In the popular imagination, ‘preppers’ are eccentric, hoarder types with a fondness for tinned pineapple and a belief that the end of the world as we know it is on its way. But as we move into an era that marks time by the rate and severity of disasters – with a pandemic in the rear view and more black summers ahead – isn’t it about time we all started to prepare?

Investigative humorist and climate action enthusiast Dan Ilic presents the new podcast, Preppers.