Brad and Jacqui are on a roll, with the third episode of season three. There’s a distinct apocalyptic theme to this week’s podcast, as these two hosts tackle the week’s news.

Jacqui thinks of all the end of world scenarios, corona is a bit of a bore. She asks Brad which brand of apocalypse he would rather – zombies, aliens, meteor crashes, solar flares…there’s just so many good options to choose from. Brad asks Jacqui which role she would take in the ‘plane crash survival’ scenario. Jacqui has something in mind, and it is definitely not leadership.

Jacqui wants to focus on the impacts of COVID-19 on the animal kingdom. From Wuhan’s wet market, to the infected Tiger at a New York Zoo; goats roaming Scottish villages to poached rhinos, there’s a lot to unpack. One thing is clear: there are animal winners and animal losers in the time of Corona.

Brad miraculously finds a non-Corona related news item. A successful study on the effects of magic mushroom dosing on depression. He delves into the history of why mushrooms became taboo for psychiatric treatment, and what this study could signal in the future.

In their final segment, spontaneously named ‘Blue Sky Thinking’, Jacqui wants to talk about adult friendships. Whether you made friends easily or not as a child, making friends as an adult is another beast entirely. Brad and Jacqui break down how many friends is just enough, and the etiquette of maintaining friendships using social media.

As always, Brad and Jacqui want to hear what you thought about any of the topics discussed. If Twitter is your thing, check us out on @shootinbreezes. Catch you again next week