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Library At The End Of The World

Library at the End of the World is hosted by noted survival and preparedness authority Jim Cobb. He's long been a fan of post-apocalyptic and disaster fiction and this show will focus on the books, TV shows, and movies that center on all the ways authors and directors have destroyed the world. We'll be talking about electromagnetic pulse, plague, nuclear war, alien invasion, zombie uprising, and so much more. Reviews, author interviews, even some real world survival and prepper tips along the way.

Nov 24, 2017

This week's installment is all about movies.  The Road Warrior, Escape from New York, Exterminators in the Year 3000, the list of classics, some more dubious than others, goes on and on.  Jim chats with David J Moore, author of WORLD GONE WILD, the definitive guide to post-apocalyptic films.  Jim also reveals a helpful...


Nov 17, 2017

In episode 5, the focus is on post-apocalyptic communities. While the lone wolf Road Warrior is fun to read about, small villages and groups are interesting, too.  There's a lot to take into account when writing about a survival community, from the group's structure to division of labor.  Author Kristan Cannon joins...


Nov 10, 2017

In our 4th installment, we're talking about Young Adult disaster fiction.  There's an awful lot of it coming out these days and much of it is quite good.  We touch on The Hunger Games and a couple of others.  Then, Jim interviews Mike Mullin, author of the Ashfall series, and among other things they discuss...


Nov 3, 2017

In episode 3, The Road Warrior is on the menu.  Jim talks about the first time he saw Max and his sawed off double barrel shotgun and the impact it had on him.  Author Adam J Whitlatch is the guest this week.  His book, THE WELLER, is very much the literary equivalent of The Road Warrior.  Adam and Jim discuss the...