About this episode
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with John Robb about modern warfare and the influence of cultural movements and politics.
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with John Robb, a futurist military analyst. They discuss his original book, Brave New World, and how thinking about modern warfare involves understanding how cultural movements and politics are shaped by viral moments and the scarcely predictable movements of "the network." Episode was recorded in late 2025. GUEST → https://johnrobb.substack.com/about → https://x.com/johnrobb → https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-War-Terrorism-Globalization/dp/0470261951 MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:45 – Guerrilla warfare as the way to understanding current events 4:45 – How us guerrilla warfare like open source software? 14:15 – How does the powerful force respond to guerrilla movements? 17:30 – What is "The Network" 27:20 – Mass SIM network found in New York City 33:10 – Other…
People in this episode
Host: Gabriel Custodiet
Guest: John Robb
Topics covered
- modern warfare
- cultural movements
- politics
- guerrilla warfare
- technology
- AI futurism
Keywords
- modern warfare
- cultural movements
- guerrilla warfare
- AI futurism
- Brave New War
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Watchman Privacy, Amazon, Watchman's Torch, Escapethetechnocracy.com, White Bat Audio
Books & works: Brave New War, Brave New World
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