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Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 11 - Talking About PreparednessY’all, it’s our last episode of Season 2! My how time flies! Before I get into it, a respondent to the survey I sent out the last few weeks mentioned that it would be nice to have the toolkit in one space. Well, guess what, you’re in luck! Last year, we compiled the full toolkit in this handy-dandy workbook where all of this can be found in one place. It’s helpful to reference the original posts, but this will help you walk through each step of the process. I’ll note that I’ve intended to...2025-05-2330 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 10 - Community PreparednessIf you haven’t yet taken the survey about virtual classes we’re hoping to offer in the fall, there’s still time to complete it!In our penultimate episode of Season 2, we talk about the topic that I write about all the time in my newsletter: community preparedness. This is a much less tangible element of preparedness and isn’t one you’re going to accomplish over as weekend or even a few weeks. It’s a long-term process of relationship-building. Hopefully this conversation that Brekke and I had helps to give you some inspiration...2025-05-1644 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 7 - Preparing Finances & DocumentsThis week is the very unsexy conversation about finances and documents. The conversation also took a very dystopian turn when we discussed all that the current Administration is doing to harass and deport people who look to them like an immigrant and what Congress is doing to limit voting rights. What a world we live in.Nonetheless, here is the original post which includes a full list of the documents we tick off in the episode:Additionally, I mentioned 1Password as the place where I store my document information. It’s also where I store al...2025-04-2524 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 5 - First Aid & Medication for PreparednessWe’re back after a couple week Spring Break! This time we’re talking about first aid and medication for preparedness.But first, since we’re talking about health and healthcare, a couple disclaimers.Disclaimer One: Brekke Wagoner and I are NOT medical professionals. None of the information within should be considered medical advice. If you have any questions that are specific to you and your health, you should connect with your healthcare provider who is qualified to give you medical advice.Disclaimer Two: We talk about vaccinations and the benefit and importance of vac...2025-04-1142 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 4 - Food StorageFood storage is, hands down, the thing most people ask me about with preparedness. So without further ado, here is your full episode about food prep.Also, check out the Prep Series post on food storage that is complete with a one-week dinner menu and tips and images of what Brekke and I use for food storage in our own homes.Additionally, we won’t be releasing an episode next week because it will be Spring Break here in Portland and will not get to editing or recording. But we’ll be back in two week...2025-03-2128 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastBonus Episode: Preparing While Experiencing a CoupGiven that we’re in what feels like “unprecedented times” (to borrow a way-too-overused phrase), we wanted to address it. What we are experiencing is, to be clear, a coup that is happening in plain site and being allowed to happen by some pretty cowardly people who do have the power to stop it (ahem, Congress). While on the surface it might not feel like this coup is related to preparedness, it is. We break it down in this episode as to why this moment should compel us to prepare for disasters—both natural and manufactured (e.g., huge...2025-03-0735 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastProgressives Can Prep TooWe’re so excited to announce that we are back for a second season! This season will be a little different from the first one in that it will all be about practical preparedness.We will be going through the Preparedness Series that Brekke Wagoner and I put together last year and bringing the toolkit to you in audio from.Each episode will cover topics from water and food storage to evacuation plans. And we’re making each of the toolkit series posts free and open to the public so that you can reference them afte...2025-02-2137 min
The Mother Of It AllWhat If We're The Helpers? With Elizabeth DoerrSarah and Miranda move through their own climate change cognitive dissonance with the help of Elizabeth Doerr, author of the Cramming for the Apocalypse project. We discuss how parenting lends itself to climate action, how facing the climate reality can actually make you less anxious, and how mothers can give prepper stereotypes a much-needed makeover. Links:* Scribente Maternum* Cramming for the Apocalypse* How Do You Plan For a Future That Might Not Exist? by Liz Plank “I miss my 2015 brain, the one unburdened by the weight of relentless catastrophes, an...2025-01-2053 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastPreparedness as a Social Responsibility with Brekke Wagoner - Ep. 6On this week’s episode I bring you my liberal prepper pal, Brekke Wagoner. She’s the creator and host of the Sustainable Prepping YouTube Channel where she aims to educate through a holistic approach to emergency preparedness. She provides tips and resources in an action-oriented, forward-focused community to empower working women and their families to face any crisis with calm and confidence.I got to know Brekke over the last couple years on this journey and I interviewed her for this story I wrote for The Progressive last summer about progressive preppers and prepping. I’m super...2024-03-2942 min