Grinding to a Halt

About Grinding to a Halt

Grinding to a Halt is a podcast that explores who people are, what they do, and how they find the balance in between. In every episode, I take a deep dive into the life, career, process, and motivations of my guests. From business leaders, writers, musicians, podcasters, and more, I want to know what drives them and how they hold onto their humanity when their name becomes a brand.

Publisher

Zack Van Nus

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Nov 2023

Latest episode

25 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2025

   Dracula's Angel: A conversation with Bryan Beasley

   Here is where you can watch the movie for free: Dracula's Angel (https://youtu.be/DDZXpcIC33E?si=837-dhDcSMaHaTZB) And go check out JortsCenter (https://linktr.ee/jortscenter) and support our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/JortsCenter/posts).

2. 

   19 Sept 2025

   33: Can't Not Speak

   I confronted a nazi. - - - - - - Ending song: HIND'S HALL 2 feat. Anees, MC Abdul, Amer Zahr, By Macklemore - Listen here (https://macklemore.co/hindshall2)

3. 

   17 Apr 2025

   32: All-American Autism

   Robert F Kennedy Jr, our new HHS secretary held his first press conference yesterday and I have some thoughts. Here is a short documentary on Nazi treatment of disabled people (https://mjhnyc.org/blog/autism-and-disability-in-nazi-vienna/) during WWII

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

416

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

8

Social presence

90

YouTube

64

Engagement

60