Cold War Conversations History Podcast

30/05/2026

NEW EPISODE - On the edge of war: A V-Force pilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis

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29/05/2026

"For the next ten days, both couples will have to cope with isolation and cold, with boredom and fatigue, and with very primitive sanitation. How will they m...

24/05/2026

24/05/2026

Today, on May 24, 1972: The Moscow Summit

U.S. President Richard Nixon landed in Moscow marking the first time a sitting U.S. president visited the Soviet Union, directly paving the way for the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I)

Today we speak with Richard Crowder, the author of “Détente – the chance to end the Cold War”.Help support the podcast buy the book here UK listeners https://amzn.to/34yNeB2US listeners h...

23/05/2026

NEW EPISODE - to a unit

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23/05/2026

On this day May 23rd, 1967, a solar storm took place that was so powerful, it jammed radar and radio communications in polar regions and the US Air Force actually began to prepare aircraft for war thinking the nation’s surveillance radars were being jammed by the Soviet Union.

21/05/2026

Looking for history?

Live in the UK?

Don’t miss the National Cold War Heritage week with The Cold War Network

Info here https://www.coldwarnetwork.co.uk/ncwhw/

20/05/2026

M*A*S*H debuted in the UK on this day in 1973 (it began airing in the USA in late 1972).

17/05/2026

I’m proud to support The Cold War Network ‘s week via the Cold War Conversations History Podcast

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17/05/2026

I’m dog sitting today. What are you doing today?