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

JG Michael, host of the Parallax Views podcast, comes on the show to talk with Aaron about a wide range of topics on this two hour edition of The Age of Transitions radio show. 

topics include: 7he 6oy documentary, The Boy, Nathan Forest Winter, Victor Salva, sexual abuse, Me Too, Jeepers Creepers, film, media, Qanon, conspiracy theories, political extremism, racism, fascism, Carroll Quigley, demands of everyday life, truth movement, entrepreneurship, institutions

Direct download: 247_JG_Michael_interview_The_Boy_Will_Not_Sit_Idly_By_part_2.mp3
Category:interview -- posted at: 1:25pm EDT

Artisan Loaf returns to the show to talk a little bit about some recent revelations about Elon Musk’s family history. It turns out that his grandfather was not unlike the villain in the Pixar movie Up. 

topics include: EVs, electric cars, Tesla, Elon Musk, South Africa, Technocracy Inc, technocracy ideology, politics, chiropractor, traveling by jet, business, Neuralink, livestream presentation, Ai, artificial intelligence, technology, transhumanism, implantable brain chips, USB port


Darryl Sloan is the author of the book I, Universe. A book about the struggle to find a spiritual sense of things while maintaining a rational and skeptical point of view. This book is very relatable to all seekers out there seeking on. 

topics include: leaving Christianity, Atheism, spirituality, Monism, life changes, writing Reality Check, rejecting cultural norms, Northern Ireland, paranormal, scientism, mystery, going beyond confusion, time, change, present moment, afterlife, reincarnation, ego, death, everything out of Nothing, pantheism, Big Bang, quantum physics, meditation, numinous experiences, psi, psychokinesis, magic, occult, CIA

Direct download: 227_Darryl_Sloan_interview_I_Universe.mp3
Category:interview -- posted at: 12:26am EDT

Friend and fellow Ochelli Radio Network host Pearse Redmond is our guest as we talk a bit about his show Porkins Policy Radio. A strange media landscape filled with nonsense opens up a lot of opportunity for anyone hoping to do something different. 

topics include: #porkinspolicyreview, Instagram, Porkins, live radio, podcast, listener feedback, getting recognized in public, Qanon, calling in to shows, bike lane in Holland Tunnel, hosting, Joseph L Flatley, conspiracy theory, MKULTRA, making up lies, grifters, right wing vs left wing views, doctrinaire beliefs, propaganda, far left politics, hard to please audience, deep events

Direct download: 226_Pearse_Redmond_interview_Porkins_Policies_on_Doing_Live_Radio.mp3
Category:interview -- posted at: 6:30pm EDT

Winston Conrad returns to Trans Resister Radio to talk a bit about the new Moss Babies zine he is a part of. The realm of fantasy fiction is discussed with Winston shedding some light on the significance of elves, goblins, dwarves and many other such cryptids. 

topics include: Moss Babies, Pathfinder RPG, Dungeons and Dragons, Satanic Panic, fantasy, JRR Tolkien, folklore, England, elves, goblins, cobalt, salamander, elementals, etymology, metallurgy, alchemy, cryptography, symbolism, cryptozoology, dwarves, dragons, elements, storytelling, myth


Zepto is a long time listener to Trans Resister Radio. Here, he comes on the show to share his personal story of hard times and subsequent redemption. The often maligned “waking up” process can truly be a catalyst for positive self transformation. 

topics include: religion, philosophy, free will, nervous breakdown, truth, writing, politics, the Amish, technology, transhumanism, implantable brain chips, ethics in technological development, Ai, energy, post-scarcity world

Direct download: 221_Zeptos_Point_of_View.mp3
Category:interview -- posted at: 10:22pm EDT

JG Michael returns to Trans Resister Radio to pick up where he left off last time, talking about far right views within transhumanist circles. From alternative media to popular culture, there seems to be a dark wave of desire washing over us all. Does Nick Land’s concept of the Dark Enlightenment hold any explanation for this, or just more confusion?

topics include: transhumanism, philosophy, religion, politics, conspiracy theory, alternative media, Nick Land, Dark Enlightenment, democracy, Western Civilization, the void, Thanatos, psychology, occult, Peter Thiel, James Hughes, Ray Kurzwweil, Accelerationism, Capitalism, wealth inequality, Social Darwinism, Universal Basic Income, Useless Class

 

Direct download: 219_JG_Michael_interview_More_on_Techno_Authoritarianism.mp3
Category:interview -- posted at: 1:55am EDT

JG Michael, host of the Parallax Views podcast, is the guest on this episode. Here, he talks a bit about the links between transhumanist and far right ideologies. From obsessing over logic and reason to the promotion of eugenics, this cadre of futurists has a decidedly dark way of viewing the world. 

topics include: transhumanism, right wing extremism, fascism, monarchy, democracy, authoritarianism, Anarcho Capitalism, Alt Right, Libertarianism, technology, artificial intelligence, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Less Wrong, MIRI, Singularity University, scientism, Bayesian Mathematics, Michael Anissimov, Neoreactionary Movement, Google, Ray Kurzweil, Nick Land, Postmodernism, Academia, Dark Enlightenment, HP Lovecraft, eugenics, Curtis Yarvin, Mencius Moldbug


Friend of the show, Pearse Redmond, returns to talk a bit about some of the stories that are currently flying under the radar. As the story goes, Americans are being attacked by some form of cricket warfare in Cuba. Are John Bolton and the Canadians hoping this aggression will be enough to successfully push for regime change in Venezuela? 

topics include: New Year’s Eve, New York City, sonic weapons, Cuba, diplomats, intelligence agents, CIA, crickets, Associated Press, propaganda, conspiracy, Canadian military, Justin Trudeau, NATO, Venezuela, Latin America, Maduro, oil, geopolitics


Tom Brown, host of the Bike Karma Podcast, joins Aaron for a discussion about bicycle culture and politics. Like other forms of politics, there is a mix of big business, individuals, and governments at play working to create something. What that something is, no one can quite say, but it is probably a good idea. 

topics include: bicycles, bike cliques, road bikes, mountain bikes, commuting, bike mechanic, bicycle coop, podcasting, bike sharing, China, electric bikes, obsolescence, eco friendly transportation, bike lanes, safety, rolling coal, safety

Direct download: 214_Tom_Brown_interview_Bicycle_Politics.mp3
Category:interview -- posted at: 2:34pm EDT