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	Podcast:		Cold War Cast
	Episode:		Duck and Cover (1952)
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:33:08
	Publish Date:		2019-10-29 20:31:23
	Description:		Today we’re talking about one of the most iconic bits of pop culture from the Cold War, “Duck and Cover”. This 1952 short features an ever-vigilant cartoon turtle named Bert who shows America’s schoolchildren various ways to react to an atomic bomb including most famously…ducking and covering Most people say that Duck and Cover “didn’t age well” from the 1950’s. It’s easy to look back and scoff at it. It’s seen as being dismissive of the actual severity of an atomic bomb. It’s also seen as government propaganda that both fueled the flames of the ongoing “Red Scare” and lulled the populace into a false sense of confidence in an uncertain and dangerous atomic era. In this episode I come to the defense of “Duck and Cover” as being a smart plan for very little effort and go over some of the most common criticisms of it. Thankfully we never got to test the theory out on our shores, but I’m sure it would have saved millions had that fateful day ever come. Let me know what you think – enjoy!
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