If you thought the zombie genre had finally faded away, you were mistaken I'm afraid. The recent giant success of the HBO series, “The Last of Us” (40M viewers/episode in US alone) demonstrates the zombie franchise is as strong as ever. Ellie, Thad, and Bernice take giant bites into the intestines of the bizarre global obsession with these undead cannibals and what accounts for their astonishing longevity in popular culture.

Enjoy the creepy and very funny cold open! Fans of the pod will recognize Scandal Sheet co-founder, Kassia, making one of her ‘drop in’ appearances.

CNN Footage of a ‘Zombie Walk’, where hundreds/thousands of adults dress like zombies and parade through their city center in character. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDziaxaB1Os We discuss in the episode.

The Center For Disease Control and Prevention created a kit “Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic” https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6023