38 min
E20 - THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS: Cold War on Defrost (Part 1 of 2) Epik Fails of History
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“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” - Robert F. Kennedy
An episode 13 months in the making! (First recorded in 2019)
- In Part 1 of our coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis, ERIK and CHRIS spoke with high school history teacher, BRETT RICKETTS, about the Cold War, Hiroshima, Soviet Russia, Castro, and the (*failed*) "Bay of Pigs" invasion of 1961 - which would ultimately set the stage for a political crisis that would soon bring the world to the brink of nuclear war!
Will Khrushchev call JFK's bluff? Will the human species survive? Will the podcasters stay on topic? Find out only on Epik Fails of History!
LINKS:Nuclear Explosion Footage Montage
Nuclear Bomb Time Lapse Video
Nuclear Warheads Around the World (Updated)
Duck and Cover - "Bert the Turtle" Nuclear War Infomercial (1951)
*Also be sure to check out the original three-part blog article: The Cuban Missile Crisis: Cold War On Defrost! (2016)
MUSIC CLIP: "2 Minutes Till Midnight!" by Iron Maiden (1984)
Follow / Message Us on Social Media:
E-mail: ErikSlader@gmail.com
Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom
Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsofHistory
All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon! (Get a free audio book on Audible at http://www.audibletrial.com/EpikFails) You can also support me here: BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!
This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” - Robert F. Kennedy
An episode 13 months in the making! (First recorded in 2019)
- In Part 1 of our coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis, ERIK and CHRIS spoke with high school history teacher, BRETT RICKETTS, about the Cold War, Hiroshima, Soviet Russia, Castro, and the (*failed*) "Bay of Pigs" invasion of 1961 - which would ultimately set the stage for a political crisis that would soon bring the world to the brink of nuclear war!
Will Khrushchev call JFK's bluff? Will the human species survive? Will the podcasters stay on topic? Find out only on Epik Fails of History!
LINKS:Nuclear Explosion Footage Montage
Nuclear Bomb Time Lapse Video
Nuclear Warheads Around the World (Updated)
Duck and Cover - "Bert the Turtle" Nuclear War Infomercial (1951)
*Also be sure to check out the original three-part blog article: The Cuban Missile Crisis: Cold War On Defrost! (2016)
MUSIC CLIP: "2 Minutes Till Midnight!" by Iron Maiden (1984)
Follow / Message Us on Social Media:
E-mail: ErikSlader@gmail.com
Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom
Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsofHistory
All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon! (Get a free audio book on Audible at http://www.audibletrial.com/EpikFails) You can also support me here: BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails!
This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts!
38 min