Debut novel, The Survivalists, from Kashana Cauley starts out as a rom-com that suddenly turns into a love story made for Dateline. We look to see what happens when a young New York lawyer meets a coffee lover who has an over-zealous obsession with preparing for disasters and mastering the right cup of joe.

Kashana joins us on the podcast to discuss her novel's inspiration, her own experience of watching a friend get sucked into a life of becoming a survivalist, and her decision to switch from a career as an attorney to venture into the world of comedy writing for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and the animated series The Great North.