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Trump won't stop Al despite doomer tantrums | PW Pod ft. Mike Solana & Bridget Phetasy Sep 25, 2026

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Welcome back to the pod! Today we're talking abundance. After Trump's deal with Greenland this week, we break down that, despite the flaws of the administration, Trump has positioned himself as the abundance president when it comes to American advancement (while the Democrats' abundance agenda has fallen apart.) Also on the show, a NYT writer virtue signals her way into sending her kid to a terrible public school, woke is so back as a lesbian bar breaks the internet for removing their mask mandate, and we have a white pill in human brain development side of science!

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Featuring Mike Solana, Bridget Phetasy, Riley Nork

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! THANK YOU MONACO

1:30 - Is Trump The Abundance President?

11:15 - What Happened To The Dems Abundance Movement?

20:30 - The Public School System is Broken

32:35 - THANK YOU AUTOPILOT

33:20 - What Exactly Is Happening With Hangings Around The Country?

44:50 - Woke Is Back & Better Than Ever! Lesbian Mask Bar Breaks The Internet

50:21 - Macklemore Cancels Ed Sheeran

1:07:50 - White Pill! Huge Advancements In Brain Science!

1:15:10 - THANK YOU EIGHT SLEEP

1:16:15 - Go See Bridget live! See You Next Week

#podcast #technology #politics #culture #tech #ai

The AI Apocalypse Is Here To K*ll Us All.. Maybe? Sep 18, 2026

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Welcome back to the pod! Bridget Phetasy returns to the Pirate Wires podcast as one of our esteemed cohosts. This past week, the internet was consumed by the AI doomerism conversation. The tech people are supporting AI at all costs, the doomers are making their opinions heard, and we at Pirate Wires.. are unsure. We dive into all of the discourse, how Peter Thiel predicted the AI antichrist, the white pill of AI, and we even get into Sydney Sweeney's boobs. We have it all!

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Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Bridget Phetasy

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod - Welcome Back Bridget Phetasy!

0:30 - The AI Apocypse - Is It All Over?

24:35 - THANK YOU @MonacoGTM

25:33 - Breaking Down The AI Discourse

40:00 - Did Peter Thiel Predict The AI Antichrist?!

50:05 - Sydney Sweeney's Controversial Boobs

10:40 - White Pill - How AI Leads To More Creativity - PW Writer Vibe Coded A Viral Video Game

21:40 - THANK YOU @eightsleep

1:22:20 - AirBnB Wants To Fix The Housing Crises

1:32:15 - THANK YOU @joinautopilot

1:32:55 - Wrapping Up - Go See Bridget Live in Austin!

#podcast #technology #politics #culture #tech #ai

WE'RE BACK | From 9/11 To Lindsay Clancy - How The Internet Has Gone INSANE Sep 11, 2026

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Welcome back to the Pirate Wires pod! The gang is back together for your favorite weekly pod covering tech, politics & culture. PW alum, Sanjana Friedman, returns to the show with Mike Solana in Riley Nork. Today on the pod, 25th anniversary of 9/11 and how the old world feels so ancient, the brain rot phone addiction that led to the decision of the Lindsay Clancy case, another AI doomer has sprung to life from the the bowels of Anthropic, we ponder if we're all in a simulation, and Solana gives us a deep dive into immigration and H1B's.

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Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Sanjana Friedman

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - WE'RE BACK!

2:55 - 9/11 25th Anniversary & Gen Z Irony Posting

8:50 - THANK YOU MONACO!

9:25 - Lindsay Clancy Trial Highlights Phone Addiction Brain Rot

40:45 - AI Death Cult - Anthropic Employee Warns Of AI Doom

1:06:46 - White Pill - Are We In A Simulation - Sponsored By Eight Sleep

1:12:25 - THANK YOU EIGHT SLEEP!

1:13:08 - The Truth About Immigration & H1Bs - Sponsored By Autopilot

1:31:00 - THANK YOU AUTOPILOT

1:32:00 - Wrapping Up

1:34:00 - We're Back For Good! See You Every Friday at 4pmET

#podcast #technology #politics #culture #tech #ai

An Important Update.. Jun 27, 2025

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Mike Solana & Producer Matt give a send off message. Thanks for being apart of the podcast these past few years! We appreciate every one of you.

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Israel/Iran, Tucker and Ted Cruz, & The Dems Love Getting Arrested (ft. Simone & Malcolm Collins) Jun 20, 2025

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EPISODE #97: This past week, the U.S. found itself on the brink of WWIII due to the Iran/Israel crises. Will Trump get us involved in another war? To be honest, none of us want to talk about this, but it’s present in every part of our culture right now. To cope, we get into the viral clip of Tucker calling out Ted Cruz. Elsewhere in the news, the hottest new trend for Dems is to get arrested, and the March To Gaza ends at the hands of Egyptian police. Finally, we make the case why every American needs to be in shape, and Solana gives us his white pill, why we are truly living in amazing times right now.

Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Brandon Gorell, Simone Collins, Malcolm Collins

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

1:30 - Simone & Malcolm's YT Channel - Based Camp

3:30 - Israel/Iran - WWIII?? Or Are We Just Tired Of Talking About The Middle East..

9:50 - Tucker Carlson Gets Ted To Fumble On Iran Population

17:50 - Democrats Love Getting Arrested

34:55 - The March To Gaza

56:20 - ADQUICK! Thank you AdQuick For Sponsoring The Pod!

57:20 - Make America Jacked Again: he Case for Government Fat Camps

1:10:20 - The White Pill - Solana Tells Us Why He's So Optimistic Right Now In Tech

1:24:00 - Thanks For Listening! Like & Subscribe!

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LA Riots & The Waymos Are Set On Fire (Ft. Liv Boeree & George Hotz) Jun 13, 2025

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EPISODE #96: Welcome back to the pod! Time to party like it’s 2020 with some “fiery, but mostly peaceful protests”. We get into the riots in Los Angeles and all the insanity on the internet. The Waymos have become a victim in this destructive society. Should we arm the Waymos? Did they die for our sins? People like Katy Perry are now rewriting the history of California and America, and the protest extend to multiple cities. Finally, Greta makes it to Israel on her selfie yacht.

Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Blake Dodge, Liv Boree, George Hotz

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https://www.piratewires.com/p/it-was-chaos-the-la-riots-a-first-hand-account?f=home

https://www.piratewires.com/p/what-does-waymo-mean?f=home

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

1:00 - ICE Protests In LA Turn Into Riots

13:30 - Re-Writing American History

25:30 - The Waymos Are On Fire, Burning Down Cities

1:00:15 - ADQUICK - Thank You AdQuick For Sponsoring The Pod

1:01:30 - Greta Watch - Greta Gets 'Kidnapped' By Israel

1:14:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe

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Chaos! Elon & Trump Break Up - Here's Why.. (ft. Bridget Phetasy) Jun 06, 2025

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EPISODE #95: We go a huge pod for you guys this week! We were reporting on the Trump Elon story during our Thursday recording, then all hell broke loose. Solana and producer Matt had to step in and record a Friday morning emergency pod. We break down the latest on the break up of the century. Then, we get into your regularly scheduled podcast! Bridget Phetasy and the PW crew join us to get into the Elon/Trump relationship, the downfall, and what exact is in the Big Beautiful Bill? Also on this episode: Nucleas released a new product that has cause controversy over eugenics, Palantir wants to steal your data? and Greta goes to Gaza while Dave Portnoy says that free speech is not allowed when discussing Jewish people.

Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Blake Dodge, Matt Marlinski, Bridget Phetsay,

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

0:40 - Emergency Pod! The Latest On Trump/Elon

23:00 - Why The Break Up Happened? What Exactly Is In BBB? w/Bridget Phetasy and the PW crew

44:10 - Super Babies - Nucleus Genomics Summons Eugenics Discourse

1:13:00 - Palantir Will Steal Your Data?!

1:24:00 - ADQUICK! - Thank You For Sponsoring The Podcast!

1:25:00 - Greta Goes To Gaza, Dave Portnoy Bans Free Speech

1:39:45 - Breaking Elon News As It Happened!

1:42:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe!

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Our Government Is Broken: Charter Cities & Fixing Infrastructure w/ Kelsey Piper & Patri Friedman May 30, 2025

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EPISODE #94: Welcome back to the pod! This week we have special guests Kelsey Piper & Patri Friedman joining Mike Solana to chat about our government’s inability to build anything today, and the solutions that are being built. We discuss the history of seasteading, the evolution of charter cities, build vs. exit, the “Abundance” movement, Trump's 'Golden Age' and if we’ll ever be able to fix the legislative branch.

Featuring Mike Solana, Kelsey Piper & Patri Friedman

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Kelsey Piper & Patri Friedman To The Pod

2:00 - Charter Cities & Economic Freedom

8:20 -The Origins and Evolution of Seasteading

12:55 - Shenzen & Notable Seasteading Projects and Challenges

21:15 - Charter Cities: Esmeralda, California Forever, Prospera in Honduras.

28:50 - Ezra Klein & 'Abundance' Movement - Will It Work?

34:00 - Freedom Cities & The Trump 'Golden Age'

42:00 - DOGE Failures

47:45 - ADQUICK - Thanks For Sponsoring The Pod!

48:48- Local Government and Political Reform

50:36 - Meritocracy and Government Hiring

52:28 - Democratic Values and Affirmative Action

01:04:39- AI and the Future of Democracy

01:05:42 - The Role of AI in Governance

01:12:07 - Aesthetics in Urban Development

01:21:42 - Exit or Build: The Future of America

#podcast #technology #politics #culture

We're Back! Tech Updates, Jony Ive & Sam Altman, Air Travel Is Awful, The Left's Joe Rogan May 23, 2025

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EPISODE #93: Hi friends, we're back! Lot's to catch up on. First up, we discussing the awful state of air travel that Solana reported on this week. Next up, your tech news round up! Everything from Golden Domes, to dating apps, to 4-in-1 d*ck pills. Sam Altman & Jony Ive combine forces. What will the aesthetic of the future look like? Finally, the Dems continue to pick up the pieces as Biden's health cover up was exposed last week. Will they ever find their Joe Rogan?

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Blake Dodge

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

1:20 - Say Hi To Our New Writer, Blake!

1:50 - Infrastructure Is Collapsing In America - Air Travel Is A Mess

18:00 - Tech In DC - Is The Optimism Still There? Golden Dome

24:00 - HIMS 4-in-1 D*ck pills

29:00 - The State Of Dating Apps

37:00 - The Aesthetic Of The Future - Sam Altman & Jony Ive combine forces

54:00 - ADQUICK! Thanks For Sponsoring The Pod

55:10 - The Search For The "Liberal Joe Rogan"

1:08:40 - The Joe Biden Health Cover Up

1:23:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe

#podcast #technology #politics #culture

Trump War Plans Leaked From Signal, Snow White Disaster, Ghibli Takes Over X Mar 28, 2025

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EPISODE #92: This Atlantic’s bombshell report exposes the clownish nature of Trump admin. Snow White bombs at the box office after woke controversy from it’s star, Rachel Zegler. Tech Hating NPR CEO, Katherine Maher, testified before Congress and denied her previous tweets. Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett calls Governor Abbott "Hot Wheels." And everything is Ghibli, X feed gets taken over by Ghibli art, depicting some of the most famous moments in meme history.

**Also.. a note to Pirate Nation. We're taking a brief hiatus for the podcast. We're retooling and reimagining the show. We'll be back in a few weeks. Subscribe to PW on our site for regular pieces and The Daily. Follow us on X and check the YT community tab for pod updates. Thanks for your support!

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Molly O'Shea

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- https://www.piratewires.com/p/slop-world?f=home

- https://www.piratewires.com/p/katherine-maher-statements-on-tech?f=home

- https://www.piratewires.com/p/demonic?f=home

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