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

Ed Opperman is a radio host and private investigator. His show, The Opperman Report, often covers cases involving dark occultism and ritual abuse. On this podcast, Aaron asks Ed questions about how real he feels these phenomena are. What evidence exists that there have been coverups? Anyone who has ever looked into this subject matter will enjoy this show, so be sure to listen. 

topics include: The Opperman Report, obscure topics, cold cases, conspiracy theories, organized crime, private investigation, occultism, Aleister Crowley, Christianity, black magic, Satanism, Michael Aquino, the Bible, Ashra Poles, child sacrifice, early internet, Satanic Panic, Usenet forums, Curio Jones, biker gang surveillance team, SLAPP lawsuit, Ted Gunderson, Cointelpro, Art Bell lawsuit, errors and omissions insurance, supposed truth, paid informants, McMartin Preschool case, celebrities, ground penetrating radar, hand dug room, false memory syndrome, Yippies NYC, the Process Church, blood rituals, getting others to believe your lies, Son of Sam, Untermeyer Park, imported stones, Studio 54, Donald Trump, blackmail, psychological warfare, US military, Pentagon, The Phoenix Program, rape


Aaron talks a bit about the new animated film, Coco. He projects some criticisms that are likely to come from radial Right and Left wing political groups. 

topics include: synchronicity, Coco Pixar movie, movies that work on many levels, fame, Halloween, Pagan festivals, Dia De Los Muertes, Mexico, guessing how others will view the movie, polarized politics, Alt Right, SJWs, Frozen animated short, Christmas, holidays, War on Christmas, cultural appropriation, social tension, same holiday worldwide viewed as something different, comparative religion, foolish debunkers, media overemphasizing polarized politics

Direct download: Bonus_Podcast_002_clip_A_Polarized_Look_at_Pixars_Coco.mp3
Category:Bonus Podcast clip -- posted at: 2:03am EDT

Learn all about Anthony Levandowski. From the Google vs Uber court case, to his new religion which is based on the worship of Artificial Intelligence. 

topics include: guest spots on other shows, transhumanism, Singularity, Anthony Levandowski, artificial intelligence, Google and Uber lawsuit, autonomous vehicles, Ghost Rider motorcycle, DARPA Grand Challenge, Smithsonian American History Museum, Berkeley, lidar, Velodyne, Vuetool, Google Street View, 510 Systems, Topcon box, Project Chauffeur, robots, control the world, Otto, self driving taxis, AI religion, Way of the Future, AGI, godlike machine, ideas before development, alchemy, the Transition, the Manual, ideals, Ben Goertzel, h+, fringe topics, self preservation, immortality, science fiction, contradictions, occult, atheism, deeper understanding

Direct download: 176_Anthony_Levandowski_and_his_AI_God.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:49am EDT

Manly P Hall, author of The Secret Teachings of All Ages died under suspicious circumstances. His wife claimed that he was murdered by his live in caretaker, Daniel Fritz. This little known story is fascinating, and is the subject at hand in this episode of Trans Resister Radio. 

topics include: podcast update, The Ochelli Effect, death of Manly Palmer Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, occult studies, Philosophical Research Society, dead under suspicious circumstances, allegations of murder, Daniel Fritz, Marie Bauer Hall, long term goal of PRS, Mogins Brandt, rewrite will, vacation through Santa Barbara, travel in RV, engine overheat, suffocation, Dr Pollack, death certificate, autopsy, ants on face, LAPD investigation, civil court case, Rosicrucian and alchemy books changing hands to Getty Research Institute, Obadiah Harris, theories about MPH murder, Freemasonry, Jordan Maxwell, studying occult topics

Direct download: 175_The_Death_of_Manly_P_Hall.mp3
Category:history -- posted at: 2:00am EDT

Pearse Redmond joins Aaron Franz for a conversation about the bizarre political climate we find ourselves in today. This is the first Bonus Podcast episode of Trans Resister Radio.

topics include: Jimmy Kimmel, state sponsored entertainment, news, mainstream media, The Daily Show, Ben Stein, Sand Point Idaho, Freemasonry, Hollywood, politicizing tragic events, Las Vegas mass shooting, fake news, narratives, Roger Stone, Iran Contra, bullying documentary, passive aggression, marketing, selling ideas, Brigade, social media for politics, repression, strategy of tension, Charlottesville, white nationalism, FBI patsies, fantasy politics, accepting reality, age of transitions, huge social changes

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Category:Bonus Podcast clip -- posted at: 3:19pm EDT

Aaron briefly explains his new Patreon campaign to listeners. 

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Category:general -- posted at: 7:41pm EDT

Calum Chace is the author of "The Economic Singularity", a book about technological unemployment. Artificial intelligence is highly likely to begin taking over human jobs in the near future. What should we start doing in the face of this?

topics include: The Economic Singularity, Ai, artificial intelligence,Pandora’s Brain, technological unemployment, new economy, Ray Kurzweil, dogmatic skeptics, Moore’s Law, quantum computing, 1956 DARPA conference, 2012 Ai development boom, narrow Ai, AGI, existential threat, Luddite Fallacy argument, cognitive automation, exponential growth, warehouse picking, Amazon competitions, level 5 self driving vehicles, Google,car and tech companies, medicine, machine doctors, IBM Watson, social change, Star Trek Economy, radical abundance, free market, Universal Basic Income, think tanks, coming panic, Twitter, arguments against technological unemployment, transhumanism

Direct download: 174_Calum_Chace_interview_The_Economic_Singularity.mp3
Category:interview -- posted at: 6:06pm EDT

Here, Aaron talks about the new album Everything Now, by Arcade Fire. Dancing back and forth from satirical comedy to utter tragedy, the music on this album succeeds in putting forth some very powerful messages and ideas. 

topics include: Arcade Fire, Everything Now, zeitgeist, art, social commentary, dark comedy, satire, media, concept album, quantity over quality, consumption, consumerism, depression, suicide, anomie, rock music, Millenials, Infinite Content, Chemistry, guitar hook, debased lyrics, Stereo Mcs Connected, Signs of Life, Reflektor, Creature Comfort, diamond mine, alchemy, PSA, poking fun, read between the lines, mirror, subtext, delusion, truth movement, Mike Cernovich thrown off by heckler, updates

Direct download: 173_Everything_Now_Listen_To_Arcade_Fires_New_Album_Again.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:38am EDT

Matthew Alford and Tom Secker come on the show to talk about their new book, National Security Cinema. A must-read for anyone who wants to know more about government collusion in film and television productions. 

topics include: National Security Cinema, government assisted films, DoD, intelligence agencies, Hollywood, propaganda, corporate power, America, script changes, television, Entertainment Liaison Offices, lack of previous information, FOIA, self defense for viewing public, Pentagon, symbols, sense of security, pro war culture, public relations, conspiracy, lack of accountability and transparency, Oppenheimer Building, LA, consequences of violence, culture shift, CIA, The Recruit, changing military characters to civilians, Independence Day, The Incredible Hulk, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, killing memes before they start, Phil Strub, Charlie Wilson’s War, JFK, Oliver Stone, Military Industrial Complex, snowball effect, Reel Bad Arabs, Meet the Parents, Amazon


The age old goal of becoming truly human has been discarded in favor of reverting to a Gorilla Mindset. Well, for some folks this is the case. What about you? 

topics include: update, alternative media landscape, going mainstream, Alex Jones performance artist, truth as a marketing tool, lawsuits, Mike Cernovich, Alt Right, Gorilla Mindset, esoteric goal of becoming human, Hercules, 12 animals of zodiac, thinking by the numbers, defeat with popularity, Battle of Berkeley, trap of anger, greater truth, mundane routine, Tao, semantics games, doing something useful, positivity, AJES article

Direct download: 171_Let_Them_be_Gorillas.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:07am EDT

What have the transhumanists been up to these days? Aaron does his best to keep up, and he cites a Rand Corporation podcast about Ai. 

topics include: Trump hysteria, Obama Joker, Alex Jones, the Fool, Themes and Memes, The Wicker Man, transhumanists, left/right political divide, Max More, IEET, technoprogressives, Rand podcast about Ai, Big Data, machine learning, naivety, alt media merging with mainstream media, divide and conquer, The System, war economy, MIC, need for wisdom

Direct download: 170_Randian_Amazonian_Artificial_Intelligence.mp3
Category:social commentary -- posted at: 12:36am EDT

Aaron shares some of his thoughts on president Donald Trump, the Truth Movement, and where the "alternative" media may be heading. 

topics include: supporting Aaron, president Trump, anti-establishment president, alternative media, Age of Transitions team, technology, post truth world, sharing research material, Alt Right, alt media joining mainstream, right wing politics, fringe politics, racism, doublethink, Radical Islamic Terrorism, War on Terror, Truth Movement, civil liberties, foreign wars, Truthers as bad guys, Nazis, martial law, Trump the celebrity, political leaders need to relate to average person, population divided, self destruction, left right political paradigm

 

Direct download: 169_Trumpeting_the_Demise_of_Truth.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:30am EDT

Can we accurately describe our world in cliches? Aaron takes a look at a popular phrase of our day to see if it holds up.  

topics include: what Aaron has been up to, podcasts, news stories, automation, human labor displacement, think tanks, Brookings, problems of philosophy, confusion, cliches, you can’t blame the world for your problems, social issues, dealing with the dark side, vacuous positivity, new age, media, negative thoughts considered bad, reality TV, The Voice, celebrity, fame, ego, making it to the top, Social Darwinism, USPS, toxic work environment, psychological disorders, suicide, bottomline results, going postal, stress related illnesses, blame the victim, lack of empathy, Jacques Ellul, world for machines, sensitive people, the system, angry mob

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Category:social commentary -- posted at: 7:30pm EDT

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