The Corruption is The Point: Casey Michel on America's New Billionaire Oligarchs
"Oligarchy is a poison that kills democracy." Oligarchy is rule by the wealthy few. Sound familiar? In this episode of The Nerd Reich podcast, Gil Duran talks to Casey Michel, author of "United States...
30 Syys 42min
Weapon of Mass Corruption: Crypto’s Political Playbook (ft. Molly White)
Donald Trump once called crypto a "scam." Now he's a crypto billionaire—and the crypto bro in chief. What's going on here? Tech researcher Molly White (creator of Citation Needed/Tech Influence Watch...
9 Syys 38min
The Nerd Reich: How Peter Thiel & Silicon Valley Billionaires Engineered Trump 2.0
What happens when the richest citizens of a nation decide to betray it and destroy it? In this special book launch episode of The Nerd Reich Podcast, guest host Jean Guerrero (The New York Times contr...
21 Elo 49min
Peter Thiel Bought a Mansion in Argentina. Here's What It Really Means.
Elon Musk is officially the world's first trillionaire, Peter Thiel has purchased a mansion in Argentina, and Palantir has dropped a chilling "technological republic" manifesto. Is this the final phas...
24 Kesä 49min
Peter Thiel's Palantir Is Watching You. Here's How to Fight Back
Palantir is the surveillance giant embedded in the FBI, ICE, and the Pentagon. Is it an "Operating System" for the government—or a threat to democracy? In this episode of The Nerd Reich, Gil Durán sp...
21 Huhti 40min
The Epstein-Bitcoin Files: Why Jeffrey Epstein Funded the Early Crypto Right
Brexit is just the beginning. We're going to return to tribalism." — Jeffrey Epstein to Peter Thiel, 2016. On this episode of the Nerd Reich Podcast, Gil Duran sits down with investigative journalist ...
6 Huhti 45min
You Don't Need Democracy If You Don't Have People: Quinn Slobodian's Warning
Will tech billionaires get rid of democracy by getting rid of people? In this episode of The Nerd Reich, Gil Duran sits down with renowned historian Quinn Slobodian (Globalists, Crack-Up Capitalism...
9 Helmi 55min
Inside The Tech Cult: How Venture Capital Plans to Exit Democracy
Silicon Valley venture capital isn’t just funding technology. It’s also building an escape plan from democracy. In this episode of The Nerd Reich, Gil Duran is joined by Olivier Jutel (University of O...
2 Tammi 46min
