We’re joined by Professor Raymond Craib, author of Adventure Capitalism , to talk about libertarian exit, high adventure in the West Pacific, soldier of fortune Mitch WerBell III, and anarcho-capitalist Caribbean coups.
In this spiritual followup to our previous episode on Charter Cities, we get a glimpse at Galt’s Gulch Chile. We investigate how a farming community built on Ayn Rand’s principles fell into a freaky web of lawsuits, arrests, freaks, pencil mustaches, and a shooting at a Chilean protest by an American YouTube economist in a yellow vest. Show Brace is in on 8/29 in NYC
We put on the balaclavas, chamber a round, and head to the cockpit to talk about the beautiful period in world history where hijacking airplanes was hot. A spiritual successor to our previous airplane episode.
We talk with our ol’ friend Jathan Sadowski about regimes of actuarial governance, AKA The Insurance Industry; how highly financialized insurance products have come to have such power over our lives and what new capacities technologies and networked devices are unlocking in the Insurance Industry’s quest to capture more and more value. Total life insurance: Logics of anticipatory control and actuarial governance in insurance technology by Jathan Sadowski...
We settle a score with our greatest enemy yet: the airline industry. We aim the furious gun of knowledge at the airplane and demand that it reroutes to a place no airline has ever flown: The Truth.
Benjamin Fong joins us to talk about his new book Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st century Binge . We chat about the uniquely American obsession with drugs, the war machine’s love affair with meth, the burgeoning psychedelic movement, and why everyone is so desperate to get high.
We delve into letters to the pedophile and try to figure out exactly why Epstein was trying to broker a meeting between Jes Staley and the bagman son of the Senegalese President, Karim Wade.
We’re joined by booze journalist Dave Infante to talk about the hidden history of the Coors family and their funding of the New Right — plus, developments at Anchor Brewing. Dave is the editor of Fingers , an independent newsletter about drinking in America, and a contributing editor and columnist for VinePair.
While on vacation in a foreign land, Brace stole an artifact imbued with dark magical powers and now everything is upside down — he’s sick, he can’t think, all his underwear is gone, etc. REAL new episode coming this week !!!!
We welcome back our friend, author Douglas Rushkoff , to discuss what’s real and what’s fake about the AI publicity push, the next phase of the internet, and human connection in the oppressive techno-future.
Comedienne Sarah Sherman is back to discuss Bravo TV’s wilderness of mirrors and the myriad of psyops at play in the Vanderpump Rules, universe while Brace does the girls a solid and recounts #Scandoval from memory. Sarah merch, live shows, and more: linktr.ee/sarahsquirm
We come in peace and go to pieces by going back on everything we’ve ever said and doing a UFO episode. We examine the recent claims that the US government has an alien spaceship. Featuring the Smoking Men @bpleasies and @RobertSkvarla .
We are forced by Fate and obsession to follow the tale of the Titan in its journey into the deep — and into the very gates of what scientists are calling "Wet Hell."
We’re joined by Abbey, Secretary General of Gabriela USA, to discuss the Epstein-like Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Cult leader Quiboloy is currently being shielded by the Philippines government while on the run from the FBI on sex trafficking charges. Action network petition More info on the campaign Gabriela on instagram...
We take a look back at 300 episodes of TrueAnon... forgive us this indulgence... and talk about Anchor, San Francisco, how and why things change, and much much more.
We get our grubby little paws on some of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails, talk through the blockbuster $290M settlement in the JPMorgan Chase sex trafficking suit, and take a closer look at some unfortunate-looking old ladies who had no problem setting Jeffrey up with some of society’s biggest freaks.
We sit down with author Jim DiEugenio to chat about his work on the Oliver Stone films JFK Revisited and JFK: Destiny Betrayed , chasing down assassination leads for thirty years, what Hollywood and the media get wrong, and much more. Check out Jim’s work at Kennedys and King . Listen to our previous JFK coverage .
Part one of our series on former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle examines his early life in Indiana, and his relationship to his family and food. Plus: addiction, a brief history of eating disorders, and the early school experience of fast food's most notorious pedophile.
We examine a pair of Twitter spaces, one successful (TrueAnon & frazzledrip), one a disaster (Ron DeSantis & Elon Musk). Plus Bill Gates blackmailed by Epstein and explosive allegations in the USVI lawsuit.
We examine the recent murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, the reactions from industry leaders and local políticos, and how it all eerily maps onto the rise and fall of San Francisco’s swinging tech scene.
We breakdown the charges against soon-to-be-former congressman George “Anthony Devolder” Santos, work though why it is that so many politicians just make up insane shit, and get the accused congressman himself on the phone for some answers.
We crawl across the DMZ and down the hole in the ground where North Korean defector Yeonmi Park’s massive cheeks bash us around like a pong ball. Plus we talk about the market incentives around defectors that brought someone like her to prominence. Panel discussion from Nodutol — real stories from participants in KEEP (Korean Education and Exposure Program)
We interview Oswaldo Zavala , the author of Drug Cartels Do Not Exist , about images, stories, and realities of drug cartels in Mexico and beyond. Plus parasites, stories, violence, the State & much more. Also by Oswaldo Zavala: La Guerra en las Palabras...
We catch up with new stories straight out of Jeffrey Epstein’s date book, the continuing bizarre extradition attempts of Nicholas Alahverdian aka Nicholas Rossi aka Arthur Knight, and finally check in on our favorite Washington Gambler.
We interview former Epoch Times writer Steve Klett about his time working for the Falun Gong-owned newspaper in 2016. We discuss his experience with a Dutchman, potential labor trafficking, and what it means to be a human bot. Follow Steve's new Mark Fisher podcast on Patreon , YouTube , or Anchor .
Our old friend David A. Banks is back to talk about the release of his new book, The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America. We also discuss the complicated legacy of Richard Florida and the false prophets of the creative class. Buy the book here Check out David’s substack here
We round out our series on the Falun Gong by talking through the surreal rise of The Epoch Times, the money behind all their weird YouTube videos, and their fruitful partnership with Steve Bannon. Also: what is actually up with that whole organ harvesting thing?
We have a Texas rendezvous with Seth Harp for a conversation about the Pentagon leaks, the state of the war in Ukraine, and some updates on Fort Bragg
We take a trip to China to uncover the origins of the Falun Gong, the contradictions between superstition and science, rural ear reading, levitation, and Qigong fever.
We take a trip to Lincoln Center to finally answer the question: “Wait, what actually is Shen Yun?” Featuring: drunk monks, uncanny valley Colin Jost, fog machines, the Covid-19 virus, and the torrential storm of the apocalypse. Welcome to part one of our series on the mysterious and freaky Falun Gong.
