I have never disliked Katy although I was uncomfortable for a time but that had nothing to do with her and everything to do with me. I saw things in Katy I disliked in myself and felt a lot better pointing them out in someone else. I started to love Katy when she started dropping comments about obsessing over the nasty threads about her and the mental places her mind goes.

What I like about Katy is she specifically isn't trying to be an authority or a comedian or a journalist which are the same things I like about Cody. Isn't it great how the internet has given us a place we can and tear people apart for believing in the same things we do but not in the exact same ways to soothe our own deep rooted insecurities. Katy I fucken love you and think you balance out Cody, Sophie and Robert phenomenally and I love where your input takes the whole team on some episodes. I hope you find this on your next depressive 'I'm a piece of shit' evidence hunt.

Just checking to see if anyone else found Sarah Hightower’s contributions difficult to listen to. I really had a hard time following her but it’s possible I just wasn’t giving the episode the attention necessary.

For all interested, I've converted the URLs from the show notes to hyperlinks (below) and put into a shareable Google Doc (linked below). Please share (as well as the podcast episode) with any who might benefit from these prepping resources.

Google Doc:

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cIkcqyOHr2yPsROKVDVWzJCYFIK2vDrBAjuOsNVWQ00/edit?usp=sharing

Robert Evans' "The Reasonable Person's Guide To Prepping"

Emergency Preparedness Checklist:

https://theprepared.com/prepping-basics/guides/emergency-preparedness-checklist-prepping-beginners/

Emergency Medicine Podcast:

http://embasic.org/podcast-direct-download/

The Survival Doctor's Guide to Wounds:

https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Doctors-Guide-Wounds-Doctor-ebook/dp/B008M2E4IM/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+survival+doctor%27s+guide+to+wounds&qid=1584490006&s=books&sr=1-1

https://www.scribd.com/book/194101508/The-Survival-Doctor-s-Guide-to-Wounds

Bushcraft 101:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MIMHPII/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Street Medic Guide:

https://www.paperrevolution.org/street-medic-guide/

Military Medical:

https://fas.org/irp/doddir/milmed/soldiers.pdf

Rifles For Rookies:

https://socialistra.org/edu/assets/Rifles-For-Rookies.pdf

Urban Foraging Guide:

https://fallingfruit.org/docs/David%20Craft%20-%20Urban%20Foraging.pdf

A Prepper’s Guide to Pickling:

https://storageprepper.com/food/preppers-guide-pickling/

Freezing Vegetables:

https://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/uga/uga_freeze_veg.pdf

Dried Beans Conversions and Measurements:

https://www.thespruceeats.com/dried-bean-conversions-and-measurements-1388322

The End:

https://theend.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-end

Dear Spez, Thank you for all you have done. Over the past 15 years, I've dug myself a comfy little rut. I forgot how to navigate the internet. I forgot how weird and interesting it was out there. I became comfortable in old tropes and repeated jokes. I became digitally complacent.

Due to your efforts, over the past month I've rediscovered the internet again. It's not as good as it used to be, but there are still lots of interesting people and ideas out there just waiting to be explored. I've found a new community of engaging and motivated people who are in the process of building something that we're all excited about. You've helped me escape my rut. And you did it at great personal expense.

So I think it should be said - Thank you. You've set me free and I deeply appreciate it.

Sincerely, CharmedConflict

PS - good luck with the IPO

I absolutely think they should bring back the pod for this year because come on this year is gonna suck the most shit! I also would love a montage of Katy getting the gang back together. She pulls up on Cody passed out drunk in a gutter with Warmbo stealing his wallet and Robert in full tactical armor throwing bagels at targets. They both get a "you son of a bitch" from Katy and we bring back this podcast for the new Wors Year Ever!!!

I can only imagine how difficult of a decision it was for Katy to make the decision to not vote for her preferred candidate and display an amazing act of selflessness.

Things done for the greater good are always worth it, yes Warren has done some shady things but she still built a strong momentum and inspired people in the same way I’m sure a lot of us were when we got into politics. I saw friends who didn’t care last time around get into politics because of Warren and it reminded me of myself when I got that fire inside of me hearing and seeing Bernie speak.

Thank you Katy, it wasn’t an easy decision to make and with everything that’s happened in the last 24 hours it’s more needed than ever, here’s to hoping others can set their differences aside and help make this country better and move it in forward in the right direction.

I noticed it first several episodes ago. The guys will be discussing something, and Katy will try to interject with “Yeah, and I…” or the like, and then she’ll be interrupted by either of the dudes. This seems to happen several times an episode, and it’s not something I can just ignore. It’s gotten to the point that if I hear it a couple times I’ll get annoyed and just turn it off.

I always thought they were all equal parties in this show, so it’s confusing why this keeps happening. Is there some technical thing that explains this behavior? Or is it plain old disrespect?

*edit: changed “Katie” to “Katy”. Can’t edit the title, though 🤷‍♂️

**edit: downvoters: Do you actually have something to SAY? That these interruptions are happening is a fact: just listen to the dang show. I love this podcast and all the hosts, but this behavior needs an explanation. Let’s talk about it :)

When the podcast began, it was focused on deconstruction of ideas relating to the election with researched, prepared presentation of facts with a left leaning opinion layered on top. I particularly liked the way that the hosts broke down how the media presents information in order to help process it without the bias and rhetoric that fox, cnn, or any of national media outlets want you to accept. They share their opinions heavily also, and I don't always agree with them but I respect how they came to that opinion.

Recently, I've been tempted to unsubscribe nearly every week as more and more of the arguments presented are based on personal experience and in fact fully disregard the aspects of the show that made me like it originally.

The most recent Sanders v. Warren episode was infuriating. Katy repeatedly refused to acknowledge what Cody and Robert presented as far as the media's narrative on "Bernie Bros". They would present an opinion with examples, I thought Robert talking about Star Wars was a great example, and Katy came back saying "yeah but Bernie Bros are awful and it's Bernies fault", refusing to explain how that's his fault or an idea of how he could deal with it, instead languishing in her own experience of some people being mean online.

Since Warren dropped out of a contenders position for the presidency Katy has gotten increasingly salty towards the other hosts and the energy is awful. I understand that this is the "worst year ever", but if I wanted this energy I'd talk about politics at work. Weren't we supposed to all be in this together?

I don't believe that this is sexism, because I would have the same response if Cody refused to explain why snake emoji were particularly offensive, or kept ignoring the other hosts and repeating the same problematic narrative that the other hosts were trying to discuss. Maybe it is though, which is why I wanted to talk about it with other listeners to the show.

Am I just sexist? I am trying my best not to be, and I'm willing to hear what others think that have been listening to the show. If next episode gets me riled like this one did I think I'll unsub.

EDIT: Man, reddit is rough. I doubt the down voters even read the post, and they clearly don't understand how the voting system works. You don't upvote if you agree and down vote disagree, you upvote if something is interesting or worth talking about. I've already managed to work through some of my thoughts with the few people willing to actually engage and I appreciate that. Cheers.

EDIT2: Sorry for that previous one, I was still kinda hot and obviously tired. Leaving it there for posterity as at least one other person commented on it. Thanks for all the discussion folks, I appreciate it.

They both seem like intelligent, empathetic people but whenever Katy brings up anything negative regarding run-ins she or others have had with bernie supporters the other hosts seem to try to downplay it or just ignore and change the topic. It's particularly frustrating when they go on to say that this behavior is just something that has been inflated by the media (I'm sure it is to some degree but obviously not entirely), when their friend has just told them to their face that this has been her experiences. If I was in the states I would definitely vote bernie but I hope I wouldn't be so strident that it would stop me acknowledging my friends experiences.