All Too Real Virtual World Assassination News, AoT#474
The Age of Transitions
Trying to find some meaning with the insanity of this digital simulacrum. Also, just another take on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Topics include: Patreon posts, small audience, hermit tendencies, This is Not Real Life Book, Lauren Southern, Alt Right, Unite the Right rally, White Noise documentary, honest behind the scenes stories, Tenet Media, Charlie Kirk assassination, video all over social media, rushing to judgement, conspiratorial takes, karma, nature of digital medium overriding our free agency, labeling political enemies as demons, timeline, AI slop books, distortion of...
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The New Peter Thiel Is Contrarian Not Libertarian, AoT#473
The Age of Transitions
The pretense of being a Libertarian was just too much work to keep up with for Peter Thiel, and so a new label has been conjured up to describe him. As a contrarian, he now has the luxury of not having to believe in anything, and instead maintain an appearance of antagonism to the status quo. Topics include: Patreon posts, Carroll Quigley, mainstreaming of conspiracy culture, transformation of former Truth Movement, creative spark is back, transhumanism becoming a mainstream topic, exposing technocratic propaganda, disinformation everywhere, Peter Thiel the contrarian, public relations,...
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Angelic Investor Blessings to the Self Righteous Ones, AoT#472
The Age of Transitions
The former “Truth Movement” is no longer in existence, however some of the personalities involved in it are still out there making media. The many unfortunate changes in their messaging are discussed here, and Aaron will be going further with this in his ongoing Patreon series. Topics include: improvements on Patreon, listeners who sent DVDs in the mail, history of Truth Movement, alternative conservative commentators, left wing denigration of truth seeking, algorithm leading the way, MAGA takeover, concept for YouTube documentary, creators getting huge out of nowhere, Fox News,...
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Alaska Plummet 2025, AoT#471
The Age of Transitions
What heights were reached at the Alaska meeting of The US and Russia? What depths have we reached in terms of digital life? Topics include: Patreon project, Looking For Truth In All the Wrong Places, enemy combatants, Trump and Putin Alaska summit, bad audio with interpreter, peace, podcast imagery, red carpet, runway, fish avatars, gaining audience, optics, fighter jets, decline of American Empire, F35, Air Force, MIC was aerospace industry, B2 Stealth Bomber, world wars, tech advances bring new warfare, aviation, emerging technologies, AI, Space Force, communications, digital...
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Social Media Propaganda Is Worse Than TV, AoT#470
The Age of Transitions
There is an ongoing war in the podcast world. The latest comedian defector is Marc Maron, and he has done a good job calling out the unofficial leaders of the space. Topics include: Patreon ideas, scheduling live streams, continuing to produce online media, absence of Elon Musk, template for online behavior, AI, stolen election allegations, NSA audit, reversing the narrative, Butler assassination attempt, Epstein client list, starting point of truth seeking, lies, click bait, eugenics, Orchid Health, roof of White House, internet way worse propaganda delivery platform than television,...
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The Prince of Darkness and the Self-Righteous Ones, AoT#469
The Age of Transitions
Aaron and Chuck discuss the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. Later in the show, Aaron attempts to make sense of our senseless reality. Topics include: continuing on in the face of adversity, death of Ozzy Osbourne, Back to the Beginning, off of meds, charity event, Black Sabbath, solo career, heavy metal, darkness, trademark sound, identity, Lemmy, Parkinsons, Ozzfest, freak sideshow acts, rock bottom, Suicide Solution, art, fiction accurate portrayals of evil, Running Man movie, free speech, propaganda, Epstein, Big Data, using social media for social experimentation, analytics, narrative...
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Digital Prison Industrial Complex, AoT#468
The Age of Transitions
They are trying to build a prison for you and me to live in. Another prison system. Topics include: technical difficulties, Patreon videos, Singularity Summit interviews, International Alchemy Conference, New World Fest, insanity of the day, East Coast trip, new digital media propaganda, global propaganda, Epstein, taking away ability to think, influencer tools, tech elite, defense contracts, Anduril, Palmer Luckey, obsession over PR, mic gain, JD Vance, surveillance state, same project of Neocons, World War 3, information warfare, disinformation campaigns, schizophrenic government, no...
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Untold QAnon Origins part 2 with guest Y, AoT#467
The Age of Transitions
Aaron welcomes back Y as his guest to talk more about his Untold QAnon Origins article series. Here, they pick up with Julian Assange and Wikileaks. Topics include: Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, The Family cult, Great White Brotherhood, QAnon, White Hats, Australia, arrest for hacking, online message boards, helping Russia hack the election, Gucifer, early Suburbia Australian ISP, IQ dot org, shopping Wikileaks concept, Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers, counterculture, tech culture, Anonymous, hacktivism, art activism, Cicada 3301, ARG, MAGA, Trust the Plan,...
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Bonus Podcast preview Singularity Summit 2009 tapes
The Age of Transitions
In 2009, I went to New York City, and met up with my friend / TransAlchemy blog collaborator , to attend the Singularity Summit as independent press. We got seven tapes worth of footage, mainly interviews of speakers at the conference. I just finished a seven part Patreon series. In each episode I play one of the tapes from this event, uncut.
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Untold QAnon Origins with guest Y, AoT#466
The Age of Transitions
The guest on this episode is the author of the Untold Origins of QAnon article series. Here, he explains connections between seemingly separate movements such as Anonymous, The Venus Project, Technocracy Inc and more. Be sure to read Y’s articles, and hopefully we will do another show that continues on these topics soon. Topics include: Technocracy Incorporated, Anonymous, QAnon, conspiracy culture, 4Chan, hacker culture, Occupy movement, Pizzagate, online message boards, internet culture as a whole, lack of critical analysis, leaderless movements, appearance of spontaneity,...
info_outlineAaron takes the opportunity to do a bit of brainstorming and reflection on media production. We live in a time of flux, and all we can do is keep moving within the raging current. One can stay afloat by simply realizing the reality of the situation, and not merely being washed away.
Topics include: Candid Truth, being invited onto shows, Revolve book, being around for years, ebb and flow of popularity, drop off of female audience for Ochelli Effect, Skype as an original online broadcasting tool, Discord, herbivorizing predators video debate, bioengineering, content farm, time to create content, true independence is valuable, algorithms, online propaganda, social media online propaganda war, taboo topics, influencers, interesting email feedback, connected fringe groups, actual research, optimism, motivation, rules changing constantly, Uncle’s TikTok, short videos, Meria Heller as the Italian Grandma, social media as a form of therapy, layers of translations, international audiences, banned in China, propaganda specific to TikTok, propaganda is not completely untrue, exploiting US weaknesses, new normal in media, playing with crazy