232 - Efrat Fenigson: The Technocratic Experiment - Israel and Elsewhere
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Efrat Fenigson, a journalist and podcaster who speaks on the global technocratic agendas sweeping our world. Fenigson has much to say in particular about how technocratic her home country of Israel has become, and advocates a range of solutions for carving out extra freedom wherever and however it can be found. GUEST → → (Guest) → (Her Podcast) → → WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → (including consulting) → (Gabriel's personal site) →...
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231 - Daniel Sempere Pico: Speak 'Prompt' and Enter
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Daniel Sempere Pico (formerly BTCGandalf) about how he uses AI for his own productivity. GUEST → LEARN AI WITH ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY → WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → (including consulting) → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:20 – Daniel Sempere Pico origin story (BTCGandalf) 6:40 – Rebuilding a Twitter audience 8:00 – World travel 11:15 – User experience of AI changing 14:10 – Daniel’s setup 20:55 – What to look for in a text AI model...
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230 - Alejandra Guajardo Sada: Sada Organics
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Alejandra Guajardo Sada, “Miss Bitcoin,” about her journey from a winner of Miss Universe El Salvador to a Bitcoin advocate and natural skincare entrepreneur. GUEST → → → → → → WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → (including consulting) → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:48 – Alejandra’s origins 11:52 – Post-Miss Universe 14:22 – El Salvador during rise of Bitcoin adoption 16:00 –...
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229 - Coldcard: The Devastation Begins
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A Torchlight Chat about one of the scariest hacks ever: the Coldcard Bitcoin wallet hack of late July 2026 that has evaporated hundreds of millions of dollars and counting. The carnage will not stop. We discuss what happened, what you should do, and what the conspiracies are…. LINKS → (Urban Hacker) → (our own backup bundle) → (Free brief backup) → (Simpler explanation of the problem) → (posting about this) WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → (including consulting) → ...
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228 - Privacy Postmaster # 3
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Beneath a crimson sky, a specter approaches. The Privacy Postmaster rides... THE PRIVACY POSTMASTER → MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → (including consulting) → (Gabriel's personal site) → SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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227 - Sparrow Wallet: Craig Raw & Silent Payments
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Craig Raw of Sparrow Wallet about Silent Payments and the latest updates of the Bitcoin wallet as of July 2026. GUEST → → → WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → (including consulting) → (Gabriel's personal site) → SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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226 - James Wesley, Rawles: The Future’s Claim
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with one of the godfather’s of prepping: James Wesley, Rawles. They discuss the derivatives timebomb and the gold market, Mr Rawles’ recent debanking, the latest anti-gun laws, concealed carry permit strategies, the ethics of self-defense, and private purchases. GUEST → (Rawles website) → (Derivatives Timebomb) → (Survival Retreats & Relocation) → (My recommended book from Rawles) WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → (including consulting) →...
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225 - Expats Everywhere: All Who Wander
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Kalie of Expats Everywhere. They discuss the details surrounding living in Portugal and other EU countries and the mentality of being a successful expat. EXPATS EVERYWHERE → https://www.expatseverywhere.com/ → https://www.youtube.com/@ExpatsEverywhere → Podcast: “ExpatsEverywhere Presents: Let’s Move to Portugal” WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site)...
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224 - Douglas Tuman: Leading the Monero Charge
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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Douglas Tuman of Monero fame. They discuss all of his Monero projects—Monero Talk, XMR Bazaar, XMR Chat, Monerotopia—as well as practical topics on how to live on Monero, as well as thoughts on figures in the community and banned accounts. GUEST: DOUGLAS TUMAN → MONERO TALK → → XMR BAZAAR → → (Account permanently banned: spread the word) MONEROTOPIA → → XMR CHAT → → MONERONODO → → WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM...
info_outlineGabriel Custodiet speaks with Kalie of Expats Everywhere. They discuss the details surrounding living in Portugal and other EU countries and the mentality of being a successful expat.
EXPATS EVERYWHERE
→ https://www.expatseverywhere.com/
→ https://www.youtube.com/@ExpatsEverywhere
→ Podcast: “ExpatsEverywhere Presents: Let’s Move to Portugal”
WATCHMAN’S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER
→ https://watchmanstorch.com
ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS
→ https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting)
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM
→ No sponsors. No ads. Just truth.
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html
TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
1:40 – Expats Everywhere background
3:40 – Why Portugal?
6:50 – Overview of Portuguese visas
9:45 – Portugal easiest option for European residency?
10:30 – Hurdles of Portugal visas
13:30 – Portugal citizenship process changed
15:20 – Taxes in Portugal
18:10 – Portugal “crypto friendly”?
19:27 – What makes a successful expat?
22:20 – Alternative cities to Lisbon
25:35 – Biggest hurdles adapting to Portugal
28:00 – Traveling with children
30:45 – How to quickly adapt to a new place
35:00 – EU Entry/Exit System EES
37:50 – Other countries complementary to Portugal
40:00 – Final thoughts
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio