Completely Conspicuous 177: Doomsday Scenario

This week on the podcast, I take a look at why we’re so fascinated with the end of the world. Listen to the show below or download it directly (right click and "save as").



The show notes...

- Saturday, May 21 was supposed to be the Rapture

- Harold Camping financed ad campaign proclaiming the end of the world

- Nothing happened

- Many others have predicted doomsday in the past

- In 1954, Dorothy Martin predicted world would end via flood

- In 1800s, Mariana Andrada made similar predictions

- Some take warnings seriously

- California woman tried to kill her daughters and herself last week to avoid the end of the world

- Next up: Mayans predicted doom in 2012

- Bonehead of the Week

Music:

Joel Plaskett - When I Go

Ty Segall - You Make the Sun Fry

The Smashing Pumpkins - Quiet (live)

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The Joel Plaskett song is on the album Emergencys, false alarms, shipwrecks, castaways, fragile creatures, special features, demons and demonstrations on New Scotland Records. Download the song for free at Pigeon Row.

The Ty Segall song is on the album Goodbye Bread on Drag City Records, where you can download the song for free.

The Smashing Pumpkins song was recorded live at BBC Studios on Sept. 12, 1993. Download the song for free at Archive.org.

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at his blog. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his new site PodGeek.

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