Prepper Fiction: Mad Max -- Is That Our Future?

The Siege of New Hampshire

Mic, Brian and Jeff discuss one of the iconic tropes in prepperdom -- the world gone "Mad Max". Formed mostly on the basis of the first two Mad Max movies (and there have been sequels afterward), the chaotic, desolate, and violent world of Mad Max serves as a sort of worst-case archetype for a post-SHTF world. But, how likely is the world to Mad Max? Can one prep for that? Why aren't there roving gangs of good guys? Join us for the discussion and feel free to share your thoughts too.

Links to films referred to in this episode

Things To Come (1936) Movie adaptation of H.G.Wells' novel. A world war destroys civilization, sending mankind back to the stone age. Synopsis

Captive Women (1951) Movie about post-SHTF barbarism. Synopsis

World Without End (1956) Another movie about post-SHTF barbarism, but with astronauts! Synopsis.

Mad Max: (first film: 1979) -- Wikipedia synopsis. Watch it free at archive.org.

Mad Max 2 (1981) -- Synopsis on imdb.org Rent at Amazon Prime, YouTube subscription, etc.