Episode description

Dr. William Forstchen is an author, historian and expert on EMPs.  He has written three fictional books about what happens to a town after an EMP attack, with the fourth book on the way.  We discuss what an EMP is, the likelihood of such an attack, and what we can do to prepare or prevent it.  You won't want to miss this one! 

00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Welcome Bill & Background 
02:23 - Becoming an EMP Expert & Novels
05:04 - What is an EMP & Effect
10:35 - Likelihood of an EMP Attack
15:35 - Electronics Damaged & Protection 
17:15 - Upgrading the Grid
22:25 - Cost of Rebuilding & Cyber Attacks
28:45 - Funding, Corporations & Government
31:47 - What We Can Do & Fear Reactions
38:55 - Books Into a Movie & Hollywood
39:38 - Hoping for a Safe Future
42:55 - St. Jude's & Humane Society
43:40 - Outro

Books for Sale on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-R.-Forstchen/author/B000APZ9N8?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

St. Jude's website:
https://www.stjude.org/

Humane Society website:
https://www.humanesociety.org/

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com/

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