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

Aaron rounds off the Virtually There series (for now) with this look at the alt media/Truth Movement. It is easy to get lost in details and semantics when following alt media, but what larger effect has "the truth" had on society as a whole? What is it that we should individually believe in, and what should we be doing in order to make things better? 

topics include: massive change, no identity, Obama’s campaign slogan, anti-establishment election year, frustration, mainstream media, alternative media, what constitutes a victory for alt media, goals of truth movement, how to replace old system, return to past, not about solutions, suggestibility, conspiracy theories in mainstream media, trust no one, nothing to believe in, destroy and rebuild, right-wing extremism, fascism, overcoming confusion, regaining philosophy, put into a reactionary state

Direct download: 166_Virtually_There_ep11_Truth_and_Consequences.mp3
Category:podcast series -- posted at: 1:30am EDT

Virtually There continues as Aaron wrestles with the difficult topic of marriage. What is a marriage? What is a civil union? How are our ideas about marriage changing? We may individually have our own opinions on this issue, but what about the big picture? It is sad to see the shallow level at which the marriage debate takes place today, but you can bet that things are going to get a lot more serious as time goes on. 

topics include: marriage, civil unions, occult, chemical marriage, philosophy, politics, leftwing vs rightwing, social ideals, LGBT, definition of normal, legal structure, Love, creation, sexual union, reproduction, Gods, will, artificial wombs, artificial intelligence, government, population numbers, life extension, transhumanists, transhumanism, big picture, predictions, tough questions

Direct download: 165_Virtually_There_ep10_The_Biochemical_Marriage.mp3
Category:podcast series -- posted at: 4:37pm EDT

Virtually There continues as Aaron talks a bit about media, and its role within the chaotic world we find ourselves in today. 

topics include: media, politics, lack of philosophy, med prefix, in the middle, opposing forces, occult principles, Gemini and Libra Zodiac signs, Hermes, mind, consensus reality, information overload, cognitive dissonance, confusion, hyperreality, reality of immaterial things, metaphysics, Fool, materialism, documentary, media bias, right and left wing, slogans, staying relevant, alternative media, questioning everything, truth, tearing apart, destroy and rebuild,  Freemasons in need of new members, meta conspiracy, storyteller, angry mob, search for identity, esoteric circles, conserving energy, detachment 

Direct download: 164_Virtually_There_ep9_Media.mp3
Category:podcast series -- posted at: 12:37am EDT

Continuing with the Virtually There podcast series Aaron talks about the current political scene in America. 2016 has been dubbed "the anti-establishment" presidential election year. How is it that most people are upset with the establishment, and how are they venting their frustrations? 

topics include: lack of philosophy, emerging technologies, political disintegration, Carroll Quigley, Western Civilization, American history, Revolutionary Tradition, France, national identity, material success, American Dream, American exceptionalism, imperial foreign policy, pseudo philosophies, slogans, propaganda, symptoms of decaying civilizations, vested special interest groups, individual freedom, belief, alienation, political influence, election year, anti-establishment year, Donald Trump, frustration, celebrity, PR, religion decaying, radical Islam, tough guy mentality, everyday things to create real change, geopolitics, National Security Act, counterintelligence, state sponsored entertainment, fog of war, World Stage, actors, Babylon, truth

Direct download: 163_Virtually_There_ep8_Political_Disintegration.mp3
Category:podcast series -- posted at: 12:56pm EDT

Aaron brings back the Virtually There podcast series with this seventh installment. Scientism is rising, and a corresponding lack of philosophy puts us in a troubling situation. Can we regain our ability to make sense of the world before we lose it all? 

topics include: environment within which technology further develops, world culture, progress, science as a process and tool, bumper stickers, fall of religion, true philosophy has been lost, Postmodernism, anomie, scientism, technocratic ideals, Industrial Revolution, technique, Jacques Ellul, social system, human needs not a priority, autonomous machines, transhumanism, enhanced human performance, the system as a living thing, human merge with The System, near future predictions, legal structural change, autonomous vehicles, driving jobs, displacement of human labor, digital inventory, online sales, sensors, narrow Ai, virtual world, cyber security, welfare, more free time, pace of work, distractions, Babylon, Manly P Hall


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