The Politics Prepping and Paranormal Podcast · Jeff Morey

"The Truth About EMP's" with Dan Galloway

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Dan says most Faraday bags are built for narrow frequencies, not wide-band EMP energy.

1. The Politics Prepping and Paranormal Podcast episode “The Truth About EMP’s” centers on EMPs, grid protection, and what Dan Galloway thinks preppers should actually worry about. 2. Jeff Moore hosts Dan Galloway, an Army veteran, electronic engineer, and founder and CEO of Bexar’s Bad Wolf, which manufactures surge protectors and related products. 3. The episode asks whether a nuclear EMP is really the main risk, or whether solar flares, lightning, and local electrical failures are more realistic threats. 4. Dan says EMP refers to an electromagnetic pulse, then notes that Bluetooth headsets, wireless chargers, and radar all use electromagnetic energy every day. 5. He separates nuclear EMPs from solar or natural events and says the “high-altitude over the middle of the country” scenario is a low chance. 6. Dan points to a Nashville-area network outage as a more plausible model because it caused cellular disruption as far away as Florida. 7. He says a smaller “suitcase-type” event aimed at infrastructure would be a bad scenario because it could cascade beyond the local area. 8. When Jeff asks about the military, Dan says the U.S. military and government are “a little bit slow to react” and are still “behind the eight ball.” 9. Dan says the military has started hardening certain buildings and communication hubs, but he thinks it should move beyond structures and focus more broadly. 10. On civilian infrastructure, Dan says cities and utilities are also behind because protection is mainly a cost issue. 11. He says the National Electric Code now expects every house to have a whole-house surge protector, even if a standard unit is not fast enough for every EM event. 12. Dan says anything connected to the grid is the weakest point, and he compares indirect lightning effects to a crack or pop heard in speakers during a nearby strike. 13. He says the solar flare or CME is the higher-probability event in the next few years, partly because it is a longer event and there is no one to blame afterward. 14. Dan explains that E1, E2, and E3 are different phases of an EMP, with E1 being the fast high-frequency part that can hit smaller, more sensitive electronics. 15. He compares EMP strength to a campfire, saying distance matters because the further away you are, the less powerful the field becomes. 16. Dan says electrical wires behave like antennas, so longer wiring can absorb more energy than shorter wiring in a device or house. 17. On his own preparedness, Dan says he does not keep Faraday bags or cages because he is more worried about wide-band energy and longer-duration solar events. 18. He says his own house, grid, and backup generators are hardened, and he would rather stay mobile than focus on protecting a phone from credit-card-style signal theft. 19. Jeff frames the conversation as useful for listeners who want practical prepper guidance from someone with electronics and military experience. 20. Listeners who want technical EMP, surge, and grid-hardening details will get the most from this episode, while listeners wanting pure paranormal content may skip it.

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