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  • Macron: “Free Speech Is BS”, France Riots, AI Apocalypse, Aliens & more!
    Oct 9 2026

    Welcome back to the pod! This week, Pirate Wires reported on the State Department's fight against censorship abroad. At the same time, French President, Emmanuel Macron, took the stage to denounce America's version of free speech. Sanjana Friedman joins us to discuss free speech maximalism and how Europe's model of speech is seeping into how American's view speech. Also in today's episode, an AI doomer battle! Steven Pinker & Scott Alexander go at it over our favorite discourse.. the AI apocalypse. Should our p(doom) continue to rise? or are we actually looking at the greatest leap in human lifespan? We're then joined by PW write, Nicole Wizman, to discuss California in disarray, and we close the episode debating aliens and Fermi's Paradox (or the newly created.. Solana's Paradox)


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    Featuring: Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Sanjana Friedman, Nicole Wizman


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    TIMESTAMPS:


    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

    1:45 - Free Speech Wars between America & Macron

    4:45 - What Defines Freedom

    12:40 - Macron’s Wife Controversy

    18:00 - France Riots

    22:50 - THANK YOU MONACO

    23:30 - AI Doomer Battle Between Steven Pinker & Scott Alexander

    53:55 - THANK YOU AUTOPILOT

    54:35 - California In Disarray

    1:13:00 - Aliens! Debating Fermi’s Paradox

    1:33:20 - THANK YOU EIGHT SLEEP

    1:34:15 - Wrapping Up


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    1 h et 35 min
  • The AI Boys Hug It Out, The Doomers Want It Banned | PW Pod w/ Mike Solana & Liv Boeree
    Oct 2 2026

    This week on the pod, we’re joined by the great @Liv_Boeree! We’re breaking down another crazy week in the AI tech space. From Trump inviting all the tech leaders to DC, to renaming AI to “Super Intelligence”, to Bernie’s AI bill endorsed by doomer groups. We also discuss the infamous data center party in DC that our own Jonas Du put together. Next up, we have @katrosenfield join us to discuss the controversial “Cornell 7” SI case that is taking over the discourse. Kat provides us with insights from her piece that she just wrote in The Free Press. Finally, a white pill! The government made a website that actually doesn’t suck. Are we in a new age of government efficiency?


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    Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Liv Boeree, Kat Rosenfield


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    TIMESTAMPS:


    0:00 - Welcome Liv to the pod!

    1:40 - A Week in Super Intelligence

    3:30 - Bernie Sanders AI Bill

    10:00 - AI Doom vs. AI Optimism

    30:45 - THANK YOU MONACO

    31:30 - The Viral Data Center Party In DC

    47:55 - THANK YOU AUTOPILOT

    48:30 - The Cornell 7 Story - Welcome Kat Rosenfield

    11:00 - White Pill - The New America dot gov site that actually doesn’t suck

    1:25:10 - THANK YOU EIGHT SLEEP

    1:26:00 - Thanks For Watching! See You Next Week


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    1 h et 27 min
  • Trump won't stop Al despite doomer tantrums | PW Pod ft. Mike Solana & Bridget Phetasy
    Sep 25 2026

    Welcome back to the pod! Today we're talking abundance. After Trump's deal with Greenland this week, we break down that, despite the flaws of the administration, Trump has positioned himself as the abundance president when it comes to American advancement (while the Democrats' abundance agenda has fallen apart.) Also on the show, a NYT writer virtue signals her way into sending her kid to a terrible public school, woke is so back as a lesbian bar breaks the internet for removing their mask mandate, and we have a white pill in human brain development side of science!


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    Featuring Mike Solana, Bridget Phetasy, Riley Nork


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    TIMESTAMPS:


    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! THANK YOU MONACO

    1:30 - Is Trump The Abundance President?

    11:15 - What Happened To The Dems Abundance Movement?

    20:30 - The Public School System is Broken

    32:35 - THANK YOU AUTOPILOT

    33:20 - What Exactly Is Happening With Hangings Around The Country?

    44:50 - Woke Is Back & Better Than Ever! Lesbian Mask Bar Breaks The Internet

    50:21 - Macklemore Cancels Ed Sheeran

    1:07:50 - White Pill! Huge Advancements In Brain Science!

    1:15:10 - THANK YOU EIGHT SLEEP

    1:16:15 - Go See Bridget live! See You Next Week


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    1 h et 17 min
  • The AI Apocalypse Is Here To K*ll Us All.. Maybe?
    Sep 18 2026

    Welcome back to the pod! Bridget Phetasy returns to the Pirate Wires podcast as one of our esteemed cohosts. This past week, the internet was consumed by the AI doomerism conversation. The tech people are supporting AI at all costs, the doomers are making their opinions heard, and we at Pirate Wires.. are unsure. We dive into all of the discourse, how Peter Thiel predicted the AI antichrist, the white pill of AI, and we even get into Sydney Sweeney's boobs. We have it all!


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    Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Bridget Phetasy


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    TIMESTAMPS:


    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod - Welcome Back Bridget Phetasy!

    0:30 - The AI Apocypse - Is It All Over?

    24:35 - THANK YOU @MonacoGTM

    25:33 - Breaking Down The AI Discourse

    40:00 - Did Peter Thiel Predict The AI Antichrist?!

    50:05 - Sydney Sweeney's Controversial Boobs

    10:40 - White Pill - How AI Leads To More Creativity - PW Writer Vibe Coded A Viral Video Game

    21:40 - THANK YOU @eightsleep

    1:22:20 - AirBnB Wants To Fix The Housing Crises

    1:32:15 - THANK YOU @joinautopilot

    1:32:55 - Wrapping Up - Go See Bridget Live in Austin!


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    1 h et 34 min
  • WE'RE BACK | From 9/11 To Lindsay Clancy - How The Internet Has Gone INSANE
    Sep 11 2026

    Welcome back to the Pirate Wires pod! The gang is back together for your favorite weekly pod covering tech, politics & culture. PW alum, Sanjana Friedman, returns to the show with Mike Solana in Riley Nork. Today on the pod, 25th anniversary of 9/11 and how the old world feels so ancient, the brain rot phone addiction that led to the decision of the Lindsay Clancy case, another AI doomer has sprung to life from the the bowels of Anthropic, we ponder if we're all in a simulation, and Solana gives us a deep dive into immigration and H1B's.


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    Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Sanjana Friedman


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    TIMESTAMPS:


    0:00 - WE'RE BACK!

    2:55 - 9/11 25th Anniversary & Gen Z Irony Posting

    8:50 - THANK YOU MONACO!

    9:25 - Lindsay Clancy Trial Highlights Phone Addiction Brain Rot

    40:45 - AI Death Cult - Anthropic Employee Warns Of AI Doom

    1:06:46 - White Pill - Are We In A Simulation - Sponsored By Eight Sleep

    1:12:25 - THANK YOU EIGHT SLEEP!

    1:13:08 - The Truth About Immigration & H1Bs - Sponsored By Autopilot

    1:31:00 - THANK YOU AUTOPILOT

    1:32:00 - Wrapping Up

    1:34:00 - We're Back For Good! See You Every Friday at 4pmET


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    1 h et 35 min
  • An Important Update..
    Jun 27 2025

    Mike Solana & Producer Matt give a send off message. Thanks for being apart of the podcast these past few years! We appreciate every one of you.


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    It's goodbye for now. But you never know when we may raise the pirate flag again 🏴‍☠️

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    3 min
  • Israel/Iran, Tucker and Ted Cruz, & The Dems Love Getting Arrested (ft. Simone & Malcolm Collins)
    Jun 20 2025

    EPISODE #97: This past week, the U.S. found itself on the brink of WWIII due to the Iran/Israel crises. Will Trump get us involved in another war? To be honest, none of us want to talk about this, but it’s present in every part of our culture right now. To cope, we get into the viral clip of Tucker calling out Ted Cruz. Elsewhere in the news, the hottest new trend for Dems is to get arrested, and the March To Gaza ends at the hands of Egyptian police. Finally, we make the case why every American needs to be in shape, and Solana gives us his white pill, why we are truly living in amazing times right now.


    Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Brandon Gorell, Simone Collins, Malcolm Collins


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    Topics Discussed:

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    TIMESTAMPS:


    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

    1:30 - Simone & Malcolm's YT Channel - Based Camp

    3:30 - Israel/Iran - WWIII?? Or Are We Just Tired Of Talking About The Middle East..

    9:50 - Tucker Carlson Gets Ted To Fumble On Iran Population

    17:50 - Democrats Love Getting Arrested

    34:55 - The March To Gaza

    56:20 - ADQUICK! Thank you AdQuick For Sponsoring The Pod!

    57:20 - Make America Jacked Again: he Case for Government Fat Camps

    1:10:20 - The White Pill - Solana Tells Us Why He's So Optimistic Right Now In Tech

    1:24:00 - Thanks For Listening! Like & Subscribe!


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    1 h et 24 min
  • LA Riots & The Waymos Are Set On Fire (Ft. Liv Boeree & George Hotz)
    Jun 13 2025

    EPISODE #96: Welcome back to the pod! Time to party like it’s 2020 with some “fiery, but mostly peaceful protests”. We get into the riots in Los Angeles and all the insanity on the internet. The Waymos have become a victim in this destructive society. Should we arm the Waymos? Did they die for our sins? People like Katy Perry are now rewriting the history of California and America, and the protest extend to multiple cities. Finally, Greta makes it to Israel on her selfie yacht.


    Featuring Mike Solana, Riley Nork, Blake Dodge, Liv Boree, George Hotz


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    https://www.piratewires.com/p/what-does-waymo-mean?f=home



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    TIMESTAMPS:


    TIMESTAMPS:


    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

    1:00 - ICE Protests In LA Turn Into Riots

    13:30 - Re-Writing American History

    25:30 - The Waymos Are On Fire, Burning Down Cities

    1:00:15 - ADQUICK - Thank You AdQuick For Sponsoring The Pod

    1:01:30 - Greta Watch - Greta Gets 'Kidnapped' By Israel

    1:14:00 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe



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    1 h et 14 min