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EPISODE #68: Welcome back to the pod! This week we are joined by Eade Bengard. We get into Elon Musk battling the country of Brazil over the banning X and the media & Kamala’s mission to silence tech bros. We then get into the new phrase that entered the lexicon this week: Founder Mode. What the hell is Founder Mode? Are we in Founder Mode Now? Right on cue, Founder Mode is, of course, deemed to be sexists. In our Polymarket Segment, we get into the odds of Biden passing the SAVE act which will require ID to vote. And finally, it’s Pirate Idol time! 3 new contestants step up for a chance to win a spot as the new Pirate Wires contributor. 

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Eade Bengard

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

2:25 - Jail The Tech Bros! Elon vs. Brazil - Media calling for Tech Bros To Be Jailed

23:35 - We Are Now In - FOUNDER MODE - What the hell is Founder Mode?!

48:26 - Voter ID Required To Vote - Will The SAVE Act Pass - Polymarket Segment

56:10 - Welcome Back To Pirate Idol - San Francisco Wants To Ban Zyn & Other Nicotine Pouches!?

#podcast #elonmusk #technology #politics #culture

Palmer Luckey Interview: Arsenal-1, US Manufacturing, Tariffs Heretical Thoughts & The Election

Today we have a special episode of the pod. The legendary Palmer Luckey returns to the pod! Palmer is the Founder of Anduril and the inventor of Oculus. In this conversation, Mike and Palmer discuss the astronauts stuck in space, government contracts, building Arsenal-1, dealing with the media, supporting Trump, heretical thoughts, and the world that Palmer would like to leave for his grandchildren. 

Featuring Mike Solana & Palmer Luckey

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod Palmer Luckey! 

2:30 - Boeing Starliner Astronauts Stuck In Space

10:00 - Government Defense Contracts

17:30 - $1.5B Raise For Anduril - Arsenal-1 Announcement - Anduril Expansion

26:25 - US Manufacturing Problems

31:20 - Tariffs - Why Palmer Approves Of Them

35:50 - Google Protests / Tech Defense Vibe Shift

39:05 - Supporting Trump 8 Years Ago vs. Now

42:20 - Heretical Thoughts Today

59:50 - Palmer Dealing With The Media - Why He Is Now Beloved

1:11:13 - Chromatic - How Palmer Is Reviving The GameBoy and Physical Video Games

1:19:00 - The Removal Of History On The Internet - Mandela Effect

1:25:20 - The Necessity Of Having Children

1:27:00 - The World That Palmer Wants To Build For His Grandchildren

1:29:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe

#podcast #palmerluckey #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #67: This week, we’re joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss the news of the week. The Mark Zuckerberg story arc continues to be unpredictable as the BJJ fighting, gold chain wearing, Gen-Z haircut chad is now regretful for cooperating with the Biden/Harris administration during Covid. Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, was arrested in France this week. Is this a free speech issue, was it politically motivated or neither? Tech press continues to be unhinged, a recent WIRED article calls out tech leaders over Trump’s infamous “very fine people” quote. And finally, week 2 of Pirate Idol! 4 new contestants join the show to win a chance at being a regular contributor to the pod.

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Brad Polumbo

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Zuckerberg Regrets Working With Biden/Harris Administration During C*vid.

17:40 - WIRED Magazine Attacks Silicon Valley For Supporting Trump's "Very Fine People" Quote

27:25 - Pavel Durov, Founder Of Telegram, Arrested In France

44:40 - PIRATE IDOL - The Weeks Topic: The Guardian Wants More Tech Boses Would Be Arrested - WTF?

1:21:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! Leave Your Votes In The Comments.

#podcast #markzuckerberg #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #66: Martin Shkreli is back on the pod to discuss Kamala’s economic policies. We break down all of the details and why they are terrible ideas. The DNC is wrapped up, and we react to the events of the week. The media came after Ben Horowitz and his wife because.. wait for it.. they support Trump. And finally.. the most anticipated event of the week.. PIRATE IDOL. Shkreli is our guest judge this week as 4 contestants compete to earn a regular contributor spot on the Pirate Wires Podcast.

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Martin Shkreli

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back Martin Shkreli to the pod!

2:00 - Breadlines Are Brat - Breaking Down Kamala’s Economic Policy

16:45 - Price Gauging

26:30 - The Latest Polymarket Report

28:15 - DNC Recap - Including Land Acknowledgements, Vasectomies, and Free Abortions

46:15 - Media Attacks Ben Horowitz and His Wife For Supporting Trump

59:10 - PIRATE IDOL - Who’s Going To Be The Next PW Star?!

1:37:30 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe

#podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #65: This past week, we gathered around our iPhones like it was the 1920's to listen to Trump and Elon speak on Spaces. The media of course, had a meltdown over it. We then get into the insane policies of the EU that threatens to jail everyone for speech. CNN's Kaitlan Collins goes on Stephen Colbert's show, only to find the audience laughing at them. And finally, our pal (the one who claims that math is racist), Jo Boaler, is back with her new book Math-ish. We also have some sad news at the end of the show :(

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Riley Nork

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

1:00 - Pirate Idol! Submit your videos!

3:00 - Elon & Trump Take Over Twitter With Spaces Conversation

23:45 - Polymarkets Predict If Trump & Elon Will Be Censored In The EU

20:15 - EU Censorship

55:00 - Entire Audience Laughs At Stephen Colbert & Kaitlan Collins

1:02:35 - Jo Boaler - The ‘Math Is Racist’ Lady - Release a Math Book

1:09:30  - Sanjana’s Last Show :disappointed:

1:11:00 - Submit Your Videos To Pirate Idol! See You Next Week

#podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #64: Welcome back to the pod! The Kamala vibe shift moves forward, despite the fact that she doesn't have a single policy issue on her website. Are Dems really happy? Or is it just cope to make sure orange man doesn't get elected. We are then joined by Ashley Rindsberg to discuss his piece for Pirate Wires "How the Regime Captured Wikipedia" Also discussed: The VCs for Kamala zoom call was about as embarrassing as expected, strange fan-fiction from Dems, the disastrous France Olympics, and Taylor Swift concerts cancelled due to terrorist threats

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Ashley Rindsberg

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To Pod

1:30 - Polymarket Update On Elections - Kamala in the lead?!

7:00 - Strange Dem Fan-Fiction - Are They Actually Happy? 

20:20 - Camo Hats, Kamala is Brat - The Strange Cultural Psyop 

31:30 - VCs For Kamala

47:00 - Welcome Ashley Rindsberg To The Pod! Discussing His Piece In PW  How the Regime Captured Wikipedia" 

1:01:30 - France Olympics, and Taylor Swift concerts cancelled

1:23:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe - Share With Your Friends!

#podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #63:  Welcome Back! Apologies for the delay this week, Mike Solana came down with a bad case of strep throat. But we’re still delivering the pod! Nic Carter is here to give us the latest update on Bitcoin & Crypto after Trump mentioned Operation Chokepoint 2.0 at the Bitcoin Conference. Crypto money is started to change the landscape of elections. We then get into VCs for Kamala, Google searches editing Trump’s assassination attempt, controversy at the Olympics involving an intersex boxer, and Melinda Gates philanthropic mission to destroy us all. Enjoy!

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Nic Carter

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

0:50 - Solana Had Strep Throat - Welcome Nic Carter To The Pod!

1:50 - Operation Chokepoint 2.0 - Trump At BTC Conference Mentions Pirate Wires Piece

12:50 - Crypto Money Is Starting To Change Elections

16:00 - VCs For Kamala

25:40 - Google's Bizarre Search Results - Are They Hiding Trump Results To Help Sway The Election?

36:15 - Astronauts Stuck In Space! What Are The Odds They'll Make It Home? - Sponsored By Polymaket 

41:50 - Nic's First MMA Fight!

46:15 - Olympics Controversy! Internet Erupts After Boxing Match With An Intersex Boxer From Algeria

1:03:25 - Attack Of The Ex-Billionaire Wives! 

1:15:40 - Biggest Lesson That Nic Learned While Training For MMA Fight

1:17:10 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe - See You Next Week!

#podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #62: Welcome back! Biden officially dropped out of the race this past week. Democrats decide to not do democracy this year and just replaced Biden with Kamala Harris. We get into the hot swap, Kamala’s image makeover, and what democracy actually means. Friend of the show, John Coogan, stops in to talk about the battle of the billionaires on X. The TDS of Silicon Valley has brought out current and past disputes with David Sacks, Paul Graham, Vinod Khosla, Parker Conrad, and our very own billionaire Mike Solana. We then take a deep dive into the Crowdstrike outage last week that took our our airports and work computers. We’re EU regulations to blame for all of this? Enjoy!

Featuring: Mike Solana, Sanjana Friedman, Riley Nork, John Coogan

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

1:00 - Hot Swap Complete - Biden Drops Out Of The Race

11:00 - The Coconut Queen - Kamala Is Now The Democrat Nominee

21:30 - The Latest Election Polls - Brought To You By Polymarket

27:00 - Democracy Is On The Ballad?

37:30 - Welcome John Coogan! The Battle Of The Billionaires

1:12:00 - Crowdstrike Outage - Was It Caused By EU Regulations?

1:34:15 - Gavin Newsom Finally Getting Rid Of The Homeless?!

1:35:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe!

#podcast #technology #politics #biden #culture

EPISODE #61: Welcome back to the pod. The world changed since we last saw you. We're catching up on all the Trump related news and reactions. Comfortably Smug is joining us again! Giving us a live report from the Republican National Convention. We also get into JD Vance selected as VP, Silicon Valley getting behind Trump, Elon Musk's $45M PAC For Trump, the right cancelling people for wishing Trump had been k*lled, and Morning Joe taken off the air. Enjoy! 

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Comfortably Smug, Riley Nork

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Welcome Back Smug!

1:30 - Trump Assassination Attempt - Report Fr

22:40 - Polymarket! We have a new partner! Looking at the betting markets for Biden

33:35 - JD Vance Selected As VP - Why It’s Good For Tech

44:55 - The Identify Of The Republican Party - Amber Rose Speaks At RNC

49:45 - Right Wing Cancel Culture

01:09:40 - MSNBC Doesn’t Trust Morning Joe To Report The News

01:19:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe

#podcast #trump #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #60: We're back! Anything happen while we were gone? Oh.. only the entire Democratic party is in complete disarray. So we figured we'd bring in the man who predicted the Biden hot swap. Jason Calacanis joins the show! The All-In x PW crossover you've been waiting for. We also discuss the Project 2025 meltdown, AOC suing the Supreme Court, and our Infrastructure falling apart. Oh, and you may notice some new faces on this episode too. Enjoy! 

Episode note: Around 10:20, Brandon's internet went down. While he worked to fix the issue, more members of Pirate Wires team stepped in and joined the pod. Brandon eventually comes back, but we decided to keep everyone on the show. 6 members of the Pirate Wires team at once!

Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Jason Calacanis, Riley Nork, Matt Marlinski, Eric Button

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome To Hot Swap Summer!

1:00 - Democrats In Disarray - Everything Going On With Biden

11:15 - Project 2025

31:30 - Welcome Jason Calacanis To The Show!

1:07:10 - The SAVE Act Passes The House

1:15:50 - AOC Sues The Supreme Court

1:22:00 - Our Train Infrastructure Is Falling Apart

#podcast #biden #politcs #technology #culture