# The Nerd Reich A podcast by nerdreich. The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran a podcast about Silicon Valley politics and power—who holds it, how they use it, and how the unchecked influence of tech billionaires threatens democracy.The Nerd Reich investigates the rise of Silicon Valley’s ruling class, the Network State cult, and the crypto-fueled push to undermine democratic government. From billionaire-backed disinformation to AI-driven control systems, we expose how tech elites are reshaping society in their image—concentrating wealth, destabilizing institutions, and eroding public trust. The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran breaks down how crypto scams, surveillance capitalism, and digital authoritarianism are accelerating the decline of democratic governance. If you care about power, politics, and the future of truth itself—this is the podcast you need to hear. Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/nerdreich/feed.xml ## Latest episodes - [The Corruption is The Point: Casey Michel on America's New Billionaire Oligarchs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/4684b5ac14c0) (2026-09-30, 43 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/brpej3unj2y7sq6z/Pod_022_-_Casey_Michel_-_Audiobcrhh.mp3 - [Weapon of Mass Corruption: Crypto’s Political Playbook (ft. Molly White)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/edbe5049ea6a) (2026-09-09, 39 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ypekxatz8zzaxp9b/riverside_edit_-_molly_white_audio_the_nerd_reich_1_6xx9b.mp3 - [The Nerd Reich: How Peter Thiel & Silicon Valley Billionaires Engineered Trump 2.0](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/391996603599) (2026-08-21, 50 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wepekbrexhvvhn6m/Pod_020_-_Audio_-_Book_Podbtslv.mp3 - [Peter Thiel Bought a Mansion in Argentina. Here's What It Really Means.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/5f0d3e846ee9) (2026-06-24, 50 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2ui88meyp5ca39af/Pod_19_Karpf_Finalbqh76.mp3 - [Peter Thiel's Palantir Is Watching You. Here's How to Fight Back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/88f489f1d80c) (2026-04-21, 41 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7cdremmg3v4ygu5m/pod_18_audiobs660.mp3 - [The Epstein-Bitcoin Files: Why Jeffrey Epstein Funded the Early Crypto Right](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/fcba64d4fcef) (2026-04-06, 46 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/42xzyeczr5z4479f/riverside_david_morris_audio_pod_apr_06_2026_003_the_nerd_reichap6cq.mp3 - [You Don't Need Democracy If You Don't Have People: Quinn Slobodian's Warning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/6b3f3645705f) (2026-02-09, 56 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p8dudbi726aygfwb/Pod_16_Gil_and_Quinn_Audio_Only9ug1z.mp3 - [Inside The Tech Cult: How Venture Capital Plans to Exit Democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/d6878b05364c) (2026-01-02, 47 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pr6v5fsy33rxfbev/VC_pod_2_-_Audio_Versionbevnh.mp3 - [JD Vance’s Power Network: How Theo Bros and Tech Bros Are Teaming Up Against Democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/3fc1dea2e163) (2025-12-16, 68 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2egghqqs9ybp8tdh/7mm.mp3 - ['Fentanyl Capitalism': How Tech Venture Capital Is Eating the World | Catherine Bracy x Gil Duran](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/870482703f09) (2025-11-05, 35 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uqmczde3utjc9xu4/VC_Pod_Part_1_v1_-_audio8f9j3.mp3 - [The Woman Who Predicted Tech Fascism — Paulina Borsook Was Right](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/46b1c8d58a9d) (2025-10-21, 37 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8gs8f3gm4z8s5wyw/Pod_12_-_P_Borsook_-_Audio6y2hd.mp3 - [Project 2025, Silicon Valley & the Tech's War on Democracy | The Nerd Reich Podcast Mailbag](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/18bb3e943c24) (2025-10-13, 47 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tiwvcse6tssqt6nj/Mailbag_Main62qu5.mp3 - [The Antichrist Playbook: Peter Thiel & Silicon Valley Apocalypse Hype](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/ef03fdc8260e) (2025-09-12, 53 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/62pxb3ebns79jk3m/riverside_antichrist_full_v1_sep_12_2025_001_the_nerd_reichaxh8l.mp3 - [Mark Zuckerberg’s $300M Doomsday Fortress: Bunkers, Burial Grounds & Big Tech’s Apocalypse Plan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/7271f1c809a8) (2025-08-08, 42 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z2qm6iki5q69daxn/riverside_pod_zuck_no_motionarra_aug_8_2025_001_the_nerd_reich8e3ur.mp3 - [Crypto vs Democracy: How Bitcoin Billionaires Are Buying Congress w/ Molly White and Dave Troy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/ee50a7dd1996) (2025-07-11, 59 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/whgihitz7js4byq2/Crypto_Pod_audio87pv1.mp3 - [Empire of AI: Karen Hao & Roger McNamee Expose Sam Altman, Musk & Big Tech](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/6b9cd8e89796) (2025-06-16, 61 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/93h2tb2vjqhucp67/Karen_and_Roger_-_Audio_Only8h6u9.mp3 - [Here’s Why Elon Musk’s Mars Fantasy Is BS | Scientist Destroys Billionaire AI, AGI and Space Hype](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/977999ba6ceb) (2025-05-29, 47 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t5fiicnyjcbbei8y/006_-_Audio_Only7f9qn.mp3 - [5. Silicon Valley's Scary New Tech Religion: TESCREAL](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/6b0b4fe339b2) (2025-05-21, 71 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6fw9s5mnhvrh8rgm/005_-_TESCREAL9kp4k.mp3 - [Why I Quit the LA Times Editorial Board | Billionaires, Journalism & Integrity (Feat. Mariel Garza)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/b975c8e0a96f) (2025-04-29, 28 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z46dmymwfzm7myas/004_Finalawmsd.mp3 - [From Mavericks to Mouthpieces: How Tech Billionaires Broke Journalism (with Eoin Higgins)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/067c5c788209) (2025-04-09, 45 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tjvmhyij8vsh4ncd/Pod_003_AUDIO_ONLYabzpo.mp3 - [2. The Dark Power of David Sacks: How Tech Elites Fuel Authoritarian Politics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/1c5f60602384) (2025-03-27, 55 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/penxpti4wkjaepd7/NR_POD_-_Ep_002_-_v2_-_audio8nbkl.mp3 - [1. The Network State with Brooke Harrington and Dave Karpf](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/0a660d1415a8) (2025-03-12, 59 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/crsuq53xyxbfrgyp/riverside_dave_brooke_gil_mar_12_2025_002_the_nerd_reichb2du6.mp3 - [Coming Soon: The Nerd Reich Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1801103648/b02502abf91a) (2025-03-10, 2 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ni6cu967bf4zb48h/riverside_gil_-_take_02_mar_10_2025_001_the_nerd_reichbiouo.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.