In 2025, The Fourth of July hits different. In this episode, we host a funeral for America—mourning the death of democratic norms, health care access, and legal protections, while challenging the myths we’ve been fed about exceptionalism. With recent Supreme Court rulings dismantling nationwide injunctions, millions losing healthcare, and fundamental freedoms under attack, we confront the uncomfortable fact that the America we were promised may never have existed—and that the one we have might not survive.

In this critical episode, we look to an ancient model for renewal: the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Formed in 1142 CE and deeply influential on the U.S. Constitution, this Indigenous democratic union embraced consensus governance, women’s leadership, and seven-generation thinking. Amid laughter, tears, and apocalypse-ready peanut butter riffs, we dig into its radical lessons and ask: what rises when America dies—and how do we channel the revolutionary spirit we desperately need now?

🏛 Relevent Links

• Official website: Haudenosaunee Confederacy
  haudenosauneeconfederacy.com
  
  

📚 Educational & Historical Context

• Great Law of Peace & Constitutional Influence: insights and detailed explanations on the clan system and governance can be found via the official site’s clan‑system and historical-life sections
  haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/clan-system

• Wikipedia overview: a useful primer on Haudenosaunee history and structure
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois

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In this spoiler‑free showdown, we pit the animals‑gone‑zombie campiness of Zoombies 2 against the thought‑provoking, visually audacious 28 Years Later. We break down ten key categories—cinematography, effects, innovation, cultural impact—and ask the really tough questions...

From heartfelt shout‑outs to our ZomBesties, Ollie and Megan, to surprising production notes—like “big swinging dicks”—we keep it irreverent yet insightful. Think olive vs. grape: not what you expected, but worth savoring. Want all the nitty‑gritty deets on 28 Years Later? Join our Discord spoiler lounge after the episode.

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Join us for an unforgettable celebration of George A. Romero’s zombie legacy. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of Living Dead Weekend—from Leah's gruesome “Dr. Logan” crown to organizing a packed Zombie Book Club author crawl with 263 entries. We talk survival strategies, meet filmmakers, FX masters, and authors, and uncover the urgent community fight against Walmart’s takeover of this beloved horror landmark.

Amid flood warnings and tornado alerts, we delve into real conversations, unexpected friendships, hilarious shockers (giant penis plushies), and the heart of what this community means. We may have spent more than we made, but would we do it all again? Absolutely—because in the end, finding your zombie family is the greatest survival story of all.

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

• Kevin and Haley from Virginia Beach
• Malin Grant @pittsburgh_fighers_guild
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