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Sun’s Fastball, Earth’s Fault Line
Season 1 · Episode 9
A cosmic siren just screamed on our doorstep: a one-minute “cow flare” gamma-ray burst unleashed more energy than the Sun emits in 10,000 years—only a few hundred million miles past Pluto. While telescopes scramble for answers, the Sun itself opens a coronal hole the size of 30 Earths, flinging a geomagnetic fastball that could rattle satellites, drag the ISS, and push auroras toward Madrid.
Down on terra firma, India and Pakistan trade shells and drone accusations under nuclear shadow, Europe rewires its energy map while hackers eye the switches, and stainless-steel monoliths keep popping up like cosmic Easter eggs.
We tunnel beneath Vancouver Island in search of Gold-Rush escape routes, track China’s sprint to home-grown AI chips narrowing Nvidia’s lead, and ask whether a rowdy Solar Cycle 25 can fry a transformer before regulators finish their paperwork.
Art Grindstone stitches it all together: cosmic alarms, geopolitical fault lines, and the nuts-and-bolts fixes—blocking capacitors, microgrids, and policy muscle—that could keep the lights on when the sky decides otherwise.
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Down on terra firma, India and Pakistan trade shells and drone accusations under nuclear shadow, Europe rewires its energy map while hackers eye the switches, and stainless-steel monoliths keep popping up like cosmic Easter eggs.
We tunnel beneath Vancouver Island in search of Gold-Rush escape routes, track China’s sprint to home-grown AI chips narrowing Nvidia’s lead, and ask whether a rowdy Solar Cycle 25 can fry a transformer before regulators finish their paperwork.
Art Grindstone stitches it all together: cosmic alarms, geopolitical fault lines, and the nuts-and-bolts fixes—blocking capacitors, microgrids, and policy muscle—that could keep the lights on when the sky decides otherwise.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-grind-with-art-grindstone--6627424/support.
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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.