Episode 53 - When a Feature Isn't a Feature
Both government and so-called private companies love playing with words, like when Apple recently announced new "features" which significantly harm user privacy and security.
Sep 05, 2021
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Episode 52 - The One-Size-Fits-All Blockchain
Everyone seemingly has their favorite crypto project and blockchain. But, is there such a thing as a one-size-fits-all blockchain? Should there be?
Feb 17, 2021
Episode 51 - Mixed Signals
Many people are moving to Signal, the messaging application. But, how secure is it? Can we trust that messages sent on it will remain private?
Jan 20, 2021
Episode 50 - The Memory Hole
After decades of the almost completely free spread of information, the web has now become the center of history's greatest censorship battle. Don't let yourself be memory-holed.
Jan 18, 2021
Episode 49 - Crypto Is Money
People who think of cryptocurrencies as something to hold, something to invest in miss the point. Crypto is designed to do things that only crypto can do and its value is in its utility, in its use as money.
Jan 06, 2021
Episode 48 - Live Simply
My goal for 2021 is to live simply. This means focusing on the things which I value most and setting aside the things I don't.
Jan 01, 2021
Episode 47 - The What About Bobification of America
What About Bob was funnier when it was just a movie.
Dec 22, 2020
Episode 46 - Agorism as a Means, Not an End
When Samuel Konkin III described Agorism, he described it as a means toward an end. Agorist purists miss the point when they describe it as an end in and of itself.
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 45 - President Gilligan
Gilligan and the other castaways had a straightforward problem. They needed to dig a well. The funny thing is that their solution and the consequences of that solution are surprisingly relevant to our lives today.
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 44 - Do NPCs Dream of Electric Sheep?
I have always enjoyed Philip K. Dick's work and the movies based off of it. Recently, I found myself contrasting the real-life NPCs in the world today with the replicants portrayed in the movie Blade Runner.
Nov 10, 2020
Episode 43 - Broken Security Is No Security
The feds have once again demanded access to all encrypted data, whether through a front door or a back door. But, what really does this mean? How does this affect our data security?
Nov 09, 2020
Episode 42 - Whoever Wins... We Live
In case you haven't heard, there was a presidential election yesterday. They say it was the MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIME! Instead of freaking out, let's take a step back and check our perspective.
Nov 05, 2020
Episode 41 - Local Politics Is Still Politics
Many people think that local government is less bad, less destructive than higher levels of government. That just isn't the case and completely misses the real problem.
Oct 28, 2020
Episode 40 - $60 Keycaps
A world with $60 keycaps is better than any world designed by central planners.
Oct 26, 2020
Episode 39 - Submission Signaling
A lot has changed in the US over the last few months. Are you going to go with the flow and signal submission to the authoritarians? Or, are you going to stand for something more?
Jun 23, 2020
Episode 38 - Stop and Take a Breath
The world might be going crazy, but a pause for perspective keeps us sane in the midst of it.
Mar 22, 2020
Episode 37 - Waco pt. 3 of 3 Judgment Day (MLGA recast)
Two days ago was the 27th anniversary of the slaughter of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. Today, I am sharing the final episode of a three part miniseries about those events. It is a recast from the Make Liberty Great Again podcast. This will blow your mind.
Mar 01, 2020
Episode 36 - Waco pt. 2 of 3 Operation Showtime (MLGA recast)
Yesterday was the 27th anniversary of the slaughter of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. Today, I am sharing the second of a three part miniseries about those events. It is a recast from the Make Liberty Great Again podcast. Strap in, because this is going to hurt.
Feb 29, 2020
Episode 35 - Waco pt. 1 of 3 The Sinful Messiah (MLGA recast)
On today, the 27th anniversary of the slaughter of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas, I wanted to share the first of a three part miniseries about those events. It is a recast from the Make Liberty Great Again podcast. This will blow your mind.
Feb 28, 2020
Episode 34 - Repugnant Industries and the Free Market
Having open, decentralized, free market solutions is a good thing, regardless of who utilizes them.
Jan 30, 2020
Episode 33 - Pornhub, Paypal, and Decentralized Services
PayPal recently cut off Pornhub from its service and consequently put the livelihoods of over one hundred thousand performers at risk. How did Pornhub respond? What can we learn from this?
Jan 28, 2020
Episode 32 - Politics Is Not the Answer
Thousands of people protest, yet the state doesn't care. Is politics the solution? Or, is politics actually the problem?
Jan 24, 2020
Episode 31 - Augmented Life
Whether you realize it or not, augmented reality is steadily growing and making its way into our lives. It will eventually open up incredible new possibilities for agorists and anyone else.
Jan 22, 2020
Episode 30 - Knowledge and Humility
No matter how much we know, there are always holes in our knowledge and understanding. It is essential that we always stay open to learning new things, even if it reveals that we were wrong about something.
Jan 21, 2020
Episode 29 - The Boogaloo
People are talking about the Boogaloo, but what is it? Should it scare us?
Jan 15, 2020
Episode 28 - The Meme War
We live in a connected world where information spreads like wildfire. In this connected world, memes have become more than just cute images to be shared among friends. They are tools to sneak truth into the public consciousness, and governments are beginning to dip their feet into that world. Could we be witnessing the beginning of the first meme war?
Jan 08, 2020
Episode 27 - Voting With Your Dollars
The market itself is amoral, it has no concept of right and wrong. We, meanwhile, have consciences which affect how we interact with the market. Some people use the violence of government to try and shape the market, others simply follow their own consciences.
Nov 19, 2019
Episode 26 - Aaron Swartz and Information Freedom
Aaron Swartz had a passion for the free and open exchange of information. He did what he knew was right, and modeled agorism in a powerful way.
Nov 06, 2019
Episode 25 - DNS Security
Seemingly everyone is interested in internet security. They want everything encrypted and secure. But, few people even give a thought to the DNS requests we send all day every day and which are still sent in plain text over the internet.
Oct 23, 2019
Episode 24 - Champions of Freedom
Who are our champions of freedom?
Oct 17, 2019
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