Redacted Island
Mitch Swenson
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.
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1. James Pogue from Ouagadougou
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02/16/24 • 118 min
Journalist James Pogue joins from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso to talk about Russian Mercenaries, gold mining, Tuareg rebellion, Steve Bannon, memes, and American Civil War.
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11. Devirtualize w/ UNCENSORED NEW YORK
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05/28/24 • 52 min
Sam (@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/classes
And @profane_realm on IG
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10. Philosopher's Guitar w/ Barrett Avner from Contain
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05/13/24 • 54 min
Barrett 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 pod + music on Soundcloud
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8. Fashion & Flowers w/ Chloe Nørgaard
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04/13/24 • 52 min
I 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.
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7. Ex-Scientology Propaganda Chief Mitch Brisker
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04/06/24 • 97 min
Former 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.
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Learn more about Mitch Brisker's work:
Youtube.com/@Scientology-The-Big-Lie
Facebook: facebook.com/mitchbrisker
IG: instagram.com/mitchbrisker
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6. Motorcycle Mentality w/ Jeremy Kroeker
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04/01/24 • 68 min
I 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.
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5. The Secret Limit w/ Michelle Lhooq
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03/15/24 • 68 min
Drug 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 World
Book: WEED: Everything You Want to Know But Are Always Too Stoned To Ask
IG: @michellelhooq
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9. Terrapunks & Geoengineering w/ Luke Iseman
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04/22/24 • 51 min
Luke 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.
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Learn more about Luke and Make Sunsets:
X: @makesunsets
Website: makesunsets.com
IG: @lukeiseman
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Website: lukeiseman.com
Terrapunk Manifesto by Nasjaq: https://nasjaq.substack.com/p/the-terrapunk-manifesto
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4. Desert Spirituality w/ Benjamin Anderson
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03/08/24 • 85 min
Artist 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.
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2. Supersociety Outlaws with Raymond Craib
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02/23/24 • 79 min
Author 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.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Redacted Island have?
Redacted Island currently has 11 episodes available.
What topics does Redacted Island cover?
The podcast is about Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Society, Explorer, Podcasts, Philosophy, War, Cult and Drugs.
What is the most popular episode on Redacted Island?
The episode title '11. Devirtualize w/ UNCENSORED NEW YORK' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Redacted Island?
The average episode length on Redacted Island is 71 minutes.
How often are episodes of Redacted Island released?
Episodes of Redacted Island are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Redacted Island?
The first episode of Redacted Island was released on Feb 16, 2024.
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