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Elias Martin

A podcast with facts and opinions on different topics like politics, policy, technology especially AI, spirituality and development! For this podcast, development simply means tip, product and/or etc. can benefit humanity. This show aims to show political viewpoints and sometimes praises/criticizes them. He is a wildcard sometimes. For Technology episodes, this show focuses on products (mostly AI) with pros, cons and sometimes give a hint of future update. For Development episodes, the podcast focuses on tips to improve as a human spiritually, socially, emotionally and more. All political, AI lovers and haters, and all religions are welcome! This is an adult show. Minors should not be listening to this podcast! This podcast proudly discriminates bad characters and nothing else.

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S8 · E17
Yesterday · 1 hr 9 min
347- Stop Writing AI Slop With Russell Van Brocklen
Send us Fan Mail We bring back Russell Van Brocklen to share a step-by-step AI workflow that cuts token spend while raising the quality of emails, reports, and client deliverables. We also get honest about the trade-offs: agentic AI can boost output fast, but it still demands judgement, review, and boundaries to avoid burnout. • treating dyslexia and other traits as advantages when paired with the right tools • avoiding subscription bloat by splitting pre-work and deep thinking across models • defining roles so the manager model evaluates and delegates rather than “doing” • prompting for fast guidance first, then an exhaustive bullet plan, then execution • rewriting plans to be as token efficient as reasonably possible • using catastrophic mode, maximum correction mode, and full polish mode • breaking big deliverables into many controlled runs to reach publishable quality • comparing AI spend to the real cost of hiring and why cheap labour backfires • hiring ruthlessly for competence while staying humane on time off and life events • using AI to strengthen recordkeeping, tax documentation, and audit readiness Go to DyslexiaClasses.com. Give a review if it's one of four stars, give one specific, at least one specific criticism on how I could improve. If it's a five-star, give a specific reason why it's a five-star. Follow Russell Van Brocklen at... His websites https://dyslexiaclasses.com/ https://mailchi.mp/dcacd9a6f9ae/3-reasons-ebook LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-van-brocklen-2007ab87/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_cqwfxn9FqFx1Idl0YbeHg Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dyslexiaclasses/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dyslexiaclassesus/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E16
Friday · 58 min
346-We Pick American Idol Better Than Congress with Tom Joseph
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Tom Joseph to unpack a moneyless nomination system designed to weaken donor control and make House races competitive again. We walk through how an app-based contest and approval voting could help voters pick candidates based on issues instead of party power. • Tom’s path from systems engineering to remote-first business building • Why safe districts and gerrymandering create “predetermined” elections • The American Idol analogy for making nominations competitive and engaging • How issue matching and approval voting can narrow huge candidate fields • Why incumbency, party fundraising threats, and campaign war chests block accountability • What “free and equal elections” means and why it is foundational • Secure mobile voting options, identity verification, and practical safeguards • A realistic rollout plan starting with targeted districts and scaling over cycles If you enjoyed this episode, give it five stars and then give at least one reason why it’s a five star. Follow Tom Joseph at... His website https://www.mainstreetparty.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570098657937 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@AmericasMainStreetParty Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mainstreetparty_/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/americas-main-street-party/?viewAsMember=true Twitter https://x.com/americasmainst Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E15
Monday · 1 hr 8 min
345- Why Mystical Experience Slips Through Organized Religion with John Bliss
Send us Fan Mail We push past easy takes on faith and atheism and ask what gets lost when spiritual experience turns into an institution. We also explore a bigger frame for meaning where the goal is not self-importance but contributing to humanity and practicing love as something real. • John’s origin story as a skeptic focused on fundamentals and “what’s most important” • Conformity, money, and why most people follow the default life script • Organized religion as a net positive that can still miss the mystical core • Maslow’s “peakers” vs “non-peakers” and why peak experiences are hard to translate • The problem of evil, hell theology, and internal contradictions in doctrine • Bible canon, missing texts, early church politics, and curiosity about Enoch • Swedenborg’s spirit world, influence on thoughts, and character-based heaven and hell • Humanity as a superorganism and why tragedy can look different at different scales • Practical meaning: become great at your gifts and help others become great • Love as currency and selfishness as a root of suffering Go to skepticapress.com, go there, go support him. So, my listeners and viewers, if for the review, you you can rate it Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Follow John Bliss at.... Website https://skeptikapress.com/ Substack https://skeptikapress.substack.com/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E14
August 23 · 1 hr 52 min
344-Touch Grass Before You Prompt Again With Menil Vukovic
Send us Fan Mail We challenge the AI hype by asking what we gain in productivity and what we lose in creativity, attention, and basic human skills. We argue for moderation: use AI as a tool, keep your brain in the driver’s seat, and don’t let convenience replace learning, walking, and real-world connection. • Why extreme positions fail and why balance matters in tech and life • Too many apps, consumerism, and choice paralysis as a product problem • Privacy trade-offs and why “free” platforms can make you the product • Touch grass as a serious digital wellbeing practice, not a meme • When AI helps creativity versus when it replaces it • How AI changes software engineering productivity for juniors and seniors • A real company experiment: YOLO phase, no-AI phase, full-AI phase, then hybrid • Why AI and military use feels uniquely dangerous due to nondeterminism • US versus Europe approaches to AI regulation and the case for a middle ground • AI music, Spotify competition, and the messy future of copyright • Startup takeaways: learning from failure, defining success, and compound effort over time When you rate this podcast, rate it an Apple Podcast, Spotify. If you give one to four stars, give one way I could specifically improve. And then if it's a five stars, give at least one reason that, you know, one reason why it's great. Follow me on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts. Follow Menil Vukovic at ... Website https://pearshadow.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/menilv/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E13
August 22 · 51 min
343-How Foreign Aid Works And Why It Matters With Clifford Brown
Send us Fan Mail We break down what USAID actually is, what it has done around the world, and why foreign aid is designed to shape events overseas without turning everything into a military problem. We also react to the fallout of abrupt cuts, the myths people repeat about “waste”, and the hard truth that some programs work while others fail for predictable reasons. • Clifford Brown’s career shift from commercial law to foreign assistance work • A plain-English definition of USAID and why it was created in 1961 • Foreign aid as US soft power between diplomacy and war • Real-world examples across agriculture, trade, environment, and global health • Why Americans overestimate foreign aid spending and what “under 1%” implies • What a stop work order breaks in practice: staffing, shipping, customs, supply chains • Oversight and auditing claims versus the “criminal organization” narrative • Programs that can be futile: crop substitution and democracy promotion without local buy-in • Africa field stories: corruption incentives, borders drawn without local logic, and regional security spillovers • A bigger philosophical question: whether the nation-state model concentrates too much power Check out Mr. Clifford H. Brown. You know, I'm gonna put the link for his website and all his social medias. Rate this podcast. If you put one to four stars, give one specific way this podcast can improve. If it's a five-star, what should I keep doing? Follow me on Buzzsprout and you YouTube and Facebook Follow Clifford Brown ... His website https://cliffordhbrown.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/clifford8brown Twitter https://x.com/bliffordcrown YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@jefferdogY Substack https://cliffordbrown.substack.com/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E12
August 8 · 1 hr 10 min
342-Why Socialism Fails with Dr. Doug Cardell
Send us Fan Mail We challenge the feel-good pitch of socialism by defining economic systems clearly and following the incentives all the way to real-world outcomes. We argue that value creation, price signals, and limited coercive power explain why capitalism scales and why central planning collapses into force. • Defining economics as tradeoffs rather than just money • Clarifying socialism as state ownership of production and property • Distinguishing fascism as state control with nominal private ownership • Arguing that value is subjective and shaped by scarcity • Reframing work as creating value for other people • Explaining how patents, investors, and entrepreneurs drive progress • Challenging the idea that wealth is inherently “taken” from others • Showing how government intervention can separate consumers from prices in healthcare and college • Using complex systems and environmental analogies to warn about unintended consequences • Explaining why socialism cannot plan demand and tends toward dictatorship and black markets • Debunking the Nordic model as socialism and highlighting the tax tradeoff • Proposing sunset clauses, supermajorities, single-issue bills, lobbying limits, and redistricting reform You can rate in Apple Podcast, and yes, I’m gonna allow Spotify as well. The premium version is you get to listen to the classic episodes, that’s three dollars a month as well. Follow Doug Cardell at... His website https://dougcardell.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-cardell-phd-66693336/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E11
August 8 · 55 min
341- Do Not Let ChatGPT Turn You Into A Dummy with Mohamed Nabil
Send us Fan Mail We dig into AI ethics where it matters most: how people learn, how ideas get published, and how easily “smart tools” can make us intellectually lazy. Mohamed Nabil pushes a debate-first approach to AI and makes the case that global problems may require global governance built from direct democracy, not elites. • Why banning AI in schools backfires and how panic starts • Shifting education from memorization to understanding and debate • Requiring AI prompt logs and defending reasoning publicly • Using AI to criticize your work instead of ghostwriting it • AI Debates on One’s Publications as a transparency model • why global supply chains make local politics global • The argument for a single global government to address climate change, inequality, and pandemics Go support Mohamed Nabil's, you know, works. He's not just, you know, one world government kind of guy. He's definitely a philosopher and author. He has plenty of books out. I'm gonna put a link to his website. Go Follow Mohamed Nabil at ... His website https://mohamednabil.world/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamednabilmarketing/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mohamed.mohamed.nabil.415808/ Twitter https://x.com/NABIL707 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@mohamednabil6029 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mohamed_mohamed_nabil/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E10
August 7 · 44 min
340-A Former Democrat Explains Why He Walked Away with Joel Rakow
Send us Fan Mail We talk with author and civic tech builder Joe Rakow about why loyalty to truth matters more than loyalty to parties, and how narrative control shapes what people feel allowed to question. We connect his novel’s storyline to real-world pressure tactics, then end with a practical idea for judging public officials by constitutional alignment instead of headlines. • walking away from party identity after COVID-era media and January 6 reactions • Why election security questions deserve open scrutiny • Loyalty as truth seeking rather than institutional obedience • The novel’s plot: bioweapon discovery, info war tactics, retaliation labels • Writing characters that resist stereotypes and identity pigeonholes • Foster care insights and a model for becoming a capable adult • How the oppressor framework gets taught and why it narrows thinking • Equal opportunity vs equal outcome and individual rights under the Constitution • Climate change as an example of debate being replaced by messaging • An AI app concept that scores officials by actions and constitutional alignment Follow Joe Rakow at ... His Website https://www.lifeinwokeamerica.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joel.rakow Twitter https://x.com/inWokeAmerica LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/Joel-Rakow Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E9
August 1 · 1 hr 1 min
339-Unintended Consequences Again with Dr. Bob Thiel
Send us Fan Mail We test Dr Bob Thiel’s claim that Trump’s second-term policies are producing predictable ripple effects across trade, Europe’s security posture, and Middle East escalation. We also wrestle with COVID-era censorship, public health incentives, and why both parties keep missing the deeper consequences. • Dr Thiel’s free book and his method of tracking predictions against mainstream sources • Tariffs and policies that accelerate de-dollarization and new trade alignments • Europe approving new trade deals and rearming for strategic autonomy • Protests, “strong leader” dynamics, and the pressure toward EU reorganization • Iran “maximum pressure,” neutralization, and emerging regional military blocs • WHO withdrawal as a future-risk decision alongside COVID censorship backlash • Nutrition, vitamin D, exercise, and why basic immune health became politicized • US debt growth, the Asia pivot, and allies losing trust in US guarantees • Media bias, multi-source news habits, and rebuilding agreement on basic facts Give a review on this podcast. Give a five star, and I want a good reason why it gets a five-star. And if it’s four stars or lower, how can this podcast improve? Be specific. Follow Dr. Bob Thiel at ... YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BibleNewsProphecy Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BibleNewsProphecy/ Twitter https://x.com/cogwriter Pinterest https://nz.pinterest.com/biblenewsradio/ Substack https://biblenewsprophecy.substack.com/ Check these sources out Ground News New Paper All Sides Opensecret Support the show Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E8
July 31 · 23 min
338-GTA 6 Prints Money While AI Misbehaves
Send us Fan Mail We break down three fast-moving tech stories that all point to the same problem: powerful systems move faster than accountability. We weigh the FTC’s case on health data sharing, the money frenzy around GTA 6, and the latest warning sign on AI safety when an OpenAI agent reportedly crosses lines. • FTC lawsuit against Hims & Hers over sharing sensitive healthcare data with ad platforms • Why medical privacy feels different from ordinary app tracking • Consent by checkbox and the reality of unread terms • Alleged billing and cancellation friction as consumer protection issues • Using AllSides Bias Checker to sanity-check media framing • GTA 6 launch-week revenue estimates and why none are confirmed • Comparing GTA 6 hype to GTA 5 sales history • $80 base pricing and the $100 deluxe edition pressure • OpenAI agent incident tied to the AI community and reported compromises • cybersecurity basics like isolation and limiting public exposure • Regulation vs deregulation and why it matters for AI risk Please put your review on Apple Podcasts or put your feedback in the comment section of YouTube or Rumble. For Apple Podcasts, if you can give a star, if it if it's one to four stars, how can this how can I specifically improve as a podcaster, give one specific thing I can improve as a podcaster? And if it's a five star, what should I double down on? What should I do more of to could to keep you interested? Sources below https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/ftc-sues-hims-hers-for-allegedly-sharing-patients-medical-data-with-advertisers-meta-and-snap/ https://www.allsides.com/bias-checker https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/07/16/analyst-claims-gta-6-could-make-3-5-billion-during-launch-week/ https://www.wired.com/story/openais-rogue-ai-agent-hacked-more-than-just-hugging-face/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E7
July 27 · 57 min
337-Fixing Justice System Errors With John Hollway
Send us Fan Mail We talk with John Hollway about treating wrongful convictions as system errors and building a criminal justice process that aims for accuracy instead of blame. We dig into the repeat patterns behind exonerations and the practical fixes that reduce false confessions, bad forensics, and overconfident verdicts. • Defining “error” as convicting the wrong person and missing the right person • Why single-source eyewitness identification without corroboration is a major red flag • How false confessions happen and why interview framing changes outcomes • The limits of DNA evidence and the challenge of courts judging evolving science • Using root cause analysis and continuous improvement like other high-stakes systems • Confirmation bias in investigations and why intellectual humility matters • Burnout and underfunding across police, prosecutors, and public defenders • Why certainty of punishment deters more than severity • Restorative justice for low-level harm and what communities can learn from it • Homelessness, public order, and why “prison” becomes the default tool Follow John Hollway at ... https://www.johnhollway.com/ If you enjoy this podcast, especially if you're reviewing an Apple podcast, give it five stars. Give a one reason why this episode is great. If it's one to four stars, how can this episode improve? Give at least one specific thing it needs to improve. Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E6
July 21 · 59 min
336-Hiking 2,200 Miles At 72 With Rand Timmerman Esq.
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Rand R. Tinnerman, Esquire, who hiked the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail at 72 and explains how age, discipline, and faith can coexist in one brutal, beautiful journey. We also get real about elder respect, recovery from alcoholism, and the quiet moments in nature that can rebuild a person from the inside out. • why respect for elders matters and what “grace” looks like in daily life • what it takes to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail in your 70s • training habits, pace, and why mountains rewrite your expectations • trail culture, odd encounters, and the community you meet out there • spiritual experiences on the trail, including pain relief and deep peace • Vietnam, trauma, and the long road to sobriety • the 12-step framework and building trust in a higher power • surviving storms, handling wildlife risks, and laughing through discomfort Get his book, okay? Get his book. If you give it a five star, give a good reason why it is a five-star. Just leave it at Apple Podcasts a review, and give some feedback in the YouTube comments Follow Rand Timmerman at https://www.randtimmerman.com/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E5
July 19 · 1 hr 26 min
335- The Hidden Cost Of AI Data Centers with Siquoyia Blue
Send us Fan Mail We go from AI data centers and environmental strain to the everyday stress people feel when bills rise and guardrails fail. We also get practical about awareness, work survival, and entrepreneurship that does not depend on hustle-culture myths. • data centers driving power demand and water worries • why “guardrails” matter more than tech hype • distrust in politics when money shapes outcomes • defining “woke” as awareness and self-checking • media distractions and performative representation • Broadway and moviegoing as culture and value • street smarts as practical intelligence for life • workplace gossip and backstabbing warning signs • entrepreneurship as a long game and owning your path Really check out my song Whiskey. Siquoyia Blue's link https://siquoyiablue.komi.io/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E4
July 18 · 1 hr 10 min
334-Why Iran Rejects Foreign Rescue With Zolal Habibi
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Iranian human rights activist Zolal Habibi about why Iran’s fight for freedom cannot be outsourced to foreign bombs or buried under “pragmatic” negotiations. We connect the regime’s execution machine to a longer history of coups, propaganda, and women-led resistance, then ask what meaningful solidarity looks like without repeating past disasters. • Why headlines flatten Iran and how to build a fuller picture through history and lived experience • Zolal’s background in the Iranian resistance and the impact of the 1988 massacre • What the National Council of Resistance of Iran is, how it formed, and why it argues the regime is not reformable • the case for separation of religion and state and a secular democratic republic • Women’s empowerment as a core strategy, not a side issue • Why “war” fails in practice and why appeasement can become a green light for executions • How foreign intervention and coups shaped modern Iran and fuel distrust of outside control • What governments can do now: stop undermining democratic organizing and recognize the right to resist • Why we should treat rights like oxygen and protect them before they are gone Follow Zolal Habibi at ... NCRI Website https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/ Maryam Rajavi's website https://maryamrajavi4change.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/ncriran Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IranNCR/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/zolalhabibi/ Twitter https://x.com/Ashrafi4ever Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ashrafi4ever/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E3
July 15 · 52 min
333- Own Your Reactions with Arky Jones
Send us Fan Mail We step away from partisan noise and get serious about self-awareness, attention, and why giving other people control over your mood can wreck your safety and your life. Arky Jones breaks down Personality Peak and how stoic thinking turns personality feedback into small, real changes you can own. • why road rage is a sovereignty problem as much as an anger problem • how adrenaline and fight-or-flight make you dangerous behind the wheel • what stoicism actually means: control thoughts, actions, judgments, character • why Personality Peak aims to beat both clinical boredom and viral quiz nonsense • six dimensions, 64 archetypes, and using results as a snapshot not a label • how doom scrolling and dopamine hits hijack attention and distort self-image • common blind spots: answering as who you want to be instead of who you are • why incremental improvement beats overhauls: 1% changes that stick Personality P-E-E-K… you will get a free result that without a login. Follow Arky Jones at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPqChT1ZupoOsvS6nWjPkmw PEEK Website https://www.personalitypeek.com/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E2
July 13 · 55 min
332- AI Readiness with Ryan Drumheller
Send us Fan Mail We challenge the hype that AI is a magic fix and lay out what real AI adoption looks like when you care about ROI, people, and risk. We share practical ways to plan, govern, secure, and train so AI becomes a tool that helps your team instead of a mess that costs more than it saves. • why “just buy an AI tool” fails without a plan • quick wins that remove repetitive work and free humans for higher-value tasks • bad data in, bad data out and how it poisons results • what AI readiness looks like in planning, measurement, and ownership • AI governance models, accountability, and preventing AI drift • AI security training and preventing sensitive data leakage • why PowerPoint is not training and how to build hands-on learning • leadership versus title holding, investing in people, and upskilling in IT • making failure safe when it drives learning and speed • anti-silo collaboration that turns IT from cost center to value driver • why experimenting with AI protects long-term career growth Go to Ryan Drumheller Podcast, decline invite podcast. Website https://www.stellarhorn.com/about Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578408995916 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/declineinvite/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-drumheller/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@declineinvite Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S8 · E1
July 10 · 1 hr 13 min
331- Why America Needs A Spiritual Reset with The Paraclete
Send us Fan Mail We push past the usual left-right script and ask what happens when spirituality, conscience, and civic duty become the foundation for politics and public life. We weigh AI as a powerful tool for reform, then zoom out to corruption, global prosperity, environmental warnings, and the inner work required to build a more mature society. • Alan explains the meaning of “the Paraclete” as an inner spirit of wisdom, truth, empathy, and righteousness • Why we think politics without spirituality leads to shallow solutions and more division • AI as a tool for analyzing laws, exposing tax loopholes, and restructuring broken systems without surrendering human judgment • Capitalism, democracy, and globalization through the lens of prosperity-building and China’s infrastructure strategy • Corruption signals from dark money to elite impunity and why we argue for term limits and stronger accountability • Ideas for digital oversight of voting records, faster removal of officials, and a “truer” democracy shaped by citizens • Bottom-up change through coordinated consumer pressure, boycotts, and direct community support instead of PR donations • The phoenix as a symbol of America’s rebirth, plus COVID as an environmental message about slowing down and letting Earth heal • Why space stunts do not matter if we cannot manage the planet we already have • Carl Jung, shadow work, and individuation as the inner path that keeps people from snapping and turning darkness outward This is my call to all the voters. Stop picking the same damn people as festering this corruption. Follow the Paraclete at ... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXW99ZT1?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_K7VCX95Z9ZVKR46B6Z8F&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_K7VCX95Z9ZVKR46B6Z8F&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_K7VCX95Z9ZVKR46B6Z8F&bestFormat=true Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S7 · E103
Dec 24, 2025 · 1 hr 26 min
7B3- Hip-Hop’s Real Power With Manny Faces
Send us Fan Mail We explore hip-hop as a culture with the reach to improve classrooms, counseling, and civic life, not just a playlist on the radio. Manny Faces shares how authenticity, the cipher, and a remix mindset can bridge divides and build skills that matter. • hip-hop defined as culture, rap as expression within it • New York roots, global spread, universality across groups • media narratives versus the diverse golden age of the 90s • sociological storytelling in lyrics and lived context • classroom engagement through hip-hop pedagogy and ciphers • counseling and trauma work via studio-based group sessions • transferable skills: literacy, public speaking, SEL, improvisation • Gangsta grass as a case of authentic cultural fusion • core tenets: peace, love, unity, and having fun • a “macro remix” approach to politics and economy Follow Manny Faces at ... His website https://www.mannyfaces.com/ Substack https://mannyfaces.substack.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mannyfaces Twitter https://x.com/mannyfaces YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@mannyfacesofficial Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mannyfacesofficial LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mannyfaces/ Threads https://www.threads.com/@mannyfacesofficial TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rRxG1i5iRo Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S7 · E60
Dec 14, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
330- Psychedelics, Hope, And Hard Truths With Diana Colleen
Send us Fan Mail We challenge the stigma around psychedelics, contrast therapy with recreational use, and trace a journey from trauma to healing with honest talk about safety, science, and hope. We also press into climate action, billionaires’ responsibility, and how personal change can ripple through society. • underground psychedelic-assisted therapy as a lifeline for trauma and depression • therapy versus recreational use and why set and setting matter • safe dosing, sitters, and integration practices after sessions • connection to nature, spirituality, and renewed hope • access, cost, and decriminalization across US cities and states • pragmatic climate talk and what billionaires could do cooperatively • political fatigue, media noise, and building civil discourse Follow Diana Colleen at ... Her Website https://www.dianacolleenauthor.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/diana.colleen.author/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-colleen-b4b4b0378/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@diana.colleen.author Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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S7 · E59
Dec 13, 2025 · 44 min
329-The Real Risk Isn’t AI, It’s Wasting The Time It Frees with Hunter Jensen
Send us Fan Mail We share a blunt playbook for leaders: stop chasing an all‑knowing AI, design for adoption, protect sensitive data, and turn time savings into measurable growth. Hunter Jensen explains why he pivoted from services to product and how to deploy AI safely at small and mid‑market companies. • framing AI for leadership, not hype • risks of the “oracle” model and access control • adoption as the driver of ROI • designing copilots for knowledge workers • small vs medium strategies for starting • using 365 Copilot and Gemini safely • defining success beyond hours saved • reinvesting time in revenue and innovation • building a cross‑functional AI team • Compass by Barefoot Labs for secure deployment Follow Hunter Jensen at ... His website https://www.barefootsolutions.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/barefootsolutions Twitter https://x.com/barefootsolns LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunterjensen/ Support the show Follow your host at YouTube and Rumble for video content https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70ag https://rumble.com/c/c-4236474 Facebook to receive updates https://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl PodMatch https://podmatch.com/?ref=1626371560148x762843240939879000
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