriller starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman. In this episode of the Nuclear Movie Club , NukeTalk producer...
Episode #2
Sit back, relax, and join the Nuclear Movie Club for WarGames , John Badham's 1983 technothriller starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy—and perhaps better known as the movie that caused President Ronald Reagan...
For the first episode of NukeTalk' s new season, Nuclear Movie Club, we are joined by Noah Oppenheim, screenwriter of A House of Dynamite— a new Netflix film by Kathryn Bigelow—and former president of NBC News. The...
As we conclude our Nuclear Ballot season, we are wrapping up with an Inauguration Special Report. Our guest is Jon Wolfsthal, Director of Global Risk at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), as we explore what...
Episode #5
In our 2024 holiday episode, we're joined by Jamie Kwong, a Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to explore the fascinating connection between climate change and nuclear weapons. Grab your favorite...
Episode #4
What's at stake in this election? With nukes on the line, experts share what's on their minds just days before the election. How could this election reshape US nuclear policy? Find out with insights from Molly Hurley...
Episode #3
This election isn't just about votes—it's about who controls the world's most powerful weapons. In this season of NukeTalk, we will explore The Nuclear Ballot: How the U.S. Election Shapes Nuclear Policy. We bring you...
This election isn't just about votes—it's about who controls the world's most powerful weapons. In this season of NukeTalk , we will explore The Nuclear Ballot: How the U.S. Election Shapes Nuclear Policy. We bring you...
Episode #1
There's more to this election cycle than who wins and who loses. It's also about who controls one of the world's largest nuclear arsenals. In this season of NukeTalk , we will explore The Nuclear Ballot: How the U.S...
Episode #6
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) was created by the federal government to partially compensate Americans who developed certain diseases as a result of being exposed to radiation from nuclear weapons...
The US government poured $8 billion dollars down the drain when politics and poor planning left its efforts to dispose of Cold War-era plutonium at the Savannah River Site a failure. Now, it wants to produce plutonium...
Episode #4
It was the uranium enriched at the Y-12 plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that was used in Little Boy, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in August of 1945. Today, every single weapon in the US' nuclear arsenal, all...
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Chief Audience Officer at the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Dayton church
Associate Professor of Science and Technology, Center for International Studies at Sciences Po
William J. Perry Lecturer at the Center for International Security and Cooperation and Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation
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