{"podcast":{"title":"Jesus Christ, They've Done It - The Threads Podcast","slug":"jesus-christ-they-ve-done-it-the-threads-podcast-7527640","podcast_index_feed_id":7527640,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68e53acad798804c9eae1036","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/jesus-christ-theyve-done-it-the-threads-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1759852974437-7dcc259c-5c35-48d8-91e4-6ef309dabaa0.jpeg","author":"Chas Newkey-Burden","episode_count":16,"summary":"I’m Chas Newkey-Burden and when I watched the nuclear war film Threads in 1984 at the age of 11 it terrified me and changed my life forever. I started this podcast to speak to other people whose lives have been changed by Threads, from cast and crew members, to extras, broadcasters, authors and super fans. Welcome… to Jesus Christ, They’ve Done it . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T06:21:08.694295+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jesus-christ-they-ve-done-it-the-threads-podcast-7527640"},"episode":{"title":"Nicholas Meyer (director of The Day After)","slug":"nicholas-meyer-director-of-the-day-after","published_at":"2026-04-08T14:51:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jesus-christ-they-ve-done-it-the-threads-podcast-7527640/nicholas-meyer-director-of-the-day-after","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jesus-christ-they-ve-done-it-the-threads-podcast-7527640","url":"https://shows.acast.com/jesus-christ-theyve-done-it-the-threads-podcast/episodes/69d66b7a086c93c18bb23952","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68e53acad798804c9eae1036/e/69d66b7a086c93c18bb23952/media.mp3","summary":"The Day After is an American television film depicting the effects of a nuclear war on a small-town community in Kansas. It was broadcast in 1983. In this episode, I speak with the film's director. As well as directing several movies, Nicholas Meyer is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and an author. He talks about Thanksgiving meals with Oppenheimer, stormy times behind the scenes, and why the day after might have saved the world.  Follow me on Instagram: @AllThatChas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The Day After is an American television film depicting the effects of a nuclear war on a small-town community in Kansas. It was broadcast in 1983. In this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3156,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jesus-christ-they-ve-done-it-the-threads-podcast-7527640/episodes/nicholas-meyer-director-of-the-day-after/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jesus-christ-they-ve-done-it-the-threads-podcast-7527640/nicholas-meyer-director-of-the-day-after.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}