🌍 What if prepping was about people, not panic? In this episode of Tangelic Talks, Victoria Cornelio and Jensen Cummings speak with Eric Shonkwiler—novelist, abolitionist, and creator of When If—to explore a radically human take on collapse, survival, and solidarity.

Ditch the doomsday stereotypes. This conversation weaves together fiction, mutual aid, and emotional insight to paint a hopeful path through crisis—where prepping means building, connecting, and growing with joy.

🎙️ What You’ll Learn:
✅ Why prepping isn’t just for the far-right—reclaiming collective resilience
✅ How to build community infrastructure rooted in care, not fear
✅ Emotional preparedness as survival strategy
✅ What fiction and the Great Depression can teach us about collapse
✅ Why chickens, compost, and joy are part of the plan

📌 Timestamps:
00:00–01:22 Leftist Prepping? Rethinking Survival in a Collapsing World
01:23–03:15 Meet Eric Shonkwiler: Author, Activist & Collapse Communicator
03:16–05:44 Filling the Gap: Leftist Voices in a Right-Leaning Prepper Space
05:45–08:00 Preparedness = Community: Shared Infrastructure & Emotional Resilience
08:01–10:55 Grandmother’s Wisdom & Growing Up Poor: Lessons in Survival
10:56–13:50 Oxygen Mask First: Self-Reliance as a Path to Collective Aid
13:51–16:16 No Trust in the System, Deep Faith in People
16:17–19:31 Shared Values, Different Worlds: Where Left & Right Preppers Overlap
19:32–23:25 Facing Collapse with Courage: Letting Go of Strawberries & Netflix
23:26–26:55 Joy in the Simple: Chickens, Gardens & Gift Economies
26:56–30:13 Survival Is Not the Goal: Living Fully, Together
30:14–32:46 Reflections & Close: Bridging Worlds with Pop Culture & Purpose, and End

💚 About the Guest: Eric Shonkwiler is the author of Above All Men and founder of When If, an abolitionist, anti-capitalist prepping newsletter featured in The Guardian and CNN. He bridges storytelling and resilience with grounded, practical insights for a better future.

📽️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tangeliclife/podcasts
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