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

A meandering stream of consciousness inspired by the slings and arrows of daily life in our crazy world.

Topics: everyday life, socioeconomics, existential dilemmas, homelessness, rationalization, slang, social media, senselessness of modern world, dominant minority hoard wealth, stress, disposable income, money and motivation podcast, everything numbered, alternative social movements in the near future, strength, Nothing But Trouble, New Jersey Turnpike, Dan Aykroyd, Jimmy James Fan Club, Pennsylvania, paranormal and spiritualism, The Burbs, Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon aTime in Hollywood, foot fetish, 70s, Lara in Spain

Direct download: 350_Just_Living_Day_to_Day.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:44pm EDT

With a new organized labor movement gaining traction, what will happen as human labor becomes more and more obsolete?

Topics include: listener support, social media presence, labor unions, work, automation, deglobalization, robotics, machine learning, industry, customer experience, rapid change, majority stock holders, wealth going to top minority, American Factory documentary, China, nuclear family, human social organization, civilization, greed, war, heat, American Exceptionalism

Direct download: 349_Automated_Labor_Union.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:02am EDT

Electricity is one of many natural phenomena that have been altered by human artifice. 

Topics include: April Fool’s Day, Tarot Fool, life changes, optimism, self reflection, Democratization of Media, online media distribution, content creators, advertisement, arrogance, news cycle, Jordan Maxwell, ideals and realities, electricity, natural and artificial worlds, lighting, arc flash, Zeus myths, Humvee electrocution, risk at work, bonus podcasts

Direct download: 348_Artificial_Lightning.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:44pm EDT

A brief exploration of alchemy and other occult ways of understanding our world. 

Topics include: alchemy, material and immaterial, mind, consciousness, turning lead into gold, symbolism, dreaming, altered states of consciousness, reality beyond quantification, JFK Assassination, small groups able to steer public perception, Star Wars, quantum physics, Chuck the Blue Man, black can reflect, painting, Trump style different from tradition president, Nixon movie, F35 crash into ocean

Direct download: 347_Alchemical_Influences_On_Our_World.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:32pm EDT

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is discussed here. Moving forward, who in America will continue supporting Putin and how will they pull it off? 

Topics include: Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nordstream 2, Germany, China, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, NATO, Trump, MAGA support of Putin, sanctions, tariffs, propaganda, psychology, strength, authoritarianism, fascism, Joe Biden, Steven Wright, Sean Penn, Anonymous hackers, Catch Me If You Can, cyber warfare, weapons industry booming

Direct download: 346_Russian_Invasion_and_Putin_Fans.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:31pm EDT

There have been many and varied secret societies, the world over, throughout history. Martial arts certainly have ties to occult concepts and groups. 

Topics include: secret societies, fraternal orders, Freemasonry, Victoria BC, revolution in China, martial arts, Kung Fu, Bruce Lee, revealing secrets, monks, language and cultural barriers between East and West, Asian history, globalization, meditation, ideals, psychology, Quigley, Knights of Malta, fortifications and alchemy, Rhodes, Assassins, ninjas, intelligence agencies

Direct download: 344_Secret_Societies_and_Martial_Arts.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:12am EDT

Technological progress has created ecological disaster, and now we hope that it will do the opposite. 

Topics include: Revolve book news, petroleum based products, plastic, DuPont family, chemicals, profit motive, MIC, micro plastics, pollution, ecological disaster, impossible to know long term effects, using technology to fix problems from technology, planetary timescales, transhumanism as answer, mind uploading, virtual reality, augmented reality, computing power, social media evolving into metaverse, data mining, surveillance

Direct download: 343_Plastic_Silicone_Synthesized_World.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:01pm EDT

Scientism is all the rage these days as we drift further and further away from a forgotten past. 

Topics include: live callers, transferring memories, controlling bodies across the world, Ai, machine learning, AGI, transhumanism, prehistory, myth, history of consciousness, nerds are cool, Nimrod, hubris, scientific method, Francis Bacon, secret societies, updating theories, technique, technological progress, historical figureheads as icons of the work of fraternal orders, science born out of mystic philosophy and alchemy, astronomy and astrology, caught up in details, marketing, irrationality of reality, strength of emotional impulse, aloe mites, pesticides, scientism

Direct download: 342_Nerds_Can_Be_Irrational.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:46pm EDT

Anyone who is sick of it all, come listen to this podcast and join Aaron in saying FTW. 

Topics include: appearances on other shows, Patreon, transhumanist agenda, nothing makes sense, average person’s viewpoint, charade of politics, no winning Covid situation, Trump supporters will follow him to any end, insurrection, coup, January 6, constantly changing story, Biden a total lame duck, 2024 election, crime, Robocop, Detroit, Martine Rothblatt’s Pig Heart Revival, genetic engineering, United Therapeutics, Revivicor, Soylent Green, Matrix Resurrections, Keanu Reeves, Alex Jones

Direct download: 341_Revivicor_My_Soul.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:09am EDT

This episode of The Age of Transitions is Christmas Eve special of sorts. Recorded live, Aaron continues the Ochelli Radio Network book giveaway trivia game. 

Topics include: Aaron in a cardboard box, Uncle’s New Year’s Revolution, projecting the future, trivia game for free book, the conspiracy theorist mind, conspiracy theory ideas believed by large portion of the population, learning process, problems with US school system, alternative facts, do your own research, Judeo Christian mind punishment of itself, job training, Transformers and Go Bots, cannabis dispensaries, Revolve: Man’s Scientific Rise to Godhood, shipping costs, USPS secrets, Minoans, Labyrinth myth, Dark Crystal Netflix series, train AI with massive data sets, artificial celebrities and influencers, virtual worlds, secret societies use of figureheads, video games transitioning to virtual reality, augmented reality, the next Google Glass, autonomous vehicles, metaverse

Direct download: 340_Learning_Differently_on_Christmas_Eve.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:29am EDT