Escape the Technocracy

Hosted by Gabriel Custodiet

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Escape the Technocracy is a techno-adventure show on privacy tactics and evading technological tyranny.

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August 12, 202649 min

231 - Daniel Sempere Pico: Speak 'Prompt' and Enter

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Daniel Sempere Pico (formerly BTCGandalf) about how he uses AI for his own productivity. GUEST → https://x.com/dansemperepico LEARN AI WITH ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-ai-resistance-video-course/ WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:20 – Daniel Sempere Pico origin story (BTCGandalf) 6:40 – Rebuilding a Twitter audience 8:00 – World travel 11:15 – User experience of AI changing 14:10 – Daniel's setup 20:55 – What to look for in a text AI model 23:40 – Cost of AI (for agentic use) 27:30 – How invasive is your AI use? 30:30 – AI Big Tech ruling our lives 34:35 – Death of self-hosting AI? 37:50 – Art AI 40:40 – Voice consistency while using AI 44:50 – Final thoughts on AI Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

August 8, 202637 min

230 - Alejandra Guajardo Sada: Sada Organics

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Alejandra Guajardo Sada, "Miss Bitcoin," about her journey from a winner of Miss Universe El Salvador to a Bitcoin advocate and natural skincare entrepreneur. GUEST → https://x.com/missbitcoin_ → https://sadaorganics.com → https://www.instagram.com/aleguajardo_sv/ → https://www.tiktok.com/@aleguajardooo → https://bitcoinbookshelf.com → https://linktr.ee/Alejandraguajardo WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:48 – Alejandra's origins 11:52 – Post-Miss Universe 14:22 – El Salvador during rise of Bitcoin adoption 16:00 – Travel stories 22:08 – Bitcoin Bookshelf 24:17 – Sada Organics 27:50 – Why beef tallow? 31:10 – Detox tea 34:20 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

August 3, 20261 hr 9 min

229 - Coldcard: The Devastation Begins

A Torchlight Chat about one of the scariest hacks ever: the Coldcard Bitcoin wallet hack of late July 2026 that has evaporated hundreds of millions of dollars and counting. The carnage will not stop. We discuss what happened, what you should do, and what the conspiracies are…. LINKS → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker (Urban Hacker) → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-invisible-seed-backup-bundle (our own backup bundle) → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker/status/2083933234774032415 (Free brief backup) → https://x.com/MissBitcoin_/status/2083355299587756188 (Simpler explanation of the problem) → https://www.instagram.com/aleguajardo_sv (posting about this) WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:35 – The details of the Coldcard exploit 10:30 – Steps to take 18:30 – Creating a new wallet 24:45 – Don't update your Coldcard (before sending your funds out) 26:25 – More detail about the random generation flaw 29:00 – Who is draining the Coldcard wallets? 31:55 – Coinbase the solution?!? 34:30 – Is Coldcard anti-FOSS positioning what caused the problem? 39:50 – Should we condemn the Coldcard shills? 44:40 – Is this problem only for Coldcard – is AI a problem? 52:05 – Coldcard retweeted Urban? (Destroying their current devices) 55:30 – Was the commit that changed the seed phrase generation a conspiracy? 1:03:15 – Coldcard hack will wreck the history of Bitcoin privacy 1:07:20 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

July 27, 202639 min

228 - Privacy Postmaster # 3

Beneath a crimson sky, a specter approaches. The Privacy Postmaster rides... THE PRIVACY POSTMASTER → https://privacypost.io 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 Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

July 23, 202619 min

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July 12, 202649 min

227 - Sparrow Wallet: Craig Raw & Silent Payments

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Craig Raw of Sparrow Wallet about Silent Payments and the latest updates of the Bitcoin wallet as of July 2026. GUEST → https://sparrowwallet.com/ → https://x.com/SparrowWallet → https://x.com/craigraw 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 Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

July 8, 202655 min

226 - James Wesley, Rawles: The Future's Claim

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with one of the godfather's of prepping: James Wesley, Rawles. They discuss the derivatives timebomb and the gold market, Mr Rawles' recent debanking, the latest anti-gun laws, concealed carry permit strategies, the ethics of self-defense, and private purchases. GUEST → https://survivalblog.com (Rawles website) → https://survivalblog.com/derivatives/ (Derivatives Timebomb) → https://www.survivalrealty.com/survival-retreats-relocation-book (Survival Retreats & Relocation) → https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-Novel-Survival-Coming-Collapse/dp/156975599X (My recommended book from Rawles) 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 1:40 – Signs of financial collapse 3:55 – Derivatives are a ticking timebomb 6:30 – Gold price 8:25 – Gambling; aka the stock market 12:45 – James Wesley, Rawles was debanked 17:35 – How does one vet a county in the US? 23:00 – Conservatives grouping together presents a target? 25:10 – What power does an American sheriff have? 27:40 – Australians and Canada 31:20 – Latest anti-gun laws 34:10 – Night vision equipment 36:55 – Concealed carry permit strategies 39:50 – "Turn the other cheek" 41:30 – The Black Swan 44:25 – Private purchases 49:10 – Fostering healthy hobbies 52:40 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

June 29, 202642 min

225 - Expats Everywhere: All Who Wander

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Kalie of Expats Everywhere. They discuss the details surrounding living in Portugal and other EU countries and the mentality of being a successful expat. EXPATS EVERYWHERE → https://www.expatseverywhere.com/ → https://www.youtube.com/@ExpatsEverywhere → Podcast: "ExpatsEverywhere Presents: Let's Move to Portugal" 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 1:40 – Expats Everywhere background 3:40 – Why Portugal? 6:50 – Overview of Portuguese visas 9:45 – Portugal easiest option for European residency? 10:30 – Hurdles of Portugal visas 13:30 – Portugal citizenship process changed 15:20 – Taxes in Portugal 18:10 – Portugal "crypto friendly"? 19:27 – What makes a successful expat? 22:20 – Alternative cities to Lisbon 25:35 – Biggest hurdles adapting to Portugal 28:00 – Traveling with children 30:45 – How to quickly adapt to a new place 35:00 – EU Entry/Exit System EES 37:50 – Other countries complementary to Portugal 40:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

June 22, 202654 min

224 - Douglas Tuman: Leading the Monero Charge

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Douglas Tuman of Monero fame. They discuss all of his Monero projects—Monero Talk, XMR Bazaar, XMR Chat, Monerotopia—as well as practical topics on how to live on Monero, as well as thoughts on figures in the community and banned accounts. GUEST: DOUGLAS TUMAN → https://x.com/DouglasTuman MONERO TALK → https://www.youtube.com/@MoneroTalk → https://x.com/MoneroTalk XMR BAZAAR → https://xmrbazaar.com/ → https://x.com/xmrbazaar (Account permanently banned: spread the word) MONEROTOPIA → https://monerotopia.com → https://x.com/MoneroTopia XMR CHAT → https://xmrchat.com/ → https://x.com/xmr_chat MONERONODO → https://moneronodo.com/ → https://x.com/moneronodo 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 1:25 – Why did Douglas Tuman devote his life to Monero? 3:05 – Has their been a hijacking of Bitcoin? 4:35 – Monero Talk 8:00 – Douglas running for Congress 11:50 – Is being public important for Monero? 15:40 – Struggles of running Monerotopia 18:25 – Other Monero events 21:10 – Does Doug have troubles being publicly connected to Monero? 21:45 – XMR Bazaar 29:10 – Living off of Monero 30:55 – Why don't privacy influencers talk about Monero? 32:55 – Moneronodo 34:50 – Banned Monero Twitter account 36:05 – Thoughts on Monero Maverick 39:05 – Anti-Jewish sentiment in Monero 41:00 – Medium of exchange vs store of value 44:30 – Should Monero users be more interested in price? 48:00 – Did Doug lose faith in Monero mining after Qubic attack? 50:40 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

June 15, 202659 min

223 - Paul Rosenberg: The Use of Knowledge

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Paul Rosenberg for a fifth time. They discuss the moral, anarchic, and technological questions that continue to define our world. GUEST → https://substack.com/@veraverba (New Substack profile) → https://freemansperspective.com/ → https://freemansperspective.com/product/the-untold-story-of-the-greatest-crypto-project-ever-e-book/ → https://www.amazon.com/stores/Paul-Rosenberg/author/B07TYTP6CD 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 1:45 – Clone thought experiment 3:40 – Digital ID 8:30 – Samourai Wallet 12:40 – Judges the biggest part of the problem of government? 16:30 – The Simple Web 20:50 – Wikipedia a decentralist failure? 25:00 – Laissez Faire city failure 32:00 – Quantum Computing 34:05 – Anarchy has no ways to fight off evil 42:50 – Are "defense stocks" immoral 48:50 – VPNs 55:00 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio