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The Nerd ReichEmpire of AI: Karen Hao & Roger McNamee Expose Sam Altman, Musk & Big TechAre today’s AI apps like ChatGPT really weapons that hand more power to tech billionaires?
Journalist Karen Hao (author, "Empire of AI: Dreams, Nightmares & Sam Altman’s OpenAI") and legendary tech investor-turned-watchdog Roger McNamee join Gil Duran to pull back the curtain on:
Sam Altman, Elon Musk and the quest for AI dominance
OpenAI’s hidden cost: Kenyan moderators paid poverty wages to sift horrific content
Digital colonialism from Africa to Chile to Arizona
Why U.S. lawmakers keep killing real AI regulation
State power + tech power: the new “British East India Company” playbook
Follow Kar...2025-06-161h 00The Nerd ReichHere’s Why Elon Musk’s Mars Fantasy Is BS | Scientist Destroys Billionaire AI, AGI and Space HypeSilicon Valley billionaires like AI Musk say they’ll save the world with AI, Mars colonies and eternal life. Astrophysicist Adam Becker says they’re dead wrong.
In this explosive interview on The Nerd Reich podcast Becker—author of More Everything Forever—calls out Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and the tech overlord cult pushing fantasies of immortality, godlike AGI, and space empires.
From the myth of the singularity to the hellish reality of Mars, Becker brings the receipts and destroys the pseudo-science behind billionaire techno-utopianism.
🌍 Why Mars is hell and NOT a backup plan for Ea...2025-05-2946 minThe Nerd Reich5. Silicon Valley's Scary New Tech Religion: TESCREALIn Episode 5 of The Nerd Reich, Gil Duran, Rev. Otis Moss III, and Dr. Emile Torres unravel the terrifying rise of a new techno-religion sweeping Silicon Valley: TESCREAL — a powerful and unsettling fusion of Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Long-termism.
This episode exposes how these ideologies promise utopia but often mask colonial mindsets, moral blind spots, and a dangerous disregard for human dignity. From the quest for digital immortality to space colonization dreams, these techno-beliefs are shaping a future that may sacrifice the present, exclude the marginalized, and idolize technology over love and ethics....2025-05-211h 10The Nerd ReichWhy I Quit the LA Times Editorial Board | Billionaires, Journalism & Integrity (Feat. Mariel Garza)In this compelling episode of the Nerd Reich Podcast, host Gil Duran talks with veteran journalist Mariel Garza about her courageous decision to resign from the LA Times after billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong blocked the endorsement of Kamala Harris. Garza reveals the behind-the-scenes drama, discusses the ethical challenges of billionaire-owned media, and shares powerful insights on standing up for integrity in journalism. From hopeful beginnings at the LA Times to her shocking departure and reflections on billionaire influence in the media, this conversation explores the high stakes of maintaining editorial independence in an increasingly polarized world.
#Journalism...2025-04-2927 minThe Nerd ReichFrom Mavericks to Mouthpieces: How Tech Billionaires Broke Journalism (with Eoin Higgins)
In Episode 3 of the Nerd Reich podcast, Gil Duran and journalist Eoin Higgins unpack the growing influence of tech billionaires over modern media. Based on Higgins’ explosive book "Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left," the conversation exposes how figures like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Marc Andreessen are not just funding platforms—they're reshaping public discourse and redefining journalism itself.
They explore how journalists like Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi shifted toward right-wing platforms, chasing influence and profit amid a changing media ecosystem. From the weaponization of “free speech” to the h...2025-04-0944 minThe Nerd Reich2. The Dark Power of David Sacks: How Tech Elites Fuel Authoritarian PoliticsIn Episode 2 of The Nerd Reich podcast, Gil Duran talks to Jacob Silverman and Kate Willett about David Sacks, Trump's "Crypto and AI Czar."
This conversation examines the rise of David Sacks, a prominent figure in Silicon Valley, exploring his connections to the PayPal mafia and his reactionary political influence. The discussion highlights Sacks's early ideologies, the impact of the MeToo movement, and the broader implications of tech elites' control over politics, particularly in San Francisco as a testing ground for national strategies.
Duran, Silverman and Willett analyze the authoritarian tendencies of Sacks and his...2025-03-2754 minThe Nerd Reich1. The Network State with Brooke Harrington and Dave KarpfIn the explosive first episode of The Nerd Reich podcast, host Gil Duran teams up with economic sociologist Brooke Harrington and internet politics expert Dave Karpf to decode the alarming rise of "network states."
They're diving deep into how tech billionaires like Elon Musk are trying to dismantle traditional governance to create their own power structures through crypto and artificial intelligence. They discuss the hidden dangers behind AI-driven governance, the disturbing intersection of wealth and political influence, and why understanding human behavior through humanities matters now more than ever.
Plus, they share bold predictions about...2025-03-1258 minThe Nerd ReichComing Soon: The Nerd Reich PodcastGil Duran announces the forthcoming Nerd Reich podcast about tech billionaire politics and the takeover of the United States government.
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Freiheit statt Angst | Freedom not FearAufstehen statt Aussitzen (Freiheit statt Angst 2014)Aufstehen statt Aussitzen
FREIHEIT STATT ANGST
Demo gegen Überwachung
Samstag, 30. August 2014
14 Uhr, Brandenburger Tor, Berlin
https://FreiheitstattAngst.de
#fsa14
Wir fordern auf der Demo »Freiheit statt Angst« unter anderem Abschaffung der Geheimdienste (wie BND, NSA, GCHQ), Asyl für Edward Snowden in Deutschland und eine menschenwürdige Datenschutz- und Netzpolitik.
Bildmaterial: Deutscher Bundestag http://www.bundestag.de/mediathek/
Musik: Oleg Serkov – Black Wings (CC-BY-NC-SA) auf Epoch Symbol, http://www.jamendo.com/list/a54952/epoch-symbol
Videoschnitt: Nerdreich
Lizenz dieses Werkes: CC-BY-NC-SA. Es gelten die Nutzungsbedingungen des Par...2021-03-1500 min
Freiheit statt Angst | Freedom not FearAufstehen statt Aussitzen (Freiheit statt Angst 2014)Aufstehen statt Aussitzen
FREIHEIT STATT ANGST
Demo gegen Überwachung
Samstag, 30. August 2014
14 Uhr, Brandenburger Tor, Berlin
https://FreiheitstattAngst.de
#fsa14
Wir fordern auf der Demo »Freiheit statt Angst« unter anderem Abschaffung der Geheimdienste (wie BND, NSA, GCHQ), Asyl für Edward Snowden in Deutschland und eine menschenwürdige Datenschutz- und Netzpolitik.
Bildmaterial: Deutscher Bundestag http://www.bundestag.de/mediathek/
Musik: Oleg Serkov – Black Wings (CC-BY-NC-SA) auf Epoch Symbol, http://www.jamendo.com/list/a54952/epoch-symbol
Videoschnitt: Nerdreich
Lizenz dieses Werkes: CC-BY-NC-SA. Es gelten die Nutzungsbedingungen des Par...2021-03-1500 min
Das war vor Jahren Podcasts01e04 - Jahresrückblick 2016 - Teil 1Erster Teil der großen Rückschau auf das schlimme Jahr 2016. Diese Episode steht ganz im Zeichen der Musik: Neben den Kritikerlieblingen bei Alben und Songs gibt es auch eine Übersicht der kommerziell erfolgreichsten Veröffentlichungen, bis wir endlich sagen, was wirklich hot bzw. not war.
Die kurze Pause während des Jahreswechsels ist vorbei, doch genau dieser steht im Fokus der ersten 2-3 Folgen des DAS WAR VOR JAHREN Podcasts im neuen Jahr 2017. Wir schauen nämlich erst mal zurück: Nicht so weit in die Vergangenheit, wie es das Konzept unseres Podcasts eigentlich vorsieht, sondern nur 12-13 Monate...2017-02-051h 48