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The Age of Transitions

Aaron Franzageoftransitions.com
The Age of Transitions is an original podcast that covers the topics of: transhumanism, Singularity, geopolitics, history, propaganda, mind control, occult symbolism, and much more.
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IronNet and the Fading US Empire, AoT#436

National security elites wish we were still living during the War on Terror years, but the glory days are gone for the US. Procuring government contracts to simply become wealthy is not good enough anymore. Meanwhile, those claiming to speak truth to power are simply recycling old tropes that no longer apply. Topics include: prophets, IronNet, national security, cybersecurity, NSA, stock prices, C5 Capital, Russia, Keith Alexander, War on Terror, post war US history, foreign policy, wars of aggr...

Oct 07, 202457 minEp. 436

Southern Crossed, AoT#435

Is Lauren Southern having a private crisis of conscience? Signs point to the probability of this, but only time, and Southern herself, may tell. Topics include: status of Ochelli Radio Network, Brady Bunch collective style video podcasts, agendas, taboo topics, shifts in alternative media, Tenet Media, Lauren Southern, Alt Right, women in media, Charlottesville, young people difficulty with decisions, owning the libs, attention for its own sake, White Noise documentary, Gavin McInnes, misogyny, ...

Sep 29, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 435

Shills and Botnets, AoT#434

Harping on the Russian influence, but also making time for what China is up to these days according to the NSA. You may want to throw out your old smart toaster just to be safe from the botnet. Topics include: Russian influence on alternative media, Post Truth Movement World, shared interests, global propaganda matrix, governments, taking offense to more, social media, justifying being online, surveillance of everyone, Tenet Media, Tim Pool the world's biggest moron, Canada, Foreign content crea...

Sep 23, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 434

Alt Media Pay to Play For the Away Team, AoT#433

Chuck joins the show to talk about the Russian propaganda influence over the alternative media. This is a topic that many would prefer to ignore, but it has to be taken seriously, and understood at a level that goes beyond opinion. Topics include: Russian propaganda money, patriot radio stations, RBN, 2015, alt media dramatically shifted to Trump support, offers of money to go along, Roger Stone, apologists for Trump, QAnon, outsider iconography, large networks buying up all online media, Newsma...

Sep 16, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 433

The Comedy Culture War, AoT#432

As the Culture War rages on, there continues to be a surprisingly serious battlefront in the world of online comedy. High ranking general Joe Rogan recently had a very public meeting with Lord Thiel. Sorting information from disinformation in the midst of this is easier said than done. Topics include: syncronicity, Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan interview Peter Thiel, Singularity Institute, org name changes, AI, billionaire, Erich Von Daniken, Ancient Aliens, Wokeism as extreme religion, contradict...

Aug 26, 202457 minEp. 432

A Fool For the Freedom City, AoT#431

Pack up your bags, you're being moved into a Freedom City. Don't worry, it's not an Agenda 21 Fifteen Minute City. We all know that would be a nightmare. This is a utopian new way to live that comes with a brand new and improved form of government. Topics include: questions to ask to understand the world, ambiguous non answers, Deep State, billionaires, presidential election, narratives, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, social media platforms used for propaganda, confusion and obfuscation, MAGA money su...

Aug 19, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 431

Free Thinking in a World of Digital Disinformation, AoT#430

The digital charlatans are outnumbered only by their legions of online devotees. Understanding the basic nature of our current augmented reality is a necessary first step toward independent thought. Topics include: June Lake Eastern Sierras, nature, boring artificial world, no true collective human goals, inadvertent problems of technological civilization, pollution, environmental degradation, technique, undeniable reality, wealth inequality, political turmoil, Trump's appeal to underclass, ever...

Aug 11, 202457 minEp. 430

Fire in the Minds of MAGA, AoT#429

Fires can be great, but it depends on who sets them. Is that a brush fire set by a Revolutionary Patriot, or is it one of those Molotov Cocktails that Antifa throws? Topics include: independent media, anti intellectual trend, no more books, meme language, grotesque aesthetics, propaganda, dueling narratives, Project 2025, MAGA, exploitation of conspiracy culture, Alex Jones, playing the victim, Joe Biden gone, violence around election, Charlottesville, US intelligence establishment and Russia, P...

Aug 09, 202457 minEp. 429

Project 2025 Revelations, AoT#428

The propaganda machine is rolling away as the political rallies are rallying a little too hard. In a world gone mad how does everyone have all the answers? What if they never did? Topics include: back on the show, immediate responses to news, paid propaganda, actual work, independent media, motives, noticing patterns, talking points, Jump to Conclusions Mat, Trump assassination attempt, Crooks, Secret Service failure, Democrats did it narrative, lawfare, playing the victim, spiritual battle, dee...

Aug 01, 202459 minEp. 428

Tired of This, AoT#427

In this podcast a tired guy talks about religion. Is he tired of religion? Maybe. Topics include: Project 2025, religion, missionary work, Jesus Christ, Christianity, esoteric aspects of all religions, comparative religion, fear of the occult, Godfrey Reggio, living in a monastery, brotherhoods, fundamentalism, Christian Nationalism, public and private schools, peace, reincarnation, ego, human experience, quantification and objective truth seeking, mortality, alchemy, transhumanism, destroying r...

Jul 15, 202459 minEp. 427

The Effective Propaganda of Divide and Conquer, AoT#426

It's funny how those who are screaming and shouting the loudest about the Truth are actually driving us further and further away from realizing it. Topics include: desert weather, the conspiracy is the conspiracy, truth seeking, alternative movements, fringe topics, dominant minority, online media, global propaganda matrix, shifting narratives, 180 degree turns in opinion, basic truth, divide and conquer, actually confronting the actual problem and enemy, Occupy Wall Street, discontent directed ...

Jun 30, 202458 minEp. 426

Tiananmen Squared, AoT#425

Did the "Tiananmen Square never happened" tweets fool you? It wouldn't have if you had seen Shen Yun. America can become even more greater by electing the best rich guy for the job. Our problems aren't so hard to fix when all the answers just seem to keep falling right in our lap. Topics include: help promote the show, different sources of content online, propaganda from everyone, disinformation, government, narratives, Chinese Twitter posts, Tiananmen Square, Tank Man, Chinese propaganda, Epoch...

Jun 10, 202459 minEp. 425

Robert Skvarla interview, The Truth Is In There, AoT#424

Freelance writer, researcher and historian Robert Skvarla is the guest on this episode of the show. You may know him as the smoking alien from Twitter. This interview was most definitely a close encounter of the informative kind. Topics include: Pennsylvania, fringe topics, X Files, 90s paranormal and conspiracy boom, writing, hidden American culture, Trump, left vs right wing conspiracy material, propaganda, Edward Bernays, misinformation, Havana Syndrome, narrative wars, defense contracts, civ...

May 27, 202458 minEp. 424

Gray Goo(gle) Theory, AoT#423

Entertainment media is shifting. Meanwhile, the continuing corporate takeover of all internet is only picking up more speed and momentum. Topics include: remixing the shows, content creation, corporate takeover of online media, Big Tech, MIC, Conner O'Malley, Standup Solutions, mixed media comedy, satire, Google borders change on maps, subversive comedy, new media, Marc Rebillet ad for Google, entertainment, Google employees resign in protest, Alphabet, SEO industry, AI generated imagery dominat...

May 20, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 423

Alchemy Is More Than Medieval Meth Lab Experimentation, AoT#422

We have been told that alchemy was no more than the delusions of Medieval drug addicts. Might there be more to the story than this? Topics include: misfits, confusion, rapid change, alchemy, medieval addicts smoking lead, human experience, philosophy, abstract thinking, imagination, flying sticks, time, Great Work, ages, technique, taking our world for granted, thinking as hard labor, creative power, artifice, magic, mental health crisis, attaining inner peace, esoteric practices and goals, medi...

May 13, 20241 hrEp. 422

No More Business As Usual, AoT#421

An unexpected hero arises to take on our old enemies, the Neocons. Not the hero we expected, but most likely, the hero we deserve. Topics include: Future of Humanity Institute closing, Oxford, transhumanism, Nick Bostrom, Anders Sandberg, WTA, h+, eugenics, Silicon Valley billionaires, Simulation Hypothesis, racist emails, dysgenics, artificial intelligence, progressive version of transhumanism, fringe ideologies and groups, IEET, Martine Rothblatt, EA, Longtermism, national economic systems, te...

May 06, 202456 minEp. 421

Truth Town Troubles, AoT#420

The Age of Transitions is your one stop shop for important tech news. Make your way through the shadows and over to this podcast to learn a thing or two. There are other shows out there that you may not want to listen to, lest you get us all into more trouble than we are already in. topics include: Silicon Valley new MIC, expert opinions, one stop tech info hub, AI, nascent technologies, Kissinger, CHIPS Act, TSMC, semiconductors, China and US, Taiwan, Arizona fab, national security, LLMs, graph...

Apr 29, 202459 minEp. 420

Boeing's Fall From Grace, AoT#419

Boeing's very public fall from grace appears to be coinciding with a changing military contracting ecosystem. Commercial airliners are being grounded as the art of war gets a new operating system. Topics include: favorite words, time to live in your own head, solar eclipse, Northrop Grumman AI drones, killer robots, MIC, aerospace companies, military contractors, old and new guard, Silicon Valley and tech companies, mass psychology, fall of Boeing, marketing to public, exoteric and esoteric side...

Apr 07, 202459 minEp. 419

The Global Propaganda Matrix, AoT#418

We are now trying to make sense of our world from within a global propaganda matrix. It should come as no surprise that most of us are confuse and tired, due to the fact that everyone has been screaming at us in order that we believe their side of the story. topics include: cliche advice, too many analogies, Russian terror attack, who will be blamed, ISIS, Ukraine, World Wide Web, all views presented at the same time, tweets, Israel, US intelligence, talking points, bots, embassy warnings, Putin...

Mar 24, 20241 hrEp. 418

Banning TikTok and Fighting Crime, AoT#417

TikTok may just be the social media app of a new generation, but it is also now on the chopping block of the US government. A lot of legitimate and illegitimate business is done online everyday, and that may have to change soon as well. Where are technology and our government heading in this strange future we are always moving into? Topics include: Topics include: digital to analog techno transition, antiquated systems, TikTok ban, Bytedance, Chinese response, national security, international tr...

Mar 18, 20241 hrEp. 417

Great Powers Competition Technological Battle Grounds, AoT#416

Battle lines appear to have been drawn in the "Great Powers Competition", but where are they exactly? What is the battlefront, and is it a whole new one for the 21st century? Is AI the all important technology that will allow any given nation to reign supremer over all others? This, and many other questions are asked in this podcast episode. Topics include: powers behind presidential candidates, Project 2025, Ron Paul presidential campaigns, Truth Movement ideas, Republican mainstream apparatus,...

Mar 11, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 416

American Theocracy 2025, AoT#415

It actually does matter who wins the upcoming American presidential election. Donald Trump is not simply running by himself. He has the backing of a massive evangelical political apparatus. Topics include: no phone lines, propaganda has changed, Jacques Ellul, The Technological Society, Donald Trump, presidential election, American Autocracy Threat Tracker, dictatorship, Christian Nationalism, alternative media bias, prejudice, powers behind Trump campaign, Heritage Foundation, Project 2025, cul...

Mar 05, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 415

Alex Ansary interview, Back Outside the Box, AoT#414

Alex Ansary is the guest on this episode of the podcast. After a break of a couple of years he has returned, and is now making new episodes of Outside the Box TV. topics include: Outside the Box, solar flares, eclipse, Gaza, off grid living, Tucker Carlson, Putin, Russia, China, build up to a world war, big names in alternative media, mainstream conspiracy theories, solar maximum, Elon Musk, 2030, WEF videos trending on purpose, paranormal, ChatGPT, racially charged social media posts, TikTok, w...

Feb 25, 202452 minEp. 414

Quigley and Quigley, AoT#413

It's safe to say that if Carroll Quigley were around today, he would not have a high opinion of Tucker Carlson. A little bit about the unauthorized publishing of Tragedy and Hope, and a brief look at changing American political ideologies. Topics include: Brzezinski, internet, truth, Tucker Carlson interview of Putin, alternative vs mainstream media, Fox News, patterns of praise for Putin, China, Carroll Quigley, Tragedy and Hope, Anglo American Establishment, Evolution of Civilizations, macro h...

Feb 11, 202456 minEp. 413

The American Elite, AoT#412

There may be an American elite, and they might have a "fraternity culture." There might be a conspiracy, or there might not be. It may not matter either way. Topics include: philosophical questions about this Age of Transitions, artifice, China cyber attacks, Cyber terrorism, great powers competition, GMA news stories, Taiwan, propaganda, technology race, AI, global economics, US foreign policy, WW3, exploitation of terror attacks, WW2, major countries domestic problems, America's Elites, ivory ...

Feb 05, 202458 minEp. 412

Robbie Martin guest, Fringe Places to Digital Spaces, AoT#411

Robbie Martin returns to the show to talk a bit about the strange and ever-changing landscape of online media. Media Roots spread deep and sure, but new and evermore beguiling media outlets, personalities, and trends keep emerging at a breakneck pace. Robbie and Aaron do their best to make some kind of sense of it all here. Topics include: Media Roots, podcasting, Masonic history, alternative media, UFO community, monetization schemes, over saturation, Lex Friedman, Joe Rogan, copies of copies, ...

Jan 28, 20241 hrEp. 411

Venture Capital MIC Makeover, AoT#410

There is an ongoing war within the war business. The old guard aerospace companies are now competing with Big Tech players from Silicon Valley. New departments within the US Military have been put into commission that may end up giving an advantage to Big Tech. Topics include: Friday night show, MIC competing interests, aerospace industry, Big Tech, Silicon Valley, defense contracts, DoD, technology, Eric Schmidt, tech race with China, AI, venture capital, private equity, subscription models, ve...

Jan 22, 202458 minEp. 410

Blake Lemoine interview, The Many Mysteries of Our AI Present, AoT#409

Blake Lemoine burst onto the public scene a year and a half ago when he went public about his work on Google's LaMDA system. In this interview, Blake talks about the current state of AI development, and our collective involvement in this massively important technological event. Topics include: Google, LLMs, AGI, AI, engineering jargon, LaMDA, chatbot, Gemini, evolution of search engines, safety protocols, sentience and consciousness, Pope's sermon on AI and peace, philosophy, Silicon Valley, tra...

Dec 20, 202358 minEp. 409

The World Wide Wasteland, AoT#408

It's a vast, seemingly endless, digital wasteland out there. Somebody must be buying the quadrocopter harmonica drone kit, but does it really matter who? Topics include: planting Joshua Tree seedlings in Landers, pseudo confrontations online, virtual worlds, entertainment media, popularity, digital wasteland, disengagement, nebulous digital identities, bots, online wasteland, content for its own sake, click bait, endless products and ads, can't hear sound effects, numbers, marketing, propaganda ...

Dec 14, 202358 minEp. 408

So Many Bad Ideas, So Little Time, AoT#407

The world is an absolute horror show that can only be repaired by our wise and benevolent hand. The hand of God would do the same thing, and on that note, let's make a whole new god. We can make it in our image, and it will be looking pretty good. Kind of makes you wonder how the hell anything got done around this dump before we showed up? Topics include: converging technologies, impossible to keep up, insane world, AI used in political elections, Project 2025, freedom, first and second amendmen...

Dec 07, 202359 minEp. 407
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