Music of the Nuclear Age is a radio documentary about the music produced in response to the development
of nuclear power and weapons. Produced in 2022 by Dunaway Productions.
To listen to Music of the Nuclear Age in its entirety, listen to the show's sampler excerpt, or view the transcript, see below.
For email inquiries and comments, please visit nuclearmusicinquiries@gmail.com
Executive Producer: Dr. David K. Dunaway
David K. Dunaway is an independent radio producer and
professor at the University of New Mexico. His first book,
How Can I Keep From Singing: Pete Seeger (McGraw, 1981)
won the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award "for excellence in writing about
American music." While earning his doctorate in American Studies at
Berkeley, he worked for eleven years at KPFA-FM. Later, he jumped to
KUNM-FM in Alburquerque, where he is a DJ and producer of national radio
documentary series. His hundreds of productions have won a dozen national
and international awards. He's been a Distinguished Professor of Broadcasting at San Francisco State University
and a Fulbright Scholar. His writings have appeared in publications ranging from Country
Music to the New York Times.
Co-Producer: Matthew Melendy
Matthew Melendy is an independent producer based in Albuquerque, NM,
who contributes to the popular KUNM-FM show "Folk Routes". He is a
technology consultant with a lifelong interest in analog and digital audio.
Webmaster: Martin Resendiz
Martin Resendiz is the Webmaster at Dunaway Productions. He is an undergraduate majoring in Computer Science
at the University of New Mexico, as well as a production assistant to Dr. Dunaway.
This program assembles much of the music about nuclear weapons and power. It's prepared by non-specialists in the subject. Every effort has been made to avoid historical errors. Please take note, however, that while the issues portrayed here have are highly controversial, most available songs on the subject have adopted an anti-nuclear position.