This Is How The Power Grid Collapses

Well well well look who we have here, Brad Bird called and he wants his Iron Giant Cosplay royalty check in the mail. I don’t know what any of that means, much like I don’t know much about today’s episode of Bad Ideas with Alec Flynn. In this episode Alec talks to us about The Power Grid and the inevitable ‘Power Grid Collapse.’ Aging infrastructure, no real emergency planning, and extremist groups could create the perfect storm that our systems are not ready to handle. However, Alec has found hope in the form of a very familiar Bostonian face. So grab a glass of fresh water while you can, start researching how to make potatoes from your own shit and enjoy this episode of Bad Ideas (minimal Italian-accents this time). Read Christopher Cox's essay here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/magazine/national-blackout-power-electricity-outage.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices