# Doomsday Preppers on The No Agenda Show

Doomsday Preppers comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2012 to July 2014.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** March 2012 – July 2014
- **Related topics:** [National Geographic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-geographic.md), [Amateur Radio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amateur-radio.md), [Arrl](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/arrl.md), [Australia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/australia.md), [Biological Weapons](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/biological-weapons.md), [Field Day](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/field-day.md), [Libya](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/libya.md), [Pandemic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pandemic.md), [Smallpox](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/smallpox.md), [South Park](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/south-park.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### ARRL Field Day and Doomsday Prepper Stigma

- **Episode:** [630: Double Twister](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/630-double-twister.md)
- **Published:** 2014-07-02
- **Time:** 1:06:33–1:11:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/630-double-twister/chapter/arrl-field-day-and-doomsday-prepper-stigma.md

The hosts discuss their participation in the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day, an event focused on emergency preparedness. This leads to a discussion about Martin Winters, a Florida man labeled a "Doomsday Prepper" by the media and arrested on weapons charges, which the hosts view as a campaign to stigmatize self-reliance.

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### Doomsday Preppers, Smallpox Threat Narrative

- **Episode:** [502: Nuevo Orden Mundial](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/502-nuevo-orden-mundial.md)
- **Published:** 2013-04-07
- **Time:** 40:07–44:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/502-nuevo-orden-mundial/chapter/doomsday-preppers-smallpox-threat-narrative.md

Australian television recently featured an interview with American prepper Braxton Southwick regarding the threat of a biological attack. Southwick claimed that weapons-grade smallpox exists in countries like Libya and Syria and could be easily smuggled into the West. The segment is analyzed as a potential government-planted narrative designed to instill fear in the public.

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### Doomsday Preppers, Sniper Training Anecdote

- **Episode:** [390: Threshold Event](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/390-threshold-event.md)
- **Published:** 2012-03-11
- **Time:** 45:34–48:10
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/390-threshold-event/chapter/doomsday-preppers-sniper-training-anecdote.md

Curry shares a clip from the National Geographic show "Preppers" featuring a woman named Becky undergoing sniper training to defend against a government takeover. This leads to a brief mention of a South Park episode parodying the film "The Human Centipede" in relation to Apple.

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### Doomsday Preppers and Pandemic Drill Ridicule

- **Episode:** [388: Apes on iPads](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/388-apes-on-ipads.md)
- **Published:** 2012-03-04
- **Time:** 44:43–49:42
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/388-apes-on-ipads/chapter/doomsday-preppers-and-pandemic-drill-ridicule.md

The National Geographic show Doomsday Preppers is critiqued for its portrayal of a suburban family performing a pandemic drill in isolation suits. The hosts argue the show is designed to ridicule people who prepare for economic collapse by focusing on extreme or "nutball" scenarios. They suggest the programming serves to condition the public for future health mandates.

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