S1 : E3 | May 10, 2021
How to Make a Fat Man
"Fat Man" was the codename for the implosion-type nuclear weapons designed by Los Alamos scientists to help end World War II. The NSRC has the only-known step-by-step manual still in existence. Relics is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Public Affairs. Joey Montoya is producer; Brye Steeves is writer and host. Special thanks to Alan Carr, Keith Thomas, Chris C’de Baca, Andrew Gordon, Lexi Petronis, Riz Ali, and Scott Faulk.
S1 : E2 | April 26, 2021
Secret City Babies
Los Alamos was so secret that in some cases, it didn’t even exist – like on the birth certificates of the babies who were born here during the Manhattan Project era. Relics is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Public Affairs. Joey Montoya is producer; Brye Steeves is writer and host. Special thanks to Alan Carr, Jim Kunetka, Chris C’de Baca, Andrew Gordon, Lexi Petronis, Riz Ali, and Scott Faulk.
S1 : E1 | April 14, 2021
Oppenheimer’s Chair
Even the "father of the atomic bomb" had to sit down somewhere and J. Robert Oppenheimer’s chair is one of just two personal items that Los Alamos has. Relics is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Public Affairs Office. Joey Montoya is producer; Brye Steeves is writer and host. Special thanks to Alan Carr, Wendy Strohmeyer, Chris C’de Baca, Andrew Gordon, Lexi Petronis, Riz Ali, and Scott Faulk.
Relics
Relics
The National Security Research Center (NSRC) presents the Relics podcast. Each episode highlights one significant legacy item from the collections of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s NSRC with mini lessons in Los Alamos history and national security.