{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"214 - John Robb: Brave New War","description":"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 \u201cthe network.\u201d Episode was recorded in late 2025. &amp;nbsp; GUEST \u2192 https:\/\/johnrobb.substack.com\/about&amp;nbsp;  \u2192 https:\/\/x.com\/johnrobb&amp;nbsp; \u2192  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Brave-New-War-Terrorism-Globalization\/dp\/0470261951&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER \u2192 https:\/\/watchmanstorch.com&amp;nbsp;  \u2192 Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS \u2192 https:\/\/escapethetechnocracy.com&amp;nbsp; (including consulting) \u2192 https:\/\/watchmanprivacy.com&amp;nbsp; (Gabriel's personal site) \u2192 https:\/\/twitter.com\/watchmanprivacy&amp;nbsp; SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM \u2192 No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. \u2192 https:\/\/watchmanprivacy.com\/donate.html&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; TIMELINE 00:00 \u2013 Introduction 2:45 \u2013 Guerrilla warfare as the way to understanding current events 4:45 \u2013 How us guerrilla warfare like open source software? 14:15 \u2013 How does the powerful force respond to guerrilla movements? 17:30 \u2013 What is \u201cThe Network\u201d 27:20 \u2013 Mass SIM network found in New York City 33:10 \u2013 Other examples of dangerous military technology 41:00 \u2013 Race hustling 45:40 \u2013 Fake online content: how influential? 49:00 \u2013 AI futurism 57:00 \u2013 Final thoughts  Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio ","author_name":"Escape the Technocracy","author_url":"https:\/\/watchmanprivacy.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40316190\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199242295"}