# "We're all just trying to survive, but what's the point of surviving if we lose our humanity?"

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Podcast: [The Kulturecast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kulturecast-1093490)
Published: 2026-06-17T06:00:03+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-re-all-just-trying-to-survive-but-what-s-the-point-of-surviving-if-we-lose-our-humanity--72544697
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Duration seconds: 4021

## Resource

Zombie films are a dime a dozen these days, for both good and for bad. For every Shaun of the Dead there's a hundred Walking Deads, everyone's favorite show to hate watch. With Train to Busan, however, there's no hate watching as it's one of the finest examples of how you can innovate the zombie genre even after all of the ground has been tread. Texas Tech's Dr. David D. Perlmutter and K-Drama anthropologist Miranda join the show to talk Korean cinema and so much more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support .

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