Best Bigtech Podcasts (2025)

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Privacy and Utopia: A History - Audiobook Available 20:30

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23h ago20:30

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PDF AND AUDIOBOOK PACKAGE AVAILABLE HERE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/privacy-and-utopia-a-history-e-book/ ADDITIONAL SAMPLE → https://youtu.be/Z-86qGSDUV4 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 popu…

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267: 7 Startup Lessons from BlackBerry’s Rise and Fall 15:50

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Most non-technical founders dream of building a game-changing tech product—without learning to code. But bridging the gap between vision and execution? That takes more than just a good idea. In this episode, Sophia Matveeva breaks down 7 essential lessons from the rise and fall of BlackBerry, a tech company that revolutionized communication, then l…

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How OpenAI's ChatGPT Guided a Teen to His Death 45:12

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Content Warning: This episode contains references to suicide and self-harm. Like millions of kids, 16-year-old Adam Raine started using ChatGPT for help with his homework. Over the next few months, the AI dragged Adam deeper and deeper into a dark rabbit hole, preying on his vulnerabilities and isolating him from his loved ones. In April of this ye…

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194 - Confessions of a Private Investigator 1:00:20

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with a private investigator based in the United States. GUEST → Email me and I can connect you with the guest. WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIM…

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Guest Host Jeffrey Tucker Interviews Cooper Davis 1:57:45

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There's a new voice behind the microphone this week! Frequent guest and close friend of Trish, Jeffrey Tucker is leading the show to sound the alarm on the rising medicalization and chemicalization of everything. Joined by one of his colleagues at the Brownston Institute, Cooper Davis, the two explore why during the the Covid so many had faith that…

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193 - Privacy Postmaster # 1 48:07

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Beneath a crimson sky, a specter approaches. The Privacy Postmaster rides... THE PRIVACY POSTMASTER → https://privacypost.io WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html Music by Karl …

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266. Founder-Led vs. Product-Led Growth: how to pick the right path for your startup 36:14

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Most founders dream of creating a product so good it sells itself. That’s the promise of product-led growth: customers discover, share, and adopt your product with little to no sales effort. Sadly that's rarely the reality. In the early stages, almost every founder has to do the hard, unglamorous work of founder-led growth: building trust, making o…

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192 - Richard Turrin: China’s Digital Currency Revolution 1:07:46

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Richard Turrin, author of a book on China’s rapid transformation to a cashless society. GUEST → https://richturrin.com/ → https://www.amazon.com/Cashless-Chinas-Digital-Currency-Revolution/dp/1949642720 → https://x.com/richardturrin → https://substack.com/@richturrin → https://www.linkedin.com/in/turrin/ WATCHMAN PRIVA…

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191 - AfriForum: Restoring Order in South Africa 49:51

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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 → https://x.com/JacquesBroodryk → https://afriforum.co.za/en/ (AfriForum) → Financially support AfriForum: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campai…

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Guest Jacquie Bynon Producer 1:41:38

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Two successful true crime producers ponder the nature of psychic darkness and the evil that was serial killer Ted Bundy. Both Trish and Jacquie have done full streaming series on him and compare notes on the rampage that changed a generation of women. Watch and Read Trish on Substack Follow Trish on X @woodreporting Website: www.trishwoodpodcast.co…

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190 - Start Mining NOW: Monero is Under Attack 39:35

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Gabriel and Urban discuss the recent attempt to 51% attack the privacy cryptocurrency Monero, and what you can do about it. MINE MONERO GUIDE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/start-mining-monero-now/ GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanpr…

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“Rogue AI” Used to be a Science Fiction Trope. Not Anymore. 42:11

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Everyone knows the science fiction tropes of AI systems that go rogue, disobey orders, or even try to escape their digital environment. These are supposed to be warning signs and morality tales, not things that we would ever actually create in real life, given the obvious danger. And yet we find ourselves building AI systems that are exhibiting the…

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265. From vodka shots to Y Combinator: how a non-technical founder built a global tech company 59:09

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If you’re a non-technical founder building your first product, this episode is for you. In today’s lesson, Robyn Exton shares the real story of how she went from branding agency employee to founder of a global tech company — without writing a line of code. She didn’t raise millions on day one. She learned by doing, made all the early-stage mistakes…

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189 - Bitcoin Optimism in Riga 35:22

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Gabriel and Urban debrief a recent privacy-focused Bitcoin conference in Riga, Latvia. Is there hope for Bitcoin? GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS → https://watchmanprivacy.com…

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188 - Amir Taaki: Let There Be Dark 1:18:06

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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 → https://x.com/Narodism → https://x.com/DarkFiSquad → https://dark.fi/ → https:/…

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Catherine Austin Fitts 1:50:37

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Catherine Austin Fitts believes it won’t be long until we are all being tracked and destroyed like Palestinians. This former Wall Street ace and Assistant Secretary of Housing — now living overseas, puts the pieces together for us. She also says the medical freedom movement needs to speak up before its too late. Also — Trish explores why a woman ha…

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Orange Utopia: Bitcoin Business Failure 10:24

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For similar articles, make sure you're subscribed to the Watchman's Torch Newsletter in one of the following two places: → https://watchmanprivacy.substack.com/ → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/watchmans-torch-newsletter/By Gabriel Custodiet

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264. The vacation strategy for people who can’t switch off 13:17

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If you’re the kind of leader who is “on” all the time — even on vacation — this episode is for you. In today’s lesson, Sophia Matveeva shares a practical, honest approach to taking time off without pretending you’ll fully unplug. Because when you're in charge, not checking work emails is often a pipe dream. Listen to this episode to learn: Why inne…

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The User Brings the Confetti: Rob Giampietro on Scaling a Human-Centered Brand 43:13

23d ago43:13

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Rob Giampietro, Head of Creative at Notion and former Design Director at MoMA, returns to the show to unpack the story behind Notion Faces, the popular tool that allows users to create their own illustrated avatar. Rob details the project's journey from a beloved internal tradition to a major public launch, including the pivotal decision to scale w…

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187 - Seth for Privacy: Monero Unveiled 1:01:03

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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/ WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://esc…

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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish 2:14:59

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The world finally wakes up to the truth about Gaza. Dead-enders are attempting to stop the pushback with propaganda, but are failing. A Toronto doctor who has lost over 70 family members, plus the three daughters and niece killed in 2009 by an Israeli tank shell — joins Trish to examine the horror, and what could be next. Also Trish exposes despera…

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AI is the Next Free Speech Battleground 49:11

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Imagine a future where the most persuasive voices in our society aren't human. Where AI generated speech fills our newsfeeds, talks to our children, and influences our elections. Where digital systems with no consciousness can hold bank accounts and property. Where AI companies have transferred the wealth of human labor and creativity to their own …

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263. The feature factory trap: when output doesn’t equal progress 31:20

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Why do so many software teams feel busy — but deliver so little value? Fractional tech leader Thanos Diacakis shares why shipping more features doesn’t always mean progress. Drawing on 25+ years in software — from startups to scaling JUMP Bikes at Uber — he explains how to escape the trap of over-planning, feature overload, and technical debt. List…

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Julius Ruechel, and the Trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber 1:41:43

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The Crown is seeking excessive jail sentences for Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, and the arguments in the courtroom exposed how deeply political this prosecution has become. Trish reports from Ottawa, and also weighs in on the Hockey Canada verdict. Meanwhile, Julius Ruechel returns espousing the grace of the family farm. Watch and Read Trish on Sub…

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Guest Colonel Douglas Macgregor 1:23:47

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A peaceful world slips away. Ukraine will lob American missiles at Moscow, and Netanyahu avoids a ceasefire to stay in office against corruption charges. Colonel Macgregor on our dangerous world. Trish unpacks the looming real estate disaster that may require a government bail out. Video reveals that evil lurking behind the Godmother of the settler…

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No-BS Emergency Food Plan (Video Course) 1:15:46

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

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Daniel Kokotajlo Forecasts the End of Human Dominance 38:19

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In 2023, researcher Daniel Kokotajlo left OpenAI—and risked millions in stock options—to warn the world about the dangerous direction of AI development. Now he’s out with AI 2027, a forecast of where that direction might take us in the very near future. AI 2027 predicts a world where humans lose control over our destiny at the hands of misaligned, …

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262. Why the CEO is the most dangerous person in a tech startup 19:40

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Most startup CEOs think they’re the visionary. But in today’s episode, you’ll learn why the CEO is often the single biggest threat to team productivity — and how to avoid becoming one. Based on a real conversation with a seasoned CTO and a sales leader who’ve scaled startups to exit, this episode dives into the blind spots that trip up even well-me…

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186 - Max Tannahill: Trouble in Bitcoin Paradise 1:15:49

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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://escapethetechnocr…

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Guest: Joshua Stylman 2:15:36

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Gifted writer and thinker Joshua Stylman talks about how life changes when you see through the Matrix. This successful tech entrepreneur and COVID dissident was cancelled for speaking out, but he's made a great life on the other side. Watch and Read Trish on Substack Follow Trish on X @woodreporting Website: www.trishwoodpodcast.com Shop: https://w…

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261. AI won’t kill jobs — but short-term thinking will 17:50

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Some CEOs are already replacing engineers and junior staff with large language models. But what if the real risk isn’t that AI replaces your team — it’s that it doesn’t, and you’re left without a talent pipeline? In this episode, Sophia Matveeva breaks down: Why cutting junior hiring today could sabotage your company in 3–5 years What IBM’s CEO get…

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185 - Parallel Mike: Lords of Finance 59:29

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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 WATCHMAN PRIVACY → ht…

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260. How non-techies succeed in tech: lessons from Microsoft’s CTO 38:23

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What does it really take to lead in tech without a technical degree? In this episode, Jennifer Byrne, former CTO of Microsoft US, shares how she built a top-tier tech career starting with a psychology degree — and why understanding context, not code, is your key to success. You’ll learn: How Jennifer transitioned from nonprofit work to tech leaders…

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True is Better Than New: David Reinfurt on Evolving Graphic Design Education 45:02

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In this episode, designer, educator, and author David Reinfurt returns to the show to discuss his latest book, A *Co-* Program for Graphic Design. Born from a series of lectures delivered remotely, online, and together with collaborators and cooperators, the new book builds on his earlier “spoken” book, exploring some unexpected and intuitive overl…

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184 - Tom Bodrovics: Contrarian Investing, Contrarian Living 1:25:27

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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. GUE…

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Father Emmanuel Lemelson 1:42:09

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A Christian Orthodox priest exposes the spiritual bankruptcy of the evangelical Zionist movement driving American foreign policy into the ditch. Decrying the cruelty of Israel’s Gaza debasement, Father Emmanuel Lemelson speaks out about war, peace, and what the Bible actually says. Follow Trish on X @woodreporting Website: www.trishwoodpodcast.com …

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Escape the Technocracy: 1-Year Anniversary 32:38

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Shop anniversary sale here: → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/By Gabriel Custodiet

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Is AI Productivity Worth Our Humanity? with Prof. Michael Sandel 46:45

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Tech leaders promise that AI automation will usher in an age of unprecedented abundance: cheap goods, universal high income, and freedom from the drudgery of work. But even if AI delivers material prosperity, will that prosperity be shared? And what happens to human dignity if our labor and contributions become obsolete? Political philosopher Micha…

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259. Big tech, AI and the future of attention: what you missed in Cannes 14:29

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Think advertising is just TikTok, Instagram, or TV? Think again. At Cannes Lions, a major industry summit, Big Tech set the agenda for what’s next in AI, branding, and attention. This is your insider's summary. In this episode, you will learn: How offline spaces are powering smart digital brands What AI personas are, and how to use them to test pro…

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183 - Goldbacks: Making Gold Money Again 44:59

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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 …

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Guest: Laura Delano, Author of Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance 2:02:19

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She is a survivor of both mental illness and the current paradigm set up to treat it. Laura Delano has written an astonishing book that is part memoir and part investigative critique of the Big Pharma drugs that made her sicker, and the dehumanizing treatment plans that perpetuated her fall. Follow Trish on X @woodreporting Website: www.trishwoodpo…