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Detonation Point: Russia’s Bluff, America’s Sink, AI’s Edge
Season 1 · Episode 6
Tonight on The Grind, we decode the calm behind the chaos, tracking threats that scream louder when they’re silent. From nuclear poker to tectonic sabotage and digital doomsday, Art Grindstone unpacks what the headlines miss and what the shadows whisper. Buckle in—this one runs deep. In this episode:
- 🧨 Russia’s Nuclear Bluff Why the West didn’t blink—satellites, SIGINT, and submarine patrols revealed more theater than threat. We read between the warheads and expose the psychology behind the Kremlin’s atomic saber-rattling.
- 🌌 James Webb vs. the Universe’s Script Galaxies too big, too early, and too elegant—Webb's latest finds break the cosmic syllabus. Is our Big Bang timeline cracked?
- 🌕 The Moon as Alien Machine Seismic echoes, whistleblowers, and helium-3 conspiracy: from hollow shell theories to lunar lockdowns, we revisit the Moon’s strangest secrets.
- 🕳️ America Is Sinking… Literally Tectonic “dripping,” collapsing aquifers, and a loaded Cascadia fault—why the ground beneath the U.S. is folding like a bad poker hand.
- 🧬 God in the Gaps? A Chemist’s Proof Dr. James Tour brings math and molecular despair to the origin-of-life debate. Is science out of explanations—or just out of patience?
- 📢 Whistleblowers and the War on Silence From Ellsberg to Snowden, we track the cost of speaking up—and what it buys us when the lights flicker on.
- 🤖 AI’s Existential Math Problem Misaligned incentives, recursive feedback loops, and rogue code—why researchers fear not killer robots but indifferent algorithms moving faster than oversight.
About The Grind with Art Grindstone
From the smoke-filled bunker studio of renegade broadcaster Art Grindstone comes The Grind—a no-holds-barred dive into the strange, the ominous, and the straight-up mind-bending sides of science, history, and world events. Every episode, Art tackles headline news, forgotten lore, and fringe theories with the grit of an old biker, the curiosity of a mad scientist, and the gallows humor of a doomsday prepper who’s already packed the bug-out bag. Expect:Darkly compelling stories—solar superstorms that almost fried Earth, Cold-War secrets still echoing today, bizarre anomalies NASA won’t explain, and more.Sharp survival insights—gear checks, mindset hacks, and real-world prep tips for when “what if?” becomes right now.Radio-ready theatrics—cinematic soundscapes, brooding music beds, and Art’s gravelly commentary that makes every revelation feel like the end (or beginning) of the world.If you crave curiosity with an edge—and you’re not afraid of a little ashtray wisdom—hit Follow and strap in. The Grind with Art Grindstone drops new episodes packed at 30–60 minutes, built for late-night drives, deep-work sessions, or bunker planning sessions. Turn up the volume, light a hand-rolled smoke, and get ready to stare straight into the abyss—because on The Grind, the truth is never comfortable, but it’s always worth the ride.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-grind-with-art-grindstone--6627424/support.