Om Coming in From the Cold: Untold Stories from the Cold War
Coming in from the Cold explores forgotten—or never-remembered—national security policy initiatives, incidents and events during the Cold War. In each episode Cold War Historian Bill Rosenau, sits down with experts on a wide range of topics to discuss these events and how they are relevant to today's challenges.
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Today, J. Edgar Hoover is remembered as a power-hungry, corrupt and prejudiced man, obsessed with an imagined threat of domestic communists. But during his life, he was widely respected and admired as...
Weaponizing the Weather (00:37:41)
Jim Fleming is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Colby College and a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution. He has earned degrees in astronomy (B.S. Penn...
The Moscow Signal and Havana Syndrome (00:26:34)
In 2017, reports of the mysterious "Havana Syndrome" dominated the news. American diplomats around the world reported experiencing a variety of symptoms including hearing a sudden loud noise, pain in ...
Napalm: The Original Weapon of Mass Destruction (00:37:26)
The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is seen by most as the ultimate display of man's capacity to destroy. While the destructive power of nuclear weapons cannot be denied, there ...
Able Archer: The Invisible Cuban Missile Crisis (00:46:01)
The Cuban Missile Crisis is widely considered to be the closest the world has come to nuclear war. But while that crisis played out in public view, there was another close call that happened in the sh...
In Review (00:34:42)
In this episode, we are taking a look back at the series so far and looking ahead to where it's going in the future. John Stimpson is the producer of Coming in From the Cold and a member of CNA's Offi...
The Rise of the Right (00:47:19)
From the beginning of the Cold War, a network of U.S. conservatives dreamed of an international anti-communist revolution. Rather than overthrowing communist regimes directly, they instead pinned thei...
Nixon and Watergate 50 Years Later (00:41:04)
50 years ago, the Watergate scandal rocked American politics. The break-in and subsequent cover-up by the Nixon administration led to the only presidential resignation in American history and defines ...
Urgent Fury: The 1983 Invasion of Grenada (00:32:31)
In 1983, the United States along with Caribbean partner nations invaded the island nation of Grenada. The goals of the operation outlined by the Reagan administration were to protect American citizens...
The Chernobyl Meltdown: Past and Present (00:32:24)
On April 26, 1986, reactor No.4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, triggering one of the worst man-made disasters in human history. Today, Chernobyl is back in the news as the site of one ...
When most of us think of radio stations we think of pop music and drive-time DJs. But those with shortwaves radios can access a whole other world of broadcasts, including police scanners, satellite si...
A Visit to a Washington, DC Bomb Shelter (00:28:43)
Episode 27 of Coming in from the Cold covered the history of fallout shelters and civil defense in Cold War America, now our team had a chance to experience one firsthand. Producer John Stimpson joins...
Rebroadcast: The Brain as a Secret Weapon (00:42:56)
In this episode, Ralph Espach and Ken Gause join bill to discuss the weird world of Soviet and American experiments with parapsychology, during the Cold War.
The Wall of Honor's First Star (00:37:34)
At the CIA Headquarters in Langley Virginia, stands the Wall of Honor. Here CIA operatives who have died in the line of duty are memorialized. The first star on that wall belongs to Douglas Mackiernan...
Blowtorch Bob Komer (00:37:05)
Very few people know the name Robert Komer, but he played a key role in shaping America's national security policy during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. In this episode Coming in From the Co...
Terrorism in New York: The Long 1960s (00:34:24)
When most American's think of terrorism in New York City, they think of September 11, 2001. However, there is an entire untold history of terrorism in the city dating back decades. On today's episode ...
The Lavender Scare in Cold War America (00:32:07)
The story of Sen. Joseph McCarthy targeting alleged Communists working for the federal government is part of every American history textbook, but his persecution of LGBTQ people is not as widely known...
Rebroadcast: The Bear Came Over the Mountain (00:35:08)
Paul Saunders and Alex Powell join Bill to discuss the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, and how world powers continue to make the same mistakes. Click here to visit our website and learn more about th...
The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning (00:43:45)
On this episode of Coming in From the Cold, CNA analysts Josh Tallis and Steve Wills join Bill. They discuss Steve's new book, "Strategy Shelved: The Collapse of Cold War Naval Strategic Planning." "S...
The UFO Phenomenon: Reckoning with the Inconceivable (00:39:22)
This month on Coming in From the Cold, returning guest Ken Gause and Kevin Pollpeter join Bill to discuss the Pentagon's report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Click here to visit our website and le...
From UFO to UAP (00:18:37)
On this bonus episode of Coming in From the Cold, we are gearing up for the Pentagon's report on "unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP)" anticipated today, June 25. Sam Bendett, an expert on Russian mil...
Gender and Violent Extremist Organizations (00:33:25)
This time on Coming in From the Cold, Pamela Faber and Meg McBride join Bill to discuss their recent report, "Understanding Gender and Violent Extremism." Including examples from the Cold War. Click h...
Duck and Cover (00:36:50)
On this episode of Coming in From the Cold, returning guests Steve Wills and Anya Fink join Bill to discuss the Cold War history of nuclear fallout shelters, civilian evacuations plans, and other aspe...
The John Birch Society (00:32:30)
Bill and his guests discuss the rise and fall of the John Birch Society, a far-right organization which trafficked in conspiracy theories. CNA's Meg McBride returns, accompanied by Darren Mulloy autho...
The Brain as a Secret Weapon (00:35:26)
On this episode, Ralph Espach and Ken Gause join bill to discuss the weird world of Soviet and American experiments with parapsychology, during the Cold War.
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