# American Blackout on The No Agenda Show

American Blackout comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, in October 2013.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** October 2013 – October 2013
- **Related topics:** [Cyber Attack](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cyber-attack.md), [National Geographic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-geographic.md), [Castro Valley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/castro-valley.md), [Channel 4](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/channel-4.md), [Drills](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drills.md), [Power Outage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/power-outage.md), [Reality Tv](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/reality-tv.md), [Smart Grid](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/smart-grid.md), [Urban Shield](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/urban-shield.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### American Blackout Movie, Urban Shield Drill

- **Episode:** [560: Hornet's Nest](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/560-hornet-s-nest.md)
- **Published:** 2013-10-27
- **Time:** 2:52:38–2:55:08
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/560-hornet-s-nest/chapter/american-blackout-movie-urban-shield-drill.md

The National Geographic Channel premieres "American Blackout," a movie depicting a colossal cyber attack on the power grid. This coincides with "Urban Shield," a large-scale emergency response drill in the Bay Area that includes realistic simulations of school shootings.

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### American Blackout, National Grid Cyber Attack Dramas

- **Episode:** [556: Vape like a Ninja](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/556-vape-like-a-ninja.md)
- **Published:** 2013-10-13
- **Time:** 21:51–26:35
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/556-vape-like-a-ninja/chapter/american-blackout-national-grid-cyber-attack-dramas.md

The National Geographic Channel is promoting a theatrical event titled "American Blackout," which depicts a total power failure in the U.S. caused by a cyber attack. The hosts compare this to a nearly identical drama aired on Channel 4 in the UK. They mock the technical inaccuracies in the trailers, such as characters using landline phones and watching news reports on television during a total grid collapse.

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### American Blackout, National Geographic Cyber Attack Movie

- **Episode:** [555: Grays+Monkeys=Humans](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/555-grays-monkeys-humans.md)
- **Published:** 2013-10-10
- **Time:** 1:04:14–1:07:12
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/555-grays-monkeys-humans/chapter/american-blackout-national-geographic-cyber-attack-movie.md

National Geographic Channel is set to premiere "American Blackout" on October 27th, a movie dramatizing the effects of a massive cyber attack on the U.S. power grid. The hosts mock the trailer's "reality" style and the mainstream media's focus on cyber-terrorism as a narrative tool to instill fear.

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