Podcast
Redacted Island
Hosted by Mitch Swenson · EN
Redacted Island is all about getting tf out. Exitmaxxing. Escaping. I'm talking to people who break away from society—explorers, cult members, roleplayers, war reporters, libertarians, land artists, gamers, drug takers, and many more.
For over a decade, I've been asking people around the world about their general sentiment toward the future. The thing I keep hearing is that most of them dream, in one way or another, about leaving.
So I'm going to talk to the people who leave, whether it's for 30 seconds of a whippet hit or 30 years of living off-grid.
Have you ever thought about leaving? Let's go.
If you like the show and want to help keep it 100% independent and ad-free, consider subscribing to patreon.com/redactedisland
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11. Devirtualize w/ UNCENSORED NEW YORK
May 28, 202400:52:06Tap to summarizeSam (@samanthasutcliffe) and Sadie (@e5piral) from @uncensorednewyork join to talk about their Fear or Death Seminar and alternative education to big bogus institutions.In the episode we chat about propaganda, surveillance, robots taking jobs on crisis hotlines, manipulation through decision tree programming, algorithmic black boxes, panopticon, how to escape the system, dopamine-coded posting, passing on forbidden info, and much more. You can learn more at uncensorednewyork.com/classesAnd @profane_realm on IGIf you like ˚ + ˚₊‧⁺˖ Redacted Island ˖⁺‧₊˚ + ˚ Listen on the Patreon Patreon.com/redactedisland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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10. Philosopher's Guitar w/ Barrett Avner from Contain
May 13, 202400:54:39Tap to summarizeBarrett Avner from the Contain podcast joins to talk about Alaska, islands in Japan, Byung-Chul Han, samurais, music, war, finding peace, and other sh1t. Contain PatreonContain on IGContain on XContain pod + music on Soundcloud If you like Redacted Island consider signing up for the Patreon: Patreon.com/redactedisland ˚ + ˚₊‧⁺˖ till the next episode ˖⁺‧₊˚ + ˚ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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9. Terrapunks & Geoengineering w/ Luke Iseman
Apr 22, 202400:51:47Tap to summarizeLuke Iseman joins to talk about his project Make Sunsets, an ambitious solar geoengineering startup that aims to cool the planet by launching reflective clouds into the stratosphere. In this episode, we chat about creating clouds, sci-fi author Neal Stephenson, living off-grid in Mexico, kiteboarding, spearfishing, Y Combinator, the Great Carbon Credit Tree Scam, volcano ash reflecting sunlight, wtf is solar geoengineering, how weather balloons work, reducing global temperatures, cooling credits, the difference between solarpunk and terrapunk, “propaganda of the deed”, greenwashing, combating climate doomerism, nervous scientists in ivory towers, cutting red tape, Kiribati, St. Lucia, citizenship by investment, how countries are reacting to geoengineering, NOAA, and the ethics of climate capitalism. Sign up for the Redacted Island Patreon: Patreon.com/redactedisland Learn more about Luke and Make Sunsets:X: @makesunsetsWebsite: makesunsets.comIG: @lukeisemanX: @lisemanWebsite: lukeiseman.comTerrapunk Manifesto by Nasjaq: https://nasjaq.substack.com/p/the-terrapunk-manifesto˚ + ˚₊‧⁺˖ Redacted Island ˖⁺‧₊˚ + ˚ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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8. Fashion & Flowers w/ Chloe Nørgaard
Apr 13, 202400:52:35Tap to summarizeI first met @chloenorgaard in 2009 while we were models in Tokyo (lol). That was pretty much where my modeling career started and ended. But Chloe went on to become a shooting star. She’s not only been the face of some of the biggest brands in the world, but has also been on a mission to add more life and color to it ever since.In this episode we remember what it was like playing mannequins in Japan (in the era before the iPhone), as well as talk about Chloe’s quest to plant flowers in urban landscapes from New York City to Addis Ababa. Follow Chloe’s work at @wildflowerboom @chloenerdgaard and help preserve & bring more plant life and vibrance to gray places with @miamitropicalgarden & @rainbowoasiiis .Just want to add—after our chat, Chloe clued me in to an autonomous zone movement in France called ZAD, or Zone to Defend (zone à défendre). These zones adroitly blockade construction to preserve nature. I’m planning to do an episode solely focused on ZADs (and hopefully visit one this summer with Chloe), but for now you can learn more about them in the book We Are ‘Nature’ Defending Itself by Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan.If you like Redacted Island please sign up for the Patreon patreon.com/redactedisland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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7. Ex-Scientology Propaganda Chief Mitch Brisker
Apr 6, 202401:37:21Tap to summarizeFormer chief architect of Scientology's global propaganda machine, Mitch Brisker joins to talk about his new book Scientology The Big Lie: How I Made an Evil Cult Look Good.You can support Redacted Island by signing up for the Patreon: Patreon.com/redactedislandLearn more about Mitch Brisker's work:Scientologythebiglie.comYoutube.com/@Scientology-The-Big-LieFacebook: facebook.com/mitchbriskerIG: instagram.com/mitchbrisker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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6. Motorcycle Mentality w/ Jeremy Kroeker
Apr 1, 202401:08:38Tap to summarizeI first met Jeremy Kroeker in 2011 when we drove across Libya to report on Gaddafi's death. In this episode we remember that wild trip and talk about Jeremy's motorcycle adventures around the world, from Tehran to Ushuaia.Jeremy Kroeker is a journalist, editor, and author who has been riding motorcycles in far flung places for decades. In 2003 he left his conservative Mennonite community in Canada to hit the open road. He’s been writing about it ever since. You can read more about his excursions in his books Motorcycle Therapy and Through Dust and Darkness. He also has a great Youtube channel.Links:YoutubeMotorcycletherapy.comInstagramXIf you like the show, you can support the project at patreon.com/redactedisland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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5. The Secret Limit w/ Michelle Lhooq
Mar 15, 202401:08:44Tap to summarizeDrug and party expert @michellelhooq joins to talk about the nightlife underground in Singapore and Taipei, along with her Substack Rave New World. We go deep on DMT, Mcat (aka meow meow), cemetery skyscrapers, abandoned mall raves, weed aesthetics, Pikachus smoking blunts, khat, the Horn of Africa, Cali sober, acid dreams, spiders, festivals, Bossa Nova in Brooklyn, Enter the Void, the geopolitics of the party, the party as protest, mushy boom boom shrooms, sparking it up, burning it down, and finding the Secret Limit.Links:Substack: Rave New WorldBook: WEED: Everything You Want to Know But Are Always Too Stoned To AskIG: @michellelhooq X: @michellelhooq Support Redacted Island at Patreon.com/redactedisland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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4. Desert Spirituality w/ Benjamin Anderson
Mar 8, 202401:25:20Tap to summarizeArtist and curator Benjamin Anderson (@_bensang) joins to talk about his project @finalhotdesert and growing up in Utah.We discuss the power of land, off-site galleries, the Mormon Church, internal/external landscapes, the high desert, archeology, the function of nature, Robert Smithson's Earthworks, Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels, Hosni Mubarak, the revolution in Egypt, blood antiques, destroyed Babylonian sculptures, imbued mp4s, digital energy compression, disappearing geology, dimension smashing, preparing to be born, CCRU, Nick Land, effective accelerationism replacing effective altruism, astrology, neutrinos, why Capricorns build amusement parks, hot winds in North Africa, and Studio Ghibli. If you like the show sign up for the Patreon to get bonus content patreon.com/redactedisland Links:benjaminanderson.co.ukfinalhotdesert.co.uk/ @finalhotdesert @_bensang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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3. LAN Party Palace w/ Merritt K
Mar 1, 202400:47:10Tap to summarizeWriter and game designer Merritt K joins to talk about her new book LAN Party: Inside the Multiplayer Revolution.We discuss escaping into digital worlds, retro-techno nostalgia, multi-user dungeons, energy drinks, control vs convenience, closed-circuits, getting away with gaming at school, THE COMPUTER LAB, Cyberpunk becoming reality, idolizing Y2K, egregores, forum heroes, creating the torment nexus, Depression Quest, Gamergate, Twine, nautilus organs, StumbleUpon, casting the million-sided die, Vampiric Disco, blood raves, druids, chaos magick, Alan Watts, and snow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2. Supersociety Outlaws with Raymond Craib
Feb 23, 202401:19:57Tap to summarizeAuthor Raymond Craib joins to talk about his book Adventure Capitalism: A History of Libertarian Exit, from the Era of Decolonization to the Digital Age.We discuss leaving society, designing utopias, dodging taxes, island conmen, JG Ballard, Mitchell WerBell III, Buckminster Fuller, Ayn Rand, getting the bag, keeping the bag, shadow games, The State, The CHOP, The Market, and The Dream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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