# Episode #260 -- Blaine Holt - EM Burlingame and the Great Escalation

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Podcast: [Gold Goats 'n Guns Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gold-goats-n-guns-podcast-236253)
Published: 2026-09-21T13:55:05+00:00
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## Resource

Ret. General and host of Dangerous Intellectuals Blaine Holt joins author EM Burlingame me for a open forum discussion on the current state of play as we head into the end of September and the eve of the escalatory season for the US mid-terms. Note: this episode was recorded on the road with us doing our best standing around Blaine's microphone. So, forgive any audio weirdness Show Notes: Blaine on X Dangerous Intellectuals on YT EM on X EM on Substack Tom on X GGnG on Patreon

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