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Are you anxious about what’s happening in the world? Are you in need of a safe space? Never fear — we know a place with 370,000 of them. That’s the number of bunkers in the small, peaceful and mountainous country of Switzerland — and it’s enough to shelter all 9 million residents for up to two weeks during a national emergency. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain.