JD Vance’s Power Network: How Theo Bros and Tech Bros Are Teaming Up Against Democracy
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Gil Duran discusses the alliance between JD Vance, Silicon Valley, and Christian Nationalists with experts Matthew Boedy and Kiera Butler.
Journalist Gil Duran explores the strange alliance between JD Vance, Silicon Valley and Christian Nationalists. Experts say they are converging on the same anti-democratic playbook. From the Seven Mountains Mandate to "Network State" projects like Highland Rim, we expose how figures like JD Vance, Peter Thiel, and Doug Wilson are planning a theocratic-technocratic future. Gil Duran speaks with Prof. Matthew Boedy, author of "The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy": Buy it here: https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/0664269214-the-seven-mountains-mandate/ And Kiera Butler of Mother Jones, a national correspondent at Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/author/kiera-butler/ Read: Christian Theo Bros Are Building a Tech Utopia in Appalachia: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/christian-theobros-are-building-a-tech-utopia-in-appalachia/ Please Pre-Order Gil Duran's new book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy." https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402 Subscribe to The Nerd Reich newsletter: https://www.thenerdreich.com/ Follow Gil on…
People in this episode
Host: Gil Duran
Guests: Matthew Boedy, Kiera Butler
Topics covered
- JD Vance
- Silicon Valley
- Christian Nationalism
- anti-democracy
- theocratic-technocratic future
Keywords
- JD Vance
- Silicon Valley
- Christian Nationalists
- anti-democratic
- theocratic
- tech utopia
- Seven Mountains Mandate
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mother Jones, Silicon Valley, Christian Nationalists, Highland Rim
Books & works: The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy
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