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The official podcast of T.Rex Arms. Weekly live conversations between various team members discussing equipment, training, history, politics, and of course, the behind-the-scenes stuff regarding the business and technology of developing and making tactical gear.

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    • Jun 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 269 EPISODES

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    The T.Rex Talk podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in firearms, self-defense, and the Second Amendment. Led by the knowledgeable and charismatic hosts, Lucas Botkin, Isaac Botkin, and David Botkin, this podcast provides an extensive range of information on legal offensive and defensive weapons and armor, communication strategies, and more. The topics covered are not only educational but also highly engaging, with Isaac's storytelling ability making even seemingly mundane subjects captivating. Whether you're a beginner or an expert in the field, there is always something to learn from these podcasts.

    One of the best aspects of The T.Rex Talk podcast is the depth of knowledge shared by the hosts. With their experience in teaching others about self-defense and being prepared for challenging situations, they provide valuable insights that can be applied to real-world scenarios. Their discussions on gear selection, combat theories, politics, and historical aspects of the Second Amendment are informative yet accessible to all listeners.

    However, one potential weakness of this podcast is its occasional deviation from the main topic. While tangents can sometimes be entertaining and add variety to the show, they can also distract from the original purpose of providing educational content on firearms and self-defense. Additionally, some listeners may find certain episodes too focused on technical details or jargon-heavy explanations.

    In conclusion, The T.Rex Talk podcast stands out as one of the best platforms for learning about firearms, self-defense tactics, and constitutional rights like the Second Amendment. With its engaging hosts who are passionate about promoting freedom and preparedness for evil situations while maintaining a high level of moral standards,the wealth of information provided in this podcast is unmatched. From beginners to experts in these fields, everyone will find value in each episode. The dedication to producing new content despite challenges such as YouTube takedowns shows that these hosts are committed to delivering reliable information through this medium. I highly recommend giving The T.Rex Talk podcast a listen for a dose of education, entertainment, and inspiration.



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    We Do Not Welcome Our New AI Overlords

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 50:11


    We recorded this episode before the news about Palantir building a massive database on Americans, but after some big Google AI Upgrades last week. Noah Botkin, head of our software dev team, joins us to talk about our experiments, what it can actually do, and what might be coming in the future.

    What Will Happen With Suppressors? With John Crump

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 57:51


    As you know, there is a strong possibility that suppressors, silencers, mufflers, and so on will be removed from the NFA, where they have been for over 90 years. What happens next? What other laws affect them, and what can we expect?John Crump is a Constitutional Activist and journalist who has been writing about firearms for over a decade. His articles can be found here https://www.ammoland.com/author/johncrump/ and his YouTube channel is here https://www.youtube.com/@JohnCrumpNews/

    The Pursuit of Practical Educational Content with Brass Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 91:54


    There are lot of different flavors of content on GunTube, ranging from entry-level entertainment to deeply specialized nerd lore. Brass Facts manages to split the difference on a lot of topics, making complex topics accessible. We talk about he manages to pick his practical topics and test concepts in a practical way. Also, of course, his origin story.

    The Long Road to the US Constitution

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 21:50


    Man cannot build a government too small to misbehave or big to be misused, so the question is how to put checks and balances in place to prevent injustices from happening. In a very basic way, Western Civilization is an attempt to solve this fundamental problem, and the American Constitution is the result of centuries of work to create a solution.

    The State of GunTube With Administrative Results

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 87:42


    Aaron of Administrative Results joins us to talk about YouTube and firearms influencing, but as usual, Isaac can't stay on topic. The discussion quickly turns to law enforcement, sci-fi, the strengths of combat exoskeletons, longbows and yeomanry, the weak points of French knights, the best long-running book series about Napoleonic warfare, and other extremely unsurprising rabbit trails. 

    Electric and Gas Vehicles for Off-Road Disaster Response

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 35:19


    When we talk about building community, and disaster preparedness, there is a mobility problem. How can you get to and from your people? How can you move supplies or gather intel? Joining the conversation is Christian Guzman, who has been experimenting with a lot of different vehicle types for different transportation needs. 

    Tariffs, Toasters, and Rebuilding our Factories

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 20:28


    The last few weeks have been a furor of contention about tariffs, but there is a bigger conversation about the value of local manufacturing that needs to happen. 

    How Paul Revere Prepared America to Keep its Liberty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 51:48


    We are coming up on the 250th Anniversary of Lexington and Concord, the battle that began the War for American Independence. This was the start a new nation, but it didn't happen overnight.

    Secure Your Communications and Regain OPSEC

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 80:04


    The last twenty years of technological development has given us an internet that is more centrally controlled, devices that gather more information about us, and a system that is generally more monolithic and restrictive. Mark37.com is a company that sells de-Googled phones, pre-Linuxed laptops, and helps you regain some control over your information. Today we talk to Sean Patrick Tario about what you should and shouldn't do in the pursuit of privacy and freedom.

    Helping Veterans Reconnect to Civilian Life with Mighty Oaks Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 65:16


    Since so many of our T.REX folks are military veterans and first responders, we're always eager to find out more about groups than can assist these individuals with their very specific struggles. In this episode, Jeremy Stalnecker, Executive Director of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, talks about his transition from Marine Infantry Officer to civilian life, and what his organization does to help others.https://www.mightyoaksprograms.org/

    Military SIGINT, Mass Surveillance, and Field Watches - with Paul Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 57:45


    Paul Brown of the Wasson Watch company used to be a signals intelligence specialist with the NSA. He joins us to talk about large scale SIGINT, OPSEC, COMSEC, and the future of an AI-powered trustless internet. He also makes automatic field watches which you can preorder from Wassonwatch.com

    A New Tactic for Local Political Activity With David Tucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 59:21


    Six years ago, T.REX ARMS managed to get a state ammunition tax repealed. Ever since, we've had a lobbyist working on 2A legislation every year. However, a small group of Tennesseans have taken the lessons learned from that first ammo tax fight and spun up a separate lobbying effort that had a surprising level of success. This is their story. https://www.tnfreedominitiative.com/https://tnfi.substack.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enTHRDq9r8

    The Next Step of Weapon Manufacture with Mr. Snow Makes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 86:29


    Crafting your own weapons is a great American tradition. The learning curve has always been steep, but with modern software and hardware, it has gotten a lot easier. All kinds of new designs and manufacturing technologies are still waiting to be unlocked, even for the humble firearm. In today's conversation, Mr. Snow Makes walks us through some of the different developments in this space.  

    How Gun Owners of America are Defending Your Rights - with Ben Sanderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 65:55


    With a new President, new Attorney General, new Acting Director of the ATF... what happens next? What is GOA doing to take advantage of opportunities to defend our liberties and reclaim some lost rights? And what are the things that you can be doing to help?

    How to Escape a Gun-Free Culture with Henry Chan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 101:56


    A little-known part of Henry Chan's backstory is that he grew up in colonial Hong Kong, an area almost devoid of privately-owned firearms. How did he go from anti-gun to owning five times more guns that the average Texan? And what is the effect of growing up in a culture where gun ownership is literally unthinkable? 

    Augmented Reality for Combat Training - With Overmatch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 41:18


    In the midst of all the latest news with Anduril and IVAS, let's check in on other Augmented Reality companies. Today we talk to Gage Galinger of Overmatch, a software/hardware team that has built an amazing training tool that allows for complicated team combat drills in any structure.Overmatch.com

    How the New York Times Covers GunTube - With Thomas Gibbons-Neff

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 70:03


    Last week, the New York Times published a fascinating article "How YouTube is Changing American Gun Culture." Even  more fascinatingly, it ended up on the front page. Today, Isaac talks to the reporter who researched and wrote the story. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/gun-youtube-firearm-videos.html

    15 Days of Trump - Speed, Surprise, and Violence of Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 34:34


    In the first two weeks, the new administration has taken a perfectly normal course of action, such as new appointments, new executive orders, and executed it very quickly. However, they have combined this expected action with an unprecedented level of cost-cutting. Billions of dollars of grants, contracts, programs, and other spending have already been canceled, leaving entrenched bureaucrats scrambling to find an effective response.  https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@MikeBenzCyberClips/videos

    History of the ATF 4: Learning all the Wrong Lessons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 61:23


    Our long-running series of long explorations into past ATF activities finally makes it to current day! And what may surprise you are the ways that bad laws, bad assumptions, and deep ignorance continue to cause tension and resentment... in and out of the Bureau. We also finally address the question of what happens to good ATF agents trying to do their duty. https://davekopel.org/Waco/LawRev/warrant.htm https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Wacos-Enforcement-wellesley-ebook/dp/B002KQ60WY https://www.amazon.com/Firearm-Anatomy-Book-STEN-Submachine/dp/1495975800 https://www.sb-tactical.com/about-us/company/ https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2017/09/08/i-smell-cash-how-the-atf-spent-millions-of-dollars-unchecked/ https://nypost.com/2013/09/25/smoking-gun-atf-agents-busted-in-cigarette-sting/ https://www.amazon.com/Government-Here-Kill-You-Negligence/dp/1510722262 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524032117/https://www.cleanupatf.org/ https://katv.com/news/local/sen-tom-cotton-says-atf-agents-werent-wearing-body-cameras-during-raid-at-malinowski-home https://www.thetrace.org/2024/10/atf-gun-dealer-licenses-revoked-biden/

    History of the ATF 3: Doubling Down on Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 34:48


    After the horror of Ruby Ridge and the brutality of Waco, you might expect the newly elected Clinton Administration to blame their predecessors and walk back some of the abuses of the ATF. Instead, they launched an comprehensive coverup campaign, commended the Waco commanders, and rammed through a new Assault Weapons Ban. How did they get away with it? Sources: https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Wacos-Enforcement-wellesley/dp/1573921254 https://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Assault-Penetrating-Regarding/dp/0738863424 https://www.amazon.com/Government-Here-Kill-You-Negligence/dp/1510722262 https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/waco-investigation-day-10-part-1/95925 https://crimeresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Roth-Koper-Assault-Weapons-Ban-1997.pdf

    History of the ATF 2: Ruby Ridge and Waco

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 44:03


    Our last video made the case that the ATF, while built to crack down on criminals, was actually set on a collision course with regular Americans. In this video, we document 50 years of its trajectory from Prohibition to the deadly sieges at Ruby Ridge and Waco. Sources: https://historyheist.com/glossary/bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives/) https://guncite.com/journals/senrpt/senrpt.html https://famous-trials.com/rubyridge/1151-fbirevisedrules https://sandpointreader.com/stand-off-ruby-ridge-25-years-later-2/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99-01448R000402060001-6.pdf https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Wacos-Enforcement-wellesley/dp/1573921254 https://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Assault-Penetrating-Regarding/dp/0738863424

    Building Drone Platforms for Citizens - with Canine Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 63:06


    Drones are hot right now, and David Han Jr. joins us to describe his business startup, which designs and builds robust drone platforms for the American citizenry. Our conversation covers not just UAV technology and uses, but also the manufacturing and design mindsets needed to develop for a more resilient Citizen Defense Industry. https://www.k9defense.tech/ https://x.com/K9DefenseTech

    History of the ATF - Part 1: How Prohibition Built the Bureau

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 29:37


    This is a video on the T-Rex lab channel, but due to the number of requests, we're also posting it here for easier listening. The actions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives don't get as much attention as they should, but most people are generally aware of their recent history. However, to get a better understanding of how they developed as an enforcement agency, we have to go back to their first assignment. This will be a multi-part examination of where the ATF came from, and where they should go. Sources: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Call-Rise-Fall-Prohibition/dp/074327704X https://www.amazon.com/History-American-People-Paul-Johnson/dp/0060930349/ https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Times-Revised-Twenties-Perennial/dp/0060935502 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=DFwWAAAAIAAJ&pg=GBS.PP6&hl=en https://www.thecornellreview.org/well-regulated-the-nfa-hearings-1-6-an-unforgivable-betrayal/

    The True Meaning of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 34:08


    Isaac sits down with our COO Bryan to talk about Christmas, and Bryan brings an interesting topic to the table. Merry Christmas from all of us at T.REX to you and your families! 

    How to Build a Future-Proof Manufacturing Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 69:56


    We've been talking a lot about American manufacturing tools and technologies over on the T.REX LABS channel, but there's a lot more to it than just the hardware. How do you get a new generation of folks involved in making stuff? How do you inspire them to pursue this as a discipline and a career. Today we've got an international guest giving us his perspective on our manufacturing strengths and weaknesses.

    Hostile Ideologies in Movies and Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 52:52


    Creativity in film, television, and other fictional media seems to be at a pretty low ebb in the 21st century. Isaac and Ryan talk about their experiences in the film industry, and why some of the trends are not mere laziness but hostile ideologies at work. In some ways this is more dramatically visible and consequential in the video game space.

    Happy Thanksgiving from T.REX ARMS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 11:47


    As the year is wrapping up, we have a lot to be grateful for. Whatever your circumstances, whenever your situation, you have things to be grateful for, even if that gratitude is hard work. Here's a short podcast episode about only a few of the things we are thankful for this year.

    Tribal Culture and the Death of the Manosphere with Will Spencer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 110:41


    New Zealand has been in the news last week, as protests against equal rights produced many viral video clips. To discuss this, we called on Will Spencer, who has traveled the world, spending four years on the road and some of the world's most remote cultures and communities, in search of religious truth. Today, we talk talk not only about Maori culture, but other nations, religions, the death of the manosphere, and podcasting itself.

    Weapons, Tech and Politics with Open Source Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 64:14


    Our favorite tech-centered gun rights organization (and newsletter, thinktank, VC group, etc) has just started a podcast to interview folks who are at the crossover of weapons, technology, and business. Kareem joins us to talk about it, and how the group wants to get deeper into the future of self-defense.   https://opensourcedefense.com/

    What Happens After the 2024 Election Sweep

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 31:38


    The 2024 election night upset was a red wave for the presidency, State governors, the Senate, and possibly the House. It wasn't an overwhelming landslide but it was a comprehensive failure of Democratic politicians and the mainstream media as a whole. Let's walk through some of the most interesting points and what they mean.

    Why To Get Involved in Local Politics with Jody Barrett

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 68:03


    We are days away from one of the most heated presidential elections in American history. However, there's a lot more on the ballot than just the president. Jody Barrett, our local Tennessee Representative joins us in the studio to talk about why he got in politics (against his will), and why we need to send the right people to represent us, not just vote for who we are offered.

    Building Libraries and Digital Tools that Inspire Others with Gridbase

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 61:38


    Today's guest is Jake from Gridbase, a company that builds digital library tools, creates educational content for radios, and tries to inspire people to have a greater understanding of their tools and grow in their capabilities.

    Preparing for Disasters with S2 Underground

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 80:47


    As we've watched the disaster recovery and response to recent hurricanes, and the mad scramble to get the right stuff in the right places after the chaos arrived, most of us have had disaster preparedness on our minds. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and who better to talk about some of the planning requirements of preparation than intelligence expert S2 Underground. https://www.youtube.com/@S2Underground

    High-Altitude Spy Missions and Low-Level Community Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 63:18


    Our friend Ray Simmons comes on the podcast to talk about his past work flying the U2 spy plane for military intelligence purposes, and his present work building church and community infrastructure in small-town Iowa.

    Cultural Shifts and Moral Injuries - with Forrest Cooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 78:47


    Forrest Cooper of the [redacted] podcast joins us to talk about his observations of the gun community in general and veteran cultural specifically, and their recent trend toward Christian foundations. As he has journeyed from Ranger Battalion to contractor to gun industry writer to academia, he has seen all those different groups undergo significant shifts over the last couple of decades. We talk about everything from philosophical frameworks to moral injury, and why people who have tried everything only have one place to go. redactedllc.com

    From MARSOC to T.REX - Brandon Wombough's Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 62:34


    You've seen Brandon in a lot of T.REX content talking about everything from shooting to drones to radio plans, but let's get a little deeper into his backstory, how he got to where he is today, and where his journey is taking him.

    What Amateur Radio is For with Ham Radio Crash Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 101:41


    Ham Radio Crash Course has some of the best YouTube content for both beginners who are getting into radio, and experienced Hams. Josh regularly experiments with and demonstrates new technology and explains old established radios and techniques. In this conversation we go over upcoming trends and the one thing that he would change about the FCC. https://www.youtube.com/@HamRadioCrashCourse

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    The Official T.Rex Arms Book List

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 52:33


    Now that we have begun reprinting and selling books on the main T.Rex Arms site, we've also developed a recommended reading list of 50 other books that you should be aware of. There's a number of completely different categories from history to business to technology to Second Amendment studies, but they all fit together...

    Incompetent People are Threatened by Competence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 44:10


    Conflict comes from division, and division can be created along many lines. Geography, heritage, color, or possessions... Marxism, for example, always tries to divide between the haves and the have nots, the oppressors and the oppressed. But there is another metric that usually gets ignored until the gap is too wide to be bridged.

    Weaponized Justice with Paul Vaughn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 58:36


    A common theme of the current Democratic party messaging is an urgent need to stop Donald Trump from regaining the White House and weaponizing the DOJ against his political enemies. However, it is obvious that the executive branch has already been weaponizing agencies against political enemies of the DNC. Today's guest on the show is Paul Vaughn, a long time T-Rex friend and ally, who has had direct personal experience with this kind of political intimidation through our own enforcement agencies. You can learn more about his story from his articles on Substack, and the Stifled Cry podcast.  https://www.stifledcry.com/listen/ https://paultn.substack.com/

    The End of the World - with C.R. Wiley

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 32:21


    There's a lot of conversation about the end of the world, the end of civilization, and the end times at the moment, and this conversation, even amongst non-Christians is shaped by Christian eschatology that has seeped into out culture. C.R. Wiley joins us to break down three historical views of a future apocalypse that have a big impact on how people think about current affairs, foreign policy, and future events. C.R. Wiley has written a number of books and can be heard on the weekly Theology PugCast discussing topics like these. 

    August Tyranny Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 30:31


    The UK has cracked down on anti-immigration protests and "armchair thugs," which is newspeak for people who post memes on the internet. The Police Chief of the London Met has even threatened to extradite American memers who have violated UK hate speech laws so that they can face the crown's judgement.  Meanwhile, in the free-speech-loving USA, the legacy media has created a Kamala Harris presidential campaign out of whole cloth, and have shut Donald Trump out of almost any coverage. When millions of people listened to him having an unscripted conversation with Elon Musk on X last night, journalists and news outlets panicked that he was making an end-run around the "appropriate channels" to speak directly to citizens.  According to Open Source Defense yesterday, "Tyranny is here, it's just not evenly distributed."

    How Cultural Institutions Get Compromised

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 33:50


    If you look at recent American History, you can see some amazing technical successes, some incredible economic achievements, but also an unmistakable trend of cultural decline in some institutions. Have our academic bulwarks, entertainment studios, and political entities gotten this bad by accident? Or on purpose? Let's have a look at a single institution that is being infiltrated in real-time: the American church. The book that we are discussing is "Shepherds for Sale" by Megan Basham, which documents how liberal think-tanks and NGOs have been funneling money into conservative seminaries and denominations, and what they are getting for their money. Shepherds for Sale on Amazon

    Historical Revisionism and the Crusades with the Kings Hall Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 102:34


    We talk about the crusades and the past and present trends of historical revisionism with our guests, the Kings Hall Podcast. https://www.kingshall.org/

    Capabilities and Incompetence in the Navy with Commander Salamander

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 80:53


    Big government systems and systemic incompetence has been in the news a lot this week, but how does that work in the DoD? We reach out to an anonymous source with years of experience in Big Navy and NATO to peek behind the curtain. https://cdrsalamander.substack.com/ https://www.blogtalkradio.com/midrats

    Why Big Government is the Danger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 36:14


    This episode of T.Rex Talk was recorded on July 13th of 2024, just an hour before an attempted assassination of Donald Trump. And yet, it's almost exactly the the content that we would have released in response to the assassination attempt.

    The TechPrepper's Project List

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 73:53


    If you are interested in targeted  radio communication, you already know who the techprepper is. In this episode he does more than just ham radio tinkering, he explains how he got into long-range decentralized communications, how his tool development process has changed, and why he is interested in other projects such as multi-spectral camouflage and wide band RF awareness. https://www.youtube.com/@TheTechPrepper https://www.thetechprepper.com

    Book Review: Slaying Leviathan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 29:02


    "Slaying Leviathan" was written by Dr. Glenn Sunshine in 2020, and it is a fantastic introduction to western political thought, and the different outcomes of different theories and experiments.  Check out the book here

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    The Importance of Gunsmithing and Firearm Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 51:20


    After talking to Hoffman Tactical about their firearm projects, and doing some design work on a future fighting pistol ourselves, we wanted to dive a little bit deeper into firearm development. We review David S. Findlay's Firearm Anatomy series, talk about the different ways that physical constraints and political constraints affect how guns get designed and built, and do some Q&A with the comments on the last T-Rex Labs video.

    3D Printing and Hot Air Balloons with Hoffman Tactical

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 73:25


    Tim Hoffman of Hoffman Tactical joins us to discuss how he got involved in 3D printed guns, the death of the maker space and the need for more tinkerers, builders and open source projects.

    The Creepiest Dystopian Thriller You've Never Heard Of

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 44:55


    The early 21st Century is a good time to be thinking about cyberpunk dystopias. Fictional dystopian worlds (and attempted Utopian ones) are interesting thought experiments that have an effect on the populations that read them. 1984 and Brave New World have shaped political discourse in the real world to a substantial degree. But you probably want to be aware of one of the least known and least discussed dystopian novels in recent history. Its obscurity is almost as disturbing as its creepy, all-powerful computer-controlled government. Also, you should be aware of some real-life utopian experiments that have been attempted in the past. Very thought provoking: https://www.honest-broker.com/p/is-silicon-valley-building-universe

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