80: Zoe, The Leftist Prepper

Struggle Care

KC Davis

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 750 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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There is no bigger struggle than surviving a post-disaster scenario or perhaps the anxiety we feel about an impending disaster. Joining me today is Zoe Higgins, The Leftist Prepper, from TikTok. You’ll learn what it means to be a prepper, how and why Zoe became a prepper, why the “disaster myth” of movies is not reality, and how to keep your family safe in a disastrous event. Show Highlights: ● What it means to be a prepper—and how it started for Zoe in 2017 ● The difference between doomsday preppers and realistic preppers ● What leftist prepping is all about ● Zoe’s Hurricane Ida experience in 2021, and how communities came together ● What the “disaster myth” is—and why it isn’t true ● How fundamental Christian narratives play into alt-right prepper views ● How doomsday preppers incorporate racism, ableism, and fat shaming into their rhetoric ● Where to start in becoming a prepper ● What to know about prepping with canned food, freeze-dried food, and stored water ● Why a hand-crank emergency radio is a necessity ● How to prep for extreme temperatures in a disaster scenario ● What to think about in your 72-hour kit beyond food and water: niche gadgets, first aid/medical supplies, maps, chargers, batteries, and printed information ● What to consider for a go-bag, bug-out bag, etc. ● Safety issues to think about in a disaster scenario ● Zoe’s takeaway thoughts about anxiety and prepping Resources and Links: Connect with Zoe: TikTok and How People Behave After Disasters information sheet Connect with KC: Website, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook Get KC’s book, How to Keep House While Drowning We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: www.strugglecare.com/promo-codes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:31.6	Hello, you sentient balls of stardust.
1:33.1	This is struggle care.
1:37.3	I'm your host, Casey Davis, and there is no bigger struggle than the struggle we experience post-disaster.
1:39.1	And perhaps the struggle that we experience before an impending disaster when we feel anxious. And so today I want to talk
1:45.8	to Zoe Higgins, who is the person behind the TikTok, the leftist prepper. And I want to talk about
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