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214 - John Robb: Brave New War
03/09/2026
214 - John Robb: Brave New War
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with John Robb, a futurist military analyst. They discuss his original book, Brave New World, and how thinking about modern warfare involves understanding how cultural movements and politics are shaped by viral moments and the scarcely predictable movements of “the network.” Episode was recorded in late 2025. GUEST → → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:45 – Guerrilla warfare as the way to understanding current events 4:45 – How us guerrilla warfare like open source software? 14:15 – How does the powerful force respond to guerrilla movements? 17:30 – What is “The Network” 27:20 – Mass SIM network found in New York City 33:10 – Other examples of dangerous military technology 41:00 – Race hustling 45:40 – Fake online content: how influential? 49:00 – AI futurism 57:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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213 - NanoGPT: Pay-Per-Prompt AI Service
02/09/2026
213 - NanoGPT: Pay-Per-Prompt AI Service
Gabriel Custodiet speaks Milan de Reede, co-creator of Nano-GPT.com, a pay-as-you-go AI aggregate service with certain privacy features. De Reede gives an update on NanoGPT and discusses some practical tips for using AI. GUEST → → → Previous episode (173): MY AI PRIVACY COURSE → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:30 – Main changes to Nano-GPT since April 2025 6:27 – Do you run your own open-source models? 9:05 – Video AI tips 14:20 – Various ways to access NanoGPT (via Cake Wallet, etc) 16:45 – Image AI 27:50 – Mostly absurdly expensive prompt Milan has ever seen 29:35 – Creative uses of AI 34:30 – AI and medical treatment 36:30 – AI sewage 38:50 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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3D Printing for Radicals
01/23/2026
3D Printing for Radicals
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212 - The Hated One: Privacy or Profit
01/19/2026
212 - The Hated One: Privacy or Profit
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with well-known privacy YouTuber The Hated One. They discuss the difficulty of maintaining integrity while recommending privacy tools, the problem with Proton’s expansion into other services, societal changes that would benefit privacy, cryptocurrencies, and current advances of surveillance. 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 3:00 – Goal of starting The Hated One 5:30 – Struggle of creating privacy content 10:30 – Problems with Proton? 19:50 – Privacy affiliate and sponsor world 29:20 – Privacy companies The Hated One applauds 39:15 – What does a society that maximizes privacy look like? 49:30 – Bitcoin, Monero, Zcash 56:45 – How Luigi Mangione was tracked down 1:02:15 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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211 - Naomi Brockwell: Nothing to Hide
12/22/2025
211 - Naomi Brockwell: Nothing to Hide
Episode 211 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Naomi Brockwell: Nothing to Hide Gabriel Custodiet speaks with the long-time privacy instructor Naomi Brockwell about her origins, how to onboard normies to privacy, Flock cameras and private property, her updated thoughts on Bitcoin and crypto, and the mistakes parents make exposing their children online. GUEST → → → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:50 – Choosing privacy as career path 6:12 – How to onboard normies 12:12 – The convenience of privacy tools 13:50 – Flock cameras – a private property conundrum? 22:15 – Thoughts on Apple ecosystem’ 29:52 – Cool technology that Naomi Brockwell does not use 33:33 – Bitcoin 36:40 – Why Naomi doesn’t talk about crypto often 42:40 – Parents exposing their children online 48:30 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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Samourai Wallet Update
12/09/2025
Samourai Wallet Update
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210 - Keonne Rodriguez: Going to Prison for Privacy
11/29/2025
210 - Keonne Rodriguez: Going to Prison for Privacy
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the trendsetting Bitcoin wallet Samourai Wallet. Keonne was inexplicably arrested in a violent and oppressive military-style raid of his property in April of 2024. He was charged with the bizarre accusation of conspiracy to run an unlicensed money transmitter despite never transmitting money. Keonne tells his story and explains how he has been condemned to prison and stripped of his constitutional rights. SUPPORT KEONNE AND BILL OF SAMOURAI WALLET (AND SIGN A PETITION FOR A PARDON) → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:05 – Why did Keonne Rodriguez decide to talk? 4:00 – Samourai Wallet was following all legal guidelines—why?? 5:50 – Keonne explains the oppressive military-style raid of his house 12:24 – What is 19 months of house arrest like? 17:30 – Southern District of New York 19:00 – Explanation for guilty plea 29:00 – BillAndKeonne.Org 32:45 – All developers are vulnerable: Monero, Bitcoin, etc. 35:20 – The creators of the tools are guilty – Soviet-Style tyranny 36:50 – P2P fund no longer the place to donate 37:40 – OXT and its future 39:20 – The judge and court experience 45:40 – Common misunderstandings 48:30 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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Watchman Privacy UPDATE
11/13/2025
Watchman Privacy UPDATE
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209 - What is Fed-Posting and How to Spot it
10/14/2025
209 - What is Fed-Posting and How to Spot it
In this episode, I share a free excerpt from my premium newsletter covering two important updates: Watchman Privacy's strategic pivot toward the premium newsletter model due to ongoing free podcast monetization challenges, and the exposure of "M_Solidus," a plagiarist who has been stealing Watchman Privacy content while providing dangerous privacy advice to followers. More detailed documentation about M_Solidus will be released in the coming weeks. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → → 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. →
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208 - Conrad Rockenhaus: Tor Exit Node and Policing Abuse
10/08/2025
208 - Conrad Rockenhaus: Tor Exit Node and Policing Abuse
Episode 208 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Conrad Rockenhaus: Tor Exit Node and Policing Abuse Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Adrienne Rockenhaus about the abuse and arrest of her husband, Conrad Rockenhaus, and the details surrounding this disturbing event of what seems to be clear policing and judicial overreach. GUEST → (Videos of raid) → → → MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:38 – Adrienne Rockenhaus background 3:00 – Facts surrounding military-style raid on home and arrest (September 2025) 6:00 – Medical problems Conrad Rockenhaus is facing 8:25 – Lawyer problems 12:25 – Details of the September 2025 raid 15:00 – Bank account shut down? 16:55 – Trigger: running Tor exit node in 2018 21:25 – Going to jail originally 27:55 – Supervised released 30:40 – Catch up on timeline 34:40 – May 2025 raid 40:35 – What is this really about? 43:00 – Final thoughts 45:00 – FBI letter? 47:05 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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207 - Max Tannahill – Bitcoin: Untangling the Knots
10/06/2025
207 - Max Tannahill – Bitcoin: Untangling the Knots
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill, alternative Bitcoin commentator. GUEST → → MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:15 – Samourai Wallet update 10:00 – OP_Return and the nature of Bitcoin 25:05 – Why was BIP 47 so controversial? 33:47 – UTXO set size versus hoped-for user count 38:05 – Ideal Bitcoin date 40:00 – Bitcoin Knots 55:50 – BritCard 56:50 – Banksy Mural on London’s High Court wall 1:07:00 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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206 - Marco Wutzer: The Road from Serfdom
09/29/2025
206 - Marco Wutzer: The Road from Serfdom
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Marco Wutzer: former slave, current cryptocurrency fund manager, and world adventurer. GUEST → (Crypto investment fund) → → See episode 49 for first interview MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:18 – Update on Marco Wutzer’s crypto investment fund 5:00 – Wutzer’s outlook on crypto 6:50 – How do you assess value in a cryptocurrency? 15:15 – Is Tether part of the crypto revolution? 17:00 – Wutzer’s view of the chaos of traditional finance 19:20 – Using cryptocurrency profit to cash out in fiat 21:50 – Why are Germans rule followers? 22:50 – Marco Wutzer’s tour of South America 24:20 – Southern Brazil 25:50 – Adapting to Latin America 27:55 – Prospera and the Free City Foundation 29:55 – Africa? 32:50 – Best jurisdictions for crypto 34:20 – Hurdles of crypto when confronted with traditional finance rails 37:10 – Crypto in Latin America 38:35 – Javier Milei a complete fraud and openly satanist 40:45 – Wutzer’s big picture of the world 42:55 – Second passports and residencies 49:40 – Crypto investment with self-custody 51:55 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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205 - Beef Initiative: Unmasking the Food Industry
09/25/2025
205 - Beef Initiative: Unmasking the Food Industry
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with June of The Beef Initiative about the dystopian landscape of the American food system: especially beef. GUEST → → → MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:25 – The dystopian landscape of Beef 9:20 – Grass fed vs grain fed 14:50 – Vaccines in cattle 17:00 – Value of ruminants 21:25 – The war on small beef business 28:00 – Lab-grown meat (and veganism) 33:50 – How to eat more and better beef 39:05 – The upcoming Farm Bill Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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204 - Privacy Postmaster 2
09/18/2025
204 - Privacy Postmaster 2
Beneath a crimson sky, a specter approaches. The Privacy Postmaster rides... THE PRIVACY POSTMASTER → MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → → 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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202 - Doug Casey: The Metaphysics of War
09/15/2025
202 - Doug Casey: The Metaphysics of War
Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a third time with the anarchist philosopher Doug Casey. They discuss the “metaphysics of war,” better paths for young men, the nature of evil, dueling, and places Doug would never visit again. GUEST → → (Episode on the above book) → → → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – Doug’s reaction to first paragraph of Julius Evola’s Metaphysics of War 7:50 – The Preparation 12:00 – The nature of evil 22:05 – Would dueling make the world more civilized? 29:50 – Places Doug Casey regrets traveling to 35:35 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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201 - Robert Malone: 5th Generation Warfare
09/11/2025
201 - Robert Malone: 5th Generation Warfare
Gabriel Custodiet speaks Robert Malone, the famous physician and biochemist who was widely canceled during the COVID era for sharing his thoughts on vaccines. Malone shares his thoughts on the assassination of Charlie Kirk (which happened less than 24 hours from recording this episode), RFK, new details about his cancellation, how pharmaceutical companies operate, synthetic content on social media designed for propaganda, how Coca Cola helped to cancel him, Candace Owens going “off the rails,” and more. GUEST → → → → GUEST MAJOR INTERVIEW SHOW APPEARANCES → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 6:00 – Robert Malone’s thoughts on his friend Charlie Kirk 7:45 – Robert Malone’s cancellation story 23:35 – 5th Generation Warfare 25:00 – Anti-vaxxer definition 27:00 – Coca Cola’s brings pressure to shut down Joe Rogan podcast episode 30:00 – Robert Malone and Robert F. Kennedy in danger 34:00 – Twitter socket puppets, synthetic content, and mass propaganda on social media 38:00 – Surveillance capitalism 46:30 – Candace Owens going “off the rails” 50:00 – Memes causing trouble 54:30 – “The only truth is what you feel” 57:10 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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200 - The Preparation: University-Replacement for Men
09/10/2025
200 - The Preparation: University-Replacement for Men
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Matt Smith about his recent book: The Preparation. The book and the conversation cover what young men can do instead of joining a university or getting straight into the work force. In other words, how to make the first step to become a “Renaissance Man.” GUEST → (The Book) → (The Substack for the book) → (The Substack of the son, Maxim) → (The Substack of the guest, Matt Smith) → (Matt Smith) → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:30 – Reasons not to go to university 11:20 – Cultural attachment 17:25 – Doing vs Having 22:40 – What Maxim has done in the last 12 months 29:30 – How is this self-directed education structured? 47:00 – How to create a council and find a patron as a young man 1:03:45 – How is Uruguay? 1:08:15 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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199 - Doug Casey: Renaissance Man
09/08/2025
199 - Doug Casey: Renaissance Man
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Doug Casey. Remastered audio from Episode 51 and 88 of the Watchman Privacy podcast. GUEST → → → → 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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197 - Debunking Nuclear FUD with Nuclear Hazelnut
09/03/2025
197 - Debunking Nuclear FUD with Nuclear Hazelnut
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Nuclear Hazelnut (Jenifer Avellaneda), a nuclear energy advocate. They discuss all the basics of nuclear energy and try to understand why it is not so popular when it is probably the best option humans currently have... GUEST → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – Guest background 3:15 – Evaluating nuclear as a green energy 7:00 – Fossil fuel lobbies 14:40 – Nuclear energy vs weapons 16:45 – Radiation: fairly common 20:10 – Downsides of nuclear reactors: not a silver bullet 22:45 – Which countries like nuclear energy? 24:10 – Latest developments in nuclear energy 26:55 – The devastating potential scenario with nuclear 30:15 – Women support nuclear significantly less than men: reason? 35:50 – Repercussions of “fossil fuels” 38:10 – What is it like visiting a nuclear reactor? 44:55 – UAE is big on nuclear energy despite plenty of sun and oil – why? 47:40 – Is nuclear representation in entertainment part of the FUD? 50:40 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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196 - Investigating Bitcoin Theft at House of Life Charity
09/01/2025
196 - Investigating Bitcoin Theft at House of Life Charity
Gabriel Custodiet and Urban listen to the victims of a scary and tragic Bitcoin scam that affected a would-be donor to an El Salvador charity helping rape victims and others in need. Alejandra Guajardo (the organizer of the charity) and Ali (the victim of the scam) give their perspective of what happened, andhow the wallet in question (Atomic Wallet) responded to them. Urban then explains where the funds possibly ended up, and what we can do to make sure this doesn’t happen to the rest of us. Please consider raising funds for this charity, which was cheated out of this crucial donation, at: GUESTS → (Alejandra Guajardo: the organizer of charity donations) → (Ali: the victim) → (Urban: the analyst) DETAILS OF THIS EVENT → DONATE TO HOUSE OF LIFE TO REPLACE STOLEN FUNDS → (Bitcoin and credit card accepted) → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 5:40 – House of Life charity 9:00 – Explanation of the scam 18:45 – Analysis of the scam 26:50 – Response of Atomic Wallet to the scam 39:15 – Tracking the funds 50:00 – Cybersecurity advice 54:40 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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195 - Alberto: A Hacker Story
08/30/2025
195 - Alberto: A Hacker Story
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with the famous "hacker" from Darknet Diaries who was arrested unjustly in Uruguay. The story reveals how your physical possessions, willingness to help, and dependence on tech-illiterate judges can cost you your freedom and sanity. YOUTUBE VERSION WITH CAPTIONS → GUEST → → linktr.ee/adanielhill → (Hill's book) 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:20 - Guest introduction 4:30 - Hacker paraphernalia 11:12 - Did hacker paraphernalia cost Alberto his freedom? 19:52 - Losing 2FA tokens 26:00 - How would Albert do 2FA differently today 29:00 - Preparing for disaster 36:20 - Alberto's thoughts on cryptocurrency best practices 44:30 - Thoughts on helpful penetration testing 57:05 - Thoughts on mainstream media that demonized him 1:06:15 - Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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Privacy and Utopia: A History - Audiobook Available
08/27/2025
Privacy and Utopia: A History - Audiobook Available
PDF AND AUDIOBOOK PACKAGE AVAILABLE HERE → ADDITIONAL SAMPLE → BOOK DESCRIPTION The more we elevate and seek out privacy, the more it seems to diminish. Such is the paradox we have inherited. It is no coincidence that the word privacy was popularized in the 1890s as the West began its flirtation with centralization and top-down planning. The progressive pursuit of heaven on earth—of Utopia—arose from a desire to help the individual. But the individual would have to expose himself, to give up everything, in order to receive it. Following the career of utopian philosopher H. G. Wells, this intellectual history traces the story of the first people who realized they could change the world. From the rise of the welfare state and the birth of eugenics, to the development of pharmaceuticals and refinement of psychological manipulation, the story of the early twentieth century is best told alongside the genre it alone could produce: dystopia. BOOK REVIEWS “Privacy and Utopia is an unexpected and fruitful examination of how privacy has been treated in literature, and how that literature has affected our world. It exposes the reasons why privacy is so aggressively opposed by those who wish to rule us. I highly recommend this book: It will surprise you!” – Paul Rosenberg, original cypherpunk “Privacy and Utopia: A History offers a comprehensive exploration of privacy, tracing its evolution and its complex relationship with decentralization. It provides valuable insights into the ongoing struggle to balance individual autonomy with collective well-being in an increasingly interconnected world.” – Joe Doran, Trends Journal “I had the pleasure of conversing with the author – this book continues a curiosity and engaged study of the nexus of state power, philosophy and the role of technology and I highly recommend it.” – Roger Huang, author of Would Mao Hold Bitcoin? The Past, Present and Future of Bitcoin in Techno-Nationalist China (Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio)
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194 - Confessions of a Private Investigator
08/25/2025
194 - Confessions of a Private Investigator
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with a private investigator based in the United States. GUEST → Email me and I can connect you with the guest. 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 3:00 – What this private investigator does 9:00 – Licensing for private investigators 11:35 – What are red lines that he won’t cross? 14:14 – What access do PIs have that “civilians” don’t have 16:30 – OSINT vs private investigator 18:20 – ALPR database 25:00 – How to escape the ALPR nightmare 29:12 – How do you vet clients? 33:10 – Relationship with police 35:20 – How to hide from private investigators 40:30 – How widespread is hiring of PIs 42:50 – Stories from the field 54:30 – How common are workers’ comp investigations? 56:20 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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193 - Privacy Postmaster # 1
08/22/2025
193 - Privacy Postmaster # 1
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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192 - Richard Turrin: China’s Digital Currency Revolution
08/20/2025
192 - Richard Turrin: China’s Digital Currency Revolution
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Richard Turrin, author of a book on China’s rapid transformation to a cashless society. GUEST → → → → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Guest background 3:20 – China’s rapid cashless transformation from 2010 – 2018 7:00 – Did China have a plan to create this cashlessness? 10:40 – What is the reality in 2025? 13:00 – What is WeChat like at the user level? 19:50 – Are Alipay and WeChat sandboxed? 21:25 – Scams on Alipay and WeChat 26:45 – How do foreigners use Chinese payment apps? 30:20 – How will China transition to a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) 39:07 – Banks in China had to get on board 48:40 – Fees for Alipay and WeChat are essentially zero 50:50 – How often can Chinese use apps outside of China? 52:30 – Are Chinese allowed to use other payment methods? 55:05 – China data sovereignty 1:04:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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191 - AfriForum: Restoring Order in South Africa
08/18/2025
191 - AfriForum: Restoring Order in South Africa
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jacques Broodryk, Chief Spokesperson for AfriForum Community Safety, about the decline of South Africa and what an organization called AfriForum is doing about it. GUEST → → (AfriForum) → Financially support AfriForum: RESOURCES → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 - Intro 1:45 - How dangerous is South Africa overall? 4:00 - Cable theft and what it symbolizes 8:15 - What is the cause of this third-world criminality? 11:00 - South Africa ranks high in organized crime and corruption 11:30 - Car theft 13:35 - Spike traps 14:50 - South Africa has NO borders 19:15 - Is government incompetent or complicit? 21:10 - What OPSEC does a person need to take in South Africa? 24:55 - Are farm attacks being encouraged? 30:50 - South African government stopped publishing farm murders statistics 32:00 - Trump forces South African president to watch video about farm murders 34:00 - South African government encouraging attacks? 35:30 - Radio jammers and other advanced equipment 37:20 - How inept is South African police? 39:15 - Parallel societies in South Africa 43:45 - Will South Africa balkanize? 45:45 - Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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190 - Start Mining NOW: Monero is Under Attack
08/15/2025
190 - Start Mining NOW: Monero is Under Attack
Gabriel and Urban discuss the recent attempt to 51% attack the privacy cryptocurrency Monero, and what you can do about it. MINE MONERO GUIDE → GUEST → 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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189 - Bitcoin Optimism in Riga
08/13/2025
189 - Bitcoin Optimism in Riga
Gabriel and Urban debrief a recent privacy-focused Bitcoin conference in Riga, Latvia. Is there hope for Bitcoin? GUEST → 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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188 - Amir Taaki: Let There Be Dark
08/11/2025
188 - Amir Taaki: Let There Be Dark
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Amir Taaki, hardcore cypherpunk with a wild curriculum vitae: working on Bitcoin in the early days, developer of Dark Wallet, fighter against ISIS, and developer of DarkFi privacy-focused communication platform (among other things). GUEST → → → → 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. → TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:20 - What is the difference between a criminal and a forest rebel? 3:20 - How did Amir discover anarchy? 15:15 - Amir Taaki's thoughts on how Bitcoin got to where it is 27:15 - Work on Dark Wallet 41:15 - Does Amir regret creating the BIP process? 50:50 - Why did Amir Taaki go to fight ISIS? 1:03:40 - Amir Taaki gets onto The List after fighting ISIS 1:12:05 - DarkFi 1:14:00 - Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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Orange Utopia: Bitcoin Business Failure
08/08/2025
Orange Utopia: Bitcoin Business Failure
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