The world has gone bunking mad. The bespoke security industry is burying bunkers stocked with arsenals of automatic rifles and surrounded by flaming moats. Is there a better way to prepare for the polycrisis, the zombie apocalypse, or whatever hard times are on the horizon? Jason, Rob, and Asher have some fun at the expense of the bunker builders before examining the positive aspects of peasanthood and stressing the need to build community.
Originally recorded on 5/5/25.
Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.
Sources/Links/Notes:
- Coralie Kraft, "The 'Panic Industry' Boom," New York Times Magazine, April 10, 2025.
- The SAFE company offers "bespoke, fortified residences" and other silly signs of our times.
- Aaron Gell, "'All of his guns will do nothing for him': lefty preppers are taking a different approach to doomsday," The Guardian, April 17, 2025.
- Will Petersen, "Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is again living a good life back in Serbia," Denver Sports, June 20, 2023.
Related Episodes of Crazy Town:
- Episode 73. How Longtermism Became the Most Dangerous Philosophy You’ve Never Heard of
- Episode 34. Fear of Death and Climate Denial, or… the Story of Wolverine and the Screaming Mole of Doom
- Episode 100. A Temporary Techno Stunt: Tom Murphy on Falling out of Love with Modernity
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