It's the end of the world. Let's go berserk!

Short & Curly

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Here's a little thought experiment: if you found out the world was going to end next week, would the rules about right and wrong change? If there was no tomorrow would it be okay to steal something you really wanted, or punch someone who had been bullying you? Let's see how Molly and Carl deal with a little thing called… the end of the world.

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0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:05.0	Carl, there you are.
0:07.0	Why did you ask me to come to this fancy cafe in the lobby of this giant hotel?
0:12.0	Oh, hey, Molly.
0:13.0	Well, this cafe is the only one in the city that serves Copi Luak.
0:18.0	It's the most expensive coffee in the world,
0:21.0	and I've always wanted to try it.
0:24.0	Ooh, fancy. Why is it so expensive?
0:27.0	Well, there's this creature called a civet.
0:30.0	It's a little furry creature like a mix between a raccoon and a cat,
0:34.0	and it eats the cherries that Copi Beans come from.
0:41.0	Ah.
0:42.0	And then it poops out fermented coffee cherries that you can use to make delicious coffee.
0:47.0	Poop coffee, ew!
0:51.0	Oh, come on, Molly. It's on my bucket list.
0:54.0	Bucket list?
0:56.0	Yeah, you know, the list of things you definitely want to try before you kick the bucket.
1:01.0	You mean die?
1:03.0	Yeah, you must have some weird things on your bucket list.
1:06.0	I've never really thought about it because I kind of think I'm going to live forever.
1:10.0	Well, another thing on my list is that I want to become king of the kittens
1:15.0	and live in a palace full of cats who love and adore me.
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