The End is Nigh!

We are all gonna die! Some day :) Top 10, or 12 or something times that humans incorrectly predicted the end of the world! People have been doing this for a long, LONG time. Why do we love predicting the end of times? Is it money? Fame? Power? Mental Illness? A little of column A, a little of column B? We'll do our best to list some major would-be world-ending events that didn't end the world and why humans predicted them in the first place. Recommendations Abraham: Sound of Metal (movie https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Sound-of-Metal/0U8IBE45LTNO63PAZ9B9ZA81RN) Shane: Book tours on trips Holidays (5/28/2025): End of the world Amnesty International Day International Hamburger Day Menstrual Hygiene Day National Senior Health and Fitness Day Slugs Return from Capistrano Day Whooping Crane Day World Otter Day National African Violet Week National Frozen Yogurt Week Older Americans Mental Health Week Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents Month Scripps National Spelling Bee Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non Self-Governing Territories Links and References: https://www.ripleys.com/stories/doomsday-scenarios https://www.britannica.com/list/10-failed-doomsday-predictions https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2021/06/23/joanna-southcott-1750-1814-religious-prophetess/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support. Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast