Episode 500 • • 5:58 - 8:50
500: Codeword Austin
Civil Defense Propaganda, 1960 Austin Nuclear Attack Film
A 1960 Civil Defense propaganda film depicts a fictional nuclear attack on Austin, Texas, to instruct citizens on using fallout shelters. The film features a nuclear explosion occurring 25 miles west of the city in the Edwards Plateau and provides instructions for staying in sub-basements. The hosts note the similarity between historical fear-mongering and modern media narratives.