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Ep 23 // The CDC Plan For the Zombie Apocalypse


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Remember the beginning of COVID times? If you do, we’re impressed. It feels like a millennia ago when grocery stores, gas stations, highways and airports resembled scenes right out of The Walking Dead or I Am Legend. What if the global pandemic was not a crown-shaped virus, but the zombification of humans instead? Don’t panic, the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) got a plan for that, but the Bewitches advise you not to count on it. Amy schools us that pop culture’s Zombi image as a flesh eating, living dead person roaming the Earth aimlessly, is actually a far cry from the historical Haitian origins. Zombies are actually part of the Vodou religion. Zombification is an ancient ritual practiced by bokors or “witch doctors'' to help the dead reconvene with their ancestors. While it’s possible that the disease that causes zombie deer and cicadas could cross over to humans, it’s highly unlikely. Maybe that’s why the CDC’s plan basically only includes a “Go Bag?” What’s your Zombie Apocalypse plan? ‘Cause ya might need to create your own.

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