Nuclear War

Annie Jacobsen

Brought up on Modern Wisdom and The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on 2026-08-29 — 2 shows, 3 episodes.

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Where it came up

• Modern Wisdom · Mexican Batman, Britain’s Downfall, Mr Bean’s Comeback & Jimmy Carr - Rabbit Hole #5 · at 1:04:24 · 2026-08-29

  “Had Annie Jacobson on the show who wrote Nuclear War, a countdown scenario. And that's a fun episode.”Discussed

• The Joe Rogan Experience · Joe Rogan Experience #2539 - Protect Our Parks 17 · at 1:12:49 · 2026-08-13

  “And then I listen to that Annie Jacobson book every night. I'm like, she scared the out of me.”Discussed

• Modern Wisdom · Something Scary Is Happening In Biolabs - Annie Jacobsen · at 0:20 · 2026-07-23

  “with nuclear war the response to that was so many people calling me up and saying like okay, I read your book. I just want to die instantly.”Author's ownOn tour

Also mentioned in those episodes

• · The HobbitJ.R.R. Tolkien Modern Wisdom
• · The Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien Modern Wisdom
• · The hero with a thousand facesJoseph Campbell Modern Wisdom
• · The OdysseyΌμηρος Modern Wisdom
• · The epic of GilgameshBenjamin R. Foster Modern Wisdom
• · The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald Modern Wisdom
• · East of EdenJohn Steinbeck Modern Wisdom
• · The Anxious GenerationJonathan Haidt Modern Wisdom
• · StonerJohn Williams Modern Wisdom
• · She Comes FirstIan Kerner The Joe Rogan Experience
• · BloodlandsTimothy Snyder The Joe Rogan Experience
• · All Quiet on the Western FrontErich Maria Remarque The Joe Rogan Experience

ISBN 9780593476109