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A Recast of ‘The Bomb’

How the nuclear bomb shaped world history. The scientists who raced to build weapons, the spies who stole the technology and the superpowers who grappled with deployment.

In Season 3, nuclear war is terrifyingly close. Can the superpowers of the Soviet Union and the USA prevent apocalypse? Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and US President John F Kennedy, tell the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Season 2 is about Klaus Fuchs, the brilliant young physicist from a pacifist German family whose spying for Russia changed history.

Season 1 tells the story of Leo Szilard, and the scientist’s discovery of the lethal potential for nuclear weapons in the race to beat Nazi Germany.

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Recastable Episodes (37)

1. Leo Szilard: The prologue July 23, 2020
2. Leo Szilard: 1. Moonshine July 31, 2020
3. Leo Szilard: 2. Race to the bomb Aug. 7, 2020
4. Leo Szilard: 3. The Einstein letter Aug. 14, 2020
5. Leo Szilard: 4. Pearl Harbour Aug. 21, 2020
6. Leo Szilard: 5. Enemy alien Aug. 28, 2020
7. Leo Szilard: 6. The first atomic bomb Sept. 4, 2020
8. Leo Szilard: 7. The doomsday clock Sept. 11, 2020
9. Klaus Fuchs: Introducing The Bomb season 2 June 12, 2022
10. Klaus Fuchs: Bonus: Introducing Rosa Ellis June 19, 2022
11. Klaus Fuchs: Bonus: The sound design June 26, 2022
12. Klaus Fuchs: 1. A grave matter July 8, 2022
13. Klaus Fuchs: 2. A split life July 15, 2022
14. Klaus Fuchs: 3. Unstable elements July 22, 2022
15. Klaus Fuchs: 4. A stable bond July 29, 2022
16. Klaus Fuchs: 5. An irreversible reaction Aug. 5, 2022
17. Klaus Fuchs: 6. Camp Y Aug. 12, 2022
18. Klaus Fuchs: 7. Critical mass Aug. 19, 2022
19. Klaus Fuchs: 8. The uncertainty principle Aug. 26, 2022
20. Klaus Fuchs: 9. Dead cat, live cat Sept. 2, 2022
21. Klaus Fuchs: 10. Fallout Sept. 9, 2022
22. Introducing: Love, Janessa March 22, 2023
23. Trailer: The Black 14 April 5, 2024
24. Introducing Hollywood Exiles July 5, 2024
25. Kennedy and Khrushchev: Trailer Nov. 6, 2025
26. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 1. Opening moves Dec. 1, 2025
27. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 2. King of bombs Dec. 8, 2025
28. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 3. Gamble Dec. 15, 2025
29. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 4. Almost caught Dec. 22, 2025
30. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 5. The crisis: Day one Dec. 29, 2025
31. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 6. Kennedy’s move Jan. 5, 2026
32. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 7. Eyeball to eyeball Jan. 12, 2026
33. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 8. The logic of war Jan. 19, 2026
34. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 9. Black Saturday Jan. 26, 2026
35. Kennedy and Khrushchev: 10. Fallout Feb. 2, 2026
36. Bonus: The History Bureau Feb. 16, 2026
37. Recommending: 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II March 29, 2026