# The (Idiotic) Rise of Billionaire Doomsday Bunkers | How Money Works Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-money-works-7289568/the-idiotic-rise-of-billionaire-doomsday-bunkers-how-money-works Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-money-works-7289568/the-idiotic-rise-of-billionaire-doomsday-bunkers-how-money-works.md Podcast: [How Money Works](https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-money-works-7289568) Published: 2026-07-24T21:48:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN7400941023.mp3?updated=1778656006 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN7400941023.mp3?updated=1778656006 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-money-works-7289568/episodes/the-idiotic-rise-of-billionaire-doomsday-bunkers-how-money-works Duration seconds: 1003 ## Resource The (Idiotic) Rise of Billionaire Doomsday Bunkers šŸŒŸ Donā€™t wait. Start an exclusive 7-day FREE trial of Motion at ā†’ https://www.usemotion.com/ytcreator/howmoneyworks Sign up for our FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/ Books we recommend - https://howmoneyworkslibrary.com/ Douglas Rushkoff's Survival of the Richest: https://rushkoff.com/books/survival-of-the-richest-escape-fantasies-of-the-tech-billionaires/ Joe Scott on Accelerationism: https://youtu.be/CQmoQEeNYrs?si=NR69T852d-l_t2d6 My Other Channel: @HowHistoryWorks Full Compilation Channel: @HowMoneyWorksUncut Edited By: Svibe Multimedia Studio Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound Select Footage Courtesy of: Getty Images šŸ“© Business Inquiries āž”ļø sponsors@worksmedia.group Sign up for our newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com šŸ‘ˆ All materials in these videos are for educational purposes only and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. This video does not provide investment or financial advice of any kind. #business #billionaire #money Doomsday prepping has been around since prehistoric mammalian creatures stuffed some extra nuts into a tree to survive the winterā€¦ Humans and ESPECIALLY American humans became particularly fond planning for the end of the world during the Cold War when nuclear Armageddon was a very real possibility. Ever since, it has become something of a utilitarian hobby for millions of people spawning a multi-BILLION dollar industry selling bunkers, ration kits, bug out bags and hunting supplies. The demand has grown so quickly that top of the line air filtration systems have become collectorsā€™ items because there simply arenā€™t enough for everybody who wants them. What is interesting (or maybe a little bit concerning) is the particular group that is plā€¦ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-money-works-7289568/episodes/the-idiotic-rise-of-billionaire-doomsday-bunkers-how-money-works/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-money-works-7289568/the-idiotic-rise-of-billionaire-doomsday-bunkers-how-money-works.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.