My Nuclear Life

Shelly Lesher

Booking Overview

Interview-led science and history podcast examining nuclear technology’s effects on society, with external guests including academics, science writers, historians, and specialized subject-matter experts. Agencies could credibly pitch nuclear scientists, policy specialists, historians, researchers, and firsthand witnesses with substantive nuclear-related expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong credentials but the show appears accessible to niche experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 85

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 288 subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mynuclearlife@protonmail.com

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Host

Shelly Lesher - Creator and host of My Nuclear Life, exploring the historical, scientific, political, and social impact of nuclear technology.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Academics, historians, science writers, policymakers, nuclear specialists, and firsthand witnesses with authoritative knowledge of nuclear science, technology, history, security, or society.

Required Achievements:

Advanced academic credentials, Published books or research, Professional expertise in nuclear science, history, policy, or national security

Recent Guest Discussions

Brian Crim - Project Paperclip, Nazi Scientists Receiving U.s. Citizenship, Rocket Development, And The Cold War.

Ann Finkbeiner - The JASONS, An Independent Scientific Advisory Group, And The Relationship Between Science And National Security.

Recent Topics

Science, Nuclear Science, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear History, Nuclear Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

My Nuclear Life

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day & Able Archer (1983)

September 26, 2026

In this episode, Nathan Radke and Shelly are joined by Lee Kuhnle to discuss the last few months of 1983. Today you should celebrate Stanislav Petrov Day (September 26) and not participate in a nuclear simulation.

1983 - The Year of Living Dangerously

September 15, 2026

It wasn't the mullets or shoulder pads but how close the world came to nuclear annihilation. Join Shelly and Nathan Radke as they discuss what happened in 1983 and why you should have been scared. Very, very scared.

Project Paperclip | Brian Crim

July 28, 2026

Project Paperclip; or how the US gave citizenship to Nazi scientists so we could build rockets to get to the moon and defeat the Soviets. This episode will explore this project with Brian Crim, PhD, Professor for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College.

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mynuclearlife@protonmail.com

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