"Pod People"

Hosts: Vicky Davis, Darren Weeks

COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://governamerica.com/radio/radio-archives/22092-govern-america-december-30-2017-pod-people

International Migrants Day is observed by the Organization of American States. Agenda 21, data points, behavioral modification meters, MIT studies, and the prison planet. Tracking from farm to table, and cradle to grave. Cybersecurity and the smart grid. Wifi and white spaces. The weaponization of household appliances and the end of all private ownership. Will your dinner plate report you? Brain-computer interfaces, and gadgets that read your mind and respond accordingly. Will your smart bathroom ask you about your "experience"? Follow up discussion on the recent train derailment in Washington state. Disaster preparedness drill taking place at the time of the incident. Gun control by mental evaluation. Bundy trial follow-up and prosecutorial misconduct. Nearly 7,000 store closure announcements made in 2017, as the global economy roars along. Homelessness rampant in LA, as foreign papers question why so many Americans are living in poverty. Was crypto currency developed by government agency? Was Bitcoin a test run for the cashless society? NSA outlined how crypto currency would work years ago. Education secretary Betsy DeVos brings together entreprenuers to "rethink" education. Phone calls.