Prepping for doomsday (or Tuesday)
5/17/202630 min
How to prepare for the worst while still living your best life. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. A woman at her food supply shelf. Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images. If you have a question, give us a call at 1-800-618-8545 or email askvox@vox.com. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Speaker 20:55
I started doing some prep work after the pandemic.
Speaker 31:03
I feel very underprepared for disasters that are always seeming to be lurking around the corner.
Speaker 21:09
I did go so far as to even purchase a firearm just for protection and safety in case the world went absolutely nuts.
Jonquilyn Hill· Host1:18
You guys, it's almost summer. The flowers are in bloom.
Speaker 51:26
We're now just a week away from the Eastern Pacific