Watchman Privacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with John Robb, a futurist military analyst. They discuss his original book, Brave New World, and how thinking about modern warfare involves understanding how cultural movements and politics are shaped by viral moments and the scarcely predictable movements of "the network." Episode was recorded in late 2025. GUEST → https://johnrobb.substack.com/about → https://x.com/johnrobb → https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-War-Terrorism-Globalization/dp/0470261951 MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:45 – Guerrilla warfare as the way to understanding current events 4:45 – How us guerrilla warfare like open source software? 14:15 – How does the powerful force respond to guerrilla movements? 17:30 – What is "The Network" 27:20 – Mass SIM network found in New York City 33:10 – Other examples of dangerous military technology 41:00 – Race hustling 45:40 – Fake online content: how influential? 49:00 – AI futurism 57:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks Milan de Reede, co-creator of Nano-GPT.com, a pay-as-you-go AI aggregate service with certain privacy features. De Reede gives an update on NanoGPT and discusses some practical tips for using AI. GUEST → https://nano-gpt.com/ → https://x.com/milan_dereede → Previous episode (173): https://youtu.be/WhoB66PILfc MY AI PRIVACY COURSE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-the-artificial-intelligence-revolution-bundle/ MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:30 – Main changes to Nano-GPT since April 2025 6:27 – Do you run your own open-source models? 9:05 – Video AI tips 14:20 – Various ways to access NanoGPT (via Cake Wallet, etc) 16:45 – Image AI 27:50 – Mostly absurdly expensive prompt Milan has ever seen 29:35 – Creative uses of AI 34:30 – AI and medical treatment 36:30 – AI sewage 38:50 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with well-known privacy YouTuber The Hated One. They discuss the difficulty of maintaining integrity while recommending privacy tools, the problem with Proton's expansion into other services, societal changes that would benefit privacy, cryptocurrencies, and current advances of surveillance. GUEST → https://www.youtube.com/@TheHatedOne → https://www.patreon.com/thehatedone → https://x.com/The_HatedOne_ WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 3:00 – Goal of starting The Hated One 5:30 – Struggle of creating privacy content 10:30 – Problems with Proton? 19:50 – Privacy affiliate and sponsor world 29:20 – Privacy companies The Hated One applauds 39:15 – What does a society that maximizes privacy look like? 49:30 – Bitcoin, Monero, Zcash 56:45 – How Luigi Mangione was tracked down 1:02:15 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode 211 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Naomi Brockwell: Nothing to Hide Gabriel Custodiet speaks with the long-time privacy instructor Naomi Brockwell about her origins, how to onboard normies to privacy, Flock cameras and private property, her updated thoughts on Bitcoin and crypto, and the mistakes parents make exposing their children online. GUEST → https://naomibrockwell.com/ → https://youtube.com/naomibrockwelltv → https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell → https://www.instagram.com/nbtv.media/ MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:50 – Choosing privacy as career path 6:12 – How to onboard normies 12:12 – The convenience of privacy tools 13:50 – Flock cameras – a private property conundrum? 22:15 – Thoughts on Apple ecosystem' 29:52 – Cool technology that Naomi Brockwell does not use 33:33 – Bitcoin 36:40 – Why Naomi doesn't talk about crypto often 42:40 – Parents exposing their children online 48:30 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the trendsetting Bitcoin wallet Samourai Wallet. Keonne was inexplicably arrested in a violent and oppressive military-style raid of his property in April of 2024. He was charged with the bizarre accusation of conspiracy to run an unlicensed money transmitter despite never transmitting money. Keonne tells his story and explains how he has been condemned to prison and stripped of his constitutional rights. SUPPORT KEONNE AND BILL OF SAMOURAI WALLET (AND SIGN A PETITION FOR A PARDON) → https://billandkeonne.org/ MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:05 – Why did Keonne Rodriguez decide to talk? 4:00 – Samourai Wallet was following all legal guidelines—why?? 5:50 – Keonne explains the oppressive military-style raid of his house 12:24 – What is 19 months of house arrest like? 17:30 – Southern District of New York 19:00 – Explanation for guilty plea 29:00 – BillAndKeonne.Org 32:45 – All developers are vulnerable: Monero, Bitcoin, etc. 35:20 – The creators of the tools are guilty – Soviet-Style tyranny 36:50 – P2P fund no longer the place to donate 37:40 – OXT and its future 39:20 – The judge and court experience 45:40 – Common misunderstandings 48:30 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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In this episode, I share a free excerpt from my premium newsletter covering two important updates: Watchman Privacy's strategic pivot toward the premium newsletter model due to ongoing free podcast monetization challenges, and the exposure of "M_Solidus," a plagiarist who has been stealing Watchman Privacy content while providing dangerous privacy advice to followers. More detailed documentation about M_Solidus will be released in the coming weeks. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html

Episode 208 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Conrad Rockenhaus: Tor Exit Node and Policing Abuse Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Adrienne Rockenhaus about the abuse and arrest of her husband, Conrad Rockenhaus, and the details surrounding this disturbing event of what seems to be clear policing and judicial overreach. GUEST → https://www.youtube.com/@adriennerockenhaus (Videos of raid) → https://rockenhaus.com/ → https://x.com/adezero → https://www.facebook.com/adrienne.rockenhaus/ MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:38 – Adrienne Rockenhaus background 3:00 – Facts surrounding military-style raid on home and arrest (September 2025) 6:00 – Medical problems Conrad Rockenhaus is facing 8:25 – Lawyer problems 12:25 – Details of the September 2025 raid 15:00 – Bank account shut down? 16:55 – Trigger: running Tor exit node in 2018 21:25 – Going to jail originally 27:55 – Supervised released 30:40 – Catch up on timeline 34:40 – May 2025 raid 40:35 – What is this really about? 43:00 – Final thoughts 45:00 – FBI letter? 47:05 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Tannahill, alternative Bitcoin commentator. GUEST → https://x.com/maxtannahill → https://www.p2prights.org/donate.html MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:15 – Samourai Wallet update 10:00 – OP_Return and the nature of Bitcoin 25:05 – Why was BIP 47 so controversial? 33:47 – UTXO set size versus hoped-for user count 38:05 – Ideal Bitcoin date 40:00 – Bitcoin Knots 55:50 – BritCard 56:50 – Banksy Mural on London's High Court wall 1:07:00 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Marco Wutzer: former slave, current cryptocurrency fund manager, and world adventurer. GUEST → https://secondrenaissance.com (Crypto investment fund) → https://twitter.com/MarcoWutzer → See episode 49 for first interview MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:18 – Update on Marco Wutzer's crypto investment fund 5:00 – Wutzer's outlook on crypto 6:50 – How do you assess value in a cryptocurrency? 15:15 – Is Tether part of the crypto revolution? 17:00 – Wutzer's view of the chaos of traditional finance 19:20 – Using cryptocurrency profit to cash out in fiat 21:50 – Why are Germans rule followers? 22:50 – Marco Wutzer's tour of South America 24:20 – Southern Brazil 25:50 – Adapting to Latin America 27:55 – Prospera and the Free City Foundation 29:55 – Africa? 32:50 – Best jurisdictions for crypto 34:20 – Hurdles of crypto when confronted with traditional finance rails 37:10 – Crypto in Latin America 38:35 – Javier Milei a complete fraud and openly satanist 40:45 – Wutzer's big picture of the world 42:55 – Second passports and residencies 49:40 – Crypto investment with self-custody 51:55 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with June of The Beef Initiative about the dystopian landscape of the American food system: especially beef. GUEST → https://x.com/beefinitiative → https://beefmaps.com/ → https://sofaf.org/ MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER (THE FUTURE OF WATCHMAN PRIVACY) → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:25 – The dystopian landscape of Beef 9:20 – Grass fed vs grain fed 14:50 – Vaccines in cattle 17:00 – Value of ruminants 21:25 – The war on small beef business 28:00 – Lab-grown meat (and veganism) 33:50 – How to eat more and better beef 39:05 – The upcoming Farm Bill Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio