Watchman Privacy
Episodes
41 - Rough Living: Learning Privacy from Homelessness
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with CD, who wrote his book 'Rough Living' about choosing to be homeless for multiple years. They discuss how to blend in in ...
40 - Don Jeffries on Hidden History
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Don Jeffries, a historian and investigator who does not shy away from looking into conspiracies and challenging the domi...
39 - Uncomfortable Truths about the VPN Industry with Viktor Vecsei
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Viktor Viksei from IVPN. This candid and wide-ranging conversation covers some of the dirty secrets of the VPN industry,...
38 - RoninDojo Co-Founders Interview: Hardcore Bitcoin Node Privacy
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet talks to Zelko and S2l1, co-founders of RoninDojo, a privacy-focused Bitcoin node project. This comprehensive discussion covers the ...
37 - Running a Bitcoin Full Node for Privacy
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet explains what a Bitcoin full node is, what privacy benefits its grants, and how to run one: specifically a RoninDojo Tanto. RoninDo...
36 - When Privacy Fails: Jon Fitch on Self-Defense
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with former UFC fighter Jon Fitch. They discuss techniques for self-defense and the current legal climate that discourages it...
35 - GL.iNet Interview: Slate AX and Travel Routers
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with a representative of the travel router company GL.iNet about their new Slate AX router, as well as a history of the compa...
34 - Edward Snowden's Permanent Record
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet reviews and extracts the privacy lessons that can be learned from Edward Snowden's 2019 book 'Permanent Record'. MY PREMIUM NEW...
33 – Seth for Privacy: The Case for Monero and Digital Privacy
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with digital privacy specialist Seth for Privacy, host of the Opt Out podcast and contributor to the privacy cryptocurrency M...
32 - Dominic Frisby: Shadowpunk
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with investor-author-comedian Dominic Frisby about a variety of things: the classical liberal tradition of Britain, CBDCs, Mo...
31 - Climate Change Surveillance
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is one of the greatest dangers we face: for our privacy. Gabriel Custodiet surveys the encroachment of climate surveillance, from carbo...
30 - Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Joshua Sheats of the excellent podcast Radical Personal Finance. Topics range from bitcoin, asset protection, and locati...
29 - Childhood's End and Surveillance
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fiction has much to say about reality. Gabriel Custodiet discusses what the sci-fi classic Childhood's End has to say about the soul-destroying power ...
28 - Econoalchemist: Home Mining Non-KYC Bitcoin
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mining bitcoin at home may be the purest way to acquire it privately. Gabriel Custodiet talks to home mining guru Econoalchemist about the ins-and-out...
27 - BitcoinQnA: Bitcoin Privacy 101
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with one of the premier privacy Bitcoiners: Bitcoin Q+A. This episode offers a great overview of the main ways to acquire and...
26 - Privacy Opportunities and Dangers of Bitcoin
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet surveys the Bitcoin landscape and describes the hurdles and opportunities it offers for those who want private transactions. MY P...
25 - NVK: Bitcoin Hardware Wallets and Coldcard
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks to NVK, co-inventor of the Coldcard Bitcoin wallet. They discuss his particularly secure wallet and Bitcoin privacy more broa...
Announcement: Upcoming Bitcoin Privacy Course
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocrac...
24 - Jameson Lopp: Privacy Rebooting and Bitcoin
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jameson Lopp, cypherpunk and co-founder of Casa Bitcoin service. They discuss Jameson's privacy reboot after a swatting ...
23 - Lubomir Arsov: Finding the Private Self
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks to the creator of the animated film IN-SHADOW, Lubomir Arsov, about technocracy and how to protect the self from outside infl...
22 - Privacy During Economic Crisis
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet gives some ideas for how one might approach privacy during economically-troubled times. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchman...
21 - Michael Snyder on Economic Collapse
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet talks to Michael Snyder of the Economic Collapse Blog about the warning signs of the global economy in early 2022. The Economic C...
20 - Why Free and Open-Source Software is Essential to Privacy
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet discusses how Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) is essential to digital privacy, and gives some examples of software to start usi...
19 - Mikkel Thorup: Privacy and Internationalisation
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with international consultant Mikkel Thorup. Topics include moving and traveling abroad, second citizenships, the required in...
18 - How to Use the Internet Privately
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A full introduction to the mindset and methods of approaching the Internet while protecting privacy. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchmanstorc...
17 - Jason is a Private Person
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A short story explaining how a private person lives. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community...
16 - Paul Rosenberg: A Freeman's Perspective of Privacy
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Paul Rosenberg, a fascinating renaissance man who is an engineer, philosopher, occasional theologian, and cryptographer....
15 - Privacy Expert JJ Luna on How to Be Invisible
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel speaks with JJ Luna, a privacy expert who honed his skills while hiding under pain of death in Spain during the reign of Francisco Franco. He ...
14 - How and Why to Torrent
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet explains the vital necessity of learning to use torrents for seekers of privacy and freedom and defends the practice on moral ground...
13 - Former Big Tech Lawyer: On Privacy and Finding the Light
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Sonal Tolman, a former lawyer for Big Tech. They discuss consumerism, Big Data, cultivating a minimalist lifestyle, and ...
12 - Apple Cannot Give You Privacy
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet explains Apple's recent "Child Safety" update, how to get out of Apple's surveillance net, and why Apple cannot give you privacy: ev...
11 - Interview with Barry Reid: The Paper Trip and New Identities
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Barry Reid, the legendary privacy author of The Paper Trip. They discuss escaping conscription during the Vietnam War, h...
10 - Rental Culture as Slavery
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet explains why the encroachment of rental culture, especially in the form of "software as a service," should be avoided at all costs. ...
9 - Private Living in a Seapod: An Interview with Grant Romundt from Ocean Builders
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Seasteading is one of the last options for free and private living in the world today. Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Grant Romundt, CEO of Ocean Build...
8 - Privacy Alternatives to Big Tech
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet suggests some privacy-focused alternatives to the Big Tech services that dominate our lives. WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchma...
7 - What John McAfee Taught Us About Privacy
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet talks about the late privacy master John McAfee and explains what his life can teach us about privacy. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER →...
6 - Private Bitcoin: An Introduction
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet examines what Bitcoin is and how it can be made private. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclu...
5 - Protect Your Privacy from Amazon: 10 Tips
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet gives ten tips to protect your privacy from the tech giant Amazon and its massive reach. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchma...
4 - Privacy and Psychopaths
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Custodiet discusses how psychopaths can destroy your privacy. . . and your life. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchmanstorch.com →...
3 - Central Bank Digital Currencies: An Introductory Warning
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)? When will they come about? How can we stay private with them? Gabriel Custodiet gives some introduct...
2 - First Five Steps to Privacy
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A few case examples of how devastating social media can be followed by five fundamental steps to privacy. MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchman...
1 - Get Your Digital Life in Order
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode Gabriel Custodiet briefly introduces the podcast and examines how minimalism can help you to achieve privacy. He then guides you...