Julie McDowall
@nuclearwar.bsky.social
Author of Attack Warning Red. Get it here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred
Presenter of Atomic Hobo podcast. Get it here: https://podfollow.com/the-atomic-hobo
Presenter of Atomic Hobo podcast. Get it here: https://podfollow.com/the-atomic-hobo
"I swear I believe Armageddon is near," said Reagan.
Bonus episode on Reagan and his belief in Armageddon.
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Bonus episode on Reagan and his belief in Armageddon.
£3 a month for all bonus episodes. Cancel anytime.
BONUS episode - Reagan and Armageddon | Atomic Hobo
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November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"I swear I believe Armageddon is near," said Reagan.
Bonus episode on Reagan and his belief in Armageddon.
£3 a month for all bonus episodes. Cancel anytime.
Bonus episode on Reagan and his belief in Armageddon.
£3 a month for all bonus episodes. Cancel anytime.
BONUS episode - Reagan and Armageddon | Atomic Hobo
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November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fond memories. Facebook tells me it's three years since my husband I re-enacted Threads up on the moors above Sheffield.
September 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Fond memories. Facebook tells me it's three years since my husband I re-enacted Threads up on the moors above Sheffield.
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Not a soufflé but in the same spirit as your initial conclusion, here's a comical poster about a french dish of cheese (specifically tomme, thus the pun with atom) and mashed potatoes
September 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Not a soufflé but in the same spirit as your initial conclusion, here's a comical poster about a french dish of cheese (specifically tomme, thus the pun with atom) and mashed potatoes
The French civil defence booklet from 1965, kindly sent to me by @jeremycartier.bsky.social I've uploaded it here and it's free to view.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The French civil defence booklet from 1965, kindly sent to me by @jeremycartier.bsky.social I've uploaded it here and it's free to view.
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August 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Extra pod episodes, interviews and nuclear archive material from £1 a month.
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I've got a 12-hour long podcast episode, examining every detail of THREADS. You can buy it here. No ads!
Twelve Hours of Threads
#Threads
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Twelve Hours of Threads
#Threads
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Threads episode - Julie McDowall
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August 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I've got a 12-hour long podcast episode, examining every detail of THREADS. You can buy it here. No ads!
Twelve Hours of Threads
#Threads
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Twelve Hours of Threads
#Threads
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One of my patrons sent me this. A Soviet cartoon from 1983 which uses wee stop-motion matchsticks to warn about nuclear war.
youtu.be/RblTFi7ZQm4?...
youtu.be/RblTFi7ZQm4?...
Конфликт | Прикольные мультики для взрослых
YouTube video by Мультики студии Союзмультфильм
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August 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
One of my patrons sent me this. A Soviet cartoon from 1983 which uses wee stop-motion matchsticks to warn about nuclear war.
youtu.be/RblTFi7ZQm4?...
youtu.be/RblTFi7ZQm4?...
NEW EPISODE
Atomic Hobo: When The Wind Blows, Part 12
"All dead..." Jim tries the TV, the radio, the phone...but there's nothing. "All dead..." he keeps saying.Get the latest Four Minutes of The War Game over on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo H...
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August 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
NEW EPISODE
Four Minutes of The War Game, Part 9 | Atomic Hobo
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August 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
NEW EPISODE
An interview with the British GP who, in 1983, proposed su1cide pills for his patients in the event of nuclear war.
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An interview with the British GP who, in 1983, proposed su1cide pills for his patients in the event of nuclear war.
pod.fo/e/309ab3
Atomic Hobo: Interview with Dr Richard Lawson on the "suicide pill" question
In 1983, a GP from a village near Bristol was so worried about the prospect of nuclear war, and how it would leave him unable to effectively treat his patients, that he called a public meeting and ...
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August 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
NEW EPISODE
An interview with the British GP who, in 1983, proposed su1cide pills for his patients in the event of nuclear war.
pod.fo/e/309ab3
An interview with the British GP who, in 1983, proposed su1cide pills for his patients in the event of nuclear war.
pod.fo/e/309ab3
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Don’t want to be watching all that misery on BBC Four when I’ve got books to read….
(Incidentally, Attack Warning Red! by @nuclearwar.bsky.social is a fantastic read)
(Incidentally, Attack Warning Red! by @nuclearwar.bsky.social is a fantastic read)
July 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Don’t want to be watching all that misery on BBC Four when I’ve got books to read….
(Incidentally, Attack Warning Red! by @nuclearwar.bsky.social is a fantastic read)
(Incidentally, Attack Warning Red! by @nuclearwar.bsky.social is a fantastic read)
Tonight!
THREADS and THE WAR GAME, BBC4, 30th July.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Tonight!
Sad news. Writer of brilliant songs, including WE WILL ALL GO TOGETHER WHEN WE GO which is sung down the phone to Jim by his drunk son in When The Wind Blows.
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sad news. Writer of brilliant songs, including WE WILL ALL GO TOGETHER WHEN WE GO which is sung down the phone to Jim by his drunk son in When The Wind Blows.
THREADS and THE WAR GAME, BBC4, 30th July.
BBC Four - Schedules, Wednesday 30 July 2025
This is the daily broadcast schedule for BBC Four
www.bbc.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
THREADS and THE WAR GAME, BBC4, 30th July.
A video interview with Dr Lawson, an English GP who wanted to issue suicide pills to his patients in the event of nuclear war.
How did the patients react? What plans were made? What did the govt and GMC have to say?
How did the patients react? What plans were made? What did the govt and GMC have to say?
Video interview with Dr Lawson | Atomic Hobo
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July 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A video interview with Dr Lawson, an English GP who wanted to issue suicide pills to his patients in the event of nuclear war.
How did the patients react? What plans were made? What did the govt and GMC have to say?
How did the patients react? What plans were made? What did the govt and GMC have to say?