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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

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.

Support Brendon on LetsGo.Finance here:
https://app.letsgo.finance/profile/bdmarotta

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Mystic Christian illustrator Owen Cyclops joins me to discuss internet ethnography and examine online culture. This is our longest episode yet, and also our deepest.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• [02:30] What internet ethnography means
• [07:04] How the culture of the internet became a real life
• [16:10] The internet’s social implications
• [32:04] Why institutions are losing people’s trust
• [37:15] Creating a story on social media
• [48:00] Consuming social media information
• [52:55] How the internet flattens power and social status
• [57:32] Origin of the internet memes
• [01:00:10] Lack of positive repercussions on the internet
• [01:01:49] Online anonymous honesty
• [01:05:50] How the previous internet felt more private
• [01:07:24] Taking responsibility on social media posts
• [01:10:37] The superiority of the internet forums
• [01:14:51] Catering for the internet audience
• [01:17:22] Threading on forums
• [01:25:45] The need for niche spaces on social media
• [01:28:11] Meeting with someone online
• [01:30:10] Social Media and vlogging
• [01:40:20] Using pseudo accounts vs real identity online
• [01:44:00] Separating your real life from online life
• [01:47:07] Why do people go insane online
• [01:54:18] Keeping a balance between your image and what you post online
• [01:59:13] Coming back to center and becoming yourself again
• [02:04:11] Creating character social media accounts
• [02:15:50] Why do people make up posts on the internet
• [02:17:52] Pranking vs. Scam
• [02:20:20] Distinguishing between what’s real and what’s fake online
• [02:28:10] Social media moderation
• [02:53:05] Simulacra and Simulation
• [03:03:55] Standard definition of Postmodernism
• [03:09:00] Metanarratives of the future
• [03:13:45] Accepting that we’re living in different realities
• [03:19:05] Constructing narratives through fiction
• [03:25:56] Being aware of one’s metanarrative about you
• [03:28:17] Challenging people’s metanarratives about others
• [03:33:49] Academics and science metanarratives
• [03:37:40] How humans are wired to view life
• [03:48:58] Connect with Owen Cyclops

Resources

• Owen Cyclop’s Website
• Owen Cyclops on Twitter / Instagram
• The Intactivist Guidebook by Brendon Marotta
• The Art Of Getting Over by Stephen Powers
• Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures by Mark Fisher
• Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of “Brainwashing” in China by Robert Jay Lifton
• Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard

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Stephanie Seneff shares how the common weedkiller glyphosate might be causing long-term serious health problems for Americans.

Topics Discussed In This Episode

• [00:58] What is glyphosate and why is it a big deal?
• [04:10] Why the amount of glyphosate use in plants has been increased
• [07:15] How bad is glyphosate to our health?
• [12:50] Glyphosate and autism
• [17:00] Is there a way to measure glyphosate effects on the body?
• [21:29] Is glyphosate legal in other countries?
• [25:15] How consumers can push for change
• [26:22] Why are the food industries still using chemicals in food production
• [34:40] Why Sulphur is an important nutrient to the body
• [36:13] Symptoms of autistic mice
• [37:19] Are companies going to continue using glyphosate?
• [41:22] How can Americans opt-out of environmental glyphosate
• [44:45] Mislabeling in the chemical industry
• [46:19] What is the food industry trying to avoid by using glyphosate?
• [49:10] The US hitting rock bottom
• [51:59] Stephanie’s final words

Resources

• Stephanie Seneff’s Website
• Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate is Destroying Our Health and the Environment by Stephanie Seneff

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The moderator of r/Intactivism on Reddit joins us for an in-depth discussion of social media activism.

We talk about the incentives different social media platforms create and how their design changes the psychology of their users. We also talk about how to use internet memes to create laughter, change minds and build online communication.

Topics Discussed In This Episode

• [01:18] Breaking down the Reddit social media platform
• [02:17] About the r/Intactivism subreddit
• [06:29] How r/Intactivism community is different from other intactivism groups on other social media platforms
• [09:53] The incentives on Reddit and how it has enabled thoughtful discussions
• [13:46] How to educate the population on Intactivism
• [15:54] The history of human rights
• [19:20] The problem with Twitter as a medium for long-form discussions
• [21:21] Deciding on where to spend your time on different Reddit communities
• [23:01] The generation of a meme and its advantages
• [28:58] Responses from the r/IntactivismMemes subreddit
• [29:30] Are there meme formats for Intactivism?
• [32:01] The role of memes in the discussion
• [39:29] Entertaining and putting on a show in the subreddit
• [42:16] Understanding the audience and how to reach them
• [42:50] What styles of humor does well on Reddit
• [47:55] Incentives for people doing activism and how to get people to change social media platforms
• [54:06] Memes and trolling on social media
• [01:05:10] Final thoughts

Resources

• r/Intactivism
• r/IntactivistMemes
• Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Reasons To Circumcise by Hugh Dickman

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Jay Mjinga is a Kenyan journalist working to end African circumcision. In this episode, we talk about how Western circumcision campaigns intersect with tribal conflict in Kenya.

Jay shares how myths and misinformation about circumcision are worsening HIV, used to support systemic racism, and contributing to forced circumcision hate crimes. If you want to understand the issue of circumcision in Africa, this is a must-listen episode.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• [1:32] – How circumcision is viewed in Kenya
• [2:38] – How circumcision campaigns are being carried out in Africa
• [3:41] – Jay’s personal circumcision story
• [6:20] – How circumcision campaigns lead to unsafe sex
• [7:19] – How Jay began to question circumcision
• [8:24] – Circumcision in Kenyan elections
• [9:49] – Forced circumcisions in Kenyan streets
• [11:18] – Pro-circumcision propaganda in Kenya
• [12:35] – Government backlash to Jay’s activism
• [14:19] – How FGM is treated differently in Kenya
• [17:17] – Women’s attitudes towards circumcision
• [18:15] – Sex before and after circumcision
• [19:54] – How Africans are enticed to get circumcised
• [23:26] – How tribal circumcision is performed
• [26:29] – Getting arrested for “anti-government propaganda” against circumcision
• [32:41] – Are government lies spreading HIV and AIDs?
• [33:30] – How COVID impacted Kenya
• [34:50] – The problem with Africans copying the West
• [37:45] – The relationship between American programs and local Kenyans
• [40:29] – Conflict between China and America for control of Africa
• [41:05] – How Americans can help end circumcision in Africa
• [46:39] – Plans for an anti-circumcision resource center
• [51:32] – The challenge of fundraising in Africa and Nigerian scam emails
• [56:26] – How Brendon perceives the circumcision issue in America
• [1:00:05] – How transgender people might change the issue of genital cutting
• [1:02:14] – Shame and talking about circumcision
• [1:04:46] – How circumcision propaganda get distorted in Africa
• [1:08:09] – How tribal conflict intersects with circumcision and Kenyan politics
• [1:11:04] – Brendon has a light bulb moment about Kenya politics
•  [1:15:04] – The seriousness of Kenya elections
• [1:17:08] – Forced circumcisions as hate crimes
• [1:19:55] – Generational change and inter-tribal marriage
• [1:23:22] – How circumcision propaganda attacks poorer tribes and interracial marriage
• [1:29:30] – How America looks at Africa, and the 42 tribes of Kenya
• [1:33:26] – How money and power works in Kenyan politics
• [1:41:24] – “Most ideologies end up in the forest”
• [1:45:12] – How Americans can build trust in Africa

Resources:

• Stop the Cut on Facebook

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