Tea Krulos returns to the show to talk about his podcast, Tea’s Weird Week. He also lets us know that an American Madness documentary is now in production. 

topics include: Phantom Patriot, starting a podcast, strange people, eclectic subject matter, UFO Daze, Wisconsin, blur between reality and fantasy, luxury doomsday bunkers, American Madness documentary in production, Mark Borchardt, trying to use Twitter responsibly, Nuro autonomous vehicles permitted in CA, call from Jimmy, Jetpack Man, living in a digital world

From symbolic to tangible, the intellect is able to turn the base metals into gold. However, the flame of Lucifer can easily burn the whole world down. 

Topics include: t-shirts, bonus podcasts, going to space, Ren and Stimpy, Earth viewed from space, light, fire, symbolism, Battlestar Galactica, science fiction, Dr Who, time travel, technology, social commentary, reducing concepts, Prometheus, civilization, alchemy, art of multiplication, speeding up evolutionary process, making the symbolic literal, esoteric, intellect, reordering material world, Jon Gold, 9/11 truth and justice, UFOs

Saving the planet by leaving it, and other nonsensical rationalizations of the super rich and dirt poor alike. If the Earth is an island on the vast, endless, ocean of space, then it truly is a fantasy island. 

Topics include: Cremation of Care reading on Tea’s Weird Week podcast, Age of Transitions t-shirts, 2020, Jeff Bezos space voyage, Blue Origin, AoT comic, claiming to save the world, thanking Amazon employees and customers, public relations, super wealthy love of space travel, rationalizations, academics apologizing for billionaires, pollution, Bezos drove a Honda Accord, survival bunkers, autonomous systems, Dark Night of the Soul, life in quarantine, guilt for having free time, special interest narratives, mainstreaming of fringe topics, flying carpets, Aladdin’s Lamp, divide and conquer, Jimmy calls in, woke youth

Sam Aydlette is the author of the book “Dancing With My Fate”. Being “a handbook about life and death”, some of Sam’s advice on these matters is shared on this podcast episode. 

Topics include: writing a book, philosophy, love of wisdom, rejecting purely objective interpretation of the world, truth seeking, irony, Trickster God, desire, social constructs, identity, alternative media, political campaigns, dominant minority, James Jesus Angleton, Paris Hilton, difficulty of lives of elite family members, hardship, realization that we are all the same, serving in military, overburdened with responsibilities in modern world, life and death

Aaron covers some interesting stories from the tech world. Is the American Empire currently diminishing itself after years of being spread too thin? 

Topics include: t-shirts, DARPA FENCE program, biomimetics, neuromorphic cameras, MIC, camera lenses based on human eye, US Air Force partnership with Drone Racing League, video game recruitment centers, First Person View FPV, virtual reality, emerging technology, STEM projects funded by MIC, Robin calls in, Girl Scouts and Raytheon, American Empire, Silicon Valley, apps used by criminals, major corporations developing technology, Ai, public and private as one system, farmers allowed to fix their own machinery, employment shortage, automation, Covid may not go away completely, major economic changes, AGI not good for established special interests, dominant minority

There are new t-shirts available, both The Age of Transitions and Ochelli Effect are on the website. Aaron also talks a bit about the McMillions documentary series. 

Topics include: tie dye, shirts, Ochelli Effect 2,000th episode, McDonald’s Monopoly game, scams, cheating, stolen game pieces, corruption

Autonomous vehicles are becoming quite the hot topic these days. How long might it be before we see them on the road?

Topics include: Boston Dynamics, Spot, package handling robots, Hyundai, robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, Brookings Institution, Ford, fleet vehicles, rideshare companies, Uber, Google, Anthony Levandowski, Silicon Valley ethos, China, tech bros, legislation, California, population dynamics, urban areas

A look at the Tarot, specifically its four major suits of Coins, Cups, Swords and Wands. The etymology of these four words is explored a bit. 

Topics include: etymology dictionary, thrift stores, Inland Empire, Palm Springs, occult, four elements, playing cards, money, Freemasonry, sticks

The Ochelli Effect 2,000th episode is going to be live on June 29th, 2021. Be sure to listen to it, and show your support for the Ochelli Radio Network. 

Ochelli Effect 2000th episode, guest list, donations, keeping the network going, supporters, producing, doing live radio, behind the scenes, performance art, karaoke, livestream video 

Aaron and Chuck discuss part one of the HBO docu-series, Crime of the Century. It is a surprisingly hard hitting expose of the opioid crisis, and its industrial benefactors. 

Patreon, live show break, t-shirts, opioids, Oxycontin, Crime of the Century documentary, HBO, opium, history, Johnson & Johnson, addiction, heroine, War on Terror, medical industry, Sackler family, Appalachia, blame the victim, Evangelical Christianity, corruption, Rudy Giuliani, elitism, wealth, Purdue, Vice

Aaron Dykes of Truthstream Media is the guest on this episode of The Age of Transitions podcast. Truthstream is working on a forthcoming video series on central banking. Learn a bit a about it here, and stick around for some thoughts on esoteric matters. 

topics include: independent media, historical research, esoterica, symbolism, anthropology, apophenia, electromagnetic frequencies, alchemical code, central banking, crown, agriculture, rituals, corn dollies

You never know what will happen when you’re eating breakfast in Palm Springs. Plastic bags for lumber might almost be as big a problem as impending cyber attacks, but who can be sure?

Chapter 9 of Revolve: Man's Scientific Rise to Godhood is titled "A Worldwide Death and Rebirth Ritual". Upon the suggestion of a listener, Aaron explores the concepts presented in that chapter, here in this podcast episode. The basic premise is that the process of occult initiation can be multiplied to take place on a macrocosmic scale. Society at large can be initiated into New Life. 

topics include: Gnosticism, marriage contract, Chemical Marriage, Rosicrucianism, Royal Society, science, orthodox religion, evangelical reactionary thinking, consciousness, occult initiation, cults, secret societies, Left-Hand Path, Lucifer, hive mind, technology, alchemy, birth pangs quotes, Henry Kissinger, trans words, motion, time, vibration, mysticism, philosophy, compliance, dominant minority, commerce, intangible realm of mind, limited thinking

One of these days the Maryland state flag is going to be cancelled, but in the meantime listen to this podcast that explains why there is a bear on the California state flag. 

topics include: California state flag, bear, Callisto, mother bear, symbolism, fertility, alchemy, occult, astronomy, Orange County, Saint Germain, cults, fraternal orders, secret societies, philosophy, historical figures, CUT in Malibu

War on this, war on that, war on everything. We are tearing ourselves apart, and it seems that we like it that way. 

topics include: Spot® Boston Dynamics, police robots, MIC, military, wars, endless wars, killing, death, framing everything in terms of war, fighting ourselves, technology, Silicon Valley, China and America, Cold War 2 point oh, propaganda

Adam and Aaron recorded a new episode of Themes & Memes in February. It is posted here as an exclusive to the Patreon bonus podcast feed. 

Tenet, state of entertainment media, Covid, Great Reset, Club of Rome, global tensions, US and China, ethics, technology, artificial intelligence, Elon Musk, lockdowns, changing economic system, online services, QAnon, micro-targeted influence operations, Post Truth World, propaganda, data, algorithms, mistrust of all media, privacy, Capitol siege, Alex Jones, Donald Trump rally, alternate reality games, fringe political groups, War on Terror, domestic terrorism, revolution, fringe mixed with mainstream, puppet masters, denouncing conspiracy mindset while using its very methods to prove your own point, cognitive dissonance, learning from alternative sources

Remembering Alan Watt, and working on making sense of the world in these strange times. 

topics include: Alan Watt, ignored topics, show guests, challenging information, eugenics, valuable books, fertility issues, dominant minority, Club of Rome, information overload, machine learning, machine’s world, Big Data

Is the United States MIC threatened by Silicon Valley, or even a coming cut in federal funds? Bobby Vaughn calls into the show to talk a bit about a scandal involving international uranium logistics. 

topics include: military, technology, new threats, National Security, NSCAI, cyber security, hacking, China, United States, nuclear power, A Call To Actions, uranium

Aaron shares some of his thoughts and opinions on Cancel Culture. 

topics include: social justice, sexism, discrimination, harassment, assault, media, books, Dr Seuss, marketing, equal rights, authoritarianism, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood, workplace, corporate world

A stream of consciousness episode of The Age of Transitions. 

topics include: seeking truth, conviction, reincarnation, Nietzsche, eternal recurrence, religion, philosophy, recording devices, history, prehistory, Atlantis, technology, cults, human thought process, conscious vs unconscious mind, propaganda, relativity of time, safety and security, easy answers, artifice, art, need to relax, precivilized human life, all or nothing, Michael Jordan, doing the impossible, meditation, self help

Artisan Loaf returns to give us an update on the new wealthiest man on Earth, Elon Musk. Being a living contradiction may be the best way to gain fame and fortune in the virtual world.

topics include: Tesla, Neuralink, Jack Ma, stock price, $TSLA, DogeCoin, Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, online life, internet, Twitter, a cult of personality, Trump, Joe Rogan, marketing, Clubhouse, Vladimir Putin, public image, China, international business

This podcast is the audio version of a special live-stream video presentation. Aaron played his video, The Age of Transitions, and gave commentary over it. 

The Age of Transitions video came out back in 2008. First on Google Video, and later to various places online. The main subject matter is transhumanism as it relates to eugenics. What does Aaron think of the video thirteen years later? Watch along and see.

So far, 2021 has been like one big experiment in augmented reality. From the depths of internet forums straight to the front pages, the story has consistently been that of internet weirdos shaking up the real world.

topics include: Game Stop, Reddit, Wall Street, stock market, shorts, Elon Musk, Bitcoin, Robinhood, alchemy, money, virtual worlds, message boards, Y2K, technological convergence, media, communications, Capitol debacle, temples, Citadel, Norbert Weiner, MIC, mind, intangibles, IT, Ai, creator and creation dynamic, Tron Legacy, mainstream and fringe conjunction, confusion, QAnon, Rudy Giuliani

Rocky Jones hosts the Pattern Stalker podcast. On it, he interviews his family in an attempt to better understand his own history. In this interview, Rocky explains how attachment theory is a major influence on what he is doing. 

topics include: patterns, family interviews, attachment theory, psychology, self improvement, awareness, relationships, epigenetics, nature vs nurture, brain, alcoholism, opioids, addiction, hallucinogenics, therapy, health

Aaron continues on the same thread as last week's show. The events of January 6th are neither the beginning, nor the end, of an ongoing political story. The War on Terror had experienced a lull for a few years, but is returning as the new face of terror is the PT Cruiser. 

topics include: Washington DC, Capitol Hill, riot, protest, angry mob, right wing, terrorism, Patriot Act, Joe Biden

The three hundredth episode of The Age of Transitions podcast occurs in the wake of what will surely come to be historic events. The Trump presidency goes out with a bang as an angry mob of his supporters storm the US Capitol in Washington DC. This is not the beginning, nor the end, of an ongoing story starring bad actors from the fringes. Anyone out there who may still be under the spell of MAGA, QAnon, or other related far-right movements need to understand the reality of what they are involved in. 

topics include: Trump rally, politics, extremism, psychology, Patriot Act, coopted movements, War on Terror, narratives, domestic terrorism, militia movement

This bonus podcast episode gives you a look into Aaron's headspace at the end of this year, and moving forward with The Age of Transitions media project. It is good to be aware of the many pitfalls that surround us today, and to take advantage of unique new opportunties. 

topics include: podcasting, live streaming, independent media, fringe merging with mainstream, martial law, divide and conquer, American politics, changing political landscape, microtargeted influence campaigns, propaganda, virtual worlds, augmented reality, truth, motivation

Some more musings on technology, politics and divide and conquer techniques. 

topics include: possible end to 2 party system, partisan arguments, Corona Virus, Boston Dynamics, Spot, robotics, changing labor markets, package delivery, autonomous systems, AGI, transhumanism

Aaron gives listeners a preview of what they can expect to see on the new Twitch livestream channel. Some musing on occult concepts also happens. 

topics include: live-streaming, video production, Uncle’s New Year’s Revolution, Alchemy in Popular Music, lyrics, generic takes on the occult

The year 2020 has gained quite the reputation, but it is funny to see how many of its most interesting aspects usually go unnoticed. It’s a big virtual world that we are moving into more and more each day.

topics include: livestreaming, Uncle’s New Year’s Revolution, Twitch, gaming as a spectator sport, surveillance, technology, internet, media creation, content, convergent media, YouTubers, fame, fortune, video production

Pearse Redmond is back for a discussion about religion, idol worship, and the Tao. At a societal level, we seem to be plague by dogma. A greater and simpler truth awaits us when we are ready for it. 

topics include: bonus podcast episode, alternative media, politics, news, getting upset by others who take your material, religion, Catholicism, Trump, idol worship, ego, scientism, Tao Te Ching, language, the occult, symbolism, relaxing, relationships between numbers, Pythagoras, the trinity

Pearse Redmond returns to the bonus podcast. Here, he and Aaron talk about how popular it is to market your independent media to the right wing crowd. The far-right is now indistinguishable from the mainstream right, and so it is that online media is now experiencing a boom as their audience grows. These new rising stars are using the same old tricks that all media manipulators have used, which is mainly to create content that fits into the accepted narrative that their audience craves. 

topics include: podcasting technical issues, living life with alternative viewpoints, keeping your network small, indy media production as a job, JP Sears, YouTube videos, guilt by association, new age mixed with right wing ideology, gurus, Teal Swan, cults, accountability, society lacking social cohesion, life coaching, therapy, authoritarianism, marketing to right wing audience, Covid, yuppies, narcissism, Tony Robbins, responsibility to your audience, future terrorism, Donald Trump, reality TV, digital life, Scientology, mainstream media

Captain Trips calls back into the show. He and Aaron talk about the medical establishment at large, and how it is largely just one big profiteering racket. 

topics include: NYE, seasons, Covid lockdowns, vaccines, immune system, profit motive, eczema, getting well through diet, genetics, blind faith in science, eugenics movement, Social Darwinism, accepting our limitations, medical technology, bio surveillance, Age of Transitions, Newt Gingrich, Trump, fall of civilizations

At least half of the show was dedicated to Pennsylvania and nearby geographical areas as fellow Keystone Stater, Captain Tripps called in. The decisive state in this presidential election is decidedly unique. 

topics include: Pittsburgh, Central PA, Philadelphia, yinz, subs, pizza, mom mom pop pop, pap, no turn on red, dialects, Jersey, Trump, 2020 election, media

The new system is being built by technology, and it is already here to a great extent. Online access is becoming more controlled as the media found there is the new form of MSM. 

topics include: socio-economic system, technology, postgenderism, transhumanism, Marilyn Manson, posthuman, IEET, freedom of choice, labor, machine learning, UBI, Covid, mass layoffs, AGI, media, culture war, internet censorship, social media, Google owning online media, tech firms making the rules, online access as a utility service, video games, online videos, virtual reality, YouTube stars, QAnon

Pearse Redmond returns to the show to help us all take a look around at the strange place we find ourselves in now. QAnon has come a long way since the days that Pearse and Robbie Martin would talk about it on a weekly basis. American foreign policy has taken a political backseat as Trumpism focuses in on all things domestic. 

topics include: 2020 election, alternative media, conspiracy culture, chemtrails, new kinds of conspiracy theory, QAnon, mainstream media, internet forums, FBI involvement in domestic extremism, terrorism, Islamic terrorism no longer the focus, militia movement

A stream of consciousness show continues along the same path as it was already traveling in when Aaron’s friend Josie J calls in. Thoughts on alchemy, consciousness and current affairs. 

topics include: perception, narrative, realm of the mind, intangible, women’s work and child’s play, performance art, streaming, quarantine life of Covid, Hollywood prodcuctions, Los Angeles, Marfa Texas, XFF Extreme Futurist Festival, New World Fest

Transhumanists have said they want to pursue “paradise engineering.” Enduring a little pain is far too much to meet the ideal of their abolitionist movement. What shadows are there to be found in their enlightened world?

BLTC Research, paradise engineering, genetic engineering, artificial wombs, eugenics, brain implants, James Olds, pleasure centers of brain, reproduction, population control, Walter Rudolph Hess, Walter Penfield, Jose Delgado, Office of Naval Intelligence, Yale, WTA, Transhumanist FAQ 2003, posthuman, transhuman, nanotech, super intelligence, virtual reality, mind uploading, individual freedom, sustainability, going beyond Nature, occult, esoteric symbolism, life extension, history, Anders Sandberg, James Hughes, Mike LaTorra, globalization, Digital Serfs and Cyborg Buddhas, technological unemployment, Universal Basic Income, wage slavery, transcranial magnetic stimulation, Michael Persinger God Helmet, Nick Bostrom, Wisdom of Nature, evolution, birth canal too small for larger brain size, Philosopher’s Stone, alchemy, coal to diamond

In a time of constant outrage, it can be difficult to see the forest through the trees. Trump may well have transformed into a super villain, but it is his legions of followers and their actions which will be the developing story in regard to the ongoing War on Terror. 

topics include: presidential election, Trump not broadening his appeal, fringe media, home grown terrorism, right-wing extremism, White Nationalism, narratives, truth movement, Q Anon

Winston Conrad of the Mystery School Comics Group is back on the show. His new comic “We Belong to the Night” is the first of what will be an ongoing series, and is the center of the discussion at hand. 

topics include: Washington DC, comics, art, line work, color, writing, anxiety, faith, Germany, Old World, story telling, occult, magic, nature, the Huntsmen, night time, characters, civilized world, nuance, no protagonist, werewolf and witch trials, story within a story

Newt Gingrich is up to his old tricks again. He just can’t seem to help himself from talking like one of those wacky conspirorizers that you find online. This show will tell you all about the truth, lies, and true lies that other media outlets are too scared to touch. 

topics include: media, television, Fox News, fringe talking points in mainstream, Bill O’Reilly, SJWs, Antifa, socialism, Karens, 2020 the worst year, reusing cardboard boxes, Ron Paul, street names, virtual reality, kneeling at football

Tea Krulos is the author of the new book, American Madness. It is partially a biography of Richard McCaslin, better known as the Phantom Patriot. The man most famous for his raid of the Bohemian Grove is certainly a unique case study concerning American conspiracy culture, but his brand of madness is becoming more and more common. 

topics include: Tea Krulos interview, real life super heroes, Pahrump Nevada, truth groups, breaking into Bohemian Grove, swords and guns, prison time, comic artwork, videos, truth groups, loner, internet culture, attention seeking

This episode was recorded on the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Aaron takes calls from Captain Tripps and Ray in Australia as talk centers around 9/11 Truth. 

topics include: 9/11 Truth Movement, terrorism, Iraq War, conspiracy theories, propaganda, Edward Bernays, media, ideas, collective consciousness

Aaron continues reading from one of his notebooks that he used to write his book Revolve. Topics range from occult science to esoteric religion. According to Harvard Science Review, research into artificial wombs has been kept underground purposely, in order to avoid outrage from the public. The Book of Genesis is a deep religious alegory that is not disimilar to the Book of Tao. The topics of Transhumanism and propaganda are also covered in this episode. 

Is there actually a new American civil war beginning, or is there something else happening? Will Charles Manson’s face become the next big street art phenomenon? 

topics include: 2020 presidential election, worst years, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, left and right wing politics, divide and conquer, race war, civil war, Helter Skelter, news, fringe political ideas gone mainstream, conspiracy ideas in popular culture, military advisors to media productions, China, technology, machine learning, geopolitics, culture wars

The keynote speaker at the RNC gave a surprise scripted speech, but was sure to pile on plenty of anti-China sentiment for his fans. There appears to be a war going on, and it is mostly taking place in the virtual sphere. We should all look to emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, as a major driving factor in this conflict. 

topics include: bonus podcasts, Donald Trump RNC speech, US enlightening the world, stick to the script, America first, doublethink, peace through violence, defense spending, Neocon ideology, anti China sentiment, artificial intelligence, machine learning, technological revolution, AI powered influence campaigns, propaganda, micro targeting demographics, big data, Twitter as a consciousness sensor, analytics, creating viral content, YouTube videos, digital life, Kyle Rittenhouse, influencers, International Business Machines, computer files, Zach Miller, Dr Dog, online echo chambers, social media, evolutionary psychology, media selectively crafts narrative

Those who most rigidly follow the rules do so in hopes that those rules are an accurate metric for gauging reality. The truth of the matter lies far beyond these confines. Just as a small insect can fly easily through the massive gap in a wire fence, so too can we breeze through the confines that so many others try to enforce upon us in this world. 

topics include: truth, independent media, human needs, finding meaning, consciousness, mind, philosophy, human history and prehistory, foreseeing the future, clarity, happiness, prison

After some much need R&R, Aaron Returns to talk about the Military Industrial Complex. America is now its military through and through. Things weren’t always this way, but they have been for some time to be sure. 

topics include: Washington DC, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, aerospace industry, technology, flight, esoteric side of man’s quest to fly, Icarus, left ring paradigm, Covid mask wearing a partisan issue, USPS, Trump crony Postmaster General

 gathering of aimless wanderers and information seekers happens on this week’s show. 

topics include: walking around where no one is, city, Columbus Ohio, downtown, Newport Music Hall, Minneapolis Minnesota, George Floyd, police taking early retirement, protests, umbrella man identity

On this episode there is some talk about the institution of marriage as well as a very interesting piece from the NIH that Bobby Vaughn brings to the table. It seems that 5G millimeter waves can be absorbed by skin cells and produce Coronaviruses. 

topics include: human relationships, laws, marriage, contracts, religion, Corona Virus lockdown reality, relationship stress, relationships with machines, 5G, technology, transhumanism, Google, internet, forcing people onto certain browsers, 404 errors, https, old sites no longer secure, switching over to new internet structure

Jon Gold is the joins the show to talk a bit about 9/11 Truth. It remains an important issue which relates to so much going in today’s world. We would not be where we are now without what happened on September 11, 2001. 

topics include: 9/11 truth and justice, we were lied to, Jersey Girls, protests, anti war movement, Iraq, Afghanistan, American foreign policy, racism, Bandar Bush, veterans for truth

Robbie Martin joins the show for a conversation on the history and present state of conspiracy culture. He has a special episode of Media Roots Radio detailing the QAnon phenomenon, which is a must listen. Here, Robbie talks a bit about Q, its genesis, and some of the ramifications of what it all means in today’s tumultuous political climate. 

topics include: QAnon, internet, media awareness, propaganda, disillusioned to entertainment industry, popular conspiracy ideas, Alex Jones, Roger Stone, Trump presidential campaign, OAN, Fox News, Tucker Carlson, Trump supporters, 9/11 Truth, Ron Paul, martial law, 8 Chan, boomers, mainstreaming of conspiracy culture, Antifa, BLM, racism, right wing extremism, anti China propaganda

Aaron brings back his old notes to explore some pieces written on IEET by one of its former managing directors, Mike Treder. Treder has been missing/gone silent online since 2012. Transhumanist groups are not unlike other fringe special interest groups, in that it is indeed a fringe group. 

topics include: IEET, Mike Treder, Martine Rothblatt, transhumanism, WTA, intellectuals, academics, white papers, Canada, disappearance, power pyramid, global elite, David Rothkopf, Invisible Hand, religion, science, philosophy, Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, nanotech, induction, inductive reasoning, logic, faith, pattern recognition, Hume, Bayesian Inference, occult, secret doctrine, initiate, induct, artificial wombs, Jeremy Rifkin, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, Harvard S

Chris McKann from The Path of Tea comes on the show to talk a bit about tea with Aaron. If you aren’t into loose leaf teas, you should be. There is a lot to learn about them on this podcast episode. Be sure to listen to the second part of this show on the latest episode of Uncle (the podcast)

topics include: loose leaf tea, camellia sinensis, China, Japan, Asia, natural medicine, relaxation, taste, caffeine, Oolong, Jasmine, Earl Grey, green tea, black tea, Houston Texas, tea shop

Long time friend of the show, Sand Sheff, returns to talk a bit about Bill Gates. There are a number of large-scale business and social ventures that Gates is involved in. Should we be wary of his intentions?

topics include: EarthNow, surveillance, satellites, space, 5G, foundations, business, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, transhumanism, BCI, BMI, brain computer interface, Elon Musk, occult, religion, prophecy, Mark of the Beast, Covid19, vaccines, security

With TheAgeOfTransitions.com currently down, Aaron talks about the fragility of online security. What sort of large-scale cyber threats will emerge as we go deeper and deeper into this age of transitions?

topics include: web design, online security, Cybersecurity, NSCAI, Google, Amazon, government, private industry, Silicon Valley, China, geopolitics, technology, machine learning

Robin calls back into the show and discusses online/offline life with Aaron. Who will control internet in the future?

topics include: protests, unrest, Age of Transitions, social media, employers vetting candidates online, safety and security, NSCAI, China, birth pangs, sensors, Internet of Things

As the nation literally burns, The Age of Transitions goes live on the air. Will George Floyd’s murder be the straw that broke the camel’s back for the public’s trust in the police? Connor, a chat room regular and Minneapolis resident, calls in to the show with some insights and reporting. 

topics include: George Floyd, police violence, protests, riots, unprecedented times, anomie, frustration, public trust, umbrella man, agent provocateurs, looting, Minneapolis, Columbus OH, Atlanta GA

Aaron reads some notes from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s initial report. 

topics include: differing ideas about reality, philosophy, technology, politics, transportation, automation, commerce, NSCAI, national security, China, Cold War 2.0, ethics gap, machine learning, Ai, AGI, algorithms, future, Ford, fleet vehicles

On this very special May Day, Aaron decides to consecrate the live show. 

topics include: religion, religious activity, seeking truth, spirit, pagandom, nature, sage, sense of smell, memory, live show Friday nights, cycles, institutions of religion, theocracy, architecture, leaves carved in masonry, mineral vegetable animal kingdoms, government buildings, Classical architecture, evolution, pantheons, Tron, mist, mysticism, four elements

Video games have advanced greatly over a relatively short period of time. They now rival Hollywood films in production value. How may these different forms of media end up converging? What is the future of media, and our relationship with it?

topics include: live show, Age of Transitions comic, Covid19, free online Harvard courses, machine learning, niche industries, democratization of media, video games, Nintendo, movies, television, internet, networked media, multimedia, convergence, virtual reality, education, IT, technology, realistic graphics, detail, Ready Player One, books, private public reality, American Capitalism, understanding, propaganda, hidden information, narrative, Post-Truth World, think tanks, critical thinking

Working from home opens up a whole new world of possibilities for daily life. Is the Covid19 pandemic showing us how technology can enable a life sheltered in place? 

topics include: technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, telecommuting, communications, work, automation, Ai, machine learning, New Green Deal, environmental impact, green technology

In the short-term we are dealing with massive changes due to Covid19. People are working from home, not working at all, or possibly not working again. But, what happens when the crisis subsides? There are some serious long-term changes that we can see developing, many of which have been brewing for a long time now. 

topics include: Corona Virus, economy, jobs, working, technology, Ai, robotization, Boston Dynamics, automation, UBI, stimulus, government subsidizing life, military life, generation gap, Boomers, Millennials, Zoomers, online life, media, YouTubers, Protestant Work Ethic, MAGA

In the Midst of Covid19, 2020, Aaron takes a moment to reflect on the unique situation we are all in. So much has changed, while so much has stayed the same. 

topics include: Corona Virus, California, quarantine, social distancing, presidential election prediction, Biden/Sanders 2020, families spending time together, home schooling, Common Core curriculum, uncertainty, gun fantasies, martial law, frustrated parents, Ed in WA, going in public, Boomer Remover, church and state, Chet Hanks, China

The Covid19 Crisis has kicked into full panic mode. What do we do in the face of this? JG Michael calls in to talk a little bit about this, and more. 

topics include: Corona Virus, public settings, hysteria, hoarding home goods, consumerism, medical system, stratified social system, social distancing, wealthy removed from everyone else, Douglas Rushkoff, Wall Street, one percenters, bunkers, apocalyptic events

Aaron tells tales from highlights of his life wandering around aimlessly. Don’t let anyone fool you, wasting time is not always a total waste. If you are in a hurry, it helps to know where it is you are going in the first place. 

topics include: AoT comic, creative projects, laughing at nothing, insanity, comedy, conspiracy theory, 9/11, relationship behaviors influenced by sitcoms and romcoms, credibility, generic conspiracy ideas, Bohemian mindset, successful people break rules, stratified society, walking around aimlessly, wandering, Columbus Ohio, strengths and weaknesses tied together, observation, loneliness, alienation, carrying mail in suburbia, Orange County CA, bustling wastelands, fast pace of modern life, time management, unnatural state, inevitable fates, death, desert, something in nothing, expectations, source of depression

Aaron returns to do a live show for the first time in nearly a month. Robin from Victoria calls in to have a conversation about popular culture’s seedy underbelly.

topics include: Ochelli Radio Network, The Age of Transitions, GOTJ 2017, some counterculture ideas held by the majority now, corruption, 1620 High Noon podcast, MMA, Canada, podcasting, laser discs, Song of the South, old Warner Brothers cartoons critiquing wild west America, Siemens, military war propaganda, Disneyland, Walt Disney, Dr Seuss, Roald Dahl, Edward Bernays, World’s Fair, Futurism, average person becoming aware of mass propaganda, conspiracy theories placed in popular media, cognitive bias, technology, communication breakdown, Adam Fitzgerald, 9/11, history, JFK assassination, Chuck Ochelli

Murdacloak is the man behind the Instagram, Juggalos Against Trump, and the special guest on this episode of The Age of Transitions podcast. Those who know juggalos know enough to expect the unexpected. This interview is a prime example of this principle, and a fun conversation about the insane clown show that is politics today. 

topics include: juggalo, ICP, lyrics, Gathering of the Juggalos 2018 OKC, Oklahoma, police presence, 2019 Columbus OH, Midwest, California, President Donald Trump, racism, Juggalos For Trump, Juggalo ideology, losing sight of the message, Carnival of Carnage, economic inequality, Walmart, MAGA hats, Montana, demonization of the poor, Republican Party base, Bernie Sanders, social media, political debate at GOTJ, Juggalo Night Court, Native American Reservation, Salish Tribe, life on the Res, the projects, nature, discrimination, civility, Instagram

Journalist, author, and podcaster Josephy L Flatley returns to the show to talk about his latest audio documentary podcast series. The So-Called Prophet from Pittsburgh is about the GCCA, a group headed by a man who calls himself Gabriel of Urantia. Here, Joseph gets to talk about making his series as well as some serious psychological aspects of cult life. 

topics include: Catatonic Youths, GCCA, podcasting, audio documentaries, cults, interviews with ex members, conspiracy culture, mind control, Synanon, word salad, psychology, spiritualution, Soulistic Hospice, Occupy Wall Street, confusion, family, Gabriel of Urantia, Elders, internet marketing groups, poor quality websites, gurus search for victims, Sanskrita, Jonestown, dysfunctional relationships, family dynamics

An old man doesn't take any crap from anyone, because he shouldn't have to.

Chuck Ochelli rejoins The Age of Transitions bonus podcast stream. Here, he and Aaron retell some of their experiences being part of the "Truth Movement" that happened a decade in the past. Passing out DVDs, networking with like minds, and much more are explored in this light-hearted, but hard-hitting conversation. 

topics include: 9/11 Truth, eBay, the Obsolete Man, DVD copies of documentaries, truth groups, JFK, sharing information, meeting truther celebrities, no planers, Kevin Barrett, Jim Fetzer, Sophia Smallstorm, supportive partners, conspiracy theory, civil liberties, depression, Uncle (the podcast), average person

The 2020 presidential election is heating up. It’s hard not to get caught up in the show. 

topics include: Bernie Sanders, Bon Iver, Iowa, primaries, Donald Trump, PA rally, crowds

Things can often and all too easily seem completely hopeless. In the face of this, it may be that a bit of hope and faith go a long way to help us. But how do we keep ourselves from become victims of blind faith? 

topics include: 9/11 Truth, we were lied to, some far Left pitfalls, conspiracy related topics, religion, faith, mysticism, altered states of consciousness, being consumed by alternative media

If we are going to develop thinking machines, perhaps we should first evaluate our own thought processes. Are we even thinking in the first place?

topics include: democratic debates, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, media coverage, propaganda, marginalizing outlier candidates, mind, psyche, intelligence, Ai, machine learning, bias, objectives, human control, Stuart Russell, Forbes article, virtual worlds

A relaxed and impromptu show in which Aaron talks about everything from the Age of Transitions show itself to war with Iran. 

topics include: live show, Patreon supporters, desert camping trip to Giant Rock, optimism, power corrupts, special interests, war with Iran, business of war, Middle East theater of War, Iraq, Donald Trump 2016 campaign, convenient lies, George W Bush administration, Neocons, propaganda, public acceptance of war, opportunity to make unique media, conspiracy theory distractions, surveillance, big data, social media, cellular phone microphone picking up your conversations to target advertisements, average person’s perceptions, Silicon Valley, Surveillance Capitalism, generational antagonism, self help, write up podcast reviews for your favorite shows

We urgently need your help to get the Ochelli Radio Network back up and running in time for Uncle's New Year's Revolution. The show will air live at 11pm EST on December 31. Our producer, Chuck Ochelli had his computer break last week. With a few donations he will be able to buy a new one and get the network back up and running. Please help by sending him a donation today. Go to Ochelli.com and make a one time donation. Thank you, and we will see you on New Year's Eve. 

Aaron makes a special solo show. Preparations are being made for Uncle's New Year's Revolution. Please help make the Revolution happen by going to Ochelli.com and sending a one time donation to our producer, Chuck Ochelli. His computer broke down, and he needs a new one to make the Revolution happen. We don't need to raise much money to pull this off, so please show your support. 

The Conspirosphere is an ever-changing environment, but is the conspiracy the conspiracy? 

topics include: New Years Eve, live radio, Patreon, Ai, Atlantic Council, RAND Corporation, think tanks, white papers, Bohemian Grove, A Relative Advantage, conspiracy theory, alternative research, Post Truth, Trump, MAGA, conservative movements, John Birch Society, Truth Movement

The first in what will be a series of podcasts on The Age of Transitions, primarily on Patreon. 

What a strange environment we all populate in this transitory time that is the Age of Transitions. Mansions in Yorba Linda have a short shelf life as they can’t live up to the expectations of new owners. Meanwhile, the plebes who build up such estates by simply going to the dollar store continue doing what they need to do to survive. 

topics include: Miami police shooting UPS driver, delivering packages, televised police chases, violence on television, internet media, MSM covering up reality, Yorba Linda, Orange County, class distinctions, nouveou riche, spectacle, mansions, 91 freeway, house on hill, upper middle class, filming location, NFL wedding reception, cul de sac, suburbia, Awesome Products, LA, dollar store, homeless, Riverside, wealth, poverty, disparity, sociology, psychology, neurosis of the pursuit of wealth

We have heard a bit about Cold War 2.0, but what do we really know of it? What about the original Cold War? China and Russia both seem to be adversarial and friendly given what American is talking about them, and in what context. 

topics include: geopolitics, economics, foreign policy, technology, government, propaganda, insular nations, internet, military

The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence just had a large press event at the unveiling of draft of their upcoming report. This is one of the first public political events marking a major shift in the American establishment and geopolitics as they are effected by technology. 

topics include: NSCAI, US government, military, MIC, Silicon Valley, SRI, Carnegie Mellon, In-Q-Tel, Alphabet, Google, Amazon, Eric Schmidt, Henry Kissinger, machine learning, deep learning, defense, China, Russia, war, propaganda 

Taking notice of some of the things that we take for granted can be a very useful thing.

topics include: basic needs, food, organization, chaos, control, letting go

An impromptu roundtable discussion occurs when callers Marlon Ettinger and Adam Fitzgerald begin talking about systemic corruption. Are we the people to blame for this grand mess we are in, or should the finger be pointed at a dominant minority? 

topics include: media, news, information overload, Hillary Clinton, propaganda, education, individual responsibility, politics, economics, institutions

Marlon Ettinger calls in to the show to pitch his radical political idea: Hillary 2020. His main selling point is that it would be the funniest possible outcome for all of us. 

topics include: art, Age of Transitions comic, Hillary Clinton, days of Trump, Democratic Party, liberals, right wingers, closet authoritarians, entertainment, comedy, The Apprentice, reality TV, campaigning, presidential election, celebrity, alchemy, magic, ideas

Aaron tries to give some advice in order to help others give their own advice to themselves and those they care about. 

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

Part 1 of 2 - 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

The day of the infamous Area 51 Raid is here, but what ever became of the event? Was it a genuine storming of the military facility, a desert music festival, or just an online joke?

topics include: internet culture, politics, ufology, aliens, Naruto running, Japanimation, anime, art comics, Calvin and Hobbes, online trolls, social manipulation, information warfare, propaganda, China and Russia, AI, big data

Comic book artist, Folie à Deux, joins the show to talk about the experience of attending art school. Both he and Aaron went to real deal art schools with similar curriculum. 

topics include: Black Budget Comix, art, college, scholarship, students, professors, different, social awkwardness, alternative ideas, academia, all nighters, projects, foundation year, design, painting, color theory, gauche, drawing, students with no talent, critiques, substance abuse, finding work, fierce competition, comics

Art, what is it? Artists, who are they? The creative process is a strange, mysterious, and sometimes intimidating thing. It may not take talent to make art, but it does seem to take a sense of reckless abandon. 

topics include: title of artist, artistic talent, visual art, performance art, music, concept, color, design, art school, Bob Dylan, Rolling Thunder Revue, Bohemian, doing strange things, social experimentation, pentagram, four elements, spirit, human hand, thumb, mind, consciousness, philosophy, science, religion, alchemy, decay, nature, artifice, raw materials, medium 

This episode of The Age of Transitions radio show covers the forceful land deals of influential players, transhumanism, and the infamous Octopus conspiracy made famous by Danny Casolaro. The new Unisphere facility, corporate headquarters of United Therapeutics, is a main focus during the conversation. 

topics include: transhumanism, transhumanists, Martine Rothblatt, biotech, pharmaceuticals, pulmonary arterial hypertension, drugs, Ewing Cole, Maryland flag, Washington DC, Lake Buena Vista, Disney World, Florida, CIA, Danny Casolaro, Indio CA, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, reservation, Fantasy Springs, Wackenhut, California, tribal land, art, Rachel Haywire, transhumanist party

US Transhumanist Party presidential candidate, Rachel Haywire comes onto The Age of Transitions radio show alongside JG Michael of Parallax Views. Rachel talks about some of the problems she has faced from within transhumanist circles. There are a few people within the movement who have no interest in bestowing the benefits of high technology to the masses. 

topics include: transhumanism, politics, US Transhumanist Party, WTA, h+, Humanity Plus, Singularity, technology, neuro diversity, elitism, Natasha Vita More, Max More, Alcor, life extension, Ben Goertzel, Singularity Institute, Ai, Michael Vassar, intellectual property, billionaires, anarchy

Pearse Redmond talks to Aaron Franz on this bonus podcast episode of The Age of Transitions radio show about Jeffrey Epstein, his death, and more. Transhumanist ideas and problems with media coverage of this event are the focal point of the conversation. The Epstein story is primed to be exploited by white nationalist/racial identity media outlets. Will this happen, and how might the Epstein narrative be perceived by the general public if it occurs? 

Bobby calls in to the show to talk a little bit about technology, where it is headed, and what it may all mean. 

topics include: Ai, machine learning, big data, quantum computing, IT, processing power, military, government, Jacques Ellul, Who Made Who, Natasha Vita More, Max More, Lucifer, occult

Pearse Redmond returns to the show to talk about Jeffrey Epstein and his financing of transhumanist projects over the years. His money has long been welcomed by a wide range of scientific researchers, but one has to wonder about the full extent of such business relationships. 

topics include: Jeffrey Epstein case updates, news coverage, Virginia Roberts, Iran Contra, eugenics, cryonics, transhumanism, Ai, AGI, OpenCog, Ben Goertzel, WTA, World Transhumanist Association, Harvard, total lack of ethics or morality, life extension, computers, machine learning, blockchain, SingularityNET, business, behind the scenes, unseen financiers of movements

A new concept for The Age of Transitions radio show, Aaron actually covers some recent news stories. From the megalomaniacal eugenic fantasies of Jeffrey Epstein, to the violence caused by off-duty police officers. There is a lot of darkness, but also a dim light shining in the midst of it all. 

topics include: Jeffrey Epstein, transhumanism, eugenics, Ben Goertzel, OpenCog, World Transhumanist Association, Sophia, Hanson Robotics, Zorro Ranch, master race breeding fantasies, cult groups, Costco shooting in Corona CA, security camera footage, NDAs for employees, evidence, off-duty cop, murder, corruption, breakdown of institutions, Age of Transitions

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