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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Parallel Mike on the Iran War, the technocratic boot falling on Europe, food crisis and solutions, the rise of gold and its acquisition, working within the banking system, and the fight against dopamine hits.

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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
2:05 – Europe in a precarious position – where to go
7:40 – Iran war: Mike's latest thoughts
19:05 – Food crisis and solutions
26:20 – Rise in gold price and present gold dynamics
34:30 – Acquisition of gold
39:50 – Best options within the banking systems
45:18 – Avoiding dopamine hits
52:00 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with John Robb, a futurist military analyst. They discuss his original book, Brave New World, and how thinking about modern warfare involves understanding how cultural movements and politics are shaped by viral moments and the scarcely predictable movements of "the network." Episode was recorded in late 2025.
 
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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
2:45 – Guerrilla warfare as the way to understanding current events
4:45 – How us guerrilla warfare like open source software?
14:15 – How does the powerful force respond to guerrilla movements?
17:30 – What is "The Network"
27:20 – Mass SIM network found in New York City
33:10 – Other examples of dangerous military technology
41:00 – Race hustling
45:40 – Fake online content: how influential?
49:00 – AI futurism
57:00 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks Milan de Reede, co-creator of Nano-GPT.com, a pay-as-you-go AI aggregate service with certain privacy features. De Reede gives an update on NanoGPT and discusses some practical tips for using AI.

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TIMELINE
00:00 – Introduction
2:30 – Main changes to Nano-GPT since April 2025
6:27 – Do you run your own open-source models?
9:05 – Video AI tips
14:20 – Various ways to access NanoGPT (via Cake Wallet, etc)
16:45 – Image AI
27:50 – Mostly absurdly expensive prompt Milan has ever seen
29:35 – Creative uses of AI
34:30 – AI and medical treatment
36:30 – AI sewage
38:50 – Final thoughts
 
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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