The Age of Transitions
Author and digital filmmaker Aaron Franz hosts this podcast about transhumanism, social manipulation, the occult, and much more.

Aaron continues his series of book notes on Quigley's Tragedy and Hope. The infamous Milner Group is mentioned here as well as more info on international banking.

topics include: history, British Empire, John Ruskin, Rothschild, Alfred Beit, De Beers, Cecil Rhodes, Roundtable Group, Milner Group, Africa, Gandhi, Lionel Curtis, occult religion, death and rebirth, India, China, farming, industrialization, revolutionary secret societies, Japan, Meiji oligarchy, Shintoism, the Genro, Council of Elder Statesmen, Russia, Triple Alliance, Triple Entente, Balfour Declaration, Lusitania, WWI, propaganda, Council of Ten, peace conferences, Versailles, international bankers, Germany, reparations, Bank of International Settlements, Montagu Norman, Benjamin Strong, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Stalin, Five Year Plans, collectivism, reign of terror, Prussia, joint stock banks, I.G. Farben, financial and credit institutions

Direct download: 131_Tragedy_and_Hope_book_notes_part_2.mp3
Category:book notes -- posted at: 4:16pm EDT

On this installment of Themes and Memes Adam and Aaron review the movie Her. By far the best movie reviewed on this podcast to date, Her is a film that addresses many complex issues. This film is set in the near future, but is quite obviously a commentary on our current situation, specifically the relationship between humans and their machines.

Topics include: human relationships with machines, artificial intelligence, Ai, AGI, computer products, human relationships, loneliness, disconnect, fragility of human condition, sexuality, search for genuine, philosophy, Scarlet Johansson, Joaquin Phoenix, emotional issues, identity, ascension, seasons, attachment, romantic relationships, self reflection, dependence on technology, virtual vs real, video games, alienation, cell phones, neurosis, communication, emotional intelligence, male and female, divine feminine, alchemical marriage, archetypes, symbolism, spirit, dating, Olivia Wilde, baggage, working on self, moving beyond your past, acknowledge faults, psyche, dysfunctional relationship, spirituality, transhumanism, materialism, inability to understand Ai motives, art direction, retro look, Alan Watts, upload consciousness to machine, Ray Kurzweil, transhuman agendas, idealism, evolution

Direct download: Themes_and_Memes_ep5_Her_part_1.mp3
Category:movie review -- posted at: 2:41pm EDT

On this installment of Themes and Memes Adam and Aaron review the movie Now You See Me. This is a film about four stage magicians whose rise to prominence involves a mesmerizing bank robbery. Their act has everything to do with initiation into an elite secret society called The Eye. What sort of occult messages are hidden within this Hollywood blockbuster? Listen to Themes and Memes to find out.

Topics include: magic, stage magic, magicians, tarot cards, Las Vegas, 4 Horsemen, apocalypse, money, rob bank, free the slaves, occult, secret societies, the eye, initiation ritual, Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, sleight of hand, stage, altar to Dionysus, drama, Eyes Wide Shut, leap of faith, action film, genre, appeal to wide audience, change the world, alchemy, adepts, carousel, light, The Fool, wise man, detachment, double meanings, zodiac, misdirection, death and rebirth, ego, the destroyer, truth, charlatans, Eisenberg, wit, take from rich give to poor, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, justice, Freemasonry, benevolence, Paris, lock and key, reveal credits, Boaz Yakin, pseudonym, twin pillars, temple gate, water, symbolism, masculine and feminine, science tied to mystery tradition, hidden in plain sight, subtlety, allegory

Direct download: Themes_and_Memes_ep4_Now_You_See_Me-custom_podcasting_MP3.mp3
Category:movie review -- posted at: 2:36pm EDT

On this installment of Themes and Memes Adam and Aaron review the movie Assault on Wall Street. In the film a man loses it all, and decides to exact revenge against the Wall Street based financial system that ruined his life. He gains his vengeance by going on a mass killing spree. Is this meant to be a radical revolutionary example for real people to emulate?

Topics include: Assault on Wall Street, movie, action, film, review, stock, insurance, mortgage bubble, character, archetype, every man, instincts, emotions, identification, real problems, poverty, financial crash, economics, depression, stock market, news clips, Bush, Obama, reality, Occupy Wall Street, violence, revolutionary rhetoric, patriot movement, banking system, police, corruption, justice, antihero, vigilante, morality, indiscriminate killing, mass shooting, Washington sniper, video game, frustration, end speech, Huxley Investments, CEO, Social Darwinism, greed, America, Rockefeller, conspiratorial view of history, capitalism, counterculture, mind control, evocative themes, catharsis, Guy Fawkes mask, Anonymous, strange scenes, demographics, mainstream, Purple Pill, revolution, intelligentsia, change, social collapse, Christianity, pastors speech, passive to aggressive, terrorism, suicide, terrible movie, triggers

Direct download: Themes_and_Memes_ep3_Assault_on_Wall_Street.mp3
Category:movie review -- posted at: 2:33pm EDT

This is the first episode of the new podcast series, Themes and Memes. Hosted by Aaron and Adam the podcast will consist mainly of movie reviews. Each episode will focus on uncovering the predictive programming elements of a certain movie. The movie being reviewed here is Elysium.

Topics include: Themes and Memes, first episode, movies, popular culture, films, culture, ideas, Elysium, review, future of humanity, transhumanism, predictive programming, turmoil, revolution, overpopulation, pollution, Los Angeles, language, climate change, perception, ruling elite, pentagram, steering wheel, hand symbolism, science fiction, space travel, medical science, life extension, biotech, genetics, Google, Silicon Valley, resource based economy, social stratification, hero, Matt Damon, slavery, 2154, Strat Trends document, crime, Jodie Foster, female authority, secretary of state, homeland security, protect children, robotic exoskeleton, DARPA, Kruger, Neill Blomkamp, District 9, bureaucrat, minion of system, betrayal, vaccinations, pills, pacification, THX 1138, robots, degradation, dehumanization, police state, unmanned drones, surveillance, director's statements, Carlyle, MIC, names, CHEMRAIL, chemtrails, decapitation, Greek mythology, symbolism, occult, esoteric, Elysian Fields, heaven, language, Rome, Latin, Greek, Spanish, educated elite, Medusa, serpents, knowledge, medicine, immortality, Kruger, raven, Apollo, surveillance, death, sun god, hero, radiation, Matt Damon, fire, sacrifice, solar power, savior, Leo astrological sign, courage, Max name, free the slaves, plot devices, Los Angeles, social stratification, Mexico and California, decapitation, rebirth, head, brain implant, skull, temple, crown chakra, cryptography, year 2030, dates, numerology, Pythagoras, math and science, intelligence, MRC, Rosicrucian, mercy, religion, benevolent dictators, actual present masked as future narrative

Direct download: Themes_and_Memes_ep2_Elysium_Hour_2.mp3
Category:movie review -- posted at: 2:26pm EDT

 

Carroll Quigley's massive historical tome, Tragedy and Hope, has been much quoted in the conspiracy/alternative research community. There is good reason for this as the occult world of international banking is presented in some detail in this book. In this new podcast series, Aaron reads from his notes on Tragedy and Hope.

 

 

 

 

topics include: GSG and Associates, San Pedro, Carroll Quigley, history, central banks, book quotes, macrohistory, Evolution of Civilizations, Great Britain, economics, bankers, Europe, Russia, Germany, Meyer Amschel Rothschild, JP Morgan, George Peabody and Company, dynastic bloodlines, private banks, eschatology, Turkey, Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Baghdad Railway Project, oil

Direct download: 130_Tragedy_and_Hope_book_notes_part_1.mp3
Category:book notes -- posted at: 1:00am EDT

Aaron shares a little of his personal history as he contemplates his own future, and talks about his experiences in the world of alternative research and media production. Sometimes it is worthwhile to take a long and winding path in order to go back to where you started.

topics include: art school, animation, 9/11, truth movement, conspiracy, pattern recognition, religion

Direct download: 129_Truth_Religion_and_Animation.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:09am EDT

Aaron does a quick podcast about autonomous robotic systems. Many jobs that are now performed by humans will be done by machines in the near future. So the question is what should we be doing about this now?

topics include: Ai, robotics, autonomous systems, self-driving cars, FIRST competition, DARPA Grand Challenge, academia, military, transportation, Silicon Valley

Direct download: 128_The_Present_and_Future_of_Autonomous_Systems.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:10pm EDT

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