Welcome back to the pod! Bridget Phetasy returns to the Pirate Wires podcast as one of our esteemed cohosts. This past week, the internet was consumed by the AI doomerism conversation. The tech people are supporting AI at all costs, the doomers are making their opinions heard, and we at Pirate Wires.. are unsure. We dive into all of the discourse, how Peter Thiel predicted the AI antichrist, the white pill of AI, and we even get into Sydney Sweeney's boobs. We have it all!-Thank you to our PRESENTING sponsor Monaco! https://www.monaco.com/-Get $500 off your Eight Sleep pod: www.eightsleep.com/piratewirespodcast- Check Out Our Pirate Wires FLAGSHIP fund on Autopilot: https://marketplace.joinautopilot.com/landing/5890/1390461?referrer=AP Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Bridget PhetasySign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! 3 Takes Delivered To Your Inbox Every Morning:https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyPirate Wires On X: https://twitter.com/PirateWiresMike Solana On X: https://twitter.com/micsolanaBridget on X: https://x.com/BridgetPhetasyRiley On X: https://x.com/rylzdigitalTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod - Welcome Back Bridget Phetasy!0:30 - The AI Apocypse - Is It All Over?24:35 - THANK YOU @MonacoGTM 25:33 - Breaking Down The AI Discourse40:00 - Did Peter Thiel Predict The AI Antichrist?!50:05 - Sydney Sweeney's Controversial Boobs10:40 - White Pill - How AI Leads To More Creativity - PW Writer Vibe Coded A Viral Video Game21:40 - THANK YOU @eightsleep 1:22:20 - AirBnB Wants To Fix The Housing Crises1:32:15 - THANK YOU @joinautopilot 1:32:55 - Wrapping Up - Go See Bridget Live in Austin!#podcast #technology #politics #culture #tech #ai

Welcome back to the Pirate Wires pod! The gang is back together for your favorite weekly pod covering tech, politics & culture. PW alum, Sanjana Friedman, returns to the show with Mike Solana in Riley Nork. Today on the pod,  25th anniversary of 9/11 and how the old world feels so ancient, the brain rot phone addiction that led to the decision of the Lindsay Clancy case, another AI doomer has sprung to life from the the bowels of Anthropic, we ponder if we're all in a simulation, and Solana gives us a deep dive into immigration and H1B's. -Thank you to our PRESENTING sponsor Monaco! https://www.monaco.com/-----Get $500 off your Eight Sleep pod: www.eightsleep.com/piratewirespodcast-Check Out Our Pirate Wires FLAGSHIP fund on Autopilot: https://marketplace.joinautopilot.com/landing/5890/1390461?referrer=AP Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Sanjana FriedmanSign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! 3 Takes Delivered To Your Inbox Every Morning:https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyPirate Wires On X: https://twitter.com/PirateWiresMike On X: https://twitter.com/micsolanaTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - WE'RE BACK!2:55 - 9/11 25th Anniversary & Gen Z Irony Posting8:50 - THANK YOU MONACO!9:25 - Lindsay Clancy Trial Highlights Phone Addiction Brain Rot40:45 - AI Death Cult - Anthropic Employee Warns Of AI Doom1:06:46 - White Pill - Are We In A Simulation - Sponsored By Eight Sleep1:12:25 - THANK YOU EIGHT SLEEP!1:13:08 - The Truth About Immigration & H1Bs - Sponsored By Autopilot1:31:00 - THANK YOU AUTOPILOT1:32:00 - Wrapping Up1:34:00 - We're Back For Good! See You Every Friday at 4pmET#podcast #technology #politics #culture #tech #ai

Mike Solana & Producer Matt give a send off message. Thanks for being apart of the podcast these past few years! We appreciate every one of you.Subscribe to Pirate Wires to keep up with the latest: https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyIt's goodbye for now. But you never know when we may raise the pirate flag again 🏴‍☠️

EPISODE #97: This past week, the U.S. found itself on the brink of WWIII due to the Iran/Israel crises. Will Trump get us involved in another war? To be honest, none of us want to talk about this, but it’s present in every part of our culture right now. To cope, we get into the viral clip of Tucker calling out Ted Cruz. Elsewhere in the news, the hottest new trend for Dems is to get arrested, and the March To Gaza ends at the hands of Egyptian police. Finally, we make the case why every American needs to be in shape, and Solana gives us his white pill, why we are truly living in amazing times right now.Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Brandon Gorell, Simone Collins, Malcolm CollinsWe have partnered with AdQuick! They gave us a 'Moon Should Be A State' billboard in Times Square!https://www.adquick.com/Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! 3 Takes Delivered To Your Inbox Every Morning:https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyTopics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/operation-jacked-nation?f=homePirate Wires On X: https://twitter.com/PirateWiresMike On X: https://twitter.com/micsolanaBrandon On X: https://x.com/brandongorrellRiley On X: https://x.com/rylzdigitalSimone & Malcolm Collins On X: https://x.com/SimoneHCollinsTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!1:30 - Simone & Malcolm's YT Channel - Based Camp3:30 - Israel/Iran - WWIII?? Or Are We Just Tired Of Talking About The Middle East..9:50 - Tucker Carlson Gets Ted To Fumble On Iran Population17:50 - Democrats Love Getting Arrested34:55 - The March To Gaza56:20 - ADQUICK! Thank you AdQuick For Sponsoring The Pod!57:20 - Make America Jacked Again: he Case for Government Fat Camps1:10:20 - The White Pill - Solana Tells Us Why He's So Optimistic Right Now In Tech1:24:00 - Thanks For Listening! Like & Subscribe!#podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #96: Welcome back to the pod! Time to party like it’s 2020 with some “fiery, but mostly peaceful protests”. We get into the riots in Los Angeles and all the insanity on the internet. The Waymos have become a victim in this destructive society. Should we arm the Waymos? Did they die for our sins? People like Katy Perry are now rewriting the history of California and America, and the protest extend to multiple cities. Finally, Greta makes it to Israel on her selfie yacht.Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Blake Dodge, Liv Boree, George HotzWe have partnered with AdQuick! They gave us a 'Moon Should Be A State' billboard in Times Square!https://www.adquick.com/Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! 3 Takes Delivered To Your Inbox Every Morning:https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyTopics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/free-mexicohttps://www.piratewires.com/p/it-was-chaos-the-la-riots-a-first-hand-account?f=homehttps://www.piratewires.com/p/what-does-waymo-mean?f=homePirate Wires On X: https://twitter.com/PirateWiresMike On X: https://twitter.com/micsolanaBrandon On X: https://x.com/brandongorrellRiley On X: https://x.com/rylzdigitalBlake On X: https://x.com/dodgeblakeLiv On X: https://x.com/Liv_BoereeGeorge On X: https://x.com/realGeorgeHotzTIMESTAMPS:TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!1:00 - ICE Protests In LA Turn Into Riots13:30 - Re-Writing American History25:30 - The Waymos Are On Fire, Burning Down Cities1:00:15 - ADQUICK - Thank You AdQuick For Sponsoring The Pod1:01:30 - Greta Watch - Greta Gets 'Kidnapped' By Israel1:14:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe#podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #95: We go a huge pod for you guys this week! We were reporting on the Trump Elon story during our Thursday recording, then all hell broke loose. Solana and producer Matt had to step in and record a Friday morning emergency pod. We break down the latest on the break up of the century. Then, we get into your regularly scheduled podcast! Bridget Phetasy and the PW crew join us to get into the Elon/Trump relationship, the downfall, and what exact is in the Big Beautiful Bill? Also on this episode: Nucleas released a new product that has cause controversy over eugenics, Palantir wants to steal your data? and Greta goes to Gaza while Dave Portnoy says that free speech is not allowed when discussing Jewish people.Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Blake Dodge, Matt Marlinski, Bridget Phetsay, We have partnered with AdQuick! They gave us a 'Moon Should Be A State' billboard in Times Square!https://www.adquick.com/Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! 3 Takes Delivered To Your Inbox Every Morning:https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyPirate Wires On X: https://twitter.com/PirateWiresMike On X: https://twitter.com/micsolanaRiley On X: https://x.com/rylzdigitalMatt On X: https://x.com/mattmarlinskiBridget On X: https://x.com/BridgetPhetasyBlake On X: https://x.com/dodgeblakeTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!0:40 - Emergency Pod! The Latest On Trump/Elon23:00 - Why The Break Up Happened? What Exactly Is In BBB? w/Bridget Phetasy and the PW crew44:10 - Super Babies - Nucleus Genomics Summons Eugenics Discourse 1:13:00 - Palantir Will Steal Your Data?!1:24:00 - ADQUICK! - Thank You For Sponsoring The Podcast!1:25:00 - Greta Goes To Gaza, Dave Portnoy Bans Free Speech1:39:45 - Breaking Elon News As It Happened! 1:42:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! #podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #94: Welcome back to the pod! This week we have special guests Kelsey Piper & Patri Friedman joining Mike Solana to chat about our government’s inability to build anything today, and the solutions that are being built. We discuss the history of seasteading, the evolution of charter cities, build vs. exit, the “Abundance” movement, Trump's 'Golden Age' and if we’ll ever be able to fix the legislative branch.Featuring Mike Solana, Kelsey Piper & Patri FriedmanWe have partnered with AdQuick! They gave us a 'Moon Should Be A State' billboard in Times Square!https://www.adquick.com/Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! 3 Takes Delivered To Your Inbox Every Morning:https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyPirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWiresMike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolanaTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Welcome Kelsey Piper & Patri Friedman To The Pod2:00 - Charter Cities & Economic Freedom8:20 -The Origins and Evolution of Seasteading12:55 - Shenzen & Notable Seasteading Projects and Challenges21:15 - Charter Cities: Esmeralda, California Forever, Prospera in Honduras.28:50 - Ezra Klein & 'Abundance' Movement - Will It Work? 34:00 - Freedom Cities & The Trump 'Golden Age'42:00 - DOGE Failures47:45 - ADQUICK - Thanks For Sponsoring The Pod!48:48-  Local Government and Political Reform50:36 - Meritocracy and Government Hiring52:28 - Democratic Values and Affirmative Action01:04:39-  AI and the Future of Democracy01:05:42 - The Role of AI in Governance01:12:07 - Aesthetics in Urban Development01:21:42 - Exit or Build: The Future of America#podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #93: Hi friends, we're back! Lot's to catch up on. First up, we discussing the awful state of air travel that Solana reported on this week. Next up, your tech news round up! Everything from Golden Domes, to dating apps, to 4-in-1 d*ck pills. Sam Altman & Jony Ive combine forces. What will the aesthetic of the future look like? Finally, the Dems continue to pick up the pieces as Biden's health cover up was exposed last week. Will they ever find their Joe Rogan?Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Blake DodgeWe have partnered with AdQuick! They gave us a 'Moon Should Be A State' billboard in Times Square!https://www.adquick.com/Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! 3 Takes Delivered To Your Inbox Every Morning:https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyTopics Discussed:https://www.piratewires.com/p/smoke-signals?f=homePirate Wires On X: https://twitter.com/PirateWiresMike On X: https://twitter.com/micsolanaBrandon On X: https://twitter.com/brandongorrellRiley On X: https://x.com/rylzdigitalBlake On X: https://x.com/dodgeblakeTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!1:20 - Say Hi To Our New Writer, Blake!1:50 - Infrastructure Is Collapsing In America - Air Travel Is A Mess18:00 - Tech In DC - Is The Optimism Still There? Golden Dome24:00 - HIMS 4-in-1 D*ck pills29:00 - The State Of Dating Apps37:00 - The Aesthetic Of The Future -  Sam Altman & Jony Ive combine forces54:00 - ADQUICK! Thanks For Sponsoring The Pod55:10 - The Search For The "Liberal Joe Rogan"1:08:40 - The Joe Biden Health Cover Up1:23:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe#podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #92: This Atlantic’s bombshell report exposes the clownish nature of Trump admin. Snow White bombs at the box office after woke controversy from it’s star, Rachel Zegler. Tech Hating NPR CEO, Katherine Maher, testified before Congress and denied her previous tweets. Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett calls Governor Abbott "Hot Wheels." And everything is Ghibli, X feed gets taken over by Ghibli art, depicting some of the most famous moments in meme history.**Also.. a note to Pirate Nation. We're taking a brief hiatus for the podcast. We're retooling and reimagining the show. We'll be back in a few weeks. Subscribe to PW on our site for regular pieces and The Daily. Follow us on X and check the YT community tab for pod updates. Thanks for your support!Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Molly O'SheaWe have partnered with AdQuick! They gave us a 'Moon Should Be A State' billboard in Times Square!https://www.adquick.com/Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! 3 Takes Delivered To Your Inbox Every Morning:https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyTopics Discussed: - https://www.piratewires.com/p/bluesky-blues-a-new-investigatory-series- https://www.piratewires.com/p/slop-world?f=home- https://www.piratewires.com/p/katherine-maher-statements-on-tech?f=home- https://www.piratewires.com/p/demonic?f=homePirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWiresMike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolanaBrandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrellRiley Twitter: https://x.com/rylzdigitalMolly Twitter: https://x.com/MollySOSheaTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!1:00 - Announcement - The Pod Is Taking A Hiatus 2:00 - The Atlantic's Bombshell Report On Trump Admin's Signal Chat - Exposing A Deeper Rot? Or Just A F*ck Up?16:45 - Woke Snow White Fail - only $40M on opening weekend with a $270M budget36:05 - AdQuick! Thank You For Sponsoring The Podcast!38:45 - Tech Hating NPR CEO, Katherine Maher, testified before Congress54:15 - Hot Wheels -  Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett calls Governor Abbott "Hot Wheels"1:02:30 - Ghibli Takeover Of X - A Rare Moment Of Singularity On Social Media? Or Just More Internet Slop?1:22:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like And Subscribe - See You Soon..#podcast #technology #politics #culture

EPISODE #91: The Telsa and Elon saga continues for yet another week as the derangement continues to ramp up. A group on the internet is doxxing Tesla Owners, and major figures on the left cheer on the terrorism of their fellow citizens. Internet slop is everywhere, what can we actually believe? We dive into the latest slop controversy involving Democrat cheerleader Harry Sisson. Also this week, Gavin Newsom is learning, JFK files were revealed, and what is actually going on with Ilhan Omar and the “fact checkers” at Snopes?Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Riley Nork, Bridget Phetasy, Kartik Sathappan, Ashley RindsbergGet Your Moon shirts before they sell out! Special 15% Off Discount Now! https://store.piratewires.com/drops/002We have partnered with AdQuick! They gave us a 'Moon Should Be A State' billboard in Times Square!https://www.adquick.com/Sign Up For The Pirate Wires Daily! https://get.piratewires.com/pw/dailyPirate Wires on X: https://twitter.com/PirateWiresMike on X: https://twitter.com/micsolanaBrandon on X: https://twitter.com/brandongorrellRiley on X: https://x.com/rylzdigitalBridget on X: https://x.com/BridgetPhetasyKartik on X: https://x.com/sathaxeAshley on X: https://x.com/AshleyRindsberg Topics Discussed:- https://www.piratewires.com/p/slop-world- https://www.piratewires.com/p/how-snopes-buried-the-truth-about-ilhan-omar-s-father?f=homeTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Welcome Bridget Back To The Pod!1:50 - The Tesla Attacks Continue - Is It Terrorism?27:15 - Slop World - Is It All An Op? Harry Sisson Controversy 38:20 - Gavin Newsom Is Learning..41:30 - How Much Culture Has Changed In The Last 20 Years47:30 - AdQuick! - Thank You For Sponsoring The Podcast!48:20 - JFK Files Released - Was Anything Actually Revealed? 54:10 - Cultural Memetics - Peter Thiel Clip58:55 - How Snopes Buried the Truth About Ilhan Omar's Father#podcast #technology #politics #culture