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#159: Disclosure Day / 3rd UFO File Drop / SpaceX / Humanity's Future with AI
June 14, 2026

#159: Disclosure Day / 3rd UFO File Drop / SpaceX / Humanity's Future…

Solo episode talking about the new Steven Spielberg movie "Disclosure Day", some files going back to the 50's in the new UFO document dump (and the timing of it all), and Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO. All opinions are subject to ch...

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#158 Daniel Schiff: AI Education / Human Purpose in the Future / AI & Human Competition for Resources
June 11, 2026

#158 Daniel Schiff: AI Education / Human Purpose in the Future / AI &…

Dr. Daniel S. Schiff is an Assistant Professor of Technology Policy at Purdue University and founding Co-Director of GRAIL, the Governance and Responsible AI Lab. Before academia, he served as the founding Responsible AI Lead...

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History Series 5: Jeff Rogg / American Military & Intelligence History / China / The Cold War
June 8, 2026

History Series 5: Jeff Rogg / American Military & Intelligence Histor…

Jeff Rogg is an assistant professor and senior research fellow at the Joint Special Operations University. Previously, Jeff was an assistant professor in the Department of Intelligence and Security Studies at The Citadel. He ...

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#157 Pete A Turner / Middle East Military Spy / Break It Down Show / Understanding Motivation & Communication
June 4, 2026

#157 Pete A Turner / Middle East Military Spy / Break It Down Show / …

Pete A Turner is a former Army combat spy with over 1000 missions in conflict zones in a variety of countries, like Bosnia, Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan. His daily missions took him off-camp to find the people, information and...

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#156 Morris P. Fiorina / Political Instability / Political History / Journalism & Media / 3rd Parties and Anti-Authoritarians
June 3, 2026

#156 Morris P. Fiorina / Political Instability / Political History / …

Morris P. Fiorina is the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution. He received an undergraduate degree from Allegheny College and a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, and ...

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Science Series 8: Gabe Xu / Understanding Plasma / Plasma Physics, Propulsion & Space / Plasma Biologics & Water Cleansing / Plasma UFO's
May 28, 2026

Science Series 8: Gabe Xu / Understanding Plasma / Plasma Physics, Pr…

Gabe Xu (pronounced shoe) obtained his B.S. in 2006, M.S. in 2009, and Ph.D. in 2012, all in Aerospace Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology. His graduate research involved experimental testing and analysis of ...

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#155: Thomas Massie and the Populous / Crumbling Empires / Economic Slavery
May 20, 2026

#155: Thomas Massie and the Populous / Crumbling Empires / Economic S…

Solo ramble on Thomas Massie losing his congressional seat, Americans experiencing economic slavery, how we suddenly become humble when dealing with China, and the rising of new social orders!

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Economics Series 3: Nicholas Hill / Working DOJ / FTC / JetBlue & Spirit / Anti-Trust & Monopolies
May 18, 2026

Economics Series 3: Nicholas Hill / Working DOJ / FTC / JetBlue & Spi…

Nicholas Hill is an accomplished economic expert specializing in antitrust and competition economics. With extensive experience advising private clients, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...

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Entertainment Series 14: Lawrence Levy / Taking PIXAR Public (IPO) / Steve Jobs / Eastern Philosophy / Search for Meaning
May 7, 2026

Entertainment Series 14: Lawrence Levy / Taking PIXAR Public (IPO) / …

Lawrence Levy is a lawyer that was selected by Steve Jobs to be the CFO of Pixar Studios, tasked with taking the company public in 1995. After leaving Pixar's Board (upon the purchase of Pixar by Disney in 2006),he pursued hi...

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Science Series 7: Tim Pickens / Rocket Science / Hybrid Propulsion / UFO’s / Missing Scientists
May 5, 2026

Science Series 7: Tim Pickens / Rocket Science / Hybrid Propulsion / …

Tim Pickens is a senior propulsion scientist at VALT Enterprises, and is President and CTO of Pickens Scientific out of Huntsville, Alabama. He has started (and sold) several commercial Space Technologies companies, and has w...

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Entertainment Series 13: Ben Fritz / Movie / Theater Industry / Disney News / Paramount & HBO
April 30, 2026

Entertainment Series 13: Ben Fritz / Movie / Theater Industry / Disne…

Ben Fritz covers the entertainment industry from The Wall Street Journal's Los Angeles bureau. He was previously the Journal's artificial intelligence editor and its West Coast U.S. News editor. Before joining the Journal in ...

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Science Series 6: Sidney Perkowitz / AI & Replicating Humanity / UFO’s / Science Ed & Sci-fi
April 29, 2026

Science Series 6: Sidney Perkowitz / AI & Replicating Humanity / UFO’…

Sidney Perkowitz is a scientist and science writer. He is the Charles Howard Candler Professor Emeritus of Physics at Emory University, where he has pursued research on the properties of matter and produced more than 100 scie...

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#154: White House Correspondence Dinner Manifesto / Civil War Between Empire & Homeland
April 26, 2026

#154: White House Correspondence Dinner Manifesto / Civil War Between…

Thoughts on the White House Correspondence Dinner Manifesto, what’s driving the vi*lence, and how economic strain can lead to moral regression.

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#153: Dalton Lauer / Newlywed Life / Finding Purpose and Self / Post Capitalism / Self Expression
April 24, 2026

#153: Dalton Lauer / Newlywed Life / Finding Purpose and Self / Post …

Dalton Lauer’s a real estate agent in South Florida. He had a 7 year long Air Force career in Security Forces. Dalton was based in Hawaii, South Korea, California, and traveled 24 countries in between.

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#152: Brian Malow / The Science Comedian / Moon Landing / Stand Up & Science / SciFi
April 22, 2026

#152: Brian Malow / The Science Comedian / Moon Landing / Stand Up & …

Brian Malow is a standup comic, public speaker, science communicator, video and audio producer, photographer, interview, and event host. He has worked with the NSF, NASA, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and produced live videos fea...

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Science Series 5: Larry Sherman / Understanding Alzheimer’s, MS, Parkinson’s / Music & the Brain
April 20, 2026

Science Series 5: Larry Sherman / Understanding Alzheimer’s, MS, Park…

Larry Sherman is a Professor of Neuroscience at the Oregon Health and Science University, and is the President of the Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter of the Society of Neuroscience. He has over 100 publications relate...

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Music Series 8: Steven Rings / Bob Dylan History / Dylan Genres / Dylan Covers / Dylan Voices
April 16, 2026

Music Series 8: Steven Rings / Bob Dylan History / Dylan Genres / Dyl…

Steven Rings is an Assistant Professor of Music and the Humanities at the University of Chicago. He is a music theorist whose research focuses on popular music, voice, and transformational theory. His book What Did You Hear, ...

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Music Series 7: Chris Reali / Understanding Music Business / Records & Streaming / Rock n Roll
April 15, 2026

Music Series 7: Chris Reali / Understanding Music Business / Records …

Christopher Reali is an Associate Professor of Music (Music Industry), and has received a PhD in Musicology at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He published the monograph Music and Mystique in Muscle Shoals. https:/...

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#151 Podcast Guest Updates / AI / Open AI & Sam Altman / Religion, God & Vision
April 13, 2026

#151 Podcast Guest Updates / AI / Open AI & Sam Altman / Religion, Go…

Solo episode summarizing last four guests on the show, and some rambling about falling down the AI rabbit hole. Plus, some thoughts on Open AI as a company, Sam Altman, and what makes humanity human. Check it out! Like, rate,...

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Science Series 4: Dr Karen Barrett / Improvising & Creativity / Music Perception / Dementia & Aging
April 6, 2026

Science Series 4: Dr Karen Barrett / Improvising & Creativity / Music…

Dr Karen Barrett is an assistant professor at UCSF (University of California, San Francisco) with a joint appointment at the Institute for Health and Aging at the School of Nursing and department of Otolaryngology at the Scho...

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#150: Alan Paul / Allman Brothers History / Living in China / Playin in the Band
April 1, 2026

#150: Alan Paul / Allman Brothers History / Living in China / Playin …

Alan Paul is a podcaster, best-selling author, journalist and musician. His last three books have been instant New York Times best sellers. He is widely regarded as the foremost expert on the Allman Brothers band and is an ex...

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#149: Nick Marx / Right and Libertarian Media / Comedians and Politics / Political vs Class Divides
March 31, 2026

#149: Nick Marx / Right and Libertarian Media / Comedians and Politic…

Nick Marx is a professor of Media and Visual Culture at Colorado State University specializing in media studies, media industries, digital media, and American politics and culture. He is author or co-editor of several books, ...

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#148 John Perkins / Understanding Iranian War / Leaders v People / Competition NOT Enemies
March 25, 2026

#148 John Perkins / Understanding Iranian War / Leaders v People / Co…

John Perkins is an author and former Chief Economist (and/ or Economic Hitman). He was an advisor to the World Bank, the UN, IMF, Fortune 500 corporations, and government and business leaders in Africa, Asia, Latin America, t...

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Entertainment Series 12: Marc Eliot / Jack Nicholson / 60-70’s Hollywood/ Walt Disney & the FBI
March 24, 2026

Entertainment Series 12: Marc Eliot / Jack Nicholson / 60-70’s Hollyw…

Marc Eliot is a New York Times best selling author of more than a dozen books on pop culture. He has published over 30 books including Walt Disney: Hollywood’s Dark Prince, a biography on Cary Grant, and American Rebel: The L...

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