Step into the desert night where chalkboards bloom with doomsday equations and scientists race to split the atom before the world splits apart. “The Manhattan Project – Secrecy, science, and the dawn of nuclear power” is a cinematic, full-immersion podcast that traces the covert birth of the atomic bomb—from Leo Szilard’s trembling letter to Einstein, to the white-hot flash over Trinity that changed war forever.
Experience the full podcast to walk beside Oppenheimer in moonlit bunkers, feel the Geiger counters tick inside Enola Gay, and witness cities vanish in ten million-degree light. Each episode blends archival truth with Netflix-level sound design, transporting you into the hearts and minds of the geniuses, soldiers, and innocents who stood at the crossroads of annihilation.
Hit play, subscribe, and journey through the secrecy, science, and soul-searching that still shape our nuclear age.
Chapters:
0:00 – INTRODUCTION
0:49 – CHAPTER 1: A Letter That Changed the World
6:36 – CHAPTER 2: Ghost Cities in the Desert
12:40 – CHAPTER 3: The Uranium Blues and the Plutonium Heart
19:21 – CHAPTER 4: The Gadget and the Guillotine
27:22 – CHAPTER 5: The Silverplate Saints
33:23 – CHAPTER 6: The Flash Over Hiroshima
38:34 – CHAPTER 7: Ashes and Emperors
43:25 – CHAPTER 8: The Crossroads of the World
48:44 – CHAPTER 9: The Race for the Super
54:11 – CHAPTER 10: The Half-Life of Conscience
01:00:55 – CLOSING SUMMARY
A Note for Sleep & Relaxation: This episode features calm, low-frequency narration and soothing background score, making it perfect for relaxation, unwinding, or listening before sleep. If you enjoy history narrated for sleep, this podcast is just for you.
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