Fallout Shelter 75

They were just trying to grow up normal in a world that really wasn't. Welcome to the 1980s, the final decade of the Cold War, when America was on a military buildup, when political leaders talked about nuclear war like it was no big deal, and the possibility of catastrophe loomed quietly in the background of everyday life. Fallout Shelter 75 blends narrative historical fiction with satire. Part One follows fictional characters growing up in a targeted American city called Military Town, as they try to stay sane in an unstable moment in history. Part Two reports the news with a mix of satire and lampoon. Part Three tries to make sense of it all. This is a story about nuclear war anxiety, national hypocrisy, and the strange cultural atmosphere that made those years absurdly funny. If you remember that time, or want to imagine what it felt like from the inside, buckle up. This goes to eleven.