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Orange Utopia: Bitcoin Business Failure Aug 08, 2025

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187 - Seth for Privacy: Monero Unveiled Aug 04, 2025

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Seth for Privacy about Monero, its competitors, and its many challenges.

GUEST → https://x.com/sethforprivacy → https://sethforprivacy.com/ → https://optoutpod.com/ → https://cakewallet.com/

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SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html

TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Update on Cake Wallet 5:50 – Challenges of developing on iPhone 11:10 – Difficulties of running a Monero company 17:30 – Do Bitcoiners at conferences secretly use Monero? 23:10 – What does price mean in Monero? 28:40 – Monero changing from ring signatures to full-chain membership proofs 32:25 – Who develops Monero? 38:20 – Ross Ulbricht huge Bitcoin donation from darknet market 44:55 – Has Bitcoin failed? 49:45 – Can Monero learn from Zcash? 56:50 – Final Thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

No-BS Emergency Food Plan (Video Course) Jul 18, 2025

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Purchase here: → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/desc-no-bs-emergency-food-plan/

186 - Max Tannahill: Trouble in Bitcoin Paradise Jul 14, 2025

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill about many Bitcoin issues: Samourai Wallet, Ashigaru Wallet, Bitcoin Knots, terrible figures in Bitcoin, the importance of CoinJoins, Lightning thots, Ledger, and the UK.

FOR BITCOIN BEGINNERS → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwPwsAnQGY&list=PLJyrw2XESBDpNHKb63a2ylrITPShY-3T7 → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/bitcoin-self-sovereignty/

GUEST → https://x.com/maxtannahill → t.me/maxtannahill (Telegram) → https://www.p2prights.org/donate.html (Samourai Wallet court case donations)

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SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html

TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Update on Samourai Wallet 13:30 – Ashigaru Whirlpool 21:40 – Bitcoin Knots 30:00 – Worst person in Bitcoin since May 2025 36:30 – Why make every transactions a CoinJoin? 42:30 – A common Bitcoin genre… 51:15 – Aping in to Bitcoin 57:50 – Thoughts on Ledger 1:01:30 – Amir Taaki vs Jameson Lopp 1:06:52 – What is Max most proud of being English? 1:11:20 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

185 - Parallel Mike: Lords of Finance Jul 07, 2025

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Mike of Parallel Systems. They discuss the benefits of Eastern Europe, the history of the decline of the world in corelation to gold, homesteading, and the myth of replacement fertility rate.

GUEST → https://parallelmike.com/ → https://parallelsystems.substack.com/ → Podcast: Parallel Mike Podcast

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TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:20 – Thoughts on Eastern Europe 6:40 – What happened to Europe after WWII 13:50 – The illusion of free markets 20:30 – What role does gold play in history? 33:10 – Thoughts on Goldbacks 41:00 – Cash is not property? 43:45 – How to get into homesteading 50:00 – Is replacement fertility rate really that important? 57:30 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

184 - Tom Bodrovics: Contrarian Investing, Contrarian Living Jun 30, 2025

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Tom Bodrovics, the host of Palisades Gold Radio and The Competent Man Podcast and a thoughtful voice on how to think about investing from a contrary perspective. They discuss gold, uranium, modern monetary theory, the economic problems of Canada, welding, how to vet a bank, and setting up a self-sufficient trailer.

GUEST → Competent Man Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@CompetentManPod → https://x.com/competentmanpod → https://competentmanpod.com/ → Palisades Gold Radio: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6X0ttmzTAJt_2ebcqcIbYw → https://palisadesradio.ca/ → https://x.com/PalisadesRadio

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MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy

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TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:40 – Favorite guests from Palisades Gold Radio 4:00 – Views on gold 10:00 – Fundamentals of contrarian investing 17:30 – Appreciation for Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)? 28:50 – Economic problems in Canada 39:10 – Bullish case for uranium 43:50 – Shadowbanning experiences 48:00 – The craft of welding 1:00:24 – What is a competent man? 1:07:30 – How to vet a bank 1:14:00 – Setting up a self-sufficient trailer 1:18:45 – Tom Bodrovic's top books on understanding the world 1:22:55 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Escape the Technocracy: 1-Year Anniversary Jun 27, 2025

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183 - Goldbacks: Making Gold Money Again Jun 23, 2025

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jeremy of Goldbacks. A Goldback is a gold product that looks similar to a banknote with particles of gold embedded in it. Gabriel and Jeremy discuss the proliferation of this product, the question of the "high premium," money laws in the US, acquisition, anti-counterfeiting measures, and all of the practical questions surrounding Goldbacks.

GUEST → https://www.goldback.com/ → https://x.com/Goldback → https://goldatm.com/ → https://www.goldback.com/calculator/

MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community

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TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:20 – How are Goldbacks made? 3:45 – Anti-counterfeiting measures 5:00 – Goldback production and popularity 5:50 – Money laws and Goldbacks 7:40 – Are Goldbacks confiscable like gold coins of the realm? 9:45 – How do people acquire Goldbacks? 11:35 – How can people start using Goldbacks? 15:45 – Why are Goldback "premiums" "so high"? 25:00 – Do Goldbacks replace silver? 30:15 – Goldbacks require dedicated wallet 32:35 – How to approach people to accept Goldbacks 36:00 – Places to buy Goldbacks 38:50 – International availability 42:10 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Nuclear War Survival Skills Jun 20, 2025

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Purchase here: → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/nuclear-survival-course/

182 - How to Get Portugal Permanent Residency Jun 16, 2025

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Dallas of PrivacyPost.io and Lusitano Dreams. This time around Dallas explains the process of earning permanent residency in Portugal: which means access to the European Union. What Dallas offers is similar to his South Dakota offerings.

GUEST → https://lusitanodreams.com/ (Portugal Residency Service) → https://privacypost.io/ (Dallas) → https://worldpost.io/ → See previous episodes with Dallas of PrivacyPost.io

SOUTH DAKOTA NOMAD RESIDENCY: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/south-dakota-residency-definitive-guide/

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SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html

TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 3:20 – Updates on South Dakota residency 5:00 – What drew Dallas to Portugal 6:30 – Jurisdictional advantages of Portugal 8:00 – Portugal's desirable residency process 12:50 – How Dallas helps with Portugal residency 16:35 – Timeline of Portugal residency 27:50 – Portugal has open borders (drawback as well as benefit) 33:30 – Summary of Dallas' service 41:40 – Portuguese society pros and consulting 49:00 – European Union benefits 50:30 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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