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The Buckleys

Planning for the Apocalypse

20 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What humorous moments kick off the apocalypse discussion?

0.031 - 3.956 Claire Buckley

James, I am wet right now.

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3.976 - 11.106 James Buckley

Right. Get ready for bridesmaid duties. Very cute. Very false advertising, apparently.

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11.587 - 15.412 Unknown

Oh, we're not doing as well as you, but we're trying our best over here.

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16.854 - 22.923 Claire Buckley

You're always convincing me to take the high road. And I know for a fact I would have been happier if I just nutted them at the time.

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23.424 - 29.532 Unknown

Are we going to do this? Because I'll do this. You want to get nuts? Let's get nuts.

34.152 - 35.036 James Buckley

Right, Claire.

35.357 - 35.619 Claire Buckley

Yeah.

36.081 - 36.543 James Buckley

We're here.

36.804 - 37.085 Claire Buckley

We are.

Chapter 2: How do the Buckleys view wedding dilemmas amidst the apocalypse theme?

70.855 - 71.236 Claire Buckley

Oh, good.

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71.896 - 84.573 James Buckley

Do you have a song that you just... Because I've got a couple. And you just sort of start humming a song. I've got a couple. One of them, I've forgotten one of them.

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84.854 - 90.101 Claire Buckley

One of them is... I don't know what you're talking... What do you mean?

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90.121 - 94.567 James Buckley

What is the context here? Because I said, you know, when I'm just going about my business.

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94.607 - 95.028 Claire Buckley

Yeah.

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And I've got one, haven't I?

96.89 - 98.773 Claire Buckley

You've got a lot that you do.

98.793 - 100.575 James Buckley

I've got one especially.

100.758 - 102.421 Claire Buckley

That you sing all the time? Yeah.

Chapter 3: What unique theories about the end of the world are presented?

143.482 - 153.176 James Buckley

I'd do it for ages and ages and ages. What is that? That's got to be some sort of fucking, that's got to be some mental thing.

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153.456 - 155.299 Claire Buckley

Yeah, it is. Yeah. Yeah.

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155.359 - 156.28 James Buckley

Because even I'm going.

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156.3 - 157.682 Claire Buckley

I think it's called eritonitis.

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158.443 - 160.606 James Buckley

No, but it's been going on for decades.

160.907 - 161.207 Claire Buckley

Yeah. Yeah.

162.098 - 164.659 James Buckley

They'll just do that. They'll just sort of hum that song.

164.719 - 165.203 Claire Buckley

Yeah.

165.606 - 166.675 James Buckley

It's a good song though.

Chapter 4: How do the Buckleys feel about survival strategies in apocalyptic scenarios?

194.489 - 195.05 Claire Buckley

Anyway.

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195.331 - 216.823 James Buckley

So, Claire... You know, we like to, we don't always achieve it, but we like to be light and entertaining. And, you know, we just, we see ourselves as a, we don't talk about the real stuff. We like to just talk about the stuff that annoys us, the real stuff to us, right?

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217.024 - 217.144 Claire Buckley

Sure.

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217.164 - 218.005 James Buckley

Do you know what I'm talking about?

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218.165 - 220.469 Claire Buckley

Yeah. I mean, you get into stuff, but sure.

220.489 - 222.912 James Buckley

Sure. Can I talk to you about the end of the world?

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Sure.

225.312 - 228.117 Claire Buckley

Absolutely. That's my favourite scenario.

228.137 - 229.279 James Buckley

Yes, so listen.

Chapter 5: What insights do they share about their own apocalypse preparedness?

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He said the end of the world would be May 21st, 2011.

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288.024 - 288.505 Claire Buckley

2011.

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It didn't, obviously.

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291.368 - 316.844 Claire Buckley

Well, you know there's a theory that the world did end. Well, there is a theory that the world... Yeah, you got me. There was a turning point somewhere, and I think it was 2012, there was a point where everybody sort of agrees that everything kind of changed slightly and there was stuff that some people remembered and the other people... There was some sort of watershed.

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316.984 - 319.427 Claire Buckley

There was some sort of split...

319.407 - 346.933 Claire Buckley

somewhere around about 2012 and apparently this is a different this is a different dimension we've went into we're in a different dimension yeah i think so yeah is there any can you give us any examples of any why people think that no because it sounds to me like yeah yeah that's yeah it just felt a bit different yeah felt a bit different there's also another theory that we all died right and none of this is real

348.938 - 354.13 James Buckley

Okay. But it is end of the world day, May 21st, 2011.

355.112 - 356.615 Claire Buckley

May 21st?

357.137 - 358.72 James Buckley

Yes. Why?

Chapter 6: What entertaining trivia game do the Buckleys play?

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Sometimes I worry.

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401.191 - 401.351 Claire Buckley

Yeah.

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401.492 - 410.561 James Buckley

Depends how tolerant you are. Oh, there's a thing here. The theory that Claire is talking about is known as the block universe theory.

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410.902 - 411.002 Unknown

Okay.

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As the theory goes, the four-dimensional block universe contains everything that ever has, ever will happen at once. Time doesn't actually pass. There are just specific moments, and they're all happening at the same time, even though you may only be experiencing one of them. This means that on some plane of time, yes, you are already dead. Right, this is the kind of stuff that freaks me out.

431.994 - 434.84 James Buckley

Right, but also... That I can't get my head around.

434.86 - 443.398 Claire Buckley

But then also, isn't there the theory that there is an alternate... There's an alternate for everything, right?

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There's the multiverse.

444.601 - 449.27 Claire Buckley

So there is a universe where we exist exactly the same way.

Chapter 7: What disaster movies do the Buckleys discuss during the quiz?

489.1 - 513.937 James Buckley

But, yeah, no, I'm not... I can't... Getting my head round. There's so much about space. And I'm not just talking about myself. Space and time and all that sort of stuff. There's stuff that, you know, the big old... The clever clogs on this planet. The proper clever people that still can't get their head round. So sometimes I'm just a bit like, why should I bother?

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514.498 - 518.544 Claire Buckley

Oh, no, don't bother. I wouldn't try and understand any of it.

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519.205 - 534.132 James Buckley

But... Yeah, I do. No, I just... Are you okay? I'm all right, yeah, but I just... You sure? I think about all this nonsense, but I don't have the intelligence to cope with it.

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534.833 - 536.295 Claire Buckley

Well, don't worry about it. It's fine.

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536.315 - 537.597 James Buckley

But I do worry about it, Claire.

537.938 - 539.3 Claire Buckley

It's fine. Do you want to have a curry tonight?

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Yes.

540.161 - 542.966 Claire Buckley

Right, there you go. You see? You're happy again.

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Brilliant.

Chapter 8: How do the Buckleys wrap up their reflections on the apocalypse theme?

573.832 - 587.61 James Buckley

So how do you think the world will end? Again, so we just touched on it then. That's not a cut and dry question because what are you talking about? How will humanity end?

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588.171 - 588.772 Claire Buckley

Or the earth.

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Or the earth.

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590.033 - 594.439 Claire Buckley

All right, well, humanity then. Let's say the earth outlives us, which it probably will.

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595.04 - 595.761 James Buckley

Right?

595.921 - 616.707 Claire Buckley

Well, just... How do you think humans will come to an end? I switch between... Do you think it'll be like an asteroid again? Do you think it'll be some sort of virus? Could be weather? Could be... There's a whole load of things that could take us out in a second.

616.727 - 635.647 James Buckley

Yeah. Right. I think that, and I'm going to be very positive here, that in some way or another... Human beings, I don't know how many of them, even though there might be some sort of tragedy that wipes out, I don't know, 99%.

635.707 - 638.069 Claire Buckley

Yeah, so me and the other guys, what will we do?

639.231 - 650.985 James Buckley

I think the thing that we do good as a species is we adapt and we overcome and we do eventually survive.

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