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Dec 2024
1h 16m

Apocalypse Tonite Queen?

Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb
About this episode

The girlies explore the concept of Doomsday, revisiting the countless times we’ve thought the world was coming to an end. From luxury arks and poisonous comets to God’s wrath and alien invasions, they consider the fact that the world has never ended…yet. Digressions include cozy season in the studio, being Twitter clean, and Eliza’s mom’s podcast debut.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.

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Halley’s Comet, Covid-19, and the history of ‘miracle’ anti-comet remedies

People Have Always Been Obsessed with the End of the World 

How it Ends: The Ancient Roots of Doomsday Prophecies and End of the World Beliefs 

ESOTERICA Volume IX (2007) 

Storming The Ark 

End of World in 2012? Maya "Doomsday" Calendar Explained 

2012: The End of the World as We Know It?  

Maya Expert: The 'End Of Times' Is Our Idea, Not The Ancients' 

Y2K bug

Apocalypse Then: When Y2K Didn’t Lead To The End Of Civilization 

The lessons of Y2K, 20 years later 

What Drives Doomsday Preppers 

Heaven’s Gate cult members found dead 

Doomsday Prepping Poised to Become $2.46 Billion Industry

In uncertain times, the prepper supply business is booming 

We Should All Be Preppers

Is There a Future in the Doomsday Economy?.

Here's a look inside a 15-story underground doomsday shelter for the 1% that has luxury homes, guns, and armored trucks

‘End of the world vibes’: why culture can’t stop thinking about apocalypse 

Psychology Reveals the Comforts of the Apocalypse 

Creation Story of the Maya 

Our Fascination With The End Of The World 

Our never ending obsession with the apocalypse 

Doomsday Psychology: The Appeal of Armageddon 

The Resiliency of Apocalyptic Belief 

The Christmas the Aliens Didn’t Come  

Survivalists and Preppers 

Comet Hale-Bopp: Facts about the bright and tragic comet 

Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake

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