Enemies of the StateE002 coming soon

Episode 002 · Coming September 22

The AI
Control Grid

Agenda 2030, Flock cameras, digital identity, and the infrastructure joining surveillance to artificial intelligence.

Aaron DayJason BasslerBarrett BrownMark Passio

New episode Tuesday · Audio + video

Aaron Day with Jason Bassler, Barrett Brown, and Mark PassioTransmission / E002
COMING SOON

Episode 002 arrives Tuesday, September 22, with audio and video.

The conversation

What connects the systems being built around us?

What connects digital identity, roadside cameras, programmable money, and the rapid construction of AI data centers? Aaron Day and his guests approach the emerging surveillance stack from different directions: local organizing, private intelligence, technical infrastructure, morality, and personal responsibility.

Identity. Cameras. Data. Power.
Digital identityLicense-plate readersPrivate intelligenceAI infrastructureCensorshipResistance

In this episode

Three perspectives on a system taking shape.

01 / GuestJason Bassler

An activist and publisher examining local opposition to automated license-plate readers and the wider commercial surveillance industry.

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02 / GuestBarrett Brown

A journalist and researcher connecting contemporary surveillance networks to private intelligence contracting and the strategic use of collected data.

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03 / GuestMark Passio

A researcher arguing that technical systems cannot be separated from morality, individual responsibility, and the choices of the people who build and obey them.

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Hosted by

Aaron Day

Aaron brings the discussion together around digital overreach, financial privacy, artificial intelligence, and the systems shaping individual choice.

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