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Hacker Valley Studio

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Welcome back to the show! Hacker Valley Studio podcast features Host Ron Eddings, as he explores the world of cybersecurity through the eyes of professionals in the industry. We cover everything from inspirational real-life stories in tech, to highlighting influential cybersecurity companies, and we do so in a fun and enthusiastic way. We’re making cybersecurity accessible, creating a whole new form of entertainment: cybertainment.
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** Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks ** Host David Barr Kirtley, author of the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories, talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Bill Nye, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The St ...
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Michael Collins of @WanderingWolf Productions returns to the show after an extended adventure that has taken him to all four corners of the earth, and rubbing shoulders with some of the greats, as well as ducking fire from the gatekeepers of modern archeology. Tonight we'll learn about where he's been, and some of the shocking patterns he has taken…
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What if fixing cybersecurity wasn’t about more tools, but about unlocking human potential? In this episode, Ron Eddings welcomes back David Shipley, CEO and Field CSO of Beauceron Security, for a conversation on the real force behind security resilience: people. Together they expose the failure of "reactive" cybersecurity strategies, drawing parall…
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TopLobsta and Raven of The Nephilim Death Squad podcast return to add a second volume of topics to our join library. UFO cults, human hybridization theories, the search for lost heirs of divine bloodlines, and coping with a new era of AI-generate folklore may only be a taste of what will end up in this one! Audience contributions later in the show …
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It has been a couple of years since Aristo (@Aristos_Revenge) joined the show, and so tonight will be especially thrilling given all of the cultural shifts we are feeling beneath our feet. The arrival of sixty white South African farmers, and the President's acknowledgment of the ongoing genocide that qualifies them as actual refugees, has drawn ou…
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We're going to do some reviews of random stories and news from Mother's Day weekend, including addressing a a question I asked about the sudden and inconsistent onset of season allergies from the last five years or so. We have news of Trump deals on pharmaceuticals, China Trade War Pause, and whatever else the audience brings to the table when then…
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A richly illustrated account of how premodern botanical illustrations document evolving knowledge about plants and the ways they were studied in the past. Botanical Icons: Critical Practices of Illustration in the Premodern Mediterranean (U Chicago Press, 2024) traces the history of botanical illustration in the Mediterranean from antiquity to the …
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We're capping off the week with special guests and special topics. J Gulinello (PerpetualHealthCo on IG & Rumble) is in-studio, and our friend Mollee from KetoBrainz (links below) is calling in for the first hour to not only make an exciting announcement, but to add onto a topic that came up a few Fridays ago about ADHD, hormones, and broaching a q…
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Late start tonight, but we are jumping right into a much-needed catch-up with Rich Baris (https://peoplespundit.locals.com/) about the first 100 Days of Polling, the Canadian Elections, Militarized Police, and more. In the second half, we're talking about whatever we can assess about the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American to be Pope...and…
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Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the first eight stories in the book The Best of Greg Egan, part of the SF Masterworks series of science fiction classics. Stories discussed: "Learning to Be Me" (20:42), "Axiomatic" (44:03), "Appropriate Love" (50:10), "Into Darkness" (1:00:30), "Unstable Orbits in the Space of Lies" (1:14:47), "Closer" (1:26:42), "Ch…
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Still tracking certificates in a spreadsheet? You’re not alone—and there’s a better way. In this special episode from RSA 2025, Ron sits down with Michael Klieman, Global Vice President of Product Management for Digital Security Solutions at Entrust, to discuss how leading organizations are rethinking cryptographic security. From simplifying certif…
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In October of 2024, BX Investigates ([email protected]) joined us to shine some light on "The Darkest Corner of The Internet", a dive into violent, Satanic, neo-nazi groups who prey on children and a other easily exploited demographics through the internet. Since then we have had an election, a change of guard at the DOJ, and suddenly a lot of …
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Leo Zagami (LeoZagami.com) is a well-known writer, secret society historian, and Vatican Insider; and he is returning to the show in the first half talk about tomorrow's Papal conclave, the role of the Jesuits in the plot to establish a Luciferian world order. It a lines up perfectly with this twelfth and final installment to his Confessions of an …
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Tonight’s show is going to be of the Open Lines variety as there is a lot of contemplating the first 100 Days of Donald Trump’s second term as president, so I’d like to know what the audience thinks. Can’t escape the schizophrenic reaction that Trump’s AI Pope tweet caused, and in the second half we’ll get a Cyber Security report with James and Ski…
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On the eve of the Papal Conclave in the wake of the funeral of Pope Francis, former White House stenographer Mike McCormick joins to talk about his latest book, An Almost Insurmountable Evil: How Obama's Deep State Defiled the Catholic Church and Executed the Wuhan Plandemic, an examination of the backroom connections between members of the Obama &…
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It's the last day of the broadcast week and the first Friday in May, so I am pushing back all of the heavier topics to the beginning of the new week and settling in for some mixed news and topics that will hopefully inspire some good calls and thoughts heading into the weekend. Come as you are!Unleash Your Brain w/ Keto Brainz NootropicPromo code F…
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Darren Monahan (OldSkoolIron.com) started working in Corrections at San Quentin prison in 1986, and spent years looking over some of the country’s most dangerous inmates, including some of the most high profile. We’ll be discussing what Darren learned over the course of his journey, and how that perspective can be applied to today’s society.Unleash…
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Jack of The Observation Lounge @oldworldobserver, joined us a year ago to talk about the basics of the Tartaria global empire theory that has become popular on the internet over the last ten years. Tonight we'll talk Atlantis and ancient broadcast systems, because if any ancient empire were to have ever spanned the entirety of the planet, where was…
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We often think of reason as a fixed entity, as a definitive body of facts that do not change over time. But during the Enlightenment, reason also was seen as a process, as a set of skills enacted on a daily basis. How, why, and where were these skills learned? Concentrating on Scottish students living during the long eighteenth century, Media and t…
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A little bit of a late start tonight, but it will be a good one. I invited Jim Lee (ClimateViewer.com) on to tackle some 'Earth Month' news, including a proverbial needle-in-the-haystack story coming out of UK over Sun-Dimming; Catherine Herridge's expose` on Directed Energy Weapons; and then news of massive blackouts in Spain caused by extreme 'at…
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It's the last Friday in April of 2025 and we are going to some news: A smiley face in the sky; updates on Klaus Schwab's 'ouster'; and more! Comedian Mike Baldwin (MikeIsFunny.com) joins to dish on a variety of topics, like the brand new competitive sport that is about to make a splash: Sperm Racing. You read that correctly. Reel review in the seco…
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I’m pleased to welcome Eric Hunley (https://linktube.com/erichunley), author, educator, and host of many fantastic shows and media collaborations, including Eric Hunley Unstructured, and America’s Untold Stories. Eric joins us tonight to talk about famous (and forgotten) American assassinations, government science experiments, MK-Ultra and the Natu…
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AI is reshaping the cybersecurity battlefield, and cyber adversaries are getting smarter. In this episode, Ron Eddings welcomes Andrey Suzdaltsev, Co-Founder and CEO of Brightside AI, for a look into the evolution of social engineering, AI’s role in personalized phishing, and how Brightside is turning the tables with automation and human-centric pr…
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It has been a couple of years since we did a GLITCH IN THE MATRIX show, but we have one of those on tap for this evening, and I have invited an old friend, M3thods (https://m2madness.com/), to come along for the ride. M3thods was doing a lot of streaming before “the purges” and so I’d like to do a little reminiscing, assess the world as it is today…
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Tom Gerencer joins us to discuss the book The Top of the Volcano: The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison, which contains 11 stories not included in Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits. Stories discussed: "A Boy and His Dog" (1:39), "The Region Between" (37:12), "Basilisk" (48:29), "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longi…
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Howard Chiang’s new book is a masterful study of the relationship between sexual knowledge and Chinese modernity. After Eunuchs: Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China (Columbia University Press, 2018) guides readers through the history of eunuchs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the techniques of visualization t…
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Historic news received this morning as we learned of Pope Francis' death, the day after he mustered whatever strength he had to not only appear during his final Easter Mass, as well as a meeting with Vice President Vance. This is of course a massive moment given the political figure Francis was, and the investments made in the continuity of his wor…
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It's Good Friday, and the final broadcast of Holy Week. J Gulinello (PerpetualHealthCo on Rumble & IG) is in for a visit so now I have someone to bounce some stories off of. RFK Jr's announcement on Autism research has triggered a fascinating range of responses from Gatekeepers and the rabble alike; and there will be plenty of time time for extras,…
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Matt Roeske of CultivateElevate.com hops on for a call to rip through a bunch of topics that I have been meaning to talk with him about. We're starting in the Gilded Age, where the industrial revolution was steamrolling along, technology was on the rise, and the roots for one of the earliest major human cloning theories were being laid. Cabbage Pat…
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Back in 2021, John and Elizabeth sat down with Brandeis string theorist Albion Lawrence to discuss cooperation versus solitary study across disciplines. They sink their teeth into the question, “Why do scientists seem to do collaboration and teamwork better than other kinds of scholars and academics?” The conversation ranges from the merits of coll…
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Timothy Alberino (TimothyAlberino.com) has returned to the U.S. from a Peruvian expedition to examine newly discovered megaliths, “alien” mummies, and more. He’s also been on an epic run of big media appearances, and so it’ll be nice to talk about his recent adventures, as well as opinions on noteworthy headlines concerning the ancient world, and p…
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We're catching up on some news tonight, and we have a really rich call in topic to boot! A triggered lady-astronaut revealed why the use of the words like 'mankind' underscore the importance of sending a capsule of obnoxious female celebrities into space...and it ties directly into the push-back against tariffs by mainstream Marxists. There is nagg…
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Jeff Bezos brought a gaggle of all-female celebrities into space on Monday morning, and so we are going to be opening a hotline, and reading from a show thread, dedicated to the best jokes on this matter. This also gave me the perfect excuse to finally read through the backstory on the 2018 "Drilled Hole Incident" on the International Space Station…
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Frank and Anthony get together on a cold, windy, Saturday night to open the phone lines for wild tales of the past from the viewing audience. Is it all too crazy to be true? Unleash Your Brain w/ Keto Brainz NootropicPromo code FRANKLY: https://tinyurl.com/2cess6y7Read This Month's Newsletter: https://t.co/eMCYWuTi6pElevation Blend Coffee & Officia…
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Comedian Mike Baldwin (MikeIsFunny.com) is back on the show to chill out on a Friday night. We are going to do some reel reviews, sift through some old school Anti-Drug PSA videos, and some other weird news to fill out the back end of the work week. This was a very fun Friday night!Unleash Your Brain w/ Keto Brainz NootropicPromo code FRANKLY: http…
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Jay Dyer (JaysAnalysis.com) is in to recap some of the more infamous intelligence operations he recently put into a countdown. This will give us some space to touch on space programs, celebrity cloning theories, and even a glimpse into Jay's forthcoming Esoteric Hollywood 3. With what time we have left the lines will be open for comment from the au…
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Passwords are the original digital clutter—messy, overstuffed, and way too easy to forget. Like a junk drawer full of old keys and cables, we keep tossing more into them, hoping they’ll somehow keep working. But what if it’s time to throw the whole thing out? In this episode, Ron Eddings is joined by Collin Sweeney of ZKX Solutions and Dr. Chase Cu…
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Brandon Joe Williams (OneStupidFuck.com) is back for a much needed PART TWO discussion about sovereignty in the eyes of the law, and an individual's ability to separate himself from The Matrix. Tonight's episode will build upon the crash course fundamentals we got back in March, and largely fueled by questions submitted by the audience. If you miss…
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ChrissieMayr(.com) returns to the show tonight to pull from a mixed bag of items. Some weird news up front, followed by clips from a modern day corporate sensitivity training video that has been making the rounds. The episodes identity really firms up around cultural issues involving the state of the sexes, and society's impact on our decision-maki…
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The Trump White House's implementation of reciprocal Tariffs has upset the apple cart in big ways. I had to ask Brenden Dilley (@WarLordDilley on Twitter) to help me kick of the week analyzed media response, and the incoherent weekend protests that have popped up in certain cities. In the second half we'll have time for calls on all topics presente…
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Mercurio D. Rivera joins us to discuss the first nine stories in the short story collection The Best of Larry Niven, edited by Jonathan Strahan. Stories discussed: "Becalmed in Hell" (5:10), "Bordered in Black" (17:54), "Neutron Star" (26:35), "The Soft Weapon" (38:16), "The Jigsaw Man" (56:27), "The Deadlier Weapon" (1:02:55), "All the Myriad Ways…
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It was a big week for the show, and for me personally, but Friday night has arrived again. We have some left-overs that I think still have a lot of juice in them from Tuesday night with the "things that have quietly disappeared over the last ten years" topic, as well as a mix of news from Idaho adopting the death penalty for child abusers, Trump's …
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What if the biggest threat to cybersecurity isn’t attackers—but the defenders themselves? Why are we still building tools for experts in a world where technical skills are fading fast? In this episode, Ron Eddings sits down with legendary hacker and investor Robert Hansen (aka RSnake) to talk about startup strategy, LLM-powered workflows, and the u…
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Eric Perner (www.eatrep.com) went from horse jockey, to Oil/Gas executive, to cattle rancher, and tonight we are going to talk to him about how regenerative agriculture can save all categories of life on the planet, including the planet itself. Given the subject matter (as well as the fact that it is our first Thursday night being syndicated on Bad…
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In Menstrual Myth Busting: The Case of the Hormonal Female (Policy Press, 2025), Dr. Sally King interrogates the diagnostic label of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) to expose and challenge sexist assumptions within medical research and practice. She powerfully demonstrates how the concept of the ‘hormonal’ premenstrual woman is merely the latest iterat…
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AJ Rice is always loud, constantly witty, usually funny, and often controversial. As president & CEO of Publius Media, he's become one of the go-to names in conservative PR and media outreach, and he's also a published author. He joins the show to talk about his newest book, "The White Privilege Album," how it was inspired by the increasingly divis…
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It's April 1st, and I was told to expect some company on this evening's show, so I made some room for Lauren, my mother, and Aurora, but was pleasantly surprised to have Cousin Sheri, and Anthony, show up as well. We fill the time discussing things that have gradually disappeared over the last ten years without people really noticing. The calls flo…
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Tonight was going to be a night off but things changed and the next Town Hall meeting on the fate of the studio building has been pushed back a month...so here we are and it is going to be a flexible kind of call in night. Have you ever observed yourself doing something strange in your sleep during a sleep study or on Ring? We can also revisit the …
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In Enlightenment Biopolitics (U Chicago Press, 2024), historian William Max Nelson pursues the ambitious task of tracing the context in which biopolitical thought emerged and circulated. He locates that context in the Enlightenment when emancipatory ideals sat alongside the horrors of colonialism, slavery, and race-based discrimination. In fact, th…
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