Pirate Wires

Comfortably Smug joins Pirate Wires to discuss tearing down statues, John Fetterman wearing shorts in Congress, migrant crises, Biden's 'CHIPS Act' and more.

Grant Dever, a guest on the podcast, makes a compelling case for nuclear energy. The episode also covers the Grindr Union and its controversial demands, the attitudes of Zoomers towards remote work, the memory-holing of COVID policies, and the obsessive nature of the Trump Derangement Syndrome crowd.

Liv Boeree joins the show to give an on the ground report of Burning Man, debunking rumors. They discuss Elon Musk suing the ADL, Time Magazine's AI cover, and have a debate around AI.

Returning guest John Coogan joins Mike in their mission to make the moon a state. They discuss the U.S. not taking control of the moon after landing and the impact of billionaires on San Francisco. They also explore California's new city and the resistance to growth in space exploration. Finally, they debate building a new city or investing in moon colonies, envisioning a world where infrastructure benefits society.

EPISODE ELEVEN: The Pirate Wires staff welcomes "Rainmaker" CEO Augustus Dorickoto to brainstorm possible reasons the entire country of Canada seems to have gone insane, why American culture is one of decline (and how to fix that), geo-engineering, and Augustus' cloud seeding company Rainmaker. Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Augustus Doricko Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.theindustry.pw/p/pay-me-mark-zuckerberg https://www.whitepill.pw/p/the-rainmaker Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Augustus Twitter: https://twitter.com/ADoricko TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Welcome Augustus To The Pod! CEO of Rainmaker 1:00 - Blame Canada - WTH Is Going On?! 13:45 - The Dumbest Country On The Planet?? 21:40 - How The Rain Is Mishandled By Government 36:15 - No Progress 40:30 - How America Can Progress Forward - Give Us Back Our Moon! 42:30 - How We Can Control The Weather 48:50 - Cloud Seeding 1:04:45 - The Truth About Castro 1:05:05 - Check Out The Full Interview With Augustus On White Pill 1:05:25 - See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!

The Pirate Wires staff discusses Snow White controversies, the plane lady's authenticity, San Francisco homelessness crisis, and corruption in the Maui wildfire story.

EPISODE NINE: In this episode, Mike is joined by John Coogan and the Founder of Anduril Trae Stephens. We discuss the history of defense companies, how the tech startup Anduril became a player in the defense industry, the shift in opinion working with the government, and what the future of tech defense holds. Featuring Mike Solana , John Coogan, Trae Stephens. Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI4l-o4AcHs&t=1s&ab_channel=JohnCoogan Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana John Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncoogan Trae Twitter: https://twitter.com/traestephens TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - Welcome John & Trae to the show! Preview of John's documentary on YT - Link in Description 2:55 - History Of Defense Companies 8:35 - What Does The Defense Industry Look Like Today? 12:40 - Competing With The Big Companies As A Startup 21:15 - Talking To Congress 23:20 - Will There Be New Players In The Space? 26:30 - Changes At Founders Fund To Accommodate Anduril 28:30 - Project Maven 37:15 - Tech Industry Has Zero Power In San Francisco 40:15 - The Dream Team Needed To Make Anduril A Success 45:45 - What's Next For Defense Industry? 51:30 - Go Watch John's Documentary on YouTube! And Follow John & Trae On Twitter (X) 51:50 - See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!! #defense #tech #defenseindustry #lockheedmartin #boeing #war #anduril

EPISODE EIGHT: The battle of self driving rages on. While companies like Waymo are producing their highest safety scores, politicians & unions are actively fighting to create anti-self driving propaganda. We review Sanjana's article "Labor’s Shadow War With Self-Driving Cars" and Lee Edwards joins us to break down all of the clown world discourse. Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman and special guest Lee Edwards Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://www.piratewires.com/p/labors-shadow-war-self-driving-cars Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Brandon Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandongorrell Sanjana Twitter: https://twitter.com/metaversehell Lee Twitter: https://twitter.com/terronk TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Welcome Lee Edwards To The Pod! 2:18 - Everything Self Driving Cars - Trolling & Discourse 5:25 - Sanjana's Article On Pirate Wires On Self Driving Cars 10:30 - The True Stats On Waymo Safety 18:00 - Traffic Fatalities In SF 19:15 - The People Involved In Anti-Self Driving Policies 22:20 - Why Do Unions Hate Self Driving? 29:30 - Gaslighting 31:10 - How The SF Fire Chief Is Involved 34:50 - How Unions Control Everything 41:45 - Apology 47:00 - Scooter Ban - Why Do Politicians Ruin Everything Good 51:30 - Response To Our Article 54:00 - ESG Lies and Racist Undertones 58:20 - Self Driving Isn't Going Anywhere 58:45 - Follow Lee On Social Media - PW Podcast Every Friday!! See You Next Week

EPISODE FOUR: In this episode, Mike is joined by Kmele Foster and Trae Stephens. We break down the movie Oppenheimer, the aftermath of dropping nuclear weapons, and the discourse surrounding the film. Featuring Mike Solana , Kmele Foster, Trae Stephens Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Kmele Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmele Trae Twitter: https://twitter.com/traestephens TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Welcome Kmele & Trae 1:48 - SPOILER ALERT If You Don't Know The Ending To WWII 2:25 - Christopher Nolan's Past Movies We Liked 3:23 - Review Of Oppenheimer 13:30 - Creating A Doomsday Device To End All Wars 20:13 - Controversy Around The Name Oppenheimer - Accountability For Actions - We're Missing This Today 29:20 - Famous Physicist Who Worked On Manhattan Project 32:45 - McCarthyism 35:32 - Was The Movie Too Pessimistic? 38:00 - No Nuclear Bombs Have Been Dropped After WWII 39:18 - "Thank God For The Atom Bomb" - Why We Needed To Drop The Nuke 55:23 - Preventing Other Countries From Getting Atom Bombs 56:52 - What's More Dangerous? Dropping The Nuke or Not? 59:50 - Depravity For The American Project 1:03:58 - No One Wants War 1:05:00 - Thanks For Joining For This Special Episode! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!

EPISODE SIX: In this Episode, Mike & River are joined by Liz Wolfe from Reason. Liz has been deep into uncovering everything about Robert F. Kennedy's rise in the 2024 presidential election. We discuss his ascension, media censorship, where he's right about vaccines and where he goes way off the rails, why people are seeking alternative candidates, and if he's a viable candidate for the Democratic Party. Featuring Mike Solana ,River Page, and Liz Wolfe Subscribe to Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com/ Topics Discussed: https://reason.com/video/2023/06/29/rfk-jr-the-reason-interview/ Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana River Twitter: https://twitter.com/river_is_nice Liz Twitter: https://twitter.com/LizWolfeReason TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro - Welcome Liz Wolfe To The Show! 2:10 - Liz and Reason's YT Video on RFK - The Backlash Liz Has Faced 10:30 - Rewriting History - 2020 Lockdown Gaslighters 13:45 - RFK's Real Stance On V**cines 18:30 - Claims On Autism, Xanax, Child V**cinations 26:35 - Media Censorship 35:45 - RFK's Actual Political Stances As A Democratic Candidate 41:09 - The Church River Was Raised In 44:25 - Why Is RFK's Anti-Establishment Message Resonating? C*vid Aftermath & Dems Losing Liberals 48:20 - Where RFK Loses The Plot - Conspiracy Sloppiness 53:00 - Immigration 55:55 - Final Thoughts On RFK - Why He's Compelling & Why People Are Seeking Alternatives 57:54 - See You Next Friday! Go Follow Liz and Watch Reason's Video On RFK - Link In Description