DAILY: Among the Apocalypse Addicts with author Mark O’Connell

<p>It’s the end of the world as we know it and… some people are quite into that, it seems. Why are so many people so keen on the end of everything? What do doomsday preppers, alt.right catastrophists and billionaire plutocrat antidemocrats like Peter Thiel have in common? And is the communal response to COVID proving their worst ambitions wrong? We talk to <strong>Mark O’Connell</strong> – author of new book <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Notes-Apocalypse-Personal-Journey-World-ebook/dp/B085LZ6H51/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Notes+From+An+Apocalypse&amp;qid=1586777966&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Notes From An Apocalypse</em></a><em>: A Personal Journey The End Of The World And Back</em> –&nbsp;about the dark fantasy of the End Times. &nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. <strong>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.&nbsp;</strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>