Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs

TLDR Tsutomu Yamaguchi miraculously survived both the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, and went on to share his experiences in a book and documentary, advocating for the abolishment of nuclear weapons.

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00:00 Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived two atomic bombs during World War II.
02:18 Tsutomu Yamaguchi experienced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima firsthand and was thrown into a nearby potato field by the shockwave.
04:18 Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, despite suffering serious injuries, and he and his colleagues had to swim across a river filled with dead bodies to get to the train station.
06:14 Tsutomu Yamaguchi and his colleagues joined the mass of people suffering from burns on a functioning train to Nagasaki, where he sought medical treatment and returned to his family who didn't recognize him, and he discovered that the news of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima had not been reported in detail in the media yet.
08:12 Stomo Yamaguchi survived the second atomic bomb in Nagasaki, with less severe injuries than in Hiroshima, and found his wife and child alive in a collapsed home.
10:14 Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only officially recognized double Hibakusha, finally decided to speak up about his experiences surviving both atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, publishing a book and appearing in a documentary before addressing the United Nations about the abolishment of nuclear weapons.
12:21 The host thanks a listener, Alan Cook Pass Babtridge, for their review and reveals that the review was actually written by Alan Partridge, a well-known celebrity in England and Norwich's favorite son.
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