#339 - Anti-Spy Phone CEO Responds to Israel Link Allegations & Exposes Apple’s Cult | Joe Weil

Sep 24, 2025

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PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Joe Weil is the CEO of Unplugged, a privacy-first tech company building tools like the UP Phone to give users full control over their digital lives. He previously worked on special projects for Apple Services and now leads Unplugged’s growth and product strategy. JOE's LINKS: - UNPLUGGED PHONE: https://unplugged.com/products/up-phone - IG: https://www.instagram.com/weare_unplugged/ FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Back Door, iPhone Boom, Ad Overload, Apple + Google, Change It 09:54 - Fixing Youth, UpPhone Time Away, Apple Roots, Sobriety, Living Script 30:54 - Miracle, Rehab, Sobriety, Becoming Christian, Saw Jesus 39:54 - Childhood Abuse, God Before Rock Bottom, Idols, Miracle Factory 49:54 - Vulnerability, Recovery, Imposter Syndrome, Losing Father 59:54 - Labels, Day 1 at Apple, Values-Driven, 10 Years at Apple 01:09:54 - Demo Culture, Ideation, COVID Rethink, Politics at Apple 01:18:54 - Censorship, Leaving Republic, Elon & Twitter, Founders Warning 01:27:54 - Privacy, Data Harvesting, 210K Packets, Better Products 01:42:54 - Apple & Third-Party Tracking, Erik Prince, Israel Concerns, Ads Boom 01:53:54 - Byron Tau, Pegasus, Kill Switch, Data Wipe 02:05:54 - Nothing Impenetrable, UpPhone Experience, Open Source, Deindustrialization 02:15:54 - Assembly in America, $100 Loss Worth It 02:23:54 - CCP Scrutiny, Apple in China, Blurred Platforms 02:38:54 - Innovate, Apple Grave Digging, Tim Cook, Ad Cartel 02:49:54 - Be Ready, Unrestricted Warfare, Consumer Decisions, Ad Data Deck 02:59:54 - Tradeoff, AI in Harvesting, Real vs Fake, Research Aid 03:09:54 - AI Relationships, LLM Risks, Catastrophes & Inventions 03:15:04 - Joe's work CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 339 - Joe Weil Music by Artlist.io

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