The Ruins

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Ruins and discussed nuclear semiotics, gore levels, and guarding beans. Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, cutting, amputation, body horror, someone struggling to breathe, broken bones, stabbing, death of a child, jump scares, trypophobia, vomit, anxiety attack, claustrophobia, self harm, gun violence If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help! You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support! Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon Sources: 99PI. (2014, May 12). Ten Thousand Years. 99% Invisible. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/ten-thousand-years/ SciShow & Savannah Geary (Host). (2025, August 29). How to Make a Warning Last 10,000 Years. SciShow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1oITXzqyg&t=600s Maya Bridge. (2023). Languages. Maya Bridge Language Services. https://www.mayabridge.org/languages Na'atik Mexico. (2025, April 30). Is Maya a living language? https://naatikmexico.org/blog/is-maya-a-living-language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_nuclear_waste_warning_messages https://wipp.energy.gov/pdfs/site_markers.pdf