EP39: Lessons in Imagined Disasters, Part 2 - Doomtown

Doomtown. Ah, my home address. This time, we look at the rise and fall of civil defense in the United States, with all of the virtual nuclear wars at the center. From irradiating cans of peaches to tens of millions of Americans evacuating the cities, the civil defense project truly was a lesson in imagined disaster. 

The “Annie” test and the recorded sound. I’ve started the video right before the shockwave arrives. Here’s a transcript of what the reporter then says: “Holy shit…Holy SHIT.” Basically that’s it.

One of the “Emergency Editions” of the local newspaper.