This week, Jason, Don and Matt sit down with Gareth Icke, host of 'Gareth Icke Tonight' on the Ickonic Network and an outspoken voice for sovereignty and free speech. We start off and go deep into the mechanics of the new digital control grid.

The conversation quickly connects the policing of speech to the economic endgame: the Digital ID rollout. Gareth dissects the terrifying implications of the Digital ID, explaining how it is the ultimate tool for centralized control, tying our speech to a social credit score that can result in financial execution—with even simple consumer actions like automated checkout lines becoming permissioned and human assistance disappearing. We then tie this in to the staggering UK statistic: over 12,000 arrests annually for "offensive" online speech, a chilling phenomenon used to scare people into speech compliance.

Despite this relentless pressure, we discuss how activists in the UK are pushing back and managing to break through the two-party political illusion, showing that resistance is possible. We explore the critical role of certain popular propagandists who rise to fame pretending to be the true resistance, only to fall in line and sell out their bases when actual noncompliance is required.

The conversation gets personal as Gareth opens up about growing up in the unique environment of his family, discussing how the public scrutiny he faced made him and his family stronger and instilled a profound bravery. We end on a powerful white pill, as Gareth explains that the entire digital control system is defeated not by fighting politicians, but by tapping into a simple yet profound truth: personal sovereignty is the solution, and you are the answer. (Length: 1:29:39) Click Here to Support TFTP. Gareth Icke on X: https://x.com/garethicke Ickonic: https://ickonic.com/ Gareth's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/garethicke

This week, Jason, Don and Matt sit down with a giant of the liberty movement, the founder of the Brownstone Institute, Jeffrey Tucker.

Jeffrey kicks things off by discussing his relationship with our previous guest, Stefan Molyneux, which leads into a candid conversation about his own intellectual shift over the last decade. He explains how he moved from the black-and-white world of pure anarchism to a more nuanced perspective on complex issues like immigration. This candor sets the stage for a raw discussion on the profound cognitive dissonance in modern politics. We explore how the Trump administration is openly selling out its base with tariffs and new stimulus checks, creating a massive divide within the MAGA movement. Jeffrey offers his take on the psychology of what causes people to continue supporting a system that is so openly exploiting them, and we examine Trump's cozy relationship with the very technocrats he claims to fight, like Peter Thiel.

This theme of co-option pivots the conversation to the financial endgame: the hijacking of Bitcoin. We break down the news of the first-ever central bank—the Czech National Bank—purchasing Bitcoin alongside US dollar-backed stablecoins. This isn't adoption; it's the establishment hijacking the "Bitcoin" brand to legitimize their real goal: a world of regulated stablecoins and total financial surveillance. We connect this directly to BlackRock's plan for the "tokenization of everything" and their mission to buy the world. We also touch on the internal crypto civil wars, discussing Roger Ver and why he's a target of the Bitcoin maximalists.

It's a wide-ranging conversation on the nature of statist co-option, but we end on a powerful white pill, as Jeffrey reminds us that the solution to this high-tech tyranny is a classic one. (Length: 1:12:02) Click Here to Support TFTP. Brownstone Institute: https://brownstone.org/ Jeffrey Tucker on X: https://x.com/jeffreyatucker Jeffrey's writing on Epoch: https://www.theepochtimes.com/author/jeffrey-a-tucker

This week, Jason and Matt sit down with Stefan Molyneux, a philosopher, author, and host of one of the longest-running philosophy shows in the world, Freedomain. For decades, he has been a prominent voice in the liberty movement and a foundational thinker on the principles of peaceful parenting. The conversation kicks off immediately, jumping straight into one of the most polarizing topics on the right: the rise of Nick Fuentes. Jason asks Stefan for his take on the current brouhaha surrounding Fuentes's popularity and whether he sees parallels between the establishment's attack on Fuentes and the political persecution he himself faced years ago. We explore whether this signals a major shift in the culture—a new Gen Z political class that's rejecting sanitized talking points and demanding raw authenticity, even if it's inflammatory. From there, we dive into the mechanics of modern propaganda, using the recent Charlie Kirk "out of context" smear as a perfect case study of how the establishment manufactures its own reality. This leads to a raw discussion on the new political climate and the uncomfortable debate for all libertarians: pragmatism vs. principle. When does sticking to "libertarian purity" actually undermine the fight for liberty itself? Finally, after diagnosing a culture addicted to coercion, we pivot to the ultimate white pill: the solution. Stefan lays out how the principles of peaceful parenting are the fundamental antidote to this entire cycle, and gives his advice to parents trying to raise sovereign, resilient children in a post-truth world. (Length: 1:19:55) Click Here to Support TFTP. Freedomaine: https://freedomain.com/ Stef's New Peaceful Parenting Book: https://peacefulparenting.com/ Stefan on Twitter: https://x.com/StefanMolyneux

This week, Jason and Matt sit down with Mark Goodwin, the former Editor-in-Chief of *Bitcoin Magazine* and one of the sharpest minds in the crypto space. Mark is the author of "The Bitcoin-Dollar" thesis and a leading voice on the intersection of state power, financial control, and the future of money.

We dive deep into one of the most dangerous psyops in modern finance: the stablecoin trap. Mark explains why "compliant," centralized stablecoins like USDC are not the free-market alternative to a CBDC, but are, in fact, *more dangerous*. They are the Trojan horse for the exact same surveillance grid—a CBDC in sheep's clothing, built by corporate partners and designed to be fully permissioned, frozen, and censored at the state's command.

Mark breaks down the macro-picture, revealing how stablecoins backed by U.S. Treasuries are the empire's new, high-tech scheme to kick the can down the road. As the national debt hits escape velocity, the state is now "tokenizing its debt," creating a new digital wrapper to prop up the dollar ponzi. We explore the perfect bipartisan consensus that's building this digital prison: the MAGA right rails against CBDCs while embracing "federally approved" stablecoins, while the left demands the very regulations that make them instruments of surveillance. Both roads lead to the technocratic end-goal voiced by BlackRock's Larry Fink: the tokenization of *all* assets.

We also explore the dark theory of whether Bitcoin itself was an intelligence agency "limited hangout" designed to herd us into a traceable system. Finally, we end on a powerful white pill. If centralized stablecoins are the trap, the only way out is through *permissionless* technology. We discuss the critical need for true privacy tools—like Monero, Zcash, and Zano's fUSD—that are *technologically incapable* of being co-opted, and how the market is finally waking up to the demand for real financial freedom. (Length: 1:18:47) Click Here to Support TFTP. Mark on Twitter: https://x.com/markgoodw_in Mark's writing on Unlimited Hangout: https://unlimitedhangout.com/author/mark-goodwin/ The Bitcoin Dollar: https://store.bitcoinmagazine.com/collections/books/products/the-bitcoin-dollar-book

This week, Jason and Matt go deep into the nature of reality itself with researcher Mark Gober. A former Silicon Valley partner and author of the An End to... "Upside Down" book series, Gober brings a data-driven case for the single most revolutionary—and dangerous—idea in the world: the brain does not create consciousness; it's a receiver for it.

We explore how the entire establishment control system—from technocracy to the medical priesthood—is built on the opposite, "materialist" assumption: that you are a fragile meat-computer, a random accident living in a dead universe, and under constant attack from invisible threats. This is the foundation of the state's fear narrative, a narrative that makes a population powerless, obedient, and easy to control.

This conversation shatters that old paradigm. If we are an interface for consciousness, who—or what—is transmitting the signal? Where does our "inner monologue" actually come from? We discuss the flawed "humanism" of tech billionaires like Peter Thiel, asking if "uploading" a mind to a computer is even possible, or if it's a technocratic pipe dream. The discussion goes further, exploring the undeniable intelligence of plants and the mycelial network, the mind-bending evidence from water crystallization experiments suggesting water responds to emotion, and the deep relationship between language and reality itself.

This was a beautiful and profoundly optimistic conversation—a complete white pill from start to finish. We discuss where the latest, most cutting-edge science on Near-Death Experiences is now converging with the oldest spiritual teachings on the planet. This isn't just a philosophical conversation; it's a blueprint for the liberation of humanity. If we can unplug from the technocrat's fear frequency and tap into this shared reality, the entire "us vs. them" control system becomes obsolete. (Length: 1:04:08) Click Here to Support TFTP. Mark's Website: https://www.markgober.com/ Mark's Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ejBG3cGHTok592813S9Ih Mark on Twitter: https://x.com/MarkGoberAuthor Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markgober_author

This week, Jason and Matt go down the rabbit hole with researcher and commentator Jacob Johnson, also known as @RiseToLiberty. Jacob is a fearless voice who specializes in dissecting the darkest tools in the state's arsenal: mind control, propaganda, and the sophisticated psychological operations used to keep the public divided and compliant. He brings a unique and unflinching perspective to subjects many are too afraid to touch.

The conversation is an deep look at the war for your mind. We start by exploring the legacy of the CIA's MKUltra program, detailing its horrific experiments and making the case that these programs never stopped—they just got more sophisticated. Jacob explains how modern mind control is on full display in our political landscape, programming people to be blind to the crimes of their own "team" while being conditioned to never step in and solve problems themselves.

We then tackle one of the most censored topics in the mainstream media: the staggering link between mass shooters and psychiatric drugs like SSRIs, exposing the mountain of evidence that gets ignored in favor of the state's gun control narrative. Finally, after diagnosing the problem of weaponized fear, we explore the ultimate white pill: the power of building real-world, decentralized communities as the most effective antidote to top-down psychological warfare, effectively summed up in the phrase, "Stop Asking for Permission. (Length: 1:11:15) Support TFTP: https://tftpsubdomain.wpengine.com/tftp-membership/ Rise To Liberty Twitter: https://x.com/RiseToLiberty Rise To Liberty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risetolibertypod?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Rise To Liberty Telegram: https://t.me/risetolibertychat

This week, Jason and Matt are honored to welcome a titan of the liberty movement, Dr. Mary Ruwart. A research scientist, acclaimed author of Healing Our World, and a tireless advocate for freedom for decades, Dr. Ruwart brings a lifetime of intellectual rigor and compassionate activism to the podcast. She is a factory for the ideas that can set us free.

The conversation is a masterclass in voluntaryist solutions. We kick things off by dissecting the government-created nightmare of modern healthcare, using the recent Pfizer deal as a case study for the corrupt revolving door between the state and Big Pharma. From there, Dr. Ruwart makes the powerful case for a society entirely free from government coercion, explaining how peace and prosperity thrive where voluntary cooperation replaces the state's monopoly on violence.

We then dive into the crucial challenge of messaging: how do we make the principles of liberty and non-aggression appealing to a generation raised on state dependency? The discussion turns to the root of state indoctrination—government schooling—and how the philosophy of peaceful parenting is a radical act of defiance. Dr. Ruwart lays out a vision for a future of decentralized, private learning networks that could make the state's factory-schooling model obsolete.

The entire episode is a white pill, focusing on constructive, positive solutions, and we close by exploring the practical, agorist strategies that empower individuals to stop asking for permission and start building a freer world today. (Length: 1:04:00) Donate/Subscribe to TFTP

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This week, Jason and Matt welcome back a guest who has been on the front lines of the battle for police accountability for years—David, better known as San Joaquin Valley Transparency. Four years after his last appearance, we sit down to discuss the evolving landscape of citizen journalism and the ever-expanding police state under the current administration. The conversation kicks off with a dive deep into the political hypocrisy of the last few years, exploring how the right's brief awakening to the police state during COVID has evaporated, and how both political parties simply trade outrage-jerseys depending on who controls the White House. David gives us a crucial on-the-ground perspective from his community on the real-world impact of the recent ICE raids, cutting through the national media narrative. The discussion expands from the visible police on the street to the invisible digital panopticon of companies like Palantir, and we explore the chilling theory of a Hegelian dialectic—asking if social chaos is being deliberately engineered to make a frightened public beg for more control. David's evolution from a street-level auditor to an activist seeking systemic change at city council meetings is a powerful lesson in effective resistance. Despite the heavy subject matter, we close on a much-needed white pill for the future of liberty. (Length: 57:36) Donate/Subscribe to TFTP: https://tftpsubdomain.wpengine.com/tftp-membership/ His website: https://watch.recordthepolice.tv/ His YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_8tJst6X5fx6dUXuuXdl9w His IG: https://www.instagram.com/official_san_joaquin_?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng== His FB: https://www.facebook.com/sjvtkern01/ His X: https://x.com/sjvtkern