
Julian Dorey Podcast
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🤔 [VIDEO] - Young Thug's Really A Gang Leader? | Kevin Gallagher • #116
E(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Kevin Gallagher (aka “The Miami Lawyer”) is a maritime attorney based in Miami, Florida. In addition to the law, he is also an expert in rap music. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The Young Thug / YSL Case Breakdown 31:12 - The government’s use of rap lyrics in Case vs. Young Thug / YSL 49:10 - Convicting innocent people; The (actual) appeals process after conviction; Eyewitness Testimony & Cross-Racial Identification 1:17:21 - The Insys Pharma Case 1:25:23 - The outlook for Young Thug’s Trial 1:32:08 - Fetty Wap’s trafficking case; The Story Behind Fetty’s Fall In The Music Industry; The story of the kid who opened for Wap on Tour 2:00:08 - Meek Mill leaves Roc Nation; Ben Simmons trade post-mortem talk 2:16:19 - The Henry Ruggs Case 2:28:53 - The French Government’s deal w/ energy companies; The latest trends in China ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😳 [VIDEO] - Bill Cosby's Lawyer Reveals The TRUTH | Brian McMonagle • #115
E(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Brian McMonagle is one of the best Criminal Defense Attorneys in the United States. McMonagle is well known for representing Bill Cosby in his first trial (hung jury) and Meek Mill in his internationally-followed case for justice. His full client list over the years has included pro athletes, politicians, physicians, many *alleged* members of a certain Italian-American “organization,” movie and TV stars, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, CEOs, and an American Cardinal. He is also a great guy. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Brian reflects on his legal career and moral questions all lawyers face about their work 22:26 - A story from Brian’s days as a Prosecutor; The Pendulum of Criminal Justice & The Justice System 44:20 - Defending the Innocent vs. Defending the guilty; Brian’s opinion on media attention he learned in a mob trial; Brian’s rate 58:50 - The Brandon Bostian Amtrak Case 1:11:51 - Debating a key social issue 1:24:20 - People Brian wouldn’t defend; Brian discusses a client found guilty of MURD3R; The struggle with winning cases for the guilty; An “Off Button?” 1:48:50 - The Bill Cosby Case 2:13:15 - Government witnesses and a story of when they go bad; Brian tells a story to make a moral point 2:30:00 - The Meek Mill Case & How Michael Rubin, Jay-Z, and Roc Nation facilitated the process 2:47:45 - The Key difference between the Cosby Case & The Meek Mill Case; Inside Scoops on the Cosby Case behind the scenes ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

🫢 [VIDEO] - Marine Explains How He Fixed His Horrible Post-Iraq PTSD | Jon Lubecky • #114
E(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Jon Lubecky is a Marine Corps / Army Veteran and Lobbyist. He recently appeared in Michael Pollen’s 4-Part Netflix Docuseries “How To Change Your Mind.” ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Jon’s career in The Marines; Enlisting in the army after 01 25:02 - “Mortaritaville” in Iraq; Voting Rights 50:12 - The Fentanyl War 1:03:31 - Coming home from Iraq; Jon’s struggles with PTS & brushes with death 1:37:55 - Jon’s treatment with doctors as discussed in Michael Pollen’s Recent Netflix Documentary “How To Change Your Mind”; The history of the War on Drugs; Why President Biden knows new treatments work; Jon Stewart & The Burn Pits Bill; Mental Injuries and the stigma around them 2:13:42 - How Jon’s study treatment worked 2:38:15 - Legalization vs. Decriminalization debate 3:01:05 - The problems Washington DC partisanship causes with progress; The politicians Jon has worked with across the parties 3:18:32 - The new business alcohol companies are getting into; Why Jon would take less progress over no progress ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😳 [VIDEO] - FBI Agent REVEALS What's (Really) Behind Trump Raid | Special Agent Jim DiOrio • #113
E(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Jim DiOrio is a Former FBI Interrogation Expert, Military Veteran, Undercover Operative, and Savage. A member of West Point’s Class of 1986 (along with his roommate and former Secretary of State/Director of The CIA, Mike Pompeo), Jim served overseas as an Army Ranger in the late 80’s and early 90’s before leaving the military and joining the FBI. He went on to spend 10 years as one of the most successful undercover agents in the Bureau’s history––and another 15 as a ferocious Special Agent In-Charge and heralded FBI interrogator around the world. Basically, he was the guy who told Captain Phillips he could have his boat back. Currently, Jim is the CEO of J3 Global, an international crisis/security firm (or as he explains it: “I’m Ray Donovan with more experience”). In his spare time, he also owns a Jersey Mike’s because why not. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Jim’s initial reaction to FBI/Trump Mar a Lago Raid; Wiretaps; A Rat in the case 25:47 - How search warrants are executed; Jim story about US Senator he investigated; Trump’s family involved? 47:28 - FBI Weaponized?; How chain of command works in FBI & DOJ; Election-Season FBI investigation protocol 1:01:19 - FBI organization in the Trump case; Judge Reinhart & how judges work in search warrant process; A funny story about a mafia investigation Jim did 1:24:28 - How the FBI preps search warrants; White House involvement in the case 1:43:01 - Russia/China talk; The politicization of America; Excited FBI Agents 2:07:45 - Jim explains how to fix the FBI 2:26:41 - Intelligence involvement in the case? 2:39:21 - Debating Andrew Bustamante’s claim that America needs a common enemy; Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip; A Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter conversation 2:59:12 - What Jim anticipates will come next in the Trump investigation; The FBI seized a Congressman’s phone too ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

🤫 #112 - A Secret Spot In Italy & The Big Guy Hits Me With A Surprise | Dylan McDonnell
E(***TIMESTAMPS in Description below) ~ Dylan McDonnell is a real estate investor and former College Football player. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Las Vegas when the Pandemic hit; Armin Van Buuren; Andrew Tate; UFC mentality 21:37 - Brain fog; DeShaun Watson; LeBron & Boston; Miles Bridges 44:23 - Will Mike Spear run for office?; Pelosi, Taiwan…and WWIII?; Real estate right now; New York City; Audiobooks vs. hard-copy/kindle 1:03:57 - Funny stories; The latest NJ Political Story is a MASSIVE cold case; Emotional politics 1:28:36 - Where’s Pomp and when is he coming on?; Dylan drops a surprise; Breaking Bad; The Meat Squad Days 1:48:39 - The mob; The legend of Tony Lomb; Hot spots in Italy ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

🤣 [VIDEO] - 11 Million Reasons Why I Ran From The FBI | #111 • Matt Cox
E(***TIMESTAMPS in Description below) ~ Matthew Cox is a notorious former con artist, FBI’s Most Wanted suspect, fraud expert, and criminal. While he still holds a strong expertise in fraud, Matt no longer actively practices after completing 13 years in the slammer due to his many, many crimes. Instead, he has become a prolific True Crime author and podcast host. Cox’s bibliography includes “War Dogs” subject Efraim Diveroli’s Memoir, “Once a Gun Runner.” You can subscribe to his terrific podcast (“Inside True Crime with Matt Cox”) here: https://youtube.com/c/InsideTrueCrime ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Matt’s First Mortgage Fraud on the run in Atlanta; Fake Passports & Drivers Licenses; Europe 30:42 - How Matt laundered money; Pulling a fast one over the bank manager story 54:22 - Off to Charlotte; The homeless people scam; Dangling Cash story 1:11:19 - The Gary Sullivan story; Matt’s lawyers learn who he really is; A tense negotiation w/ a bank 1:37:06 - Getting handcuffed in a bank story; Matt’s Keyser Soze moment 2:07:34 - Matt’s relationship with Becky deteriorates; Splitting the money and running 2:25:02 - FBI Agent Candace Calderon standoff with Matt; Back to Charlotte; Matt’s Walter White moment 2:53:00 - The Best city in America for Fraud; Matt heads to Nashville; The FBI closes in ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😱 #110 - The Unsolved Delphi Murders | Alex Voorhies
E(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Alex Voorhies is a hacker. Currently one of his focuses is information surrounding cold cases including the Delphi Murders. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The Delphi Murders of 2017; The Bill & Peggy Stephenson Murders; The Tech Millionaire’s son 22:56 - “Anthony Shots” and how Alex hacked him; The “Gait” Murderer; Jack The Ripper ties? 42:38 - Chelsea Small and the Gait Killer?; The Michigan Gun Store Robbery; Alex helping law enforcement 1:09:57 - How Alex got into hacking; The Lapsus$ hacking group; How Sim Swaps work 1:22:01 - The XBox Underground and revisiting the story of Nick Castellucci (Episode 72); Xbox Underground member, Anthony Clark; Uptight internet culture; Cookies explained 1:42:34 - Swatting; AlphaBay; The traceability of crypto transactions ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

🫢 #109 - I'm An Alcoholic And Psilocybin Saved My Life | Jon Kostakopoulos
E(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Jon Kostakopoulos is a Psychedelics Lobbyist & Former Alcoholic. In 2015, Jon took part in one of the groundbreaking NYU Psilocybin Studies to treat his decade-long addiction to alcohol. The therapy worked and he has never drank since. In 2019, Kostakopoulos Co-Founded Apollo Pact –– a 501(c)(3) Organization that lobbies for Federal Funding grants for all different Psychedelic treatments of various afflictions (addiction, depression, PTSD, etc). ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; How Jon became an alcoholic 25:58 - Jon’s stories of addiction & trying to get clean; “People, places, and things” 44:21 - How Jon got into NYU’s Psilocybin trial study; the pre-study process 1:06:03 - The first psychedelic trip in the study; Jon’s unforgettable experience; MK Ultra 1:28:14 - What imagery Jon remembers from the trip; Lucid Dreams and Amplifying emotions; 1:49:39 - Why Jon was certain he’d never drink again after second session; Psychedelic history and the ancient Greeks; Other patients’ outcomes from the study; The lack of temptation Jon has today 2:07:32 - Microdosing; Psychedelic visions vs dreams; The differences between a brain on psychedelics and a normal brain; Some things can’t be described in words 2:20:55 - The different medical use cases for psychedelics; Societal views on Psilocybin and psychedelics 2:38:30 - Navy SEALS, Special Operators, PTSD & Psychedelics; The corruption of the alcohol industry 3:09:00 - The power of music in the psychedelic process; Julian has an idea for music integration in future studies ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😎 #108 - My Experience Inside Dana White's Lair | John Rondi
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ John Rondi (“Johnny Drinks”) is a YouTube/TikTok Creator and Alcohol Connoisseur. He and his dad (also named John) created the Johnny Drinks YT/TT pages in February 2020 and have millions of Subscribers/Followers today. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Content Strategy and the rise of Johnny Drinks 24:35 - MrBeast & The Art of Attention 35:23 - John’s Collaboration With UFC Founder, Dana White, in the midst of the Cain Velasquez drama 1:04:59 - Phone Use, Attention Spans & Decision Fatigue 1:20:26 - Why John nuked his company 1:47:40 - The State of Crypto Bros 2:14:32 - Comment Section Stories 2:37:20 - TikTok China (Douyin) is 2 years ahead of TikTok US ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😱 [VIDEO] - SHOCKING Debate W/ CIA Spy Leaves Me Speechless • Andrew Bustamante • 107
E(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Andrew Bustamante is a former CIA Undercover Spy & Air Force Nuclear Operator. From 2007 to 2014, Bustamante and his wife, Jihi (also a CIA Agent) lived abroad as undercover agents for the US Government. While he cannot reveal his precise locations during his time as a spy, Andy operated primarily out of Asia –– and completed missions on 6 of the 7 continents over the course of his career. As a result of his actions in the line of duty, Bustamante is forever very unwelcome in many countries around the world. Guy’s life is a movie and his hair is also real. You can check out Andy’s Podcast, Everyday Espionage, here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YUT5vQAGdxdsFZDq2830q ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Andy addresses all the people who don’t believe he was in the CIA; Ex-CIA Agent Publishing process; Andy discusses who the US is arming Ukraine and how they’re doing it; Update on status of the Russian invasion; Andy’s Myers-Briggs pattern and worldview 29:37 - Mossad learns from the past; Andy defends the CIA’s Enhanced Interrogation Techniques; Andy discusses which CIA methods constituted t0rture; Andy’s belief in spying to protect lives…at all costs 43:23 - Julian debates Andy’s stances on government and spying; Andy tells a story about being pulled over by a cop for no reason (and defends the cop); Why powerful people don’t believe in blackmail 1:02:31 - Andy explains “ownership” and its concept within America’s history; Sepp 11 changed everything; Andy pushes back against a common perspective in America; 1:30:51 - Andy gives an update on the Russian Debt Default (that he correctly predicted would happen in our last podcast); The Russian Oil Situation; Andy explains how the Biden Administration is fighting inflation via the War in Ukraine; CBDC’s discussion; Julian wonders if Andy’s arguments are contradictory 1:51:15 - ***Andy explains why he believes the US “needs a common enemy”; Julian argues that this belief is a key indicator of military industrial complex (using Iraq as an example); Andy explains Khaliji culture; Who comes after Putin? 2:05:53 - Are China and Russia friends?; Iran and China’s proxy war history explained; Andy lays out China’s “buying power” strategy; Andy tells a funny story about an encounter with a Congresswoman; Andy discusses Jose Rodriguez destroying Enhanced Interrogation Tapes 2:32:20 - How much are news cycles shaped by intelligence and foreign governments?; Predicting people’s belief based upon variables; Andy discusses the Elon Musk Situation; Peter Thiel 2:51:10 - What is Peter Thiel doing at Palantir; Andy explains how intel dossiers work; Andy describes the massively growing Private Intelligence Service Sector (and why the gov is hiring them left and right); The dangers of private intelligence 3:17:02 - How much tax-payer money is funding US private intelligence in Ukraine?; The Blackwater screwup; Andy next predictions on Russia an

🫢 #106 - The COLLAPSE Of My Drug Empire | Tim McBride
(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Tim McBride is one of the biggest weed smugglers in American history. In the 1980s he rose to the top of the ranks of the legendary Chokoloskee, Florida illegal import conspiracy. His story has been featured on VICE and he wrote a book about his experiences called “Saltwater Cowboy.” Tim’s Book, “Saltwater Cowboy”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NKFX3Y2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Tim tells a wild story about hiding from the initial Operation Peacemaker Raid 21:43 - How the arrest went down; The case against Tim; Captain Billy got away; Tim’s “no names” standoff with the government; The Polygraph 53:19 - Tim’s sentencing; The initial adjustment to prison; The most unfortunate bank robber ever; How Tim got his sentence reduced 1:05:58 - Tim’s cellmate was Carlo Gambino’s brother; The peacocks in prison; “Doing time” 1:24:25 - Was Tim tempted to go back to drug smuggling?; The 2 things Tim learned in prison; The state of Marijuana legalization; Tim breaks down today’s weed black market; The epidemic of drug-lacing 1:41:10 - Why Tim waited so long to tell the story of the Saltwater Cowboys; How the book came together; The potential for a miniseries about the story ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😳 #105: I Was One Of The Biggest Drug Smugglers Of All Time | Tim McBride
(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Tim McBride is one of the biggest weed smugglers in American history. In the 1980s he rose to the top of the ranks of the legendary Chokoloskee, Florida illegal import conspiracy. His story has been featured on VICE and he wrote a book about his experiences called “Saltwater Cowboy.” Tim’s Book, “Saltwater Cowboy”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NKFX3Y2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Tim discusses the documentary VICE produced with him; A wild story to kick things off; Tim talks about for Sammy Davis Jr. when he was 20 31:15 - How Tim ended up in Chokoloskee, FL; Billy: The Captain; Swimming with sharks; The cover story of crabbing; Tim talks about how his first time smuggling went down; Where was the coast guard? 54:50 - The Yucatan and how pickups would go down once the product was smuggled towards shore; The Island Community of Smugglers; Stash Houses; Cleaning Weed; How much money the crew charged 1:13:10 - The Daniels Brothers; Griselda Blanco; Carlos Lehder; Chase boat procedure; The Dead Drops to the Cubans in Miami; How the cops were dealt with 1:32:05 - The story of the most lucrative RV drive in American History; Tim becomes the Godfather 1:48:08 - Tim talks about his first trip to Colombia as head of the operation; Park rangers on the payroll; Was Tim ever worried about getting caught?; Why Burying Money doesn’t work; The crime money problems that movies don’t show 2:14:39 - Tim tells stories about how he and the crew spent their money; Matt Cox was Tim’s real estate agent (not really, but really) 2:24:25 - Tim tells the story about smuggling for infamous Panamanian President Manuel Noriega; The 5 Brothers & The Judge; Tim explains what “square grouper” means ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😱 #104 - Detective EXPOSES Satanic Cult Murders Coverup | Mike Codella
(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Mike Codella is a former NYPD / DEA / Secret Service Detective and Author. His career included stints as an undercover Narc, head of the Missing Person’s Squad, International Fraud Task Force Investigator, and more. Codella later published a book about his career called, “Alphaville.” After his retirement from active investigations, Mike opened the Renzo Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu / MMA Academy in Staten Island. Check Out Mike’s New YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMFruWlhHWgJZ89TudoOnuw Mike’s Book, “Alphaville”: https://www.amazon.com/Alphaville-Crime-Punishment-Battle-Citys/dp/1441787437 ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Mike talks about growing up in Brooklyn and almost becoming a mobster 16:01 - New York City in the 1970s and 1980s; Mike talks about his work as a Narc in NYC; Environments shape the individual 39:21 - Mike’s work with the DEA; Lynne Stewart: Controversial Attorney / Peeling Left Guard; The Puerto Rican Takedown 53:32 - The Story of Mike & the School Boy Hitman; Building relationships with communities in detective work 1:16:42 - Mike’s work Undercover for the DEA; Mike’s move to Missing Persons 1:29:19 - The Etan Patz Cold Case and Mike’s WILD investigation in the 1990s that uncovered Satanic Rituals, Son of Sam Connections, and Covered Up Crimes 2:01:18 - The Andre Rand Case and how Mike finally took him down; Mike talks about the man they now alleged and convicted as Etan’s killer; What’s the deal with Satanic cults? 2:29:14 - Mike’s work on the International Fraud Unit with the Secret Service; Mike’s experience at the Twin Towers on 9,11 ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io

🤣 #103 - CRACK & CRIME: An Ode To New York City | Joey Deef
(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Support the show by leaving a tip and checking out our sponsors below! Joey Deef is a writer, actor, comedian, and New Yorker. He will be starring in a comedy play he co-wrote (with Matt Ferrara) called “Hey, That’s My Wife!” at the world-renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland this August. Edinburgh Fringe Festival: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Corporations & Pride Month; The Beatniks; History & Video; Joe was (not) a crypto king 24:34 - The girl who sells her sweat; Tribe; Ol’ Jeff & The Lolita 37:04 - Joe describes the state of New York City; Crack on crack crime; Bill DeBlasio; Proper way to carry knives in NYC; Joe reacts to God’s Country vs NYC; The real map of NJ 1:05:12 - We’re redefining words now; Elon talk; Manhattan New York is getting a makeover and losing the last letter; Ziwe’s show and the Chet Hanks Patois clip 1:28:20 - Reacting to the Johnny Depp Amber Heard Trial Result; Bankruptcy seems like the way to go; Ol’ Jeff got an intern PAID 1:41:53 - Crime in New York City since the Pandemic began; A hypothetical Pandemic tragedy story 1:56:29 - People live for tomorrow; Discipline and Joe’s approach to creating; Organizing ideas amidst controlled chaos 2:15:31 - Joe talks about the world-renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival; The comedy play “Hey That’s My Wife” Joe Co-Wrote and stars in that’s set to roll at Edinburgh; That time Joe told his dad he wanted to quite football for acting 2:32:55 - Joe talks about the process he went through to write his first screenplay; The importance of walking / working out to clear your head; Appreciating freedom ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

🧐 #102 - Who Was The CIA's Enhanced Interrogation Fall Guy? | Danny Jones
(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ SUBSCRIBE TO KONCRETE: https://www.youtube.com/c/koncrete “Tampa” Danny Jones is a documentary filmmaker, Hollywood cinematographer and podcaster. Danny spent the early days of his career as an underwater cinematographer and eventually worked his way towards creating his own documentaries. After releasing various films/features (including the viral YouTube Docuseries “Deckhands”) Danny launched a long-form, in-person podcast in 2018 called “Koncrete.” The show is phenomenal and the guests he’s had on are top-tier. Go check it out! ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - The brilliance of Breaking Bad; How Danny got into cinematography; The Blair Witch Project; Jumping over Sharks in Florida 20:08 - Danny talks about his early projects in the film industry including “Deckhands”; The TV Industry & Legacy Media vs. Modern Media 38:16 - Danny tells the story of former CIA Agent John Kiriakou; The Abu Zubaydah Al-Qaeda capture in 2002; How Kiriakou became the CIA’s fall guy; Russia and free speech; The madness of the post-Ukraine Invasion 55:38 - Danny talks about the tyrant Mao Zedong & his wife Jiang Qing; Do Russian Dissidents have a platform in America?; Oliver Stone’s role in policy debate 1:16:53 - Elon Musk and power grabs; Bill Gates and land grabs; Apple’s recent emphasis on Privacy marketing; Corporations run America more than the government?; How the rich get richer 1:43:49 - Danny talks about Koncrete’s most-featured guest, Mortgage Fraudster Matt Cox; Trump’s blogs are nuts 2:01:40 - Term limits and the middle ground between 4 years and forever; potential bellwether elections just happened; Skip Bayless is awful; The early days of YouTube; What’s the next content boom? 2:21:54 - Danny talks about his mentor, legendary Underwater Cinematographer, Pete Zuccarini (Pirates of The Caribbean, Avatar, Life of Pi, and more); Why Danny walked away from Hollywood 2:43:54 - YouTube vs TikTok content battle; Spotting liars 3:01:16 - The Johnny Depp Amber Heard Trial; Danny’s Marilyn Manson Bucket List wish; The Defiant Ones Documentary ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram:

🎶 #101: The Jordan Belfort Song Guy Is Reinventing Music Discovery In Web3 | Famous Dyl
(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Dylan “DYL” Rhodes is a Recording Artist and Entrepreneur. He came to prominence in 2015 via his Platinum-hit single with Wes Walker, “Jordan Belfort”––which was the number one college song of the year and peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Dyl is also the Founder of Advantage Blockchain in 2017––a consulting firm that works with companies to integrate blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in environmentally-sustainable ways. Dyl’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/famous_dyl ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Dyl talks about ownership in the music industry and the problems he ran into with his single, Jordan Belfort; Music NFTs 21:07 - Explaining music NFTs; The Below-25 Marketing Philosophy; Collecting art in a digital landscape 43:42 - The hype machine of projects that have zero value; Dyl explains the Twitter Spaces discovery radio concept; What prompted Dyl to give this a go 1:00:12 - The Youtube discovery boom in 2008, 2009, and 2010; Meshing Web2 with Web3 in the music industry 1:16:42 - Dyl explains the organic growth timeline of Jordan Belfort after he released it; Julian explains why he thinks the music industry has sold upcoming artists a lie; The problem with holding off music at all costs 1:43:41 - Dyl recalls NFT NYC and Art Basel last year; Jordan getting into NFTs? 2:01:26 - Changes coming to Spaces with Elon?; Elon’s potential takeover of Twitter and what it means ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

🤫 #100 - Special Agent Jim DiOrio: Inside The Psychology Of A Legendary FBI Undercover Agent
(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Jim DiOrio is a Former FBI Interrogation Expert, Military Veteran, Undercover Operative, and Savage. A member of West Point’s Class of 1986 (along with his roommate and former Secretary of State/Director of The CIA, Mike Pompeo), Jim served overseas as an Army Ranger in the late 80’s and early 90’s before leaving the military and joining the FBI. He went on to spend 10 years as one of the most successful undercover agents in the Bureau’s history––and another 15 as a ferocious Special Agent In-Charge and heralded FBI interrogator around the world. Basically, he was the guy who told Captain Phillips he could have his boat back. Currently, Jim is the CEO of J3 Global, an international crisis/security firm (or as he explains it: “I’m Ray Donovan with more experience”). In his spare time, he also owns a Jersey Mike’s because why not. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Jim talks about getting in meditation; a funny story about Jim’s dog; Thinking of life “in sets”; Jim talks about how he wants to be viewed when he’s gone 21:14 - Jim analyzes his West Point classmate and friend, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s, new book about his time working for the Trump Administration; Reacting to the “policy requests” Trump made during his Presidency 42:34 - How the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary positions work in the executive branch; Trump wanted to bail everybody out of South Korea and Esper disagreed; Why did Esper write the book now?; Endless Wars and debating military outreach in the US 1:01:10 - Why did Esper take job if he knew Trump was crazy?; The two sides of the debate over guys like Esper who comment on Trump; The moment Esper had had enough; Jim reflects on the cool guys at West Point; Jim explains Esper’s style and personality 1:20:38 - Jim goes through the backstory of his 9 year career as an Army Ranger; How the military gave Jim instantaneous rank at the FBI 1:34:32 - Jim discusses his own PTS and how he spots it in other people; “War is hell”; Survivor’s guilt; Jim tells a story about a time somebody pushed a woman in bar; Why Jim went into the ocean at dark 1:52:28 - Jim explains his Undercover career at the FBI; His previous undercover experience while in the military; Jim’s lifestyle while undercover; How Jim infiltrated groups undercover; “The ask” moment; Why bad guys always come back to chase the answer 2:19:02 - Jim expands upon his interrogation approaches; How Jim gets in people’s heads; How Jim’s fear of dismissal played a role in his skill as an interrogator; Taking interrogations home with you; Chip on shoulder vs boulder on shoulder; Understanding a criminal’s actions by understanding their childhood, environment, and background; empathy for criminals? 2:48:09 - Jim gives some of the details about his role in the mission to rescue Captain Phillips from Somali Pirates off the coast of Africa in April 2009; Jim discusses his role in the investigation of the 1996 TWA 800 plane crash ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS:

👀 #99 - This Guy Met With Julian Assange & Edward Snowden | Andy Greenberg
(***TIMESTAMPS & Book Links in description below) ~ Andy Greenberg is an award-winning reporter, author, and hacking expert. Currently, Andy is a senior writer for WIRED, covering security, privacy, and information freedom. Throughout his career at Wired (and Forbes before that), Greenberg has been the go-to reporter on major international news stories including: Julian Assange & Wikileaks, Ross Ulbricht & Silk Road, Government-Sponsored hacking in Russia, China, & North Korea –– and the underworld of cryptocurrency. He’s the author of “Sandworm” and “This Machine Kills Secrets” –– as well as the forthcoming book “Tracers in the Dark.” Furthermore, he was a main feature in the 2015 Documentary, “Deep Web,” about the downfall of Silk Road. “Sandworm” by Andy Greenberg: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GD4MFW2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 “This Machine Kills Secrets” by Andy Greenberg: https://rb.gy/4k2suv ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Andy remembers his first book about Wikileaks; The 2010 Collateral Murder Wikileaks drop; The Cypherpunks 18:03 - Andy talks about when Wikileaks came on his radar; How Andy got into contact with Julian Assange and landed 2010 in person interview with him in London; Andy talks about his sitdown Assange and what he thinks of him; How Wikileaks operates 43:54 - US Bias in Wikileaks reporting?; Assange and his impact on the 2016 election with the DNC email hack; Did Assange know who the source of the hack was?; Guccifer and how the DNC hack went down; The “religious” nature of the hacking argument 1:02:03 - How Andy came to discover the Sandworm story and begin reporting on it; The Ukrainian Power Grid takedowns of 2015 and 2016 and how it went down; The three agencies in Russia and where Sandworm fits in 1:23:57 - Andy explains NotPetya and the Ransomware attacks that groups like Sandworm in Russia utilized to hack and create chaos; The Equation Group hackers at the NSA; Zero Day explained; The Shadow Brokers and Eternal Blue; How Sandworm got into Ukraine’s power systems in 2015 1:37:48 - Andy tells the story of the 2017 Maersk global NotPetya attack; The downstream effects across many industries from the Maersk attack; The sobering reality of our modern day all-tech world; Andy explains what happened with the NSA’s Stuxnet attack on Iranian Nuclear Centrifuges 2:03:30 - Debating the Mutually Assured Destruction argument with respect to the cyberwar; China’s activity in international hacking; “If Russia is a hurricane, China is climate change”; North Korea’s criminal hacking teams; The White House just put a bounty on Sandworm 2:22:38 - We need a Geneva Convention for Cyber Warfare and Cyber crimes; The Obama and Trump Whitehouse positions on Russian hacking; Andy’s conversation about Sandworm with Obama’s Cybersecurity Czar J. Michael Daniel 2:39:22 - Boots on the ground vs cyber

🫢 #98 - The Bullet Changed Everything. | Kevin Donaldson
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Kevin Donaldson is a former police officer and podcaster. In 2013, he nearly lost his life in the line of duty when a bullet grazed his head. Kevin currently Co-Hosts a Podcast with John Gotti’s former hitman, John Alite –– as well as his own podcast geared towards those suffering with Post-traumatic stress. The Mob, The Mafia, And The Man Podcast (John Alite & Kevin Donaldson): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/john-alite-the-mob-the-mafia-and-the-man/id1608464955 ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; An executive murder; The Scarfo Daysw in Philly were wild; Cops & Criminals; John Alite story; the Iceman 25:08 - How Kevin became a cop; Stopping a tragedy; George Floyd - Derek Chauvin; Debating the state of police; the problem of “being what you do” 59:35 - Kevin tells the story of the day he almost died in the line of duty 1:21:22 - The aftermath of the shooting and the downward spiral that happened; Kevin recalls not wanting to be here anymore 1:47:28 - Kevin talks about the drinking that consumed his life after the shooting; Kevin’s retirement from the force 2:05:17 - Figuring out what to do with life after being a cop; “Dented”; kevin talks about his partnership with John Alite and tells stories about John; Kevin’s buddy Mike Dowd (of 75th Precinct infamy in NYC) 2:29:04 - Cannabis and Psychedelics; Kevin’s cousin who had to clean up the USS Cole Aftermath; Kevin tells autopsy stories; The importance of humor in darkness 2:41:48 - Political extremes and state of discourse; Julian gives his 2010s political theory; Everybody turns a blind eye to something; Helping yourself in order to be able to be capable to help others ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😳 [VIDEO] - CIA Undercover Spy EXPOSES How The Agency (Really) Works • Andrew Bustamante • 97
E(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Andrew Bustamante is a former CIA Undercover Spy & Air Force Nuclear Operator. From 2007 to 2014, Bustamante and his wife, Jihi (also a CIA Agent) lived abroad as undercover agents for the US Government. While he cannot reveal his precise locations during his time as a spy, Andy operated primarily out of Asia –– and completed missions on 6 of the 7 continents over the course of his career. As a result of his actions in the line of duty, Bustamante is forever very unwelcome in many countries around the world. Guy’s life is a movie and his hair is also real. You can check out Andy’s Podcast, Everyday Espionage, here: http https://everydayspy.com/podcast And His YouTube Here: https://youtube.com/c/EverydaySpy Also, Take His Spy Skills Quiz Here: https://everydayspy.com/quiz ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Paramilitary; CIA Theory on 3 Types of People in the World; Good vs Bad; Maslow’s Hierarchy; Information Warfare 30:45 - Andy’s Work At CIA; “Real Spies”; Dark Thoughts; Types of Traits CIA wants in recruits; Undercover Agents in US; Rigging the game 52:32 - Where Andy went undercover; How CIA Agents approach Spying; How Andy cultivated assets; How Spies assess people; Tech & Intelligence 1:10:56 - Spotting mistakes to catch spies;false flags; The Girl In Red; Inglourious Basterds & The CIA 1:22:42 - The Story of How The CIA Recruited Andy; The CIA’s Testing Procedures; CIA Agents are above the law; Never staying where you’re targeting; Andy’s undercover experience with his wife; Reverse Psychology 1:40:11 - Andy tells the story about the time his cover was blown; Why The CIA never wants to lose an officer; The 3 different types of surveillance; Julian and Andy debate CIA Torture 1:55:15 - Other countries using the United States’ freedom of democracy against it; Andy explains why the Pilgrims are a myth; Andy reveals CIA’s opinion on voting rights; Nobody ever hears about the W’s 2:10:16 - Julian and Andy have an intense debate on privacy rights, Snowden / Stellar Wind, and everything in between; Andy explains why it might be time to leave America; The CIA, groupthink, and why they pick very specific people; Military Industrial Complex discussion 2:47:28 - Why Andy is closely watching Russian Debt right now; Andy breaks down the Russia Ukraine War and where Putin’s initial objectives stand; Why Andy thinks Nuclear Bombs aren’t off the table; Can you stop a nuke? 3:05:54 - Andy provides intel on Taiwan and their impending China problem; Why CIA loves anxiety; Andy’s opinion of the CIA today ~

🤣 #96 - INSIDE CRIME: Meet The FBI's Most Wanted Fraud Mastermind | Matthew Cox
(***TIMESTAMPS in Description below) ~ Matthew Cox is a notorious former con artist, FBI’s Most Wanted suspect, fraud expert, and criminal. While he still holds a strong expertise in fraud, Matt no longer actively practices after completing 13 years in the slammer due to his many, many crimes. Instead, he has become a prolific True Crime author and podcast host. Cox’s bibliography includes “War Dogs” subject Efraim Diveroli’s Memoir, “Once a Gun Runner.” You can subscribe to his terrific podcast (“Inside True Crime with Matt Cox”) here: https://youtube.com/c/InsideTrueCrime ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The story behind Matt’s first fraud; The Mom Who Was A Really Bad Criminal; Did you ever consider if this was not good person stuff? 20:17 - Matt explains the threshold of crime that lives inside everyone; Why pride was Matt’s downfall; Matt’s relationship with a father and how it molded him 31:47 - Matt graduates to bigger fraud; The Legend of Eddie LaFuente; Liar Loans 51:44 - Matt explains how he invented fake banks; How Matt would sell clients to commit fraud; The Great Christian Mortgage Fraud; Matt’s criminal band of appraisers 1:17:43 - Gretchen, Pete, And The Diner Downfall; Taking the FBI on a date; Matt explains why he was “a gangster”; Matt recalls his ex-wife and his divorce post-downfall number 1 1:42:38 - The house flipping fraud racket begins; The client who taught Matt Social Security fraud; How Matt would trick the Social Security Administration; “Baby Becca” And The Wife That Never Was; The Reservoir Dogs Who Built Matt’s Empire; The Great Eddie LaFuente Returns; Forbes Magazine loved Matt Cox; The Tragic Car Accident Epidemic in Tampa during Real Estate Mogul Matt Cox’s Reign 2:11:23 - Matt’s 50-60 Credit Card System; That time An Ex-FBI Agent Caught Matt And Took An L; The grind that is being a full time Con Artist; How Matt spent his money 2:30:17 - An Idiot Named Travis And The Bank Sting That Ended The Empire; Matt’s emergency meeting with a Sheriff’s Deputy; Matt got massive plastic surgery to disguise himself and go on the run 2:51:08 - The Match.com Stage-5 Clinger; Matt explains the one thing above all else he knows about his mentality; The Last Supper At Olive Garden; Stage-5 Clinger rears her ugly head 3:13:52 - Matt explains how he would get a fake passport or Driver’s License; The Cheapest, Dumbest Criminal In America; How Matt set up shop in Atlanta ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier

😔 #95 - The Forgotten War in Kosovo | Bek Lover
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Bek Lover is a New York City nightlife legend, podcaster, and proud Albanian. Both his mother and father immigrated to America from the oppressive regimes in Albania and Kosovo, respectively. Unfortunately, other members of Bek’s family were not so lucky. In the Kosovo War of 1999, many of his relatives were victims of the Serbian Army’s Genocide against Albanian Kosovars. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The current state of New York City; Bek tells stories about the corporate world; Why Bek is a New York City nightlife legend 24:02 - Beck’s Albanian background and ties to the 1999 Kosovo War; Albanians aren’t Slavic; The Ancient Illyrians & their ties to Albanians; Why Albanians are spread out among countries; Albania’s political system and language 38:26 - Americans have a different relationship with the land inside our borders; Bek talks about racism; Bek tells a story about a Muslim woman and a Jewish woman in a park; Bek’s encounter with a Serbian 1:03:08 - Background of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s; Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic; Comparing Slavic and Albanian origins and languages; Kosovo’s first leader, Ibrahim Rugova; Albanian desire to unite in one country; The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA); The Serbian Police state rule of Kosovo in the 1990s; The current Russia Ukraine crisis 1:27:27 - America and Venezuela?; We don’t make anything in America; The related problems of political extremes; The family unit in America; Many people somehow deny climate change 1:44:11 - The story behind Bek’s parent’s decision to leave Kosovo; Bek recalls summers in Kosovo growing up; Why Bek values America 1:59:17 - Bek lays out the genocide of his family members in the 1999 Kosovo War; KLA Leader Adem Jashari and the massacre that laid the foundation of War with Serbia; The Serbian and Albanian arguments over Kosovo’s history; The religion vs language conflict in the Serbian / Albanian argument; Bek recalls having the register at the police station in Kosovo as a kid and paying of police; What Bek’s parents think of the US today 2:17:57 - Bek was present at the twin towers in Sept. ‘01; The “Death Cloud” of smoke; Afghanistan’s recent fall to the Taliban ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat pr

😎 #94 - This Guy Built One Of The Best NFT Companies On The Planet | Giovanni Gussen
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Giovanni Gussen is a founder and innovator. In 2021, Gio and prominent artist, Waheed Zai, co-founded Smilesss, one of the most successful NFT companies on the planet called earth. Zai’s incredible portfolio includes collaborations with Supreme, Complex, and the great Pooh Shiesty (among others). ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Gio tries to remember SXSW, Gio was a Clubhouse fiend; Smilesss Co-Founder Waheed Zai’s backstory; Gio & Julian talk Bored Ape Yacht Club 25:10 - NFTs and use-case in the metaverse; The concept of value in NFTs; Smilesss’ partnership with eFuse; How many metaverses can there be? 36:07 - The Pooh Shiesty Album Cover that got Waheed on the map; Why Smilesss launched a collection (Smilesssvrs); Reflecting on where we are since the last time Gio was in for a podcast (Ep 34); Everything that goes into an NFT Collection launch 1:03:40 - What Smilesss did post-launch to get rolling; The Verifried Drop; Gas problems; UI, UX, and simplicity in crypto; Smilesss partnership with Coinbase; Why fashion is ubiquitous 1:24:00 - Dealing with different cultures around the world in the modern internet business world; Biden’s executive order on Crypto; The problems with CBDC’s and centralization; The metaverse vs the Physical world; Haptics; Gio brings up Elon Musk & Neuralink; Shaan Puri’s theory on the metaverse; How Gio sees Smilesss in the Web3 world; Gio recalls the Discord hack; The earliest effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1:49:10 - Gio’s recent trip to Miami to meet with the big VC’s; Remembering the Great ICO Crisis of 2018; The balance of building in front of the community vs. innovating; Gio talks more about South BY Southwest; the shooting that was not Smilesss fault; Who is Smilesss looking to partner with right now? 2:08:24 - Smilesss the next Supreme in the metaverse?; Fashion and the IG era; Gio and Julian bring up the Metaverse vs Physical world conundrum again; “You have to have bad to know what good is”; Twitter hacks are a disaster right now 2:28:13 - The problem with over-anonymity in crypto; Gio talks about other projects he likes; Smilesss’ TV Show Development deal with Time; Gio & Waheed’s creative relationship; What makes Smilesss different 2:46:24 - Has Gio pinched himself yet?; Leverage; Tai Lopez’s rug ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram:

😭 #93 - INSIDE CRIME: The Man Florida Deemed "Uncorrectable" | "Big Dan" Thayer
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Dan “Big Dan” Thayer is a former convict, businessman, and mentor. Despite entering prison by age 15, spending the next two decades involved in crime, and being labeled “incorrigible” by the state of Florida –– Dan successfully turned his life around, became an owner of multiple businesses, a community leader, and a mentor to people of all backgrounds. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Dan’s Childhood in Newark; The plant explosion that changed his father’s life; Buying a piece at age 8; Mom took in kids; Working for mobsters and a tuna sandwich disagreement 28:35 - Environments and how they shape you; Dan’s first arrest & prison stint at age 15 (story); Dan’s Nurse girlfriend in Prison; Prison was Dan’s college 51:38 - Breaking a guard’s jaw; The odd thing that made his friend turn himself in to the authorities; Why Dan preferred robberies to burglaries; Dan’s first experiences with drgs; How Dan figured out if you were a snitch; Dan ran his own crew; Dan’s various relationships 1:10:58 - Dan’s first run in rehab; A mix up in a school zone; Picking up Georgia college girls off the highway for the weekend story; Dan’s very odd source for drgs in prison; The curious reason Dan read the Bible as a kid 1:32:00 - Why Dan robbed drg dealers like a real life Omar from “The Wire”; A dustup with the DEA; What Dan did to people he forgot he robbed; An unfortunate confidential information sharing story; Why Dan was addicted; Filling the void of a lost childhood; Why Dan’s ex ran off with his daughter; Dan’s detox and post detox (stories); Getting “permission” to screw you over 2:01:40 - Dan talks about the first time he experienced empathy on death row; Dan’s last stand in court and the moment he was labeled “incorrigible” by the state of Florida 2:13:36 - Working on death row in Florida Prison; The Cannibal; “Life Plus 5”; Death row organ transplants fun fact; Dan was later hired to demolish the prison he was in; That time the governor visited and did an odd thing; What people think about before death 2:34:09 - Health > Freedom; Dan’s experience with death (and a funny story); The fake nurse who broke Dan out of the hospital for no reason; The power of memories 2:54:23 - Dan’s life after prison; The business Dan opened; How Dan turned his life around ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julia

😳 #92 - The Only Reporter Putin BANNED From Russia | David Satter
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ David Satter is a journalist, author, historian, and foreign policy expert –– who is widely regarded as one of the world’s preeminent experts on Vladimir Putin / Russia. In December 2013, after years of exclusive reporting on Putin’s crimes against humanity, David became the first Western Journalist ever banned from Russia (by their government) in the post-Cold War era. From 1976 until his banishment in 2013, David spent the majority of his time living in the Soviet Union (which later became Russia) while working as the Moscow Correspondent for the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. He is perhaps best known as the first researcher who claimed that Vladimir Putin and Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) were behind the 1999 Russian Apartment Bombings, the 2002 Nord-Ost Siege, and the 2004 Beslan School Attack. Over the past 2 decades, David has authored 5 books on Russia / The Soviet Union. Furthermore, he is also a Senior Fellow at both the Foreign Policy Research Institute & The Hudson Institute –– as well as a Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The story behind Putin’s government banning David from Russia in 2013; David’s backstory working as a Moscow correspondent; Recounting the fallout of post-Soviet Russia 16:19 - David was the first reporter to blow the whistle on Putin; the 1999 Russian Apartment Bombings; The Boris Yeltsin years in Russia; Chechnya Background and the First Chechen War; Putin’s rise to the Russian Presidency 36:04 - David breaks down the timeline and full details of the 1999 Russian Apartment Bombings; “Soldiers Guarding Sugar”; The Chechen Dagestan Invasion Inside Job; Putin’s popularity ratings post-bombing and 2000 Election; Does Putin look at himself as a Soviet?; David talks about his earliest suspicions on the bombing 59:13 - The brutal story behind the 2002 Nord-Ost Siege (Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis); The 2004 Beslan School Massacre; Putin to stay in power for life? 1:09:56 - What happened in Ukraine in 2014 (Maidan and Putin’s annexation of Crimea); Malaysia Airlines Flight 17; Did David see the Ukraine Invasion coming?; Russian Government Murders: Boris Nemtsov, Alexander Litvinenko (in London), Ana Politkovskaya; Bill Browder’s book, Red Notice 1:24:03 - Barack Obama’s Reset Policy with Russia; David recalls a meeting he and Boris Nemtsov had with the Obama administration; What the US strategy towards Putin should be; The Julian Assange CIA report from Yahoo; The murder of Ana Politkovskaya’s Chechen source 1:41:46 - David and Julian discuss the public comparisons between Putin and the most notorious leader of all time; Back to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 aftermath; The Ukraine Invasion’s Effects on NATO; Many Russian people are victims of the regime 2:02:34 - Discussing the ominous calls in the media for a “No Fly Zone” in Ukraine (which could effectively cause WWIII); We need to find ways to get proper information to the Russian people 2:12:29 - David lays out the history of Propaganda in Russia; Analyzing the psychology of the Russian people;

🧐 #91 - The Good Doctor Tells It Like It Is | Dr. Joseph Sambataro
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) Dr. Joseph Sambataro is a doctor. He specializes in internal medicine and also works as an Emergency Room Doctor. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Doc was a late bloomer; Cocaine Residency Theory; Legionnaires D1S3ASE backstory is a horror movie; Doc explains a common ailment 25:43 - Doc addresses the problems with the extremes and c0nsp1racy theories floating around out there; Doc is a huge “why” guy; The difference between medicine and gravity; Reverse psychology in media; Doctors love you 51:52 - How doctors readjusted at the beginning; the problems encountered with the vents; The documentary that cam. out right before disaster struck; Sitting down is very bad for you 1:13:23 - The science behind intermittent fasting; Julian talks about his own experience with Intermittent fasting; Glucose and sugar processing in the body; Doc explains the sociological changes in anxiety from our earliest ancestors to humanity modern times; Doc is screwed in the zombie apocalypse 1:31:48 - Mental health and the thing; David Sinclair and animal testing; Breaking down our metabolisms; Michael Phelps, LeBron James, & Tom Brady’s genetics, dieting, and training habits analysis; Future health assessment capabilities to diagnose all problems in real time 1:58:57 - Doc talks about when the Eureka moment happened a couple years ago; HOSP1TALS looked like warzones; Doc gives his reasons why we didn't repeat NYC; Encouraging people to act better 2:18:15 - The tradeoff of ailments/problems conundrum; More on mental health; Doc explains The falling people fallacy; Docs who get sued 2:26:52 - Why Docs tell their kids not to be Docs these days; Administration vs. Docs problem; The problems with the business behind healthcare; Doc’s special system ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😮 #90 - The Real Life, R-Rated Forrest Gump | Charlie Cifarelli
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) Charlie Cifarelli is a former addict, corrections officer, and businessman who describes his life as, “The R-Rated Version of Forrest Gump.” Following stints that included: running up against the infamous Seven-Five Police Precinct in NYC as an addict, working on death row as a guard, and building and selling a company –– in 2012, Charlie famously tracked down and adopted the New York Pitbull, Star, after the video of the NYPD shooting her in the face went viral around the world. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Charlie’s father’s criminal past; That time his parents picked up a hippie on the way to Woodstock; Stories of his father’s anger issues; NY & Cadillacs; The Vietnam vet who turned on Charlie; That time Charlie was thrown out of his house at age 8 28:27 - Trying to survive as a child; One time when Charlie’s father stuck up for him; How CHarlie got addicted to painkillers; Charlie’s history with the 75th Precinct of the NYPD (As made famous by the Netflix Documentary “The Seven-Five”); Charlie’s car chase story; The criminal who turned on him 55:36 - The power of addiction over the body, mind, and spirit; Living off of salad dressing; Charlie’s breaking point on the subway; The man Charlie met in the train station who changed his life; A run-in at a restaurant 1:17:06 - Charlie remembers his father picking him up from the train station to take him to the monastery to get clean; “We’re human beings –– not human doings”; Charlie tries to talk his way out of staying at monastery; Charlie remembers getting clean and what happened at rehab afterwards 1:41:49 - Charlie moves to Nebraska with his new wife and becomes a prison guard on death row; Charlie explains what prisons really are; The problem with the death penalty; Charlie recalls his last conversation with child-killer, John Joubert; That time Charlie testified on behalf of death row inmates; Charlie talks about recidivism and the problem with criminal records in the criminal justice system 2:10:15 - Charlie tells the story behind building his trash business in Nebraska and selling it; The fly in Charlie’s house and the chase for happiness 2:25:05 - Charlie talks about when he first saw the video of Star the dog’s shooting at the hands of the NYPD; The movement Charlie started online to track down the dog; How Charlie found and adopted the dog 2:50:02 - The legacy Star created through her life; Charlie tells the story about how Star died in 2021; Charlie found the childhood he never had in the dog who never should’ve lived; Charlie talks about reconnecting with the infamous former head of the Seven-FIve, Mike Dowd, years later; What John Gotti hitman John Alite said to Charlie recently; Why we need to show the same love to other humans that we seem to show to dogs today ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: htt

👀 #89 - Why She Left Orthodox Judaism | NAHSCHA
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) Nahscha is a singer, songwriter, and former member of the Orthodox Jewish community. Her music is available on Apple & Spotify. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; A War outside right now; Hecklers in crowd 14:41 - Background on Orthodox Judaism; Nahscha’s grandfather was in a Concentration Camp during the Holocaust; People who deny the Holocaust are nuts; Jewish identity as an ethnicity/race vs. a religion 37:20 - Nahscha’s family; How Nahscha’s older brothers influenced her decision to go to public school outside the Orthodox community; The tribal nature of religion; Staring at people; Gender roles in Orthodox Judaism 58:15 - TV and pop Culture exposure growing up in an Orthodox Jewish Household; How Nahscha went about making friends outside the community; “Balance” vs. An “All-Consuming religious system; No religion actually *knows* about the afterlife; The necessity of good and bad in the world 1:21:48 - Religion has duplicated in things like politics; Finding “truth” in any news outlet is difficult; the Ukraine video of a father saying goodbye to his daughter; The Butterfly Effect 1:45:33 - How Nahscha got into singing while growing up; The 10,000 hours theory 2:05:35 - The power of human imagination; Bob Dylan & pitch; Nahscha’s writing process 2:25:22 - Sad vibe music / writing; The sad artist creative curse; The problem with saying “I’ll be happy when ___” 2:39:52 - Busking; Nahscha and Julian remember NYC during the height of the P@nd3mic ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

🫣 #88 - The Kids & The Pandemic | Don Palmucci
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below***) Don Palmucci is a therapist, counselor, homeless liaison, and former Internationally-Ranked bodybuilder. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The negative impact of Virtual learning on kids; The “Lost years” of the Pandemic; Missing Memories; Bad Habits forming during the Pandemic; Abuse victims and Homeless students 32:56 - What made Don get into therapy; Don talks about addiction counseling; Working with sexual abuse victims and suicidal patients; The problems with the criminal justice system; Don talks about an old company he had 56:32 - Post career struggles (pro-athletes and military as examples); Sitting alone with your thoughts; Don talks about tough love mentorship and tells the story of a kid who surprised him 1:18:45 - Don talks about growing up and what got him in weightlifting; Don recalls his career an a bodybuilder; A story about going out to California on a whim; Arnold Schwarzenegger was a beast 1:38:14 - don talks about the afterschool alternative detention program he invented (this is awesome); Growth mindset; Creating energy for your environment; The overkill of “motivation in modern day culture; Weightlifting and the discipline it instills 2:10:17 - They locked the gym for a year when the Pandemic started; Masks in school; The psychological impact of the iphone on the kids during the Pandemic; Lack of social interaction for kids right now 2:28:39 - Atilis Gym and their pandemic fight against Governor Murphy; Learning a lot about people watching how they work in the gym 2:38:26 - Mental Health problems for kids in the Pandemic; Kids’ growing problem of coping with any stress/struggle/confrontation; Cyberbullying; The resources schools need right now; The School Shootings problem; the long term mass population effects of lost time for the youngest generation’s development ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

😎 #87 - Meet The Billionaire Who Took The Fall For Wall Street | Raj Rajaratnam
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below***) Raj Rajaratnam is an investor, author, and former hedge fund manager. He was the founder of the Galleon Group, a New York-based hedge fund. By 2009, Rajaratnam was the 236th richest American and managed $7 Billion at Galleon. However, on October 16th of that year, he was arrested by the FBI for insider trading, which also caused the Galleon Group to fold. In 2011, he stood trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and was found guilty on 14 counts of conspiracy and securities fraud. Raj received the longest insider trading sentence in American History (11 years) and was fined a criminal and civil penalty of over $150 million combined. He recently published a book called, “Uneven Justice,” where he tells his story and discusses the prosecutorial misconduct in his trial. He recently appeared on CNBC (with Andrew Ross Sorkin) and on Glenn Greenwald's Podcast to discuss the book. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Galleon’s Morning Meetings; The Media falsely painted the Raj Rajaratnam as “The Financial Crisis Case”; Raj explains the Financial Crisis basics; Southern District of New York Prosecutor Preet Bharara’s crusade against hedge funds; Raj net *lost* ~ $4 Million on the trades he was accused of (in his insider trading case); The Prosecutorial media blitz; Raj talks “greed” 23:20 - Raj recounts the day he was arrested in October 2009; Prosecutorial misconduct; The moment Raj went into “war mode”; Raj answered the FBI’s questions for hours without a lawyer; Raj talks Preet Bharara and how his case made Preet the Sheriff of Wall Street; Raj wasn’t the final target –– Steve Cohen was 45:48 - Raj explains why he is speaking out after all these years; What Rajat Gupta said to Raj in prison; The type of person who often becomes a prosecutor; The Bitcoin legislation an NYC Legislator cashed in on; Raj reacts to the Insider Trading in both Congress & the Senate in Washington DC 1:07:51 - The Ross Ulbricht Case (also prosecuted by Preet Bharara); Raj was the first White Collar Wiretaps Case; The Franks Hearing that should have suppressed the wiretaps; The government lied on the Title III Wiretaps application 1:29:18 - GOVERNMENT WITNESS 1: Roomy Khan; The meaning of the word “Edge”; Discussing the Showtime Wall Street Show, Billions; Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s testimony at Raj’s trial; RICO Law Creator & Title III Creator, G Robert Blakey’s Amicus Brief on Raj’s behalf 1:51:20 - Raj talks about why he respects Danielle Chiesi (DEFENDANT 1) and considers her “a gangster”; GOVERNMENT WITNESS 2: Ali Far; The EBay Trade story; GOVERNMENT WITNESS 3: Adam Smith; GOVERNMENT WITNESS 4: Rajiv Goel 2:19:33 - GOVERNMENT WITNESS 5 (The “Star” Witness): Anil Kumar; McKinsey, Payments, and Pecos Trading; The Manju Das Tax Shelter; The Preet Bharara India Diplomat Cavity Search Play 2:37:18 - DEFENDANT 2: Ex-McKinsey CEO / Goldman Sachs Board Member, Rajat Gupta; Kumar gave the opposite testimony in Raj’s brother Rengan’s Insider Trading Trial (he was found not guilty); Raj’s funds with Gupta and Kumar; Raj tells the story behind the 2 Phone Calls w/ Gupta from the cases again

🤔 #86 - THE UGLY TRUTH About Family YouTubers; Bear Encounters In The Wild | Chris Giuseppini
Chris Giuseppini is a YouTube Content Strategist, Director, & Producer. Currently, he is working with the “Johnny Drinks” (John Rondi Sr. & John Rondi Jr.) YouTube page. In addition to Johnny Drinks, Chris has produced/directed for many different channels over the past 6 years. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Sake Bombs; Christ tells a story about a Tokyo Master Chef; The focus on everyone in a content world 14:33 - Chris asks Julian about a recent benchmark; Parasocial Relationships; Julian & Chris talk youtube strategy for the show; Changing the goal but not the plan; Opportunity divided by capacity; Chris’s expertise explanation 44:58 - Chris & Julian talk approaches to listening; The incremental change equation; Chris and Julian talk Julian’s YouTube Shorts strategy; Julian explains the consulting Chris did for him 1:00:30 - Chris talks about his YouTube channel as a kid and his childhood dream; Julian and Chris debate the making money & art combo 1:17:55 - Chris’ hike out West in the Grand Tetons; Sleeping in the wild; How Bear Spray Works; The danger of Bear Cubs 1:32:39 - Chris explains a billionaire’s advice that he took to heart; Julian talks the balance between self-evaluation and determination; Perfectionism contrasting between Clint Eastwood and David Fincher; How Chris got his first YouTube job on Craigslist; Chris talks working with Matt Granger 1:55:35 - Chris talks about a family YouTube channel he worked with and what an awful experience it was; Julian explains the logic behind Chris’ modern parenting theory; Chris talks about dirt he has on the parents of the family channel he worked with; Julian compares the backstories of Justin Bieber’s rise to fame and Post Malone’s rise to fame and why they’re so different; Chris brings up Seth Godin’s theory 2:23:03 - Back to the Billionaire’s Theory for further debate; Chris talks his battle with caring about what other people think; Why giving advice is often patronizing; Chris’ skill to guide people towards answering questions for themselves 2:42:45 - Chris tells a story about a breakup he had and why it was so positive for him; Julian talks about people who settle for relationships because of their age, circumstances, and social pressures they place upon themselves; Putting divorce lawyers out of business ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram:

😱 #85 - Cults, Relationships, & Documenting The Varginha Alien Incident of 1996 | Alessi Allaman
Alessi Allaman is a Podcaster and Documentary Staffer. He traveled to Brazil last summer with renowned UFOlogist and Director, James Fox, to film an upcoming Documentary on the 1996 Varginha UFO Incident. The film will be a follow-up to Fox’s 2020 feature, “The Phenomenon.” Alessi also hosts a podcast called “The Social League.” ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The Rajneesh Movement Cult; The Stories behind its leader, Osho; The cult that was the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1920s and 1920s; Philip Zimbardo and The Stanford Prison Experiment 35:26 - The psychological effects of method acting; Heath Ledger & Method acting with the Joker; The story behind who Heath modeled the Joker after; How the human mind is susceptible to cults and power; The Cancel Culture Cult; “Meaning and Purpose” are behind Cancel Culture’s origins; Alessi is worried about certain effects of the Metaverse 1:05:21 - The psychology behind our bias in believing who people are; Julian talks about how a recent political conspiracy group got psychologically tricked; Love masks differences that can cause problems later; The double edged sword of being direct with your significant other 1:25:17 - The Sex & Friends conundrum; Why people want to get married less these days; Alessi and Julian joke about when relationships fail 1:49:19 - How Alessi got involved in James Fox’s upcoming Varginha UFO Documentary; James “Jimmy” Fox’s background tracking Aliens and UFOs; Julian begins grilling Alessi like a cheeseburger regarding the findings in Fox’s previous documentary, “The Phenomenon” 2:08:24 - Varginha Alien Sighting Story # 1: Carlos Sosa; “Bad things happen to good people”; Sosa’s reaction when he was taken back to the original site; Virginia Alien Sighting Story # 2: 3 Little Girls, A V-Shaped Foot, and Ammonia; The Men in Black?; The Wall Street Journal Article from 1996 on a mystery surrounding the sighting; Julian now grills Alessi like an overcooked Steak regarding further knowledge on the witnesses 2:32:51 - Varginha Alien Sighting Story # 3: The Military Driver (Eric Lopes) & Marco Cherese; “WHAT’S IN THE BOX?!?”; Remembering the greatest News Report of all time; The Mysterious Blackhawk Choppers; “How fast was this Alien running?” 2:56:19 - What happened to Marco Cherese?: Eric Lopes almost murdered James Fox in the face; Revisiting Commander David Fravor’s sighting story; Aliens and the meaning of life; Why James Fox thinks aliens could be a great unification opportunity; The heaviness of an alien conspiracy if true ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sl

🤖 #84 - The Morality In The Metaverse, The Future of Humanity, & The Web 3 Conundrum | Lucky Gobindram
Lucky Gobindram is an AR/VR expert and executive. Currently, he is a General Manager of several divisions at CEMTREX (Stock Ticker: CETX). Cemtrex is a diversified technology company that's driving innovation in a wide range of sectors, including smart technology, virtual and augmented realities, advanced electronic systems, industrial solutions, and intelligent security systems. Previously, he was the Co-Founder of OMB Manufacturing, (before they merged with Cemtrex). ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Brooklyn; Blackjack vs. Poker; The different VR Goggles on the market; Lucky’s been taking business meetings in the Metaverse; Masterpiece Studio and building 3D Items in the Metaverse; AR vs. VR 22:22 - Video games are getting insanely real; Kids and video game reality; Oculus’ recent sales growth/adoption jump; Oculus vs other headsets; VR Live concerts aren’t good yet; AR & Doctors; Automating away some doctors? 45:35 - Web 2.0 birthed Web3; A Centralized Metaverse?; For-Profit Searches?; Treating Information like a jury; Multiplayer Online Games (MMOs); NFTs & rarity 1:01:58 - NFTs role in the Metaverse?; Boomer interest in AR / VR?; Meta (Facebook) not getting into the digital land game? 1:17:55 - Shoutout to MySpace Tom; Zuckerberg is not trustworthy; Revisiting the Shaan Puri Metaverse Twitter Thread; Blurring the lines of AR / VR in next era; Lucky doesn’t like the term “Metaverse”; When do we lose phones?; Why Lucky dislikes social media 1:37:10 - Social media’s role in elections; The Web3 Decentralization vs. Convenience conundrum; Ethics & Morality in Web3?; Human Weaknesses; The prisoner’s dilemma of ethics in a capitalist system 1:53:42 - Lucky’s family background; Simplicity and adoption; Are VR glasses “simple” enough?; The gamers’ advantage in the Metaverse; Why Lucky thinks the Metaverse will *IMPROVE* interpersonal communication; Lucky and Julian debate the relevance of many Metaverses vs. a few “monopoly-like” Metaverses 2:10:51 - Country Embassies in the Metaverse?; Barbados’ Metaverse bet; Borders in the Metaverse?; How far away are we from Haptics being legit?; The youngest generation doesn’t understand the physical and digital world overlap like Millennials and older Gen Z ’s do; China’s TikTok advantage re: their youth; What is America’s future in the world?; Who gets control long term –– governments or tech platforms? ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram:

#83 - Cyber Attacks; The Streisand Effect; Bitcoin & Nation States; "The Grateful Dead"-Adoption | Mak Kemenosh
Mak Kemenosh is a Venture Capital / Private Equity Talent Evaluator, Startup Founder, Surfer, and longtime Bitcoin Maximalist. Mak originally began investing in Bitcoin back in 2015 and currently keeps 99% of his financial assets in BTC. He has lived coast-to-coast over the past decade and his extensive startup experience has included companies in the logistics, aviation, and financial services industries. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Mak’s Pandemic Wedding; Inflation is insane; The government wasn’t great; Omicron looks like a new situation; Mak gives a complex opener for Bitcoin; The dehumanization of people; Bank overdrafts are a scam 24:26 - Generations and Trust Levels; Jack Mallers & the Lightning Network; China and their ban on Bitcoin mining (and how it’s really affected BTC); The difficulty adjustment; Mak explains why Bitcoin is at a crucial point right now; Health + Family = Money 51:31 - What are China’s real motives with BTC?; Julian gives his theory on the Elon Musk Bitcoin Climate Issues from April 2021; Crypto Wallets and protection issues; The Winklevoss Twins’ wallet story from “Bitcoin Billionaires”; Mak suspects Coinbase and other cryptocurrency platforms might have a scandal brewing; What if all Platforms got hacked? 1:11:59 - El Salvador and the Bitcoin Nation State question; Is Nayib Bukele a dictator?; Julian wonders about the enormous pending GAME THEORY psychology among both nations and individuals (re: BTC); Oligopolies; Bitcoin Beef 1:24:34 - Mak gives his theory on the relationship between the Grateful Dead and Bitcoin; People want to be seen; The rise of and greater meaning behind the word “community” in modern culture 1:45:50 - Different belief systems are joining together around specific beliefs right now; Insider trading in Congress is out of control (numbers); Julian talks about a friend’s management consulting investment prohibitions; Allen Iverson was an absolute legend off the court as well 2:07:44 - The Ghislaine Maxwell trial was a Federal Government Marketing Masterclass; Mak wants to party with Hunter Biden; Recounting the timeline behind the Maxwell Guilty Verdict; Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum (WEC) are hilarious; Remembering the legacy of a Hall of Fame War Criminal (Dick Cheney); The WAPO Headline that had Mak and Julian in tears 2:33:21 - How do things play out over the next 1-5 years?; Janet Yellen’s Cue Cards; The weird shift towards individual states; Julian wonders about the simulation of state movements as a greater plan to divide the country; What do the most powerful people have to gain via access to “total power?”; Bill Clinton respects Ariana Grande’s talent; The Chinese Supply Chain conundrum 2:56:08 - Cyber attacks and future lockdowns?; What ever happened with the Las Vegas Shooter (Stephen Paddock)?; The Streisand Effect; The Long Term campaign to win control ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~

#82 - Amanda Leve: MMA, Jiu Jitsu & Taking Down A Girl Double Her Size; Society Is Soft; The Spread of Propaganda; JFK, WWII & Time Travel
Amanda Leve is a world-class martial artist. She is currently the 6th-Ranked No-Gi Grappling / Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Fighter globally (Women’s 145 LB+ Division). Furthermore, Leve is also a PFL professional MMA Fighter. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The Sheik’s are big Jiu Jitsu guys; Amanda’s dad was crazy for Jiu Jitsu; The discipline MMA & Jiu Jitsu instills; Texas of course says everything goes in MMA; Participation trophy culture; Talking S–t & The Confidence Gene in fighters 25:50 - Amanda talks about her famous recent takedown of 270 pounder, Gabi Garcia; recapping the Pre-fight press conference with Gabi; Drug testing; How good is USADA these days?; How fast did Gabi realize she was bread in a toaster?; Talking weight differences and the Logan Paul Floyd Mayweather example in boxing; Biggest MMA bases around the world; UFC, Bellator, & PFL Promotions 49:00 - Society has gone soft; Why Amanda thinks kids should be allowed to fight; Safety Culture and its damage on kids; The Pandemic’s effect on kids and schools; Amanda talks about Malcolm Gladwell’s theory on the Chinese numerical system (Outliers); Environments mold people 1:06:52 - Amanda & Julian talk about their alcohol of choice; Rising Sommeliers and their desire to change the “class culture” around wine (“Dining With Skyler” & Skyler Bouchard Oppenheim’s fight against wine snobbery) 1:14:42 - Amanda often thinks about the normal world pre-Pandemic; Why Amanda hates social media’s hold on society; Amanda loves all conspiracies; Oliver Stone’s new JFK Documentary; Julian tells a story about JFK’s assassination that he heard from a guy who knew a guy who knew a guy so it’s probably not reliable; China and the CCP’s regime; The state of America’s school system; Mixing the positives of opposite ideologies to fix poverty; The applicability of school curriculums 1:42:42 - Amanda and Julian talk history; WWII & The Holocaust; The Terrifying Quick rise of Hitler in Germany and why it happened; Amanda talks about visiting the Holocaust Museum; How vulnerable is society to falling for an authoritarian regime with psycho beliefs?; Amanda has never watched Inglourious Basterds and that is incredibly disappointing to hear; Hitler conspiracies and the ratlines; Why people can’t exist without war 1:59:58 - The stress level of being a spy; Julian does a Departed impression; Amanda tells a story about the British tricking the Germans in WWII; BS meters and conspiracies; Amanda and Julian discuss propaganda; Julian gives a wild theory on the repetition of a specific word in the media over the past couple months; Politicians today vs. a decade ago; The desperation that has formed across society over the past 15-20 years 2:17:58 - Back to JFK for a minute (CIA & The Mafia); The Vatican Documents; The UFO Docs; Julian’s friend Alessi’s work producing James Fox’s upcoming UFO documentary; Amanda discusses the Egyptians, the pyramids, and the aliens who built them; Julian wants to go back in time to have a chat with the Jesus guy and see what’s what; Dinosaurs and Hippos; True Crime and Serial Killer obsession in modern culture 2:35:22 - Amanda talks about why fighting is like a drug; When the fear leaves Amanda’s system; Amanda talks about why preparation is the most important thing for a fighte

#81 - We Left Nothing Off Limits. | Bill Facciolo
Bill Facciolo is a Developer, Computer Scientist, and an amateur meteorologist. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The Divergent Society; Bo Burnham’s Special; Unusual Whales and the options market; Everyone’s fallibility with power 28:22 - Money is the taboo at the top of the food chain; Why money drives worldview; Motivation vs. De-motivation; Online commentary and pillow punching 40:16 - The thing that is dividing everybody right now; Talking Omicron & Delta; Julian tells a story about the post-election pandemic focus in 2020; The recent changes in Covid policy; Quarantine time reduced, kids and the Pandemic, States vs Federal policy shift, NYT Fat Cells Report; Julian went to LAVO and got the virus 1:02:45 - Candace Owens gets shut down by Trump; Someone check on Alex Jones; The Feynman Technique; Brian Williams mysterious sign off from MSNBC; Bill talks about the power of propaganda 1:26:30 - Jack Dorsey leaves Twitter; Comparing situation at Block to Twitter; Twitter’s new hilarious rule 1:41:57 - The Problem with Erasing history; Julian talks about a problem he had with a WW2 Video on TikTok; Safety Culture & The Physical World; Bill and Julian revisit Jonathan Haidt’s Book, “The Coddling of the American Mind” 2:04:25 - Moderna’s success during the Pandemic; The Amazon / Washington Post Conflict of Interest; The government oversold the public on purpose?; It’s like they want people to question everything; China, The CCP, and the Mafia; The Media’s role in the Israel / Palestine Conflict; Bill talks about Rome and the fall of Empires 2:23:42 - “Stiffen your upper lip” culture and its opposite; Comparing Jocko Willink and 21 Savage; Toxic Masculinity; How to achieve true equality among men and women; A surprising, sad current trend 2:39:28 - Our threat of a supply chain shutdown with China and life saving drugs; Mutually assured Destruction; Future wars will be cyber 2:59:32 - An uncontrollable-controlled herd; Why government matters; The hypocrisy of the states rights and federal rights political opposites; Julian talks about one thing that bothers him about the show ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey

#80 - Conspiracies, Rugs, Drugs, & Comedy | Lil Twinn
Vinnie “Lil Twinn” Monzo is a rapper. He is best known as one half of the duo, “No Thanks,” along with fellow artist Mizzy Coke. Furthermore, Twinn is the Founder of “Rug Up Your Life.” Twinn’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/itsnothx/ ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Rugs; How do you define crazy; Getting bullied at a young age; Twinn’s an alien 22:53 - The 112 year sentence for a car accident; Twinn’s theory on how we’re all becoming robots via sensory loss; Gen Z, the generation behind them, and the reality of the metaverse; Masks in school and social division 44:50 - The lawyer society; Twinn talks about how a solar company he worked for targeted old people; Future warfare; The turtle who lived in a cigarette box; Power takes advantage of bad events; NFTs; crypto scams 1:05:18 - An old lady and the Wawa 401k; Twinn tells hilarious stories about different jobs he had growing up; Twinn’s mom almost forced him into the military; The Island Boys 1:24:04 - The early 90’s are having a comeback; Twinn explains how he and his dad make wine; Julian talks about living in Italy; Twinn failed every class in high school; Twinn tells a story about a Nun from grade school; Julian and Twinn talks ADHD & Celiac Disease 1:48:59 - Using voices, comedy, and expressions in music; Twinn tells a story about a cigar company he works with; Instagram spamming 2:08:56 - The kid who quit his job and asked Logan Paul to hire him; Twinn talks about Virgil Abloh’s 30 minute shirt test; Twinn and Julian discuss recreational substances; Julian recalls the Firecrackers from college; Twinn’s Gluten-free edibles idea; Twinn’s biggest influences; How Soulja Boy Won The Limewire Era; Kanye & crazy genius; Rachel Ray’s impact ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

#79 - How I Got FIRED By Google | Mac Frederick
Mac Frederick is an Ex-Google Employee and Entrepreneur. After Google fired him, he went on to become the Founder & CEO of both Momentum Digital and Phone Repair Philly. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Airbnb Arbitrage; Puerto Rico & Hurricane Maria 25:27 - Promoting healthiness to fight C*v*d; NY Times Report on C*v*d & Fat tissue 35:01 - what Mac did working for Google; The story behind what led up to Google firing Mac; Don’t s–-t where you eat 1:04:21 - The final straw that got Mac fired from Google; Mac talks YouTube monetization; Example-driven marketing 1:33:39 - Why TikTok is overtaking Instagram; Millennial vs Gen Z aesthetic differences; The TikTok algorithm; How Facebook sucks you into buying more ads with them 2:01:02 - Mac almost left it all behind; Coffee at 12:30AM; Mac’s lowpoint post-Google; Ramen Noodles & Comfort 2:22:21 - Retirement and death; Mac recounts Joe Paterno’s demise after the Sandusky Scandal; Knowing yourself; Julian does a mediocre Gary Vee impression; Shiny Ball Syndrome 2:41:59 - Mac explains his battle to develop better empathy; That time Mac’s employees were stealing; Momentum and the Pandemic ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

#78 - Debating Web3, NFTs, & DeFi With An NFT Whale | Mitch Lacsamana
Mitch Lacsamana is an NFT investor, trader, and advisor. Currently, he is the Head of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships for the exclusive Discord NFT Investment Community, Metaverse HQ. Mitch also serves as an official advisor to various NFT Collections/Companies including Superlative Secret Society. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - A long day from Miami to NYC to Jersey; Mitch’s July 4th NFT Bet; The Early Days of NFTs that Mitch witnessed in 2018; Dapper Labs, NBA Top Shot & What Went Wrong 36:17 - Mitch explains Metaverse HQ & how he got involved; How Discord Works; Play & Earn Gaming; Virtual Land & Its Future Use/Value; How Metaverse HQ turned towards NFT investment/trading theme; NFT Collections and how they work; the inevitable worthless NFTs that exist in the space; CryptoPunks and why some terrible art is “worth” a lot 52:33 - “I am an NFT Degen”; Explaining floor price; The Community Aspect of NFTs, Smilesssvrs / Waheed Zai / Gio Gussen Shoutout; You never know how legit a project is; Mitch tells the story behind Mutant Cats (yes you read that right); How passive earning (staking) works with NFTs 1:08:17 - Julian asks about how some projects aren’t pyramid schemes; Comparing NFTs right now to another historical market; Mitch’s disciplined investment approach 1:27:30 - Discussing the recent FUD Token drop; Mitch explains the recent Wolf Game rip and what happened 1:47:20 - The hurdle of getting NFTs completely mainstream; Shaan Puri’s Twitter thread on the Metaverse; Breaking down the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Collection and why it matters; Julian asks a pressing question on Bored Apes 2:05:47 - NFT Regulation is coming; The dangers of trading NFTs if you aren’t actively paying attention; The lack of simplicity problem that continues to be one thing holding back crypto; Julian tells a story about a crypto conference in NYC back in 2018 2:24:31 - “The next great invention will look like a toy”; The silly names of NFTs and why they might actually make sense; Thinking of money in crypto and not dollars; Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and the long term look of the crypto space; Mitch talks about what the DeFi guys were telling him at Art Basel in Miami; Crypto, DeFi, and the entire space is still so new 2:42:55 - Web3: What is it and what will it look like; Mitch explains why he’s still unsure; The Superlative Secret Society NFT Collection that Mitch advises for; Axie Infinity in the Philippines; Julian discusses Mitch’s brother Mike and Don Tapscott Ted Talk he showed him that started everything ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover:

#77 - EPSTEIN & WHISKEY - MIKE SPEAR
Mike Spear is a trial attorney and conservative scholar. Currently, he is an active member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and a strong supporter of the Fraternal Order of Police. Previously, he played Division-1 College Football. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Limos To Atlantic City Gentlemen’s Clubs; Spear takes a victory lap on the Cuomo Brothers; The Ongoing Ghislaine Maxwell Trial; Epstein’s creepy ability to stand next to everyone 24:10 - Trump’s silence as the trial begins; James Comey’s daughter prosecuting Maxwell; The media’s feminism question on Maxwell; The MSNBC Jury Issue; Whether or not conspiracies tie together –– they’re used in combination to divide us; DIscussing school shooter Ethan Cumbley; 2nd Amendment (2A) Discussion 48:38 - Julian discussing the 4th Turning and its role in crafting kids like Ethan Crumbley; Spear tells a story about an old Karen in the elevator; Pavlov’s Dog Experiment and the Pandemic 1:12:37 - There aren’t enough middle ground open conversations in society; Brian Stelter’s Neighbor; One more dunk on the Cuomo’s with an Andrew Cuomo Impression 1:33:04 - Discussing the Biden Administration’s performance so far; The US Mexico Border; The Afghanistan Pull out; Julian tells a story about how many people are so scarred by the media that they literally don’t believe *anything* anymore (and the problems this leads to) 1:55:17 - The Alec Baldwin Gun Story and his interview with George Stephanopoulos; Spear explains what he would not tell Baldwin to do if he were his lawyer; Spear tells a funny story from the Kyle Rittenhouse trial; Reviewing recent prominent court cases that signal potential progress in the US Justice System 2:15:00 - Spear tells the story about a recent murder involving a criminal who was granted freedom via bail elimination after a recent violent crime; Spear explains the differences between the burdens of proof in different facets of the law; George Soros and the whole DA Funding theory; Spear complains about AOC, Stacy Abrams, and Obama; Julian claims Spear is a secret Obama fan; The Pandemic’s state residency effects; Why people like Joe Rogan; Spear is annoyed by Jimmy Fallon 2:48:03 - Jeffrey Epstein even tried to muddy the waters of Bitcoin; Dan Pena “knows” (he doesn’t); Virginia Giuffre isn’t testifying the Maxwell Trial; Alan Dershowitz’s defense against Epstein Accusations; Spear and Julian discuss the rest of the case and wonder why the cover ups are so real… ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier

#76 - Drake, Kanye, Drill Rap, & Music Culture; Debating the Kyle Rittenhouse Case; The Passing of Virgil Abloh; The Travis Scott Astroworld Tragedy: Tobi "Mus" Mustafa
Tobi “Mus” Mustafa is a political/social commentator & podcaster. He currently Co-Hosts the “Faces of The Future” Podcast. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Debating the Kyle Rittenhouse Case; The Andrew Coffee Case; Jury Bias 38:41 - The nature of racism discussion; The Julius Jones case 59:15 - Kanye West’s appearance on “Drink Champs” with NORE and his cultural impact; Mus reviews the Kanye’s DONDA Album; The cycle of influence across rap 1:25:38 - Drill Rap and what’s behind it; Mus gives his theory on why we’ve hit a music “bubble”; UK Drill artists have stories too; Our culture bias in America 1:39:28 - Drake vs. Kanye; Why Drake is Amazon; Anticipation Marketing; Wale vs. J Cole 2:08:23 - The downstream culture fap has created; Julian argues why he thinks DONDA was a great album; Baby Keem’s come up and Mus’ Conspiracy Theory about his first album, “The Melodic Blue” 2:23:20 - RIP Virgil Abloh; Abloh’s legacy as the founder of Off White; His Work with Kanye West; Julian and Mus debate the merits of cultural appropriation using Kylie Jenner, The Lion King, and Adam Levine as examples 2:45:42 - The Travis Scott Astroworld Tragedy and ensuing controversy, facts of the case yet to come out, narratives that the media/internet is pumping and narratives they’re ignoring ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

#75 - One Week In America: Kyle Rittenhouse, Andrew Coffee, & Julius Jones (The “I Have Covid” SOLO POD)
In his final days recovering from Covid, Julian does his first Solo Podcast in over a year and discusses the wild past week in America –– and the *THREE* cases that define the current state of society: Kyle Rittenhouse (the headliner) –– and two cases you might not have heard much about (Andrew Coffee and Julius Jones). ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Julian talks about the treatment the Doctors gave him to battle Covid; The importance of doing your own research and not just listening to shows like this; Reviewing what happened in Kenosha and the Rittenhouse case basics; Rittenhouse acted in self-defense, but he is not a hero 16:41 - The misinformation-laden responses to the Rittenhouse verdict; Amber Ruffin’s take on Rittenhouse; The Rittenhouse case had nothing to do with white supremacy; Reviewing and clearing up the common “myths” thrown around about the case; Breaking down President Biden’s response to the case 32:24 - The Andrew Coffee Case: What happened, Why he acted in Self-Defense –– and why it’s a symbolic comparison with Kyle Rittenhouse’s case; The Complete Breakdown of the Julius Jones case and Governor Stitt’s last minute commutation of his execution; Why The Twitterati Two (Jack Posobiec and Matt Walsh) are hypocritical (using their takes on the Jones case vs. The Rittenhouse case as a central example) 52:53 - Julian reads and reacts to a tweet that attacked the video of BLM and Kyle Rittenhouse supporters sharing pizza and having friendly, civil discourse outside the courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin; The beauty of occupying the middle ground of politics; Why is nobody talking about the Ghislaine Maxwell (Jeffrey Epstein) Case???; Julian talks about an UNBELIEVABLE TAKE Comedian Jim Breuer had on society last week ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

🤫 #74 - Special Agent Jim DiOrio: The Mysterious Al Qaeda Raid Of September 15th; The Silk Road Case; Mental Health In The Covid Era; Recapping Afghanistan
Jim DiOrio is a Former FBI Interrogation Expert, Military Veteran, Undercover Operative, and Savage. A member of West Point’s Class of 1986 (along with his roommate and former Secretary of State/Director of The CIA, Mike Pompeo), Jim served overseas as an Army Ranger in the late 80’s and early 90’s before leaving the military and joining the FBI. He went on to spend 10 years as one of the most successful undercover agents in the Bureau’s history––and another 15 as a ferocious Special Agent In-Charge and heralded FBI interrogator around the world. Basically, he was the guy who told Captain Phillips he could have his boat back. Currently, Jim is the CEO of J3 Global, an international crisis/security firm (or as he explains it: “I’m Ray Donovan with more experience”). In his spare time, he also owns a Jersey Mike’s because why not. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Jim analyzes the Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road Case; Sexual Harassment in the FBI 32:59 - Jim talks mental health and the tough times the Covid era presents to a lot of kids 52:59 - Jim tells the story of how he was there when the first Fallen US Soldier from the Afghanistan pullout was brought home to America; The Behind-The-Scenes of what happens when a soldier’s body is brought back home 1:10:14 - What made 9/11 different; Jim’s wife Sheila and her work helping those grieving; Veteran and 9/11 Victim Family Member, Joe Quinn’s, touching article marking the 20 year anniversary of 9/11 1:37:17 - The Afghanistan pullout; Why everything went wrong; Jim talks Trump, Mark Milley, and the path we’re on right now in America 1:57:26 - 9/11 should’ve been prevented; Jim talks the problem with John O’Neill behind the scenes; The Saudi connection with 9/11 2:14:01 - JIm on why many people are a part of the problem and not the solution; Jim talks Biden 2:34:21 - Addressing the “Dancing Israelis” theory; September 15th, 2001 -- The *Full* Story: Who, where, how, and what happened; Guantanamo Bay has more than 19 prisoners left? The full story behind the mysterious Brooklyn Plane Crash from November 2001. ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io

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😳 #73 - Special Agent Jim DiOrio: Ex-FBI Agent / Army Ranger Talks Edward Snowden; Revisits The San Bernardino Shooter Case He Worked On; And Tells Story After Story From His Career
Jim DiOrio is a Former FBI Interrogation Expert, Military Veteran, Undercover Operative, and Savage. A member of West Point’s Class of 1986 (along with his roommate and former Secretary of State/Director of The CIA, Mike Pompeo), Jim served overseas as an Army Ranger in the late 80’s and early 90’s before leaving the military and joining the FBI. He went on to spend 10 years as one of the most successful undercover agents in the Bureau’s history––and another 15 as a ferocious Special Agent In-Charge and heralded FBI interrogator around the world. Basically, he was the guy who told Captain Phillips he could have his boat back. Currently, Jim is the CEO of J3 Global, an international crisis/security firm (or as he explains it: “I’m Ray Donovan with more experience”). In his spare time, he also owns a Jersey Mike’s because why not. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; How the Federal Prosecutor process works with new administrations 15:08 - Making cases at the FBI and politics behind it; Jim sent his former boss Jim Comey a Christmas Card (it wasn’t nice); The hilarious story behind Jim’s infamous Chris Christie Joke; 36:52 - Jim and Julian wonder if Trump is actually going to run for President again; Jim appeals to his friend and TikTok Executive, David Urban, to stop banning perfectly-harmless videos from this podcast; A Nantucket-Bound Private Jet & Container Ships; Jim loves his buddy Post Malone; Jim tells a funny story about his childhood baseball coach 58:22 - Julian questions Jim’s lifelong friend former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s stance on former NSA / CIA Whistleblower Edward Snowden; Revisiting Snowden’s background; The Yahoo Report regarding the Then-Director Pompeo and the CIA’s efforts to assassinate Wikileaks Founder, Julian Assange, while he was living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London; Why Julian considers Snowden’s leaks about US Government Privacy Violations incredibly important; Jim talks about the importance of intent when evaluating people like Snowden; Revisiting the time the Bush White House tried to push through the illegal Stellar Wind Program while then Attorney General John Ashcroft was in the ICU 1:27:48 - Jim tells the story behind something special that happened as a result of his last podcast in here; Julian talks about the responsibility he feels with creating content from the conversations on this podcast 1:40:22 - Jim talks about a Charity he and many of his West Point Classmates Founded in honor of their fallen friend; Jim tells a story about 9/11 Firefighter’s son who left everything behind to carry on his father’s legacy 1:49:48 - Julian talks about the impact Jim had on many who heard his first podcast and reached out seeking his life advice; Jim tells a story about an old Mafia informant of his at the FBI who actually became a friend; The one thing that Jim says he will never lose 2:03:33 - Julian talks about Charlie Jabaley’s incredible “I Am You” Theory; Jim discusses private investigations he did involving the Catholic Church and the impact that had on how he viewed religion; A story about a Korean War Chaplain whose body was just recently discovered

🫢 #72 - The Story Behind 4 Hackers, FIFA's Global Operating System, & The FBI; The Future of the Metaverse; Zero Days & The Looming Great Software Security Threat: Nick Castellucci
Nick Castellucci is a software engineer and hacker. In 2013 and 2014, Nick and 3 partners successfully hacked into EA Sports’ FIFA Operating System to generate FIFA Coins at an exponential rate –– making millions of dollars along the way. Following an FBI Investigation, he pleaded guilty to Wire Fraud and served no prison time. However, upon further review, the case appears to be a prime example of massive government overreach –– and the “crime” doesn’t seem to have been a crime at all. In this podcast, Nicks tells the story behind how it all went down. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Defense Attorneys and how they impact cases; NICK TELLS THE STORY OF THE FIFA HACK; How the FIFA Coin System worked; Nick’s earliest days as a hacker; How Nick and his fellow hacker team built bot accounts; The Law that the FBI used to charge them: CFAA; Julian wonders what about any of Nick’s actions was even illegal; The first way the FBI found out what they were doing; The difference between FIFA Coins and FIFA Points 46:39 - Why Nick left the hacking project behind a year early; Nick talks about how he and his co-conspirators opened up an LLC and hired an attorney right after starting the scheme; Nick reveals the second way the FBI found out about what they were doing (this will blow your mind); The difference between American Law and International Law as it pertains to this case; Nick explains why the case was very profitable for the government to take on; Why Seizures are such a windfall for the US Government; Nick describes the day the FBI came for him 1:03:56 - Privacy and Government capabilities to circumvent it; The Conundrum that is Jack Dorsey; Warrant Canary; Revisiting Facebook and Cambridge Analytica 1:21:58 - Facebook and the move to the Metaverse (under the new name, “Meta”); Nick explains how he believes the Metaverse will work; How will traditional real-world value like land and real estate work in the Metaverse?; Describes what a VR World will look like 1:39:04 - Nick and Julian debate Simulation Theory; The Ultimate Evidence to build The Simulation Theory Case: The Fourth Turning; Nick explains why there might *not* be meaning to life; Genghis Khan and X* J*nping; The subjectivity of good and evil; Laws packed with stupid add-ins; What Nick’s case and other circumstances say about the over-complexity of the law 1:57:16 - A society run by people who don;’t want to be sued; Nick explains the definition of “spin”; Nick and Julian watch a video from Australia and discuss what’s happening to their society during the Pandemic; The Left Right Position shift is in the midst of happening again? 2:26:14 - Nick explains what a Zero Day is and why Zero Days are the holy grail of hacking; Zerodium and white hat hacking payouts; Nick explains what Pegasus is and how some mobile malware is practically unbeatable once its distributor has your phone number; Julian brings up Sandworm by Andy Greenberg; Could Tesla be hacked?; Bitcoin talk; What if Satoshi was actually a government and Bitcoin its ploy?; Nick and Julian discuss whether Bitcoin is a currency or a store of value 2:56:20 - The end of Nick’s FIFA- FBI Case and where everything stands today ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS:

#71 - JUFU: Grinding on VINE; Going TikTok Famous; Crypto & Conspiracies
Julian “JUFU” Jeanmarie is a recording artist and content creator. After building a following on Vine at age 13, JUFU transitioned over to Musical.ly (prior to the app becoming TikTok). He eventually rose to prominence on TikTok in 2019 with his Trending Sound Single, “Who R U.” Currently, he is signed to Universal Music Group (UMG). ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - The rise and fall of VINE; The early days of Musical.ly; The evolution of TikTok; Matt Brennan’s book on TikTok 28:13 - JUFU’s 2019 single, “Who R U”; The origins of “The Woah”; Influencers and the Music question; JUFU’s music background growing up 48:37 - JUFU used the internet to get ahead at a young age; The upsides of downsides of shooting for fame; Mental Health 1:14:43 - The “No Regrets” question; JUFU asks Julian about his former career in private banking; Rick Rubin’s approach to creation; Destiny vs. Created Opportunity 1:29:53 - Bitcoin and Crypto space; Revisiting the crash of 2018; FOREX is basically a pyramid scheme; Cardano; Why Bitcoin’s timing was not a coincidence; Why we need Philosophy over Investment 1:44:37 - JUFU and Julian talk Conspiracies across society; Divide and conquer politics; The Wealth Gap; Good and Bad exists in everything; JUFU talks Jordan Peterson ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

🤣 #70 - From Contending With Ali –– To Cocaine Cowboy: Lou Esa
Lou Esa is a former contending Heavyweight Boxer and original Cocaine Cowboy. In a life story Hollywood Studios would never believe, Lou went from training under his good friend Muhammad Ali’s team at 5th Street Gym in Miami, to earning his spot as one of the best Heavyweight Boxers in the world––to becoming one of Miami’s infamous Cocaine Cowboys. ...All in the span of about 2-3 years. This podcast is the behind-the-scenes story of what happened––as told by the man who lived it. ***Note: “Cocaine Cowboys” is a term made famous by Billy Corben’s Eponymous 2006 Documentary and its subsequent sequels (including the 2021 Netflix Miniseries, “Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami”). Lou Esa was a player in the middle of many of the conspiracies recounted in Corben’s various films on the subject. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Lou’s early career in boxing; a funny highway story; How Lou got signed by Don Shula to the Miami Dolphins; Meeting Muhammad Ali & Getting signed by his trainer Angelo Dundee at 5th Street Gym in Miami; Lou’s friend Chuck Wepner, who “Rocky” was based off of 24:57 - Lou trained by swimming with the alligators; Then Lou trained by swimming with sharks; Lou’s 5 marriages around the world; An insane growth spurt story; the nightclub Lou opened up in Greece 45:49 - How Lou’s career went; Being a star in Miami in the 1970s; The crazy story behind Lou’s first loss 1:03:03 - Dana White and the UFC don’t pay their fighters enough; The overlaps within MMA and boxing 1:13:28 - The True Crime Story of how Lou became a Cocaine Cowboy in Miami WHILE he was a Heavyweight contender; Wild stories from the Miami drug trade at night; planes, boats, and blow; How they wrapped cocaine in the drug smuggling trade; Lou talks about the Colombians and the Cubans and who he worked with 1:29:24 - When Lou knew he was done fighting; Fighting in Madison Square Garden; Funny stories about Lou’s friend and training partner, Muhammad Ali; That time Ali beat Lou up out of nowhere in a sparring session; What Muhammad Ali’s legacy means; Ali, McGregor, Mayweather and fight promotion; Lou breaks down Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson 1:55:12 - How Lou’s trainers would psyche him up for a fight; Funny stories about various fights Lou had; Lou lists off all the greats he sparred with including Ali, Frazier, and Foreman 2:10:19 - Lou talks about the National Geographic documentary he starred in regarding illegal bookmaking; How Lou ended up becoming a major cocaine distributor; How Lou would smuggle cocaine from Miami to New York City; The cocaine abuse comeback and drugs across pop culture; Lou talks about a DEA Agent he paid off; Why Lou thinks many cops can be bought 2:31:45 - Lou’s work with the Cubans in Miami (who were covered in Billy Corben’s most recent Cocaine Cowboys Documentary, “Cocaine Cowboys: Kings of Miami”); The Cali Cartel and Medellin Cartel (Pablo Escobar) from Colombia; How Lou jumped an indictment and fled to Greece; Lou’s work as an extortionist in Greece; How Lou got arrested in Barcelona; How Lou bought off everyone in his Spanish prison; How

#69 - A Happy Society Is Not A Profitable Society: Jack O'Hara
Jack O’Hara is a journalist and podcaster. Currently, he hosts the O’Show Podcast in Phoenix, Arizona. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Twitter Culture and learning about people based upon how they tweet; rabbithole experiments; Choose your hard; The Happy Society Paradox; Politician’s websites 43:59 - Aspirations; Sports vs. Art; Why people seem to hate on Joe Rogan and Dave Portnoy; Cold takes 1:09:16 - The drive to take people out of context; Intent; A story about Dave Chappelle; BLM & The Black Squares; “First one to punch wins” culture; Proactivity vs. Reactivity 1:34:23 - A phrase we should stop using; Not having the answers; All it takes is one rat on the ship; Leverage; The obvious difference between a Congressman and a Homeless person 1:55:16 - The Drive to build; Niche Influencers who lose their market; Different people, different means to happiness 2:12:01 - The importance of your surroundings; Why Julian was wrong about Carmelo Anthony; How Jorge Posada’s career ended 2:30:38 - Jack discusses talking with Yeonmi Park; A shocking Dave Matthews story; A story about Travis Scott’s live performance vision; Rob Schneider’s awesome; A chilling Howard Stern - Robin Williams story ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

#68 - The CRAZIEST Food You've Ever Eaten - Skyler Bouchard-Oppenheim
Skyler Bouchard-Oppenheim is a creator and entrepreneur. Since 2012, Skyler has been the face of her own online culinary brand/blog, Dining with Skyler (@DiningWithSkyler on Instagram). Furthermore, she was one of the first creators who adopted Instagram as a central platform to build business and has leveraged her success there to create content for major brands including Amazon and Food Network. Dining With Skyler IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/diningwithskyler/ ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Body Image; “Dining With Skyler” & Behind The Scenes on Culinary Content Creation; 23:42 - Craziest foods Skyler’s ever eaten; An exotic bird dish from Asia; Attitudes towards different types of food; The changing narrative behind Lobsters; Seaspiracy (Netflix) talk; Microplastics in the oceans; The Foreign Dog Meat Trade 45:27 - Explaining wine and how it’s judged; The myth behind aged win; The Class Division in foods and drinks like wine; Culture Vulturing in food 1:07:12 - Skyler’s favorite country of origin food; Skyler’s time in Hong Kong; Chinese food and the regional differences; Julian ordered Sushi in a Chinese Restaurant 1:15:38 - Moving out of NYC during the Pandemic; The rebranding process Skyler went through over the past 2 years; Skyler’s work with Amazon and The Food Network 1:33:21 - The rise of the True Crime Genre in entertainment; True Crime go-to’s; The internet changed everything; Skyler’s previous work in Network Broadcasting during college; Skyler tells a story about a hater chef; 2:00:03 - The story behind “Ballsy Bites”; Skyler talks about leaving behind the media company business she also started several years ago; The struggle of CEO’s at the beginning of the Pandemic 2:21:00 - Does Culinary Network TV still have a market?; Cake Boss & Brazil; Building communities online; Skyler tells a story about the moment she realized she was onto something; The FOMO generation ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot