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Mentioned in 9 episodes

Y the Last Man

Book • 2002

Brian K. Vaughan

The series follows Yorick Brown and his monkey Ampersand as they navigate a world where all male mammals have died.

Yorick's mother, a U.S.

Representative, commissions Agent 355 to protect Yorick as they travel to meet Dr. Allison Mann, a geneticist working to discover why Yorick survived and how to save humanity.

The story explores themes of survival, identity, and the future of humanity in a world without men.

Mentioned by

Vejas Liulevicius

Thomas Moynihan

Claire Colebrook

Charlotte Gordon

Chris Washington

Lakshmi Krishnan

Mentioned in 9 episodes

Mentioned by

Vejas Liulevicius

when discussing the Great Terror and collectivization.

#444 – Vejas Liulevicius: Communism, Marxism, Nazism, Stalin, Mao, and Hitler

Mentioned by

Dorian Lynskey

as one of the first secular narratives about the end of the world, alongside Lord Byron's "Darkness."

Prepping for doomsday

Mentioned by

Émile Torres

as an early example of a book exploring the concept of human extinction.

Is the End Nigh? | Émile Torres

Mentioned by

Charles Liu

as an apocalyptic novel by Mary Shelley about a pandemic that kills most of the population.

The Science of Godzilla, Zombies & Other Monsters, with Charles Liu

Mencionado como una de las obras del autor de Frankenstein en la edición de 1831.

Mary Shelley, las Brontë y Elizabeth Gaskell. La imaginación femenina y lo monstruoso en la literatura inglesa decimonónica (I): Mary Shelley y Frankenstein: la creación de un mito y su proyección en la literatura fantástica victoriana

Mentioned by

Bill Burr

as being on his third installment of the story about a plague that killed all the males.

Y:The Last Man, Rubberneckers, Popcorn | Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 8-14-25

Mentioned by

Thomas Moynihan

as an example of imagining humanity going extinct via a pandemic.

The Limitless Future w/ Thomas Moynihan

Mentioned by

Claire Colebrook

as a key figure in her analysis of the human condition and the concept of extinction.

"What's Wrong With Extinction?" with Claire Colebrook

Recommended by Jonathan Bratten as a history of the Maine National Guard, 103rd Infantry Regiment during World War I.

The Battle of Bunker Hill

Mentioned as a book alongside Charles Howard's Pilgrimage in a college class.

769 The European Byron (with Jonathan Gross) | The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald (#3 GBOAT)

Mentioned by

Dave Busing

when discussing his top 25 best comics of all time.

Convincible #3: Invincible Animated Series on Amazon Prime

Mentioned by

Don Wildman

as written by Major Jonathan Bratton, chronicling the Guard's 103rd Infantry Regiment in World War I.

America's Greatest General

Mentioned by

Don Wildman

when introducing Jonathan Bratton, the author.

America's Bloodiest General

Considered one of the foundational books of iFanboy.

Special Edition – More Pick of the Week #1000 Emails

Mentioned by

Kate Lister

as another novel written by Mary Shelley, about a world-ending pandemic.

The Truth About Mary Shelley

Mentioned as Mary Shelley's sci-fi post-apocalypse novel of the 21st century, ravaged by global plague and climate change.

Frankenstein : the first myth for the age of science

Mentioned by

Charlotte Gordon

as a terrifying novel by Mary Shelley about a pandemic wiping out the human race.

Mary Shelley – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 46

Mentioned as a Norton Critical edition edited by

Chris Washington

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Chris Washington, "Nonbinary Jane Austen" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)

Recommended by

Lakshmi Krishnan

as an example of cli-fi, also a pandemic novel, about climate change and new diseases.

Climate leadership - knowledge is power

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