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Chris Dixon On Crypto, AI, and Why We Need Blockchain More Than Ever Jan 29, 2024

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EPISODE #34: Today's guest is Chris Dixon, Founder and Managing Partner at A16z Crypto. Chris is here to discuss his new book "Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet". In this episode, we get into open source internet, ownership of digital property, why Bitcoin is important, regulation in the United States, fear around centralized A.I. and the future of blockchain Featuring Mike Solana , Chris Dixon Buy Chris' Book! https://a.co/d/275aNPl Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/crypto-choke-point Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Chris Twitter: https://twitter.com/cdixon TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Chris Dixon To The Pod! Like & Subscribe 1:20 - Chris' New Book! 3:30 - A History Of The Internet - The Miracle Of The Internet Protocol 7:50 - Digital Property 13:00 - Web 2.0 - Companies Built & Accrue Power 21:15 - RSS vs. Corporate Power 27:00 - Fears Of Controlled Future - Getting To Web3 36:00 - Politicians Who Want More Power 44:30 - Can We Get Out Of This Regulatory Environment? 47:15 - Blockchains Turn 'Don't Be Evil' Into 'Can't Be Evil' 56:00 - Fears Of AI - Centralized Power 1:01:00 - Why We Need Blockchains & Open Source 1:05:00 - Thanks For Joining Chris! Buy His New Book!

Media Layoffs Everywhere, Jon Stewart Is Back, Barbie Movie Shunned By The Patriarchy Jan 26, 2024

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EPISODE #33: Pirate Wires crew is back for the weekly Friday podcast! This week we get into the complete implosion of the media industry with layoffs at multiple companies (the same week we launched our website btw..) Jon Stewart is returning for the election.. but it doesn't quite hit the same. We react to the Bryan Johnson interview. Finally, the Barbie Oscar nomination controversy that summoned Hillary Clinton. The patriarchy strikes again.. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed:https://www.piratewires.com/p/welcome-to-pirate-wires https://www.piratewires.com/p/bryan-johnson-interview Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe!

1:10 - Substack Is Full Of Nazis According To Casey Newton - Except It’s Not.. 7:00 - The Speech Police On The Internet Who Want To Control Everything 19:45 - Davos Was This Week - Surprise! They Also Want To Control Speech 23:00 - More Examples Of Media Fake Outrage 26:30 - Trump Crushes In Iowa - The Meltdown Has Begun 37:00 - INSANE eBay Story - eBay To Pay $3 Million For Harassment - Stalking, Pigs Head, Cockroaches, The DOJ Involved 46:00 - eBay Still Exists?? Who Uses It? 50:00 - Babylon Bee Caused Trouble.. Which Leads Us To A Light Conversation Regarding A Particular Word 56:00 - Vibe Shift Continues! RuPaul Contestant Is A Villain And The People Love It. 1:01:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like, Comment and Share With Your Friend - See You Next Week!

Bryan Johnson On His Mission To Defeat Human Aging & Live Forever Jan 24, 2024

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EPISODE #32: Bryan Johnson, Founder of Blueprint, joins us for an exclusive interview! His mission in life is DON'T DIE. In this episode, Bryan joins Mike Solana to discuss the public's reaction to his project, his daily routine, why he’s made life extension his life’s work, and more.

You can also read Mike Solana's piece on Bryan Johnson on Pirate Wires. Along with the full transcript of the interview. Link below..

Featuring Mike Solana & Bryan Johnson Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/

Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/bryan-johnson-interview https://www.piratewires.com/p/transcript-bryan-johnson-interview

Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Bryan Johnson To Pirate Wires!
1:15 - Selling Braintree for $800M in 2013 - The 10 Year Journey To Today’s Mission
8:00 - Bryan Was In A Deep Depression Prior To Blueprint - This Mission Saved His Life
11:00 - Bryan Revels His Thoughts On The Hate He Receives Online
14:00 - Working On The Most Ambitious Project Of The 21st Century
18:00 - Metrics For Success, Daily Routine, Diet
20:15 - Penis Rejuvenation!
25:30 - Can Curing Aging Actually Work?
28:00 - Bryan’s Biological Age Today
33:00 - Does Bryan Feel Alone In This Journey? Personal Interactions vs. Online
46:00 - Reacting To The Diet & Health Trends - Ancient Wisdom vs. New Data
55:00 - Embracing Of Death In Society
59:15 - A.I. Advancing Data On Human Aging
01:01:00 - Advice To A 21 Year Old
01:04:00 - Where Does Bryan Get The Willpower To Deal With Hate & People Questioning Him
01:06:40 - Thanks Bryan For Joining The Pod!

Fake Nazi Story, Trump Wins Iowa & Banned Words | Pirate Wires Podcast #30 🏴‍☠️ Jan 19, 2024

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EPISODE #31: Your favorite pod is back for the weekly Friday episode! Mike Solana and the Pirate Wires writing crew is here to discuss the week that was. We dive into the Casey Newton fake Nazi story, the legacy media trying to control speech, The media meltdown over Trump’s win in Iowa, an absolutely insane story regarding eBay. Also, we get a little spicy. We discuss a certain word that has been removed from our vernacular and might be coming back. Finally, the vibe shift continues in the place you definitely thought it would.. RuPaul’s Drag Race! Do our PW fans watch RuPaul? Comment below..

Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman

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Topics Discussed:

https://www.piratewires.com/p/overton-collapse

https://www.theindustry.pw/p/crisis-on-the-red-sea

https://www.dolorespark.pw/p/grim-new-record

Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires

Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod - Like & Subscribe!

1:10 - Substack Is Full Of Nazis According To Casey Newton - Except It’s Not..

7:00 - The Speech Police On The Internet Who Want To Control Everything

19:45 - Davos Was This Week - Surprise! They Also Want To Control Speech

23:00 - More Examples Of Media Fake Outrage

26:30 - Trump Crushes In Iowa - The Meltdown Has Begun

37:00 - INSANE ebay Story - eBay To Pay $3 Million For Harassment - Stalking, Pigs Head, Cockroaches, The DOJ Involved

46:00 - eBay Still Exists?? Who Uses It?

50:00 - Babylon Bee Caused Trouble.. Which Leads Us To A Light Conversation Regarding A Particular Word

56:00 - Vibe Shift Continues! RuPaul Contestant Is A Villain And The People Love It.

1:01:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like, Comment and Share With Your Friend - See You Next Week!

Climate Change Is Over, Jewish Tunnels In NYC & SF Ends The War | PIRATE WIRES EP#30 🏴‍☠️ Jan 12, 2024

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EPISODE #30: The Pirate Wires crew is here for your weekly Friday podcast! This episode we get into all the latest clown world stories. Now that Greta is yay-Hamas, is the climate change fight over? Pete Buttigieg says ‘not so fast!’ as he claims that the supply chain will be disrupted by climate change.. while there’s an actual terrorist attack in the Red Sea. The Jewish tunnels in NYC brought out some of the best memes on the the internet. The complete buffoonery that is SF passing a ceasefire resolution. Don Lemon is based and on X. Which leads us to our final topic about the overton collapse and the future of news media.

Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman

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Topics Discussed:

https://www.piratewires.com/p/overton-collapse

https://www.theindustry.pw/p/crisis-on-the-red-sea

https://www.dolorespark.pw/p/grim-new-record Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires

Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe!

1:30 - Greta Is Full Pro Palestine. Is The Climate Fight Seeing Its Final Days?

18:00 - That's Pete Buttigieg's Music! Pete Blames Shipping Crisis On Climate Change.. Not The Actual Terror Attacks

22:30 - It's Time To Build! - Jewish Tunnels In NYC

34:45 - SF Ends The War! A Complete Nonsense Ceasefire Resolution Was Passed

40:30 - Dean Preston Blames Racism For Grocery Store Closing51:45 - Based Don Lemon! Don Is Back On Twitter Exclusively. What Will His Show Look Like?

55:00 - Overton Collapse - The Changing Media Landscape In America1:07:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! See You Next Week!

#podcast #climatechange #nyc #sanfrancisco #politics #culture

We’re On The Brink of A Global Shipping Crisis | Pirate Wires Podcast #29 🏴‍☠️ Jan 10, 2024

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EPISODE #29: Special Emergency Pod! Mike Solana is joined by Ryan Petersen, Founder & CEO of Flexport, a multi-national supply chain management & logistics company. In the past month, the Yemen led Houthi movement began attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea. These attacks were prompted by the continued conflict between Israel and Palestine as a retaliation against Israel's allies. The results has been a rerouting of ships around the Suez Canal, shipping delays, and dramatic price increases. Ryan helps us break down the entire situation and addresses the fears of how this could escalate into a regional war.

Featuring Mike Solana & Ryan Petersen

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Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Ryan Twitter: https://twitter.com/typesfast

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Ryan Petersen! CEO Of Flexport

2:00 - What Exactly Is Going On In The Red Sea and the Suez Canal?

6:45 - Houthi Movement Explained - Should U.S. Be Involved?

9:30 - The Role Of Private Shipping Businesses During Conflict

12:30 - The Panama Canal - Past Trade Disruptions

14:50 - Motivation For Houthi Attacks19:45 - Is The U.S. Still The Global Police? Should Other Countries Step Up?

21:30 - How Trade Routes Can Continue To Break Down - What If Both Canals Closed?

29:00 - Can This Be Solved With A Navy? Or Will It Require Ground Forces?

34:00 - Pete Buttegegi Claims Global Warming Is The Biggest Threat To Shipping. Wut.

37:40 - Thanks For Joining Us Ryan! Your Regular Scheduled Episode Will Drop On Friday - Like & Subscribe!

The End Of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Pirate Wires Podcast #28 🏴‍☠️ Jan 05, 2024

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EPISODE #28: Happy New Year! The Pirate Wires crew is back! We may be in the new year, but the Claudine Gay discourse has decided ride into 2024 with us. We discuss the recent resignation of Claudine Gay from Harvard, the embarrassing (yet predictable) media response, the citizen journalism that took down Claudine, the end of DEI, and the vibe shift of race relations in the country within schools and the workplace.

Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman

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https://www.theindustry.pw/p/gay-might-be-out-but-dei-is-still

Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires

Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pirate Wires Pod! Like & Subscribe!

1:30 - Claudine Gay Resigns From Harvard

9:15 - The Wild Takes Online - From Plagiarism = Racism to Scalping

19:00 - The Changing Rules Of Racism

28:30 - Vibe Shift - Is This The End Of DEI?? (Maybe not..)

48:30 - It's Time To End Racial & Gender Quotas

52:00 - Thanks For Watching! PW Launch Coming Soon?! Like & Subscribe - See You Next Week!

#podcast #woke #politics #harvard #claudinegay #DEI #racism #culture #technology

Everyone Is Racist | Pirate Wires #27 🏴‍☠️ Dec 15, 2023

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EPISODE #27: The Pirate Wires crew is back! This week we get into bunch of controversies regarding race in America involving IBM President, Bill Ackman, & Claudine Gay. Whether you agree with them or not, we do stand by the push for free speech. We also get into the Christmas.. I mean.. Holiday Season. Company Christmas parties have replaced drinking with guac and Pickleball. Finally, River breaks down the fake holiday that we know as Kwanzaa. Packed episode!

Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman

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Topics Discussed:

https://www.theindustry.pw/p/ibms-racist-hiring-scandal

https://www.piratewires.com/p/abolish-kwanzaa

Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires

Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro - Like & Subscribe!

1:00 - IBM Gets Caught For Racist Hiring Policies

7:00 - Bill Ackman Gets Involved In Racial Conversation During His Fight With Harvard

13:30 - Claudine Gay In Hot Water At Harvard - Discussing Free Speech on College Campuses

23:15 - Hold up... Roxanne Gay is Claudine Gays Cousin! 29:00 - Wrapping Up Speech Conversation

34:30 - Christmas Parties CANCELLED - Drinking Replaced With Guac & Pickleball

40:30 - Abolish Kwanzaa?! River Discusses The Origins Of Kwanzaa - Why Is It Still Celebrated Today?

50:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! Pirate Wires Pod Every Friday! See You Next Week

#podcast #culutre #tech #politics #racism #billackman #harvard #Christmas

Balaji & Beff Jezos Respond To Forbes Doxxing The e/acc Leader | Pirate Wires Podcast #26 🏴‍☠️ Dec 08, 2023

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EPISODE #26: This week on the Pirate Wires Podcast, Solana is joined by Balaji Srinivasan, and Beff Jezos. We're breaking down Beff's recent doxxing by Forbes and expose the evil ethics behind the media. We also discuss the media losing its power from tech companies, the vibe shift of CEOs, the future of e/acc, and AI concerns.

Featuring Mike Solana, Balaji, & Beff Jezos (Guillaume Verdon)

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https://www.piratewires.com/p/thot-police-forbes-has-doxed-beff Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires

Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Balaji Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis

Beff Jezos Twitter: https://twitter.com/BasedBeffJezos

Guillaume Verdon Twitter: https://twitter.com/GillVerd TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Balaji & Beff Jezos! Like & Subscribe!

2:15 - Beff Got Doxxed By Forbes - Everything You Need To Know

14:15 - Lack Of Ethics In Media

24:20 - How Tech Ruined The Medias Power

36:00 - e/acc Explained

52:50 - Vibe Shift By CEOs In Tech

1:02:30 - AI Fears - Centralization - Controlled By Few

1:26:00 - The Fight For Freedom - Speech, Compute, Exchange

1:34:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! See You Next Week! #podcast #ai #balaji #eacc #tech #media #polictics #culture #freedom

Elon Musk Tells Advertisers "Go F*** Yourself!", and Racist Football Fan | Pirate Wires Podcast #25 🏴‍☠️ Dec 01, 2023

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EPISODE #25: We're Back! This week on the Pirate Wires podcast, we discuss Deadspin calling a child racist for dressing up at a football game, Elon Musk's insane interview with the NYT, Ireland policing speech, UN attempting to stop meat consumption in America, the morality of having kids.. and Pirate Wires BIG week in the news!!

Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman

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Topics Discussed:

Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires

Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana

Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell

River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice

Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro - Welcome Back To The Pirate Wires Podcast!

0:30 - Deadspin Doxxes Child NFL Fan For Being Racists

8:20 - Black Face Discussion (Uh Oh..)