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James Lowen shares his journey into the Freedom movement in part two, discussing the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and forced vaccination that prevents him from leaving his country. Brendon and James explore the emotional and relational fallout that occurred as a result of Jame's shift in perspective and discuss how becoming a parent changed Brendon.

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Timestamps:

• [0:02:41] How James Investigated the Corrupt System
• [0:04:55] The Influence of Secret Societies on Politics
• [0:07:27] Exploring the Freedom Movement
• [0:09:28] The Impact of Sharing Intactivist Perspectives
• [0:13:29] The Bigger Picture Beyond Intactivism
• [0:15:48] The History of Modern Medicine
• [0:17:50] University Culture and Indoctrination
• [0:22:59] Activists’ Reactions to Reactions to Conspiracy Theories
• [0:26:50] The Co-Opting of the LGBTQ+ Movement and the Impact of the Pandemic
• [0:30:42] Conversation on Intellectual Disagreement and Relational Violence
• [0:33:21] The Impact of Unpopular Ideas on Relationships
• [0:35:02] Medical Tyranny and Vaccines
• [0:39:41] The Connection Between Circumcision and Vaccines
• [0:41:24] Activism and Fear of Losing Progress
• [0:44:47] Exploring the Impact of Transgenderism on Society
• [0:48:02] Genital Autonomy vs. Genital Integrity
• [0:54:30] The Process of Updating Perspectives and Information
• [0:56:10] Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Life Choices
• [1:01:16] Mask Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• [1:03:29] Finding Community During Conflict and Controversy
• [1:05:37] The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Detransition Stories
• [1:09:39] The Impact of Transgenderism on Children
• [1:11:58] The Impact of Censorship on Social Media Platforms
• [1:14:01] Power Struggles in Relationships
• [1:16:30] The Difference Between Pressure and Persuasion
• [1:19:15] How Becoming a Father Changed Brendon
• [1:22:49] Stress and Emotional Regulation
• [1:25:05] Parenting and Healing Through Connection
• [1:32:45] Parenting Responsibilities and Unexpected Joys
• [1:34:44] Conscious Parenting

Resources

• Follow James on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Bonobo3D

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Photographer James Lowen discusses his journey documenting multiple social movements, including early gay rights and transgender activism, Intactivism, anti-lockdown protests, and the detrans movement. He shares insights into his process, the evolution of technology, and his personal growth as an artist.

Timestamps:

• [02:22] How James Got Started With Video
• [04:17] First Filming of Protests
• [11:14] The Arc of James Film Career
• [14:00] James Loewen's Personal Connection to Outrage and Intactivism
• [18:18] The Angelic Inspirations of James Work
• [20:20] James YouTube Intactivism Origin Story
• [22:16] Exploring the Impact of Circumcision Through Filmmaking and Activism
• [24:27] Reflections on Brendon's Documentary Film
• [28:21] The Growth and Change of Intactivism Over 30 Years of Filming
• [31:04] The Impact of Gore Vidal's 1968 Novel Myra Breckenridge
• [33:03] The Power of the Bloodstained Protest Symbol and Jonathan Conte
• [37:33] Reflection on the Impact of the Bloodstained Men
• [40:26] Exploring the Symbolism of the Bloodstained Outfit, Jonathan Conte, and Patricia Robinett
• [43:08] Reflections on Intactivism and the Bloodstained Men Tour
• [45:25] The Unique and Memorable Journey with Bloodstained Men
• [47:41] The Southern Tour with Bloodstained Men

Resources

• Follow James on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Bonobo3D

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Recorded during the development of Children's Justice, in this episode I talk about the events that lead to Children's Justice,  my reasons for the book, and the process of writing the book.

Resources

• Children's Justice

Children's Justice is out now. Get the book here:
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The story of the bestseller that didn't exist. Plus, how to speak genius into reality through magick.

Resources

• Video on I, Libertine: https://youtu.be/W7H5kFGEyUw
• Children's Justice
• The Intactivist Guidebook

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Marilyn Milos, who is regarded as ‘The Mother of the Intactivist Movement,”  is merging her organization with Georganne Chapin's organization Intact America. Both experienced activists join us on this show to explore the history of the intactivist movement, all the way to the present. We talk about some challenges Intactivists are now facing and what the future might hold. If you are interested in Intactivism, this is a must-listen episode. 

Timestamps:

• [01:10] How Marilyn and Georgian met
• [18:06] Marilyn’s thoughts about working with Georgianne
• [21:07] The merger: What does it mean and how did it come about 
• [35:45] Developing a new strategy for the future after the merger
• [42:37] Social justices to complicity principle
• [48:50] The difference between professional and the grassroot organizations
• [54:20] Hiring process in the Intactivist organizations
• [1:01:50] Working with Intact America organization
• [1:03:05] The challenges in raising funds for the Intactivist organizations
• [1:08:16] The stigma around intactivist movements and how to handle it
• [1:11:35] Opening the doors for victims to come out and talk to each other
• [1:23:17] The true evil underlying the circumcision obsession
• [1:26:00] Will Intact America change its name after the merger?
• [1:28:28] Reach out to the Intact America organization

Resources

• American Circumcision
• Genital Autonomy-America Merges with Intact America
• Intact America

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Hotep Jesus shares his book The Patriot Report: The Conspiracy of Money and War and explores how debt and money are used to control society. We also talk about frame control, homeschooling, and much much more.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• [01:23] How wealthy and powerful people think about debt
• [02:38] How the people issuing dept can use it to gain power over different elements of society
• [07:04] What prevents kings from taking power from merchants
• [11:14] Why money men could not issue their currency and become their own bank
• [16:00] About Hotep Nation
• [19:00] The difference between trade-offs and cryptocurrency
• [27:00] The frame control
• [32:08] The meaning of grifters
• [37:35] Writing processes
• [44:16] The process of shifting the attention you get and re-inventing yourself
• [52:56] Methods of making the trade-offs in a way that benefit you more
• [57:56] How Hotep Nation tackles homeschooling
• [01:05:03] The book ‘Continuum Concept.’
• [01:08:16] Why military school?
• [01:01:33] The intention behind Brian’s educational experiment
• [01:13:37] What is wrong with our society now

Resources

• The Patriot Report
• Rules of Masculinity
• The Grifties
• Hotep Nation
• Hotep Nation YouTube
• Hotep Documentary
• Hotep Jesus
• Hotep Jesus on Twitter

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Ideamarket allows you to invest cryptocurrency into ideas to solve the information problem we all face: How do you know who to trust and what to pay attention to? In this episode, Mike Elias and James Ellis from Ideamarket break down the future of trust online.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• [01:22] What is the two-sentence elevator pitch for Idea Market?
• [04:26] How idea Market helps find the good in all the noise.
• [10:56] Proliferation of information
• [12:24] How crowdsourcing model works
• [18:08] Pumping and building an idea through a small vocal fanbase
• [23;43] Preventative measures against dominant media building and flooding ideas in the incumbent media.
• [26:52] Can you sell an idea on Idea Market?
• [28:18] Betting on a competing idea
• [32:35] How ideas are valued on idea Market
• [37:00] The metaphor of a fact
• [45:38] Facts are extremely deep assumptions
• [47:35] Managing the uncertainty
• [52:00] Using past experiences to make assumptions for the future.
• [53:50] Financial costs of buying into ideas on the platform
• [56:02] How to use the idea market platform
• [58:12] Advice to those who haven’t joined crypto yet
• [1:01:38] Putting your money on Twitter personalities.
• [1:04:31] How to get in touch with Mike and James
• [1:06:47] Idea Market as an income stream

Resources

• Ideamarket website
• Ideakmarket user tutorial
• Mike Elias on facts (Part 1, 2, 3)

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Announcing my next book. In this solo episode, I explain how I chose my next project, what I discovered creating it, and why it might be the boldest project yet.

Previous Projects Mentioned:

• American Circumcision
• The Intactivist Guidebook

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As a social media manager, Jesse Herman has gotten over 20 billion views for his clients. Now, Jesse is starting a crypto platform that allows users to stake crypto on creators and causes they want to support.

We also talk about what polarizing characteristics make for a successful creator, how to handle toxic trolls, and why Jesse is focused on creating a "free money platform" rather than a free speech platform.

P.S. I am on Jesse's new platform. Support me here.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• [01:16] What Jesse Herman does
• [02:36] Content creation behind the scenes
• [04:06] Jesse’s story. Where it all started
• [09:29] Growing Facebook pages for clients
• [16:31] Advice to creators trying to produce viral content
• [17:56] Process of hiring people
• [20:30] Platforms to scale your business
• [29:13] New finance app for social media platforms and how it works
• [37:21] How to start receiving donations for your organization
• [43:26] Customized social tokens
• [53:22] Letsgo.finance platform launch date
• [55:03] Monetization through donations
• [1:00:49] How to get people to adapt to a new platform
• [1:06:08] Charity sites vs. donations sites
• [1:13:22] Setting up a mini-mask wallet
• [1:19:02] Change in content creation over 15 years
• [1:26:35] Identifying creators that have huge potential
• [1:31:43] Taboo topics in crypto
• [1:37:49] Controversy and polarization sales
• [1:46:02] Platform moderation and the challenges social media companies face
• [1:52:20] Polarization on the social media platform
• [2:00:36] Social Media influence strategies
• [2:03:40] Why Jesse prefers free money to free speech platform
• [2:10:01] Building better or revolutionary systems?

Resources

• LetsGo.Finance - Donate Crypto Through DeFi and NFTs

How To Join LetsGo.Finance:

1. Get a MetaMask Wallet and add the browser extension.
2. Go to app.letsgo.finance and sign up for an account, while logged into MetaMask.

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