Episode 387
GCP: Saturday Night Grit - Strategic Deterrence, The Hanford Glow, and The Great Pie Debate
March 18th, 2026
1 hr 18 mins 4 secs
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About this Episode
It's Pi Day at the Grit City Podcast! The crew tackles the big questions: Is it a crumble, a crisp, or a cobbler? Why are people panic-buying for 4 inches of snow? And how many minutes are we actually from a nuclear holocaust? Mike shares harrowing stories from his submarine days, Jeff reminisces about the "glowing" history of Hanford, and the guys preview the upcoming PNW Pinball Convention. Plus, a look at the horror-western Bone Tomahawk and why Jeff carries grandpa-sized bags of Werther’s Originals.
Show Chapters & Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: Fabio and the "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" Vibe
01:54 – Minnesota Heatwaves vs. Washington Sun
03:12 – Survivor 50: Guilty Pleasures and Johnny Fairplay’s Grandma
07:08 – Naked and Afraid: "BlackGyver" and Survival Auditions
10:49 – Jock Bragging and the Covid Divorce Court Experience
14:40 – GCP Merch and Jeff’s Dragon-Hoard of Werther’s Originals
16:47 – The Chronic Corner: Pink Joints and Hybrid Transitions
22:00 – Snowmageddon: Panic Buying and Southern Canada Logic
27:23 – Whatever Happened to that Interstellar Comet?
30:31 – LIGO & Hanford: Gravity Waves and Glowing Missiles
41:16 – Radiation Badge Hacks and Microwave Dosing
46:00 – Strategic Deterrence: 26 Minutes to the End of the World
50:18 – Desensitized to Chaos: Living Through the Cold War
52:45 – Happy Pi Day! The Crumbles vs. Crisps vs. Cobblers
59:53 – Bone Tomahawk: The Western-to-Horror Pipeline
01:03:00 – PNW Pinball Convention: Volunteers and 10,000 Cabinets
01:10:24 – The Great Tacoma Scooter Disappearance
01:14:04 – Cosmic Immortality: Pranking your Friends and the Mike Drop
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