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Fact check: All Things Apocalyptic with G. Michael Hopf & Guest, Author of 299 Days, Glen Tate 9-30-2014
Executive Summary
The claim that there was an episode titled "All Things Apocalyptic with G. Michael Hopf & Guest, Author of 299 Days, Glen Tate 9-30-2014" is partially supported by available podcast and author-activity records: G. Michael Hopf and Glen Tate both appear prominently in the prepper/survivalist podcast circuit during 2013–2014, and Glen Tate is repeatedly identified as the author of the 299 Days series and a frequent guest discussing collapse scenarios [1] [2]. No single source among the provided analyses gives an exact match to the specific episode title and date, but multiple independent podcast listings and episode summaries confirm both individuals were active guests in overlapping venues and topics in that timeframe [3] [4] [5].
1. Why the episode title and date are plausible but not directly documented
The available materials show G. Michael Hopf and Glen Tate participating in apocalyptic and preparedness conversations across podcasts in 2013–2014, which makes the purported collaboration plausible; Hopf is tied to apocalyptic themes through interviews and commentary, and Tate is firmly documented as the author of the 299 Days series and as a recurring guest on prepper shows [3] [1]. However, none of the supplied source analyses explicitly records an episode with the exact title and date "All Things Apocalyptic… 9-30-2014," and the dataset contains episode references and guest appearances that are similar but not identical, so the claim cannot be fully corroborated with the provided documents. The absence of a verbatim match across the analyses suggests either an imprecise recollection of title/date or that the specific episode exists outside the captured excerpts [6] [2].
2. What the sources do confirm about Glen Tate’s role in 2013–2014 media
Multiple sources establish that Glen Tate was an active figure in the prepper and survivalist podcast ecosystem in 2013–2014, appearing on programs that discussed retreat security, economic indicators, and narrative materials from his 299 Days novels [4] [1]. He ran Kickstarter efforts for multimedia adaptations and launched audio versions of his series with support from prepper communities, demonstrating both public visibility and subject-matter relevance to an "All Things Apocalyptic" format [2] [5]. These records confirm Tate's thematic fit for such an episode and substantiate his presence as an industry insider engaging audiences on collapse scenarios and survival strategies [7] [1].
3. What the sources show about G. Michael Hopf’s podcasting and thematic connections
The materials link G. Michael Hopf to conversations about resilience and the cultural framing of hard times, indicating Hopf’s alignment with apocalyptic and preparedness discourse; one entry explicitly connects Hopf with a discussion titled "Why Hard Times Create Strong Men," which fits the general subject matter implied by the disputed episode title [3]. While the supplied items do not show Hopf and Tate co-starring on a single documented episode in the dataset, the overlap of their platforms and audience demographics indicates it would not have been unusual for them to appear together or in separate episodes on the same network around 2014. This overlapping activity increases the plausibility of the claim even though the concrete episode match is missing [3] [6].
4. Alternative explanations and omitted considerations that explain the discrepancy
The mismatch between the asserted episode title/date and the corpus could be explained by several benign possibilities: podcasters frequently retitle, republish, or split content; appearances may be cross-posted under different headers; show notes or third-party indexes might record different dates for live vs. uploaded versions; or the exact wording of an episode title could be paraphrased by listeners or aggregators [5] [4]. Another consideration is that the supplied analyses are extracts and not comprehensive archives, so the absence of a direct citation in these excerpts does not prove the episode never existed—only that it is not verifiable within the provided dataset [8] [2].
5. Bottom line and recommended next steps for verification
Based on the available source analyses, the central elements of the claim—Glen Tate as author of 299 Days and both Tate and G. Michael Hopf appearing in apocalyptic/prepper podcast roles in 2013–2014—are verified, but the specific episode title and date are not directly documented in the provided materials [1] [3]. To conclusively confirm the exact episode title and 9-30-2014 date, consult primary podcast archives, episode show notes, or hosts’ publication feeds from that period (e.g., the Survival Podcast and Prepper Recon episode lists), which the present dataset references but does not exhaustively reproduce [2] [7].