Post-Apocalyptia

We're back, with Part 2 of Pat Frank's 1959 classic novel, Alas, Babylon! In Part 2, Professor David Perlmutter and I talk about the makings of a truly good leader; the value of dying skills; and the power of community. We'll see our characters navigate racial issues, enforce order, and bury one of their own. And in the end, they'll ask themselves: Will they stay, or will they go? (With apologies to The Clash, of course.) This and more, in Part 2 of Alas, Babylon! Join us there, at the end of the world. Alas, Babylon has remained in print since its publication, and is available from most booksellers, in print, ebook, and audiobook form. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution.

We're back, and asking ourselves: How does a small town survive the apocalypse on its own? Professor David Perlmutter returns today to talk about Pat Frank's classic 1959 novel of the nuclear apocalypse, Alas, Babylon! In Part 1, we'll talk about the necessities for survival; the Cold War and the nuclear threat; and the risk of being a forward thinker in a backward time. We'll meet our characters, and see how they manage to escape not just death in the apocalypse, but the degradation of the aftermath. And we'll ask the question on everyone's mind on "The Day": What's all this money really worth, anyway? This and more, in Part 1 of Alas, Babylon! Join us there, at the end of the world! Alas, Babylon has remained in print since its publication, and is available from most booksellers, in print, ebook, and audiobook formats. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution.

Welcome to Post-Apocalyptia! This week, we take a break from our normal schedule for the holiday weekend, and bring you this special bonus episode instead. We'll look at something brand new, and I mean REALLY new: Jim Swiss's audio drama, The Carrington Doctrine! We'll join Colin as he leaves audio logs at the end of the world, or something like it--but he can't be sure, because he's joined a sun-worshipping cult in the forest. And that's the normal part! Things only get weirder from there. Season 1 of The Carrington Doctrine is out now--join us there, at the end of the world! The Carrington Doctrine can be found on Spotify, Podbean, or your favorite podcast app. You can also visit the show's website here. Series creator Jim Swiss can be found on Reddit, here. The /r/postapocalyptic subreddit can be found here. The /r/audiodrama subreddit can be found here. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution.

We're back! This week, Windy joins us again as we look at George Romero's second zombie film, 1978's Dawn of the Dead! Things get serious in Pennsylvania, as there's no room in Hell, and the dead walk the Earth...and go to the mall, while they're at it. We'll talk about special effects, fluorescent blood, and the pros and cons of mall life. We'll weigh the power of movie bans versus the power of profit, in the most profitable movie in the franchise. All this and more, in Dawn of the Dead! Join us there, at the end of the world! Dawn of the Dead (1978) is available for purchase or rental on various streaming services, and is available on DVD and Blu-Ray. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution. "Re: Your Brains", by Jonathan Coulton (https://www.jonathancoulton.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

We're back! This week on Post-Apocalyptia, we're looking at the very first post-apocalyptic story I ever encountered: the 1980 Ruby-Spears cartoon, Thundarr the Barbarian! It's swords and sorcery, mayhem and Moks, and all the wizards you can handle! We'll talk about the Cataclysm, our first environmental collapse, and how the world may have changed in the two millennia since. We'll see technology and magic, equots and Sunswords, and we'll never, ever give up! All this and more, in Thundarr the Barbarian! Join us there, at the end of the world! Thundarr the Barbarian can be watched on Tubi, or purchased on DVD. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution.

Welcome back to Post-Apocalyptia! This week, we're heading back to the 1990s with Paul Cook's sci-fi novel, Fortress on the Sun. We'll talk about aliens, supergeniuses, and narcolepsy, and we'll ask an intriguing question: What if the apocalypse happened, and you didn't know it? Join us there, at the end of the world! Fortress on the Sun is available in used print copies, and also in ebook format. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution.

It’s back to Mid-World, in today’s episode of the Post-Apocalyptia Podcast! We’re talking about The Drawing of the Three, book two of Stephen King’s magnum opus, The Dark Tower. We’ll talk about the edge of the world, and lobsters that will eat you if you don’t eat them first. We’ll see three very strange doors, and pay a visit—or several—to New York City, through the eyes—literally—of the most unexpected people. And finally, we’ll gear up for the rest of our quest to find the Dark Tower, and save what’s left of this world, and all worlds. All this and more, in The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three. Join us there, at the end of the world! The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three is available in print, ebook, and audiobook formats from most booksellers. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution.

Max is back, and better than ever! Today Professor David Perlmutter joins us as we talk about the one that really kicked the series into gear: George Miller's 1981 classic, Mad Max 2! Or if, like us, you're in the USA, you may know it better as The Road Warrior. Why is that? Listen and see! We'll talk about leather gear, the real cost of gasoline, and the best villain we've seen yet: the Warrior of the Wastes, the Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rollah, Lord Humungous! We'll put this excellent film in its historical context, and see how it shaped the tropes of the genre for decades to come. All of this and more, in Mad Max 2! Join us there, at the end of the world! Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior can be rented or purchased on many streaming services, and is available on DVD and Blu-Ray. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution.

This week, we continue our series on the Fallout video game series with Fallout 3! We'll make the leap from isometric to 3D, as Bethesda Softworks assumes control of the series. Travel east with me to the Capital Wasteland, where we'll meet new companions, new friends, and some old enemies. As the Lone Wanderer, we'll search for our missing father, and save the wasteland--but at a terrible price. All this and more, in our third Fallout series episode, Fallout 3. Join us there, at the end of the world! Fallout 3 can be purchased for most game platforms, with the exception of Nintendo. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ For today's episode only, interstitial music is sampled from "Main Title", Fallout 3 Official Soundtrack, by Inon Zur. The Fallout Vault-Tec telephone number referenced in this episode remains active at publication time, and can be called at +1 (213) 258-2858. Special Thanks to the following Redditors from the /r/Fallout3 subreddit, who contributed stories for this episode: /u/Crucial_Fun /u/Pearl_Seeker /u/Historical_Main5261 /u/Matthew2827 /u/Rare_Tank622 /u/AlastorCalactus /u/Zestyclose_Current41

In this week's episode, we look at Margaret Atwood's 2003 novel, Oryx and Crake! We'll talk about the evils of capitalism, the horrors of bioengineering, and the historical greed of company towns. And, oh yeah, a man-made disease that is deliberately released. We'll ask ourselves, what happens when an entire society's morals are defined by the ability to make money? Warning: It's not great! Join us there, at the end of the world! CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of sexual topics, including pornography, sex trafficking/human trafficking, and child sexual abuse material. Discussion is both discreet and direct, and occurs at multiple points in the episode. Oryx and Crake remains in print, and can be purchased at most booksellers, in print, ebook, and audiobook formats. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution.

We are BACK, with Season Two! Today we're opening our season with our most requested story so far, the 2009 comedy film, Zombieland! Marley joins me as we talk about the rules for surviving the apocalypse; why you shouldn't use your real name; and of course, the last Twinkies in the world! We'll talk about the value of comedic stories, even in a typically dark genre, and why it's okay to not take everything so seriously. Except the zombies. Take those seriously. All this and more, as Post-Apocalyptia takes on Zombieland! Join us there, at the end of the world. Zombieland is now streaming on Peacock and YouTube TV, and is available for rent and purchase from most vendors. Post-Apocalyptia can be found on most podcast apps, and on our website at https://www.postapocalyptia.com. We can also be found on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter/X, Bluesky, and Reddit. Have a story you'd like to see us feature? Or, want to join us as a guest? Leave us a comment on any of our social media, or email us at [email protected]. Correction: The email address was listed incorrectly in the audio for this episode. The version posted here is correct. The pilot episode of Zombieland: The Series is available on YouTube, here. Intro/Outro Music: "Achilles" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Interstitial music is taken from "The Hum", by Jordan Winslow, available at https://www.jordanwinslow.me, and is free for commercial use with attribution.

Welcome back to Post-Apocalyptia! In this bonus episode, we talk about our first short story from The End of the World as We Know It. We'll look at "Room 24" by Caroline Kepnes, in which a man named Abel doesn't need the Superflu as an excuse to do evil--but he'll welcome it as an opportunity. Join us here, at the end of the world...as we know it! Content Warning: Graphic discussion of sexual topics; death of a child. The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand, Edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene, is available in print, ebook, and audiobook formats, from most booksellers. Disclaimer: Episode art is AI generated. AI was not used in any other capacity.

Welcome to the offseason of the Post-Apocalyptia Podcast! Between seasons one and two, we'll be posting bonus episodes, looking at the short stories in the new collection, The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand. Today we're introducing the collection, and we'll talk about our plans for the rest of the offseason, and the upcoming season two! Join us there, at the end of the world...as we know it. The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand can be purchased in print, ebook, and audiobook formats at most booksellers.

Welcome back to the season one finale of the Post-Apocalyptia Podcast! Today, we’re continuing our look at the big one, the story that started it all for me: Stephen King’s 1978 novel, The Stand! In part two, we’ll dig into the realities of this apocalypse. We’ll talk about what it would take to survive the post-apocalypse (assuming you survived the superflu!), and what’s realistic vs. unrealistic. We’ll talk about modern conveniences, human needs, and whether it’s possible to get society back on its feet. And, in this special episode, we’ll hear from you! We’ll read the stories you contributed about your own experiences with The Stand, and we’ll talk about mine. Plus, the future of Post-Apocalyptia: What are we doing in the offseason, and what can you look forward to in season two? All this and more…so, as always, join me there, at the end of the world! The Stand is available from booksellers everywhere. The audiobook may be purchased from Audible and other vendors. The 1994 miniseries adaptation is not available via streaming services, but may be purchased in digital form or on DVD; the 2020 miniseries adaptation is available on Paramount+. The End of the World as We Know It, published by Gallery Books and edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene, is available from major booksellers everywhere. The audiobook is available from Audible and other vendors. “Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?” by Larry Underwood, as featured in the 1994 miniseries, can be heard here. The song as featured in the 2020 miniseries can be heard here. A big thank you to the Redditors who contributed their stories for this episode! All contributors are listed below, by username or preferred name: /u/queenbeepdx /u/EdRegis1 Nat /u/vonkasten50000 /u/DoubleDenimDaredevil /u/GingerBelvoir /u/f4ttyKathy /u/Wordwench /u/jmma20 /u/Disaster-Bee /u/ShawnShev /u/Silly-Mountain-6702 /u/heatherm70 /u/Top-Community-9600 /u/ShirleyAnn66 /u/Stupefactionist /u/DefiantRaspberry2510

Welcome to the season one finale of the Post-Apocalyptia Podcast! Today, we're looking at the big one, the story that started it all for me: Stephen King's 1978 novel, The Stand! In the first part of this two-part episode, we'll talk about the Superflu, also known as Captain Trips, and the devastation it brings to the world. We'll meet our cast of characters, and learn what happens to them as they assemble into the forces of good and evil. We'll visit places all across the USA, and meet the oldest woman in the world--and maybe the avatar of the devil himself. Plus, we'll talk about the road that led me to this podcast. Join me there, at the end of the world! The Stand is available from booksellers everywhere. The audiobook may be purchased from Audible and other vendors. The 1994 miniseries adaptation is not available via streaming services, but may be purchased in digital form or on DVD; the 2020 miniseries adaptation is available on Paramount+. "Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?" by Larry Underwood, as featured in the 1994 miniseries, can be heard here.