Gabriel Custodiet appropriates (hopefully commodifies) the famous Frankfurt School essay "The Culture Industry" as a way to examine how consumerism contaminates us: and what we can do about it.

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Gabriel Custodiet shares some of the best moments of 2023 from The Watchman Privacy Podcast.

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 2:21 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S8cDdeu50k 4:32 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hAtO8-Wzcg 7:48 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCU9f_9s120 11:58 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6_ekCO_gfc 18:32 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fByagxDetVI 27:20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x9NJ1dyYTU 33:03 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBOrmtD4ZA4 40:08 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwPwsAnQGY 45:24 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSf0_To8GmE 49:21 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt7fP8qBoHw 52:27 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbtN6wJqK1M 56:30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kes3oDPpNqE 58:17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4E6387__U 59:55 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPMqPrysoJs 1:02:26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srqya9hrmpY 1:07:05 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHq8YXpw9I 1:12:02 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk3JeMahWx4

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Urban Hacker about a smattering of digital privacy topics: Tor versus VPNs, Kodi and digital media servers, Bitcoin and Monero, Samourai Wallet stack, sandboxing, phone privacy, and GrapheneOS.

Previous episodes with Urban Hacker on Tor → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbtN6wJqK1M → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Vpb3xVtEA

Mentioned → https://urbanhacker.net/bitcoin-dust-horizon/ (The Dust Horizon) → https://urbanhacker.net/badass-media-center-for-your-tv/ (Media server intro)

Guest Links → https://urbanhacker.net/ → https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker → https://t.me/Realurbanhacker (Telegram) → https://tallycoin.app/@realurbanhacker/the-orange-pill-simulator-zzjq3lmF (Urban Hacker's Bitcoin game)

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Timeline

0:00 – Beginning 0:42 – Tor versus VPNs 10:43 – What is Urban Hacker's stack 12:25 – Using bitcoin on a daily basis 14:30 – Rolling physical dice for Bitcoin private keys 18:07 – What is Samourai Wallet Sentinel? 20:18 – Luke and Ocean Mining debacle 24:58 – Bitcoin and Monero and altcoin mining 26:09 – Bitcoin transaction cost depends on byte size, not amount of sats 29:07 – The Dust Horizon 31:09 – When do you use Bitcoin versus Monero? 31:22 – Private media servers, TVs, Kodi 36:48 – What is sandboxing? Also, GrapheneOS and phone privacy. 46:25 – Final thoughts from Urban Hacker

#WatchmanPrivacy #TorVPNs #CyberSecurity #BitcoinPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with the anarchist philosopher Doug Casey. And once again they discuss topics Doug Casey rarely comments on: how anarchy holds up to foreign empires, what Doug would refuse to sell on darknet marketplaces, whether the will to power isn't a better ethic to follow, the morality of investing in "defense" stocks, and jury nullification.

Guest Links → https://www.amazon.com/Totally-Incorrect-Conversations-Doug-Casey/dp/0988285134 → https://internationalman.com (recommend the newsletter) → https://highgroundseries.com/ → https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Investing-Rest-Douglas-Casey/dp/1559721774 → https://www.youtube.com/@DougCaseysTake

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 0:17 – How do you know the non-aggression principle is correct? 5:25 – Isn't the will to power more natural? 7:36 – How would anarchy hold up to ambitions of other imperial governments? 11:31 – Would Doug Casey have any limits to his darknet marketplace? 15:30 – Is it moral to invest in war stocks? 19:15 – Jury nullification 21:50 – Upcoming book 'Terrorist' 23:45 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #DougCasey #SilkRoad #JuryNullification

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Zelko of RoninDojo and Samourai Wallet. They unpack the crazy politics in the Bitcoin community: from the fuzzy "red lines" of Bitcoin companies, to the gradual diminishment of Bitcoin's cypherpunk origins, to FOSS gaslighting and the recent Ocean Mining censorship. Oh, and Bitcoin is not for Progressives.

If you're new to Bitcoin, watch these first (in order) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1-uiQZUUQ → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNUKkrG_9A → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHq8YXpw9I → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OmYqq7BPSw → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSf0_To8GmE

Zelko and RoninDojo → https://ronindojo.io/ → https://twitter.com/BTCxZelko → https://twitter.com/RoninDojoNode → https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/citadel-dispatch-e026-using/ (Node comparison)

Samourai Wallet → https://samouraiwallet.com/ → https://twitter.com/samouraiwallet → https://t.me/SamouraiWallet (Telegram group) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPY-5SR-jPQ (Bitcoin: An Experiment in Anarchism)

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 0:31 – Bitcoin is like a ship 5:23 – What are your red lines as a Bitcoin company? 11:32 – Why did Bitcoin move away from being cypherpunk? 19:20 – Mass adoption is the poison pill 24:30 – Software that isn't FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software) 40:00 – Bitcoin is not apolitical, nor for Progressives 45:19 – Savings versus spending 48:35 – Ocean Mining versus Whirlpool 1:03:58 – The failure of the Lightning Network 1:17:07 – Criticism of Samourai Wallet 1:25:47 – Final Thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #SamouraiWallet #Bitcoin #RoninDojo

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Nicholas Anthony, co-creator of CBDC Tracker. They discuss how Central Bank Digital Currencies will work practically, their myriad logistical problems, and their legality in the United States. They also cover the unrecognized economic problems of CBDCs, black box debanking, cybersecurity concerns of CBDCs, CBDCs as a PSYOP, Operation Choke Point, the Financial Tyranny Index, and more. Anthony's scholarly take on CBDCs is much appreciated.

Guest Links → https://cbdctracker.hrf.org → https://www.cato.org/people/nicholas-anthony → https://twitter.com/EconWithNick → https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/central-bank-digital-currency → https://github.com/vexl-it/fti (Financial Tyranny Index)

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 3:20 – Worst countries for CBDCs 4:42 – How do CBDCs work at a practical level? 7:33 – Citizen requirements to use a CBDC and how would foreigners use CBDCs? 10:55 – What stood out to you about the CBDC Tracker project? 14:10 – Should Americans be worried about their developing CBDC? 17:55 – Can US Federal Reserve create a CBDC without government approval? 21:00 – What is the real reason they want a CBDC? 26:05 – Other disruptions that CBDCs can cause with economies? 30:13 – Security concerns of CBDCs 34:50 – CBDCs as a PSYOP 39:17 – Operation Choke Point 43:22 – Debanking 47:50 – Financial Tyranny Index 51:35 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #CBDCs #CBDCTracker #NicholasAnthony

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Bitcoin privacy expert BitcoinQnA. This semi-advanced conversation (start with earlier episodes with QnA for beginner info) covers many topics pertaining to the nature of Bitcoin and strategies for making it more private. They cover the recent blockchain clog with ordinals and how to get around it, fulcrum servers, Nostr, getting started with the Lightning Network, using derivation paths, Bitcoin ATMs, JoinMarket, coin control, mixing to hardware wallets, and updates on Foundation Devices.

Previous Episodes with BitcoinQnA → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1-uiQZUUQ → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNUKkrG_9A

Guest Links → https://bitcoiner.guide → https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A → https://foundationdevices.com → https://freedom.tech/

Resources Mentioned → https://www.sparrowwallet.com → https://phoenix.acinq.co/ (Phoenix Wallet) → https://lightningprivacy.com/en/introduction → https://azte.co/ (buy only in person) → https://samouraiwallet.com/ → https://ronindojo.io/

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 2:04 – Updates on attacks to sovereign and private Bitcoin (FINCEN prposal) 11:50 – Blockchain clog recently with ordinals 20:35 – Fulcrum server introduction 24:11 – What is an Electrum server? 27:48 – Nostr 31:00 – Getting started with Lightning Network correctly 35:45 – Using accounts/derivation paths instead of multiple seed phrases 41:28 – How does KYC harm everyone? 45:45 – How would you track someone who pays you in bitcoin? 49:21 – Update on Bitcoin ATMs 50:36 – Azteco 53:15 – Other options for coinjoining: JoinMarket 56:06 – Is a wallet that has touched a public Electrum server forever burned? 57:57 – UTXO sizes and coin control 1:05:45 – Mix to hardware wallet 1:10:00 – Updates on Foundation Devices 1:15:40 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #BitcoinPrivacy #BitcoinQnA #Bitcoin

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a third time with the cultural philosopher Jayant Bhandari. They continue previous threads about what reason and honor are and how they manifested exclusively in the West. They talk about Indian Independence in 1947, the threat of BRICS to the West, how Hinduism is a modern Western construct, whether the Hippocratic Oath exists in India, why Indians stockpile gold, and what book most influenced Bhandari. Listen and learn.

Previous Episodes with Jayant Bhandari → Episode 46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4E6387__U → Episode 77: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OgtTHzE_sk

Guest Links → https://jayantbhandari.com (Use Chrome/Brave if Firefox not working) → https://twitter.com/JayantBhandari5 → https://www.youtube.com/@CapitalismAndMorality

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TIMELINE

0:00 – Introduction 1:50 – Guns, Germs, and Steel: are Western ideas a coincidence? 7:26 – What is reason? 14:48 – What is honor and why is it only a Western phenomenon? 18:52 – Examples of Western degradation 24:37 – Jayant: are you really a libertarian? 28:05 – BRICS a threat to the West? 32:45 – Trump trade war with China: good or bad? 35:05 – Hinduism didn't exist until 100 years ago? 39:25 – What was 1947 Indian Independence like? 45:18 – Does the Hippocratic Oath exists in India? 48:10 – Why do Indians have so much gold? 51:14 – Who are the Untouchables of the caste system? 54:08 – Fake rape cases in India 1:00:45 – Rapid Fire Questions 1:09:00 – Should Hong Kong allow itself to be enveloped by China? 1:11:25 – Getting currency converted on the street 1:12:37 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jessica Solce, the director of Death Athletic, a documentary on 3D Gun printing and specifically on Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed. They discuss the erosion of the 2nd Amendment, the landscape of 3D gun printing, debanking, and other topics.

Guest Links → DONATE: https://www.deathathletic.com/contact → https://www.deathathletic.com → https://twitter.com/jessicasolce → https://www.encodeproductions.com (Solce's production company)

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Timeline

0:00 – Introduction 3:04 – 2nd Amendment is eroding 7:10 – What are the regulated parts of a gun? 9:51– Must one register a self-made gun? 11:28 – Background of Cody Wilson 16:45 – Other players in the self-made gun movement 20:41 – Current status of files uploaded by Cody Wilson 22:35 – How could gun files possibly be regulated? 26:20 – DEFCad 29:20 – Debanking and cancellation for Defense Distributed 36:30 – Supporting Cody Wilson 37:27 – Cody Wilson under surveillance 39:30 – Samourai Wallet contributed to this film 41:02 – Difficulties of making a documentary 44:20 – Final thoughts

#WatchmanPrivacy #CodyWilson #DeathAthletic #3DPrintedGuns