{"podcast":{"title":"Proof Positive","slug":"proof-positive-7769387","podcast_index_feed_id":7769387,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1376325340","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/888b1f84-0357-11f1-befc-ab71d1d198c5/image/70b2158e31ae217cacd060fb38c52caa.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Daniel Torres","episode_count":108,"summary":"What happens when the official story doesn't add up? Join Daniel Torres as he picks apart the cases, scandals, and mysteries that everyone else stopped asking questions about. This isn't your typical true crime podcast — it's investigative documentary work that digs into current events, historical cover-ups, and social issues that deserve a second look. Daniel spent eight years as a freelance journalist chasing down everything from small-town corruption to corporate whistleblowers. He started this podcast because the best stories always had too many layers for a newspaper article. Now he's using that same dogged reporting to unpack the investigations that matter, the ones that got buried, and the ones that are still happening right now. Each episode is a deep dive into real documentation — court filings, leaked memos, forgotten archives. You'll hear the actual evidence, not just opinions about it. Daniel breaks down complex cases so you can understand what really went down and why it matters today. Sometimes he even convinces his neighbors to share their weird hobbies, which honestly makes for surprisingly good radio. Ready to question everything you thought you knew? Follow Proof…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:19:49.347648+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387"},"episode":{"title":"Tsar Bomba: How Scientists Built the Most Powerful Nuclear Weapon Ever","slug":"tsar-bomba-how-scientists-built-the-most-powerful-nuclear-weapon-ever","published_at":"2026-07-17T03:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387/tsar-bomba-how-scientists-built-the-most-powerful-nuclear-weapon-ever","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1794436841.mp3?updated=1776260281","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1794436841.mp3?updated=1776260281","summary":"A bomb so massive it broke windows 500 miles away and made the Earth's surface literally bounce. In this episode, Daniel Torres takes you inside the top-secret Soviet project that created the most destructive weapon humanity has ever tested: the Tsar Bomba, a 50-megaton monster that was actually dialed DOWN from its original 100-megaton design because scientists feared it might crack the planet. 🎯 What You'll Discover: • How Cold War paranoia pushed Soviet scientists to build a weapon 3,000 times more powerful than Hiroshima • Why the mushroom cloud reached 40 miles high (seven times taller than Mount Everest) and could be seen from 600 miles away • The shocking reason they reduced the bomb's power by half and still created the largest man-made explosion in history • How the shockwave circled Earth three times and registered on seismographs worldwide as an earthquake 👤 Perfect for curious listeners fascinated by the terrifying intersection of science, politics, and human ambition during history's most dangerous decade. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Daniel Torres reveals the weapon that made both superpowers nervous [02:15] Inside the secret Soviet lab racing against American nuclear tests [05:00] The math behind 50 million tons of TNT and why bigger isn't better [08:30] October 30, 1961: The day they tested humanity's ultimate weapon [11:45] What the Tsar Bomba taught us about the true cost of nuclear one-upmanship The Tsar Bomba wasn't just the biggest bomb ever built. It was proof that sometimes winning the arms race means knowing when to stop before you destroy everything, including yourself. 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow Proof Positive on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next mind-blowing investigation is one tap away. 🔍 To…","meta_description":"A bomb so massive it broke windows 500 miles away and made the Earth's surface literally bounce. 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