What are the Secrets of the Diefenbunker ? Take a look at this podcast link to Episode #70 (2018) one of an extensive series of history-oriented pieces actualized by Mr Sebastian Major, a professional history pod-caster. Sebastian is the creator and host of the podcast series Our Fake History (but as he says this one isn’t fake! (He produces them in Toronto. ON with the help of his wife, Beth).
To quote Sebastian: “In a small town outside of Canada’s capital city of Ottawa there sits a remarkable relic of the atomic age. It is a massive bunker that would have become the headquarters of the Canadian government if the country was the target of a nuclear attack. It has been dubbed “The Diefenbunker” in honour of John Diefenbaker, the Prime Minister who had the facility constructed in 1959. The bunker is now celebrating 20 years as Canada’s Cold War museum. Join Sebastian as he is lead through this incredible feat of engineering by one of the museum’s curators. This is an episode that is less about busting historical myths and is more about exploring an artifact that challenges us to re-think Canada’s Cold War legacy. Tune in and find out how refrigerator morgues, Scrooge McDuck, and the Prime Minister’s sad little bed all play a role in the story.”
