That’s great it starts with an earthquake, zombies, nukes, and climate change — and meteor strikes make some afraid…
FOOM!!!
In honor of Thanksgiving in the states, we’re talking about the end of the world (as we know it). Hell, some people may rather face the end times than tip toe around the rantings of racist uncles and doting parents asking when you’re finally going to settle down and get married as you gather with family. Dogs (and people) will eat themselves ill, and when the evening is done, carcasses will be strewn about tabletops. Cranberry sauce will make it look like plates were used in a cannibal feast. And you? You’ll find yourself in the front room, away from the piles of gurgling bodies in the den, Tweeting to anyone who will listen in the hope of some sign of life you can commune with.
Putting it that way, Thanksgiving is not entirely unlike the apocalypse. But we’re not talking about dysfunctional families this week…we’re talking serious end times!
We begin this episode talking about the first time we became aware of an end-of-the world scenario…and if there was ever a time we believed the world was going to end (and why).
Tales of the end come in all varieties…and some of those tales are pretty strange. We take time to discuss the craziest end-times scenario before leaping to the coolest eschatological myth. (Eschatological myth = religious end-of-the-world story. Don’t feel bad if you don’t know that…Christopher had to look it up, and he’s fairly bright.)
Some are so convinced the world is close to collapsing in on itself that there are industries built around these people. It’s even entertaining, reflected in shows like Doomsday Preppers. We talk about why we think doomsday prepping is such a big thing right now and then discuss how we’d survive the collapse of nations.
There are always survivors in stories and myths (and even theories) about the world ending. Find out which fictional post-apocalyptic tales are our favorites…as well as the best post-apocalyptic story we’ve read or watched lately. (And Christopher leaps in with a recent post-apocalyptic tale that fell flat in his eyes.) While on the subject of post-apocalyptic stories, we also talk about our all-time faves.
Rounding out this episode, we get back to reality, discussing whether or not we believe we are heading for the end of the world. And the last thing we talked about before a zombie-encrusted meteor slammed into Earth is how we think the world will end.
As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts about any of this week’s talking points…or anything else you want to talk about. (In honor of the day, feel free to even share a favorite Thanksgiving recipe! By the time you listen to this, Shawn might be packed full of turkey, while Christopher will be packed full of veggie Thanksgiving eats!)
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Oh! And for those who have no friggin’ idea what that goofy “Who run Bartertown?” line Shawn keeps repeating, there’s this:
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