It’s a scary thought, to be sure. We discuss a few different apocalyptic scenarios, including some that have already begun. And, we test our social fitness: Just how neighborly would we be, really, if the world were ending?

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Also recommended: In a food shortage, could Vermont farms feed the whole state?

This episode was reported by VPR’s news fellow Marlon Hyde, and produced and mixed by Myra Flynn, with additional editing and support from the rest of the BLS team: Josh Crane and Angela Evancie. Ty Gibbons composed our theme music; other music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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