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America's Abortion Crisis Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been Oct 26, 2026

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Overturning Roe v. Wade was supposed to be the victory that changed everything. But four years later, Seth Gruber argues America is facing an even deeper abortion crisis — and the very people who spent decades fighting for the unborn have lost their urgency. So how did a movement that achieved one of its biggest political victories end up in this position?

Seth says the answer isn't in Washington alone. Decades ago, ordinary Christians were getting arrested, risking their livelihoods, and forcing politicians to take notice. Today, he believes that same courage is disappearing. Through his new book and film, The Last Stand, Gruber uncovers forgotten stories of resistance, including the young Christians who defied Hitler, and asks whether Americans still have the conviction to fight for what they believe.

KEY TOPICS:

Why Seth Gruber believes America's abortion crisis has worsened since Roe v. Wade was overturned
The rise of abortion pills and why overturning Roe wasn't enough
Why Gruber criticizes Trump and Vance's positions on abortion
How the Republican Party has retreated from its previous pro-life commitments
Why so many American pastors and churches refuse to address abortion
The forgotten Operation Rescue movement that helped transform American politics
Why Gruber believes the pro-life movement has lost its momentum
Debating abortion exceptions involving rape, incest, and maternal health
Gruber's message about forgiveness and healing for women who have had abortions
The story of Sophie and Hans Scholl, who defied Nazi Germany
How Christianity helped shape Western civilization and the protection of human life
The inspiration behind Gruber's new book and film, The Last Stand
Charlie Kirk's role in supporting the White Rose Resistance
Why Gruber believes ordinary Christians can change the course of history again

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Gordon Chang: China Is Backing America’s Enemies Around The World Oct 19, 2026

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Russia is fighting a war in Ukraine. Iran is targeting American forces in the Middle East. North Korea continues building up its military. These may seem like separate threats, but according to Gordon Chang, there's one country behind it all — China.

Gordon Chang returns to The Resilient Show for Part 2 of his conversation with Chad, digging into Beijing's growing relationships with America's adversaries and why he believes we're underestimating just how closely they're working together.

KEY TOPICS:

What Xi Jinping really wanted from his meeting with President Trump
China's role in Iranian attacks that killed American troops
China's financial support for Iran and international money laundering
Why Trump's actions in Venezuela and Iran threaten China's oil supply
How China benefited from America's withdrawal from Afghanistan
China's growing military cooperation with Russia, Iran, and North Korea
Why Greenland and the Arctic are becoming strategically important
Chinese surveillance operations in Cuba targeting U.S. military activity
How a conflict over Taiwan could escalate into a global war
China's potential access to critical American infrastructure and the electrical grid
Why Chang believes Xi Jinping could take increasingly dangerous risks
What Americans can do to prepare for potential disruptions and conflict

Gordon Chang: A War With China Could Start INSIDE America Oct 12, 2026

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The nightmare scenario has long been the same: China makes a move on Taiwan, the U.S. gets pulled into a war in the Pacific, and the world watches two superpowers collide thousands of miles from American soil.

Gordon Chang thinks that may be the wrong way to look at it.

In this interview, he argues that if war comes, China could try to hit the United States first — inside the country using vulnerabilities America already has. And Chang thinks this could happen soon with Xi Jinping's “window of opportunity” fast closing.

In Part 1 of a two-parter, Chad sits down with Chang to unpack what China;s master plan, what could trigger a first attack, and what a potential U.S.-China war may look like.

Key Topics:

- Why Gordon Chang says the CCP views America as its enemy

- Why a U.S.-China war could begin on American soil

- China’s alleged infrastructure and operatives inside the U.S.

- Xi Jinping’s shrinking window to make a move

- Taiwan, Japan, and the flashpoints that could trigger a wider war

- Whether China’s military can actually win a major conflict

- Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s military leadership

- China’s economic decline and population crisis

- The CCP’s persecution of Christians

- COVID and the Wuhan Institute of Virology

- China’s role in the fentanyl crisis

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Jiu-Jitsu Legend Draculino On Growing Up With The Gracies, Fighting The Best, & Lessons On The Mat Oct 05, 2026

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Before Brazilian jiu-jitsu became a global sport, Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhães was a kid surfing alongside the Gracies in Brazil. The people he grew up around would help shape martial arts history — and he would become part of that story himself. He went from watching his idols to facing them in competitions.

In this episode of The Resilient Show, Chad sits down with his former instructor to revisit a lifetime on the mats. Chad knows firsthand what it’s like to learn from Draculino, and that shared history makes this conversation personal. Between the laughs and old stories, you get to know a fierce competitor who now finds some of his greatest pride in what his students accomplish outside the gym.

KEY TOPICS:

Growing up alongside the Gracies and finding jiu-jitsu through surfing
The early Brazilian competition scene
Facing his idols and competing against the best
The devastating injury that nearly cost him his leg
Chad’s years training under Draculino
The danger of treating black belts like life gurus
How modern jiu-jitsu has changed (and sometimes not for the better)
Faith, friendship, and finding purpose through teaching

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How To Survive After America’s Power Grid Collapses Sep 28, 2026

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The U.S. grid gets taken down by an enemy and the entire country goes dark. No phones. No ATMs. No gas pumps. No grocery deliveries. No running water. What now?That question drives Part 2 of our conversation with Jonathan Hollerman. Part 1 exposed how easily the grid could be attacked. Now Jon walks Chad through what he would actually do to survive it.

Over the next hour and a half, Jon builds a survival plan from the ground up. First, he explains what you need to do now while the lights are still on. Then he walks through the decisions that could keep your family alive once the grid collapses and America descends into a Mad Max scenario — from escaping the city to storing food to choosing weapons, and everything in between.

KEY TOPICS:

What Jonathan witnessed during a nationwide grid-down war game
Why the military and FEMA lack a plan for a nationwide outage
How true is the claim that 90% of Americans could die within one year in a grid-down scenario?
Why military bases depend on the civilian electrical grid
America’s high-voltage transformers and years-long replacement times
Physical attacks, cyberattacks, solar storms, and nuclear EMPs
How few critical targets could trigger a nationwide blackout
Concerns surrounding Chinese-built transformers inside the U.S. grid
The policy failures that have left America’s infrastructure exposed
What it would take to begin hardening the national grid

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America’s Power Grid Is Dangerously Exposed And NOBODY Has A Backup Plan Sep 21, 2026

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Most Americans assume the electrical grid is protected — and that if it ever failed, the military or federal government would step in. Jonathan Hollerman once wrongly assumed the same thing.

That changed after he participated in a nationwide grid-down war game at Maxwell Air Force Base alongside federal agencies, military branches and utility experts. Jonathan walked away convinced that the safety net Americans expect simply isn’t there. And worse, any attack on the grid would be absolutely catastrophic to the American people.

In part one of this two-part conversation, Jonathan joins Chad to explain why America’s power grid may be the country’s greatest weakness, how quickly a nationwide failure could become catastrophic, and why decades of warnings have produced so little action.

KEY TOPICS:

What Jonathan witnessed during a nationwide grid-down war game
Why the military and FEMA lack a plan for a nationwide outage
How true is the claim that 90% of Americans could die within one year in a grid-down scenario?
Why military bases depend on the civilian electrical grid
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Physical attacks, cyberattacks, solar storms, and nuclear EMPs
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The policy failures that have left America’s infrastructure exposed
What it would take to begin hardening the national grid
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He Was Training To Become A Navy SEAL When 9/11 Changed Everything Sep 14, 2026

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Rich Graham spent years learning how to fight at the highest level. He earned his Trident at 20, served as a sniper with SEAL Team 10, trained in martial arts for decades, and eventually built a career teaching others how to protect themselves. But his biggest realization was that tactical skill alone doesn’t make someone a complete warrior.

In this episode, Rich joins Chad to take us inside his life with SEAL Teams and the experiences that shaped his Full Spectrum Warrior philosophy. They get into firearms, combatives, physical readiness, mindset, and preparedness — but also the personal cost of constantly chasing the next achievement. It's a raw and real conversation with someone who reached the summit most men dream about and discovered it still wasn’t enough.

KEY TOPICS:

Why Rich originally joined the Navy to hunt drug cartels
Hearing America was going to war while in SEALs training on 9/11
How the intensity and purpose of training changed overnight
Earning the SEAL Trident at only 20 years old
Deploying as a sniper with SEAL Team 10
The “broken dudes” hiding behind elite achievement
Building the Full Spectrum Warrior philosophy
Faith, family, service, and life beyond the SEAL Teams

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His Full Spectrum Warrior program: www.fullspectrumwarriors.com
His charity: www.homefrontk9.org
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Carlson Gracie Jr. On The Origins Of BJJ, The UFC, And The Gracie Family Legacy Sep 09, 2026

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This one is personal for Chad. He sits down with his longtime professor — Carlson Gracie Jr. — for a conversation about the family and the art that have shaped the world of fighting. Carlson shares stories about his grandfather Carlos Gracie, his father Carlson Gracie Sr., the early days of Vale Tudo and the UFC, and what it was like growing up inside one of the most influential families in martial arts.

Very few people can talk about the evolution of BJJ from this close to the source. Carlson grew up around the people who built it, competed through a very different era, and has spent the decades since watching the art change in ways his father probably never could have imagined.

Key Topics:

Growing up inside the Gracie family legacy
Carlson Gracie Sr.’s impact on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Vale Tudo
The fights that helped build the Gracie name
How the early UFC changed Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Why Royce Gracie was chosen for the UFC
What made Carlson Gracie’s academy different
Old-school BJJ vs. modern competition jiu-jitsu
What Carlson thinks modern BJJ is losing
Why self-defense still matters
Why belts matter less than development
What jiu-jitsu teaches about losing and resilience

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America Could LOSE Its Place At The Top Of The World Order As Warfare Changes Aug 31, 2026

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War is changing faster than most people realize, and Dave Cosnotti has seen it firsthand. After more than two decades in Army Special Forces, Dave now works alongside American and allied forces on modern national security challenges involving drones, AI, cyber warfare, critical infrastructure, and the rapidly evolving battlefield.

Dave’s biggest warning isn’t that America has already lost its edge — it’s that being on top today guarantees nothing about tomorrow. Warfare is evolving too quickly for old advantages to last forever, and the next world order may belong to whoever learns, adapts, and moves fastest when the rules change.

Key Topics:

How AI, drones, and cyber warfare are changing the battlefield
Why Ukraine is becoming a testing ground for the future of war
Why Dave says Russia is still an enemy of the United States
How China has played a longer geopolitical game than America
Why America’s four-year political cycles can create a strategic disadvantage
The growing threat to America’s power grid and critical infrastructure
What happens if communications, power, or supply chains go offline
Why future wars may target civilians and infrastructure as much as militaries
Why humans still matter more than technology on the battlefield
Why Dave believes the next 3–5 years could be especially turbulent

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MKUltra NEVER ENDED! Whistleblower EXPOSES The New Age Of Mind Control (Human Chipping, Telepathy, & More!) Aug 24, 2026

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MKUltra is supposed to be a dark chapter of American history that closed decades ago. James Martinez doesn’t believe it ever really ended. He argues the experiments simply evolved — from drugs, hypnosis, and behavioral conditioning into technologies capable of collecting brain data, influencing behavior, and potentially reaching directly into the human mind.

James has unique views, built upon decades of studying MKUltra. What follows is a conversation shaped by that worldview — skeptical of official narratives, deeply suspicious of where technology is taking us, and willing to go places most people wouldn’t even consider.

Key Topics:

What MKUltra was actually designed to accomplish
Why James believes the program never truly ended
How mind-control technology may have evolved since MKUltra
Human chipping and brain-computer interfaces
What happens when thoughts and brain activity become data
Why James calls cell phones “training wheels” for telepathy
His theories about engineered public personalities and “Manchurian candidates”
Why he believes some alien abductions were artificially created
AI, cloned voices, deepfakes, and manufactured evidence
The technological ruling class James believes is shaping human behavior and the whole world
Transhumanism and the potential merging of humans with machines
Why James ultimately sees what’s coming as a spiritual battle

This is an action-packed episode! You may not agree with every conclusion James reaches, but you’ll probably come away thinking differently about how much power technology could eventually have over the human mind.

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