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Treehouse Detective
Andrew Price
3 episodes
6 days ago
Fascinating true stories from pop culture history, pop culture analysis, and other thoughts.
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Fascinating true stories from pop culture history, pop culture analysis, and other thoughts.
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TV & Film
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Boy Scout Who Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Shed
Treehouse Detective
43 minutes 35 seconds
1 month ago
Boy Scout Who Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Shed

Meet David Charles Hahn—the infamous “nuclear Boy Scout.” This is the true story of a 1990s Detroit teen who set out to build a backyard reactor in a potting shed. It’s weird history at its wildest.--Written, shot, and edited by Andrew PriceIntro sequence by Andrew PriceOriginal animation by Brandon Nebitt https://www.instagram.com/brandonnebittOriginal music by D. Catalanohttps://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com/--Sources:Silverstein, K. (2004). The radioactive boy scout: The frightening true story of a whiz kid and his homemade nuclear reactor. Random House.Silverstein, K. (1998, November). The radioactive boy scout. Harper’s Magazine. https://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/the-radioactive-boy-scout/ ‘Radioactive Boy Scout’ arrested. (2007, August 3). World Nuclear News. https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Radioactive-Boy-Scout-arrested If a boy scout can get nuclear materials, what’s stopping terrorists? (2011, February 8). PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/building-a-better-breeder-reactor-1Mulko, M. (2023, April 6). Who was David Hahn and why was he nicknamed the nuclear boy scout? Interesting Engineering. https://interestingengineering.com/culture/david-hahn-the-nuclear-boy-scout Federal Bureau of Investigation. (n.d.). David Hahn Part 01 (Final) [PDF]. FBI Records: The Vault. https://vault.fbi.gov/david-hahn/David%20Hahn%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29Farivar, C. (2017, April 23). “Radioactive Boy Scout” regularly visited by FBI for a decade, father says. Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/radioactive-boy-scout-regularly-visited-by-fbi-for-a-decade-father-says/

Treehouse Detective
Fascinating true stories from pop culture history, pop culture analysis, and other thoughts.