by Dave Malbon and Pank Pathak
<p>A podcast delving into 101 amazing songs from the 1980s that dealt with the threats posed by nuclear war.</p><br><p>You'll hear us discuss the biggest hits of the decade (did you even know they were about nuclear war?), songs that you might have forgotten and that need to be heard again, and songs that you may never heard.</p><br><p>Every fortnight, Dave and Pank will be exploring some of the best known hits from around the world, to lesser-known deeper cuts. Every genre of 80s music gets a look-in: punk, new wave, funk, soul, rock, heavy rock, indie, reggae, disco.</p><br><p>We will be discussing the songs from a musical and cultural perspective. What else was happening in the world of television and literature to help paint this nuclear landscape?</p><br><p>With every podcast, we will update our Spotify playlist with the songs we are going to discuss. Have a listen to the tunes, and then the chat, or the chat.</p><br><p>https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vLjQBbJEhiDaFNOTz9snD?si=05f85de012a84bfb</p><br><p>Presenters: Dave and Pank</p><br><p>Opening and end music:(Waiting for the) Heatwave by Fay Ray , appears courtesy of Fay Ray, written by John Lovering.</p><br><p>With thanks to Richie for voice, Rachel for art and Shivam for tech</p><br><p>Do email us at [email protected]</p><br><p>Message us at @bangpodcast.bsky.social</p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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April 21, 2025
<p>Welcome to Episode 5 and thanks for being part of our ever growing nuclear family.</p><p>There’s not a male vocalist in sight, as we discuss 5 entirely different but outstanding female vocalists of the age. We start with Blondie’s Atomic – paying tribute to the fabulous drummer, Clem Burke; then Hazel O’Connor’s anthemic Eighth Day from the soundtrack to “Breaking Glass”. We then move on to Anne Clark’s bleak but gripping “Poem for a Nuclear Romance”, and then a complete change of mood as we do the Neutron Dance along with the Pointer Sisters. To end with, we discuss one of the most remarkable songs of the 80s – O Superman (For Massenet) by Laurie Anderson. Sorry but we sing a tiny bit of opera… </p><p> </p><p>Our playlist of all songs discussed is updated with each podcast:</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vLjQBbJEhiDaFNOTz9snD?si=55356228bc354821</p><p><a href="https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-6mo4j9KFByBgKXl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-6mo4j9KFByBgKXl</a></p><p>Keep in touch – we love your feedback and your song suggestions</p><p>Instagram - bangnuclearpodcast</p><p>Blue Sky - @bangpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Reddit – r/bangnuclearpodcast</p><p>Email – <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Opening and closing music – (Waiting for the) Heatwave – Fay Ray. Appears courtesy of Fay Ray. Written by John Lovering</p><p>Artwork – Rachel Malbon </p><p>Assistant Producer – Shivam Pathak</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
March 31, 2025
<p>Welcome to Episode 4 of Bang! (Number 1 in Goodpods Rock and Pop charts for March 2025)</p><br><p>We discuss one of the biggest and best loved songs of the 80s… “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears….. Over 2 billion streams on Spotify alone! We then move on to the wistful protest of Billy Bragg’s “Between the Wars”; then Kate Bush’s haunting and fearful “Breathing”.</p><br><p>We then move on to with the wonderful, drily ironic (but jolly) “How I Learned to Love the Bomb” by Dan Treacy’s influential (ask MGMT) band, Television Personalities (with a nod to the Young Ones “Bomb” episode). We finish with the jazz-funk groove of The Stanley Clarke Band’s “Don’t Turn The Lights Out”. You will want to dance to this one.</p><br><p>We are really enjoying the listener feedback – so keep it coming….</p><br><p>Our playlist of all songs is updated with each podcast....</p><br><p>https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vLjQBbJEhiDaFNOTz9snD?si=2d5f3c48a0b6424c</p><br><p>https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-6mo4j9KFByBgKXl</p><br><p>Instagram – bangnuclearpodcast</p><p>Blue Sky - @bangpodcast.bsky.social</p><p>Email – <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Reddit – r/bangnuclearpodcast</p><p>Opening and closing music – (Waiting for the) Heatwave – Fay Ray. Appears courtesy of Fay Ray. Written by John Lovering</p><p>Artwork – Rachel Malbon</p><p>Assistant Producer – Shivam Pathak</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
March 27, 2025
<p>In this episode, we are delighted to welcome Tony Travis of Fay Ray for an interview, in which we discuss his band, the album and the song that is the title of this episode and our regular intro and outro music. Thanks to Tony for joining us.</p><br><p>We then move on to Deacon Blue's beautifully descriptive and evocative "He Looks Like Spencer Tracy Now"; Young Marble Giants' short but stoically beautiful "Final Day" and The Jacksons' plaintive nuclear lullaby "Be Not Always".</p><br><p>The podcast ends with our discussion of the 80s behemoth "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood (Annihilation Mix). Is there a greater nuclear war song?</p><br><p>Our accompanying playlist is updated!</p><br><p>https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vLjQBbJEhiDaFNOTz9snD?si=f40fdf0f2d204115</p><br><p>https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/bang-101-songs-about-nuclear-war-from-the-1980s/pl.u-6mo4j9KFByBgKXl</p><br><p>Keep in touch - we love to hear from you.</p><br><p>Instagram - bangnuclearpodcast</p><br><p>Blue Sky - @bangpodcast.bsky.social</p><br><p>Email - [email protected]</p><br><p>Reddit - r/bangnuclearpodcast</p><br><p>Opening and closing music - (Waiting for the) Heatwave - Fay Ray. Appears courtesy of Fay Ray. Written by John Lovering</p><br><p>Artwork - Rachel Malbon</p><br><p>Assistant Producer - Shivam Pathak</p><br><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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