Drop The Mask Podcast

Welcome to Anarcho-Caffeinated! A morning show where we try to understand HOW to look at the world. Not reporting the news, but what's behind it? Commenting on commentary, sipping coffee, and taking a liberty approach to the hot issues of the week 4/20 edition - Picking at collective fictions featuring clips from Eric Weinstein

Morning show where I share my thought process on filtering the news. Grab some coffee and get anarcho-caffeinated! Find me live on X, one of these days I'll commit to a schedule. I have some follow-up thoughts on the Smith vs. Murray debate, who should be treated as an "expert"? And then looking at some clips from Bill Maher's show- he visited Trump and was impressed, and Bannon says Trump will be...

Very first edition of Anarcho-Caffeinated (AnCaf for short)! Bring your coffee and sip with me while I look over what's going on in the world, and maybe present a different way to think about it.  Sorry for the bad audio at first, I forgot I needed a mic in front of me... Anyway, I go over the complaint of "lack of expertise" Douglas Murray lorded over Dave Smith on Joe Rogan's podcast. I wasn't a...

Friend of the show William (@iam4iamWe) joins us for a fun conversation about IP We also get into the Douglas Murray vs. Dave Smith debate. Spoiler: we don't think Murray looked good   Recorded April 10, 2025

Mark and I discuss the state of masculinity. Piggybacking from the clips of Tim Walz talking about his own perceptions, we get into what masculinity is, whether it's "toxic", and what the modern world needs from men.  

Mark and I rebrand "Consciously Unmasked"!   We talk about Tim Walz cheering the demise of Tesla and thinking he can kick the ass of Trump supporters. Then the "If by Whiskey" political speech that inspired the name of a logical fallacy! Recorded March 31, 2025  

Recorded Livestream from March 24, 2025 Mark and I tackle intelligence - what is IQ, and why are population IQ's declining? Does IQ predict success and can it be boosted? And we share our IQ test results! Also, on the low IQ end-- looking at Tim Walz' antics from the week. Song Credit - The Roaming Bandits -- follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0stqtHRKDi4Id3tyTXGsnJ?si=PJuiYzuAT3SY...

Recorded March 18th 2025 with the great Kyle Anzalone of the Libertarian Institute ( https://x.com/KyleAnzalone_ ) We talk about the latest in Yemen, Ukraine/Russia, and Iran-- the three big war fronts happening at the moment. Is there hope for resolving the conflicts? "Consciously Unmasked" is my collaboration with Mark Puls of "Knocked Conscious" Find him on X: https://x.com/MarkSeanPuls Get fre...

Matthew tells me about his Nations of Sanity project ( https://nationsofsanity.com/ ) centered around self-ownership and the Non-Aggression Principle (NAP). We get into 'law' enforcement, structure, intellectual property, and more! Find Matthew on X : https://x.com/MatthewtrueI Follow me on Locals! https://dropthemaskpod.locals.com/

Going back through my old interviews to reflect on what I've learned so far about libertarianism and life; how to approach people with ideas, economics, and some philosophical underpinnings of the ideology Part 1 here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/07dRdrpEFbLNqb4qebM55W?si=ebddb4f8c7654b56 Featuring clips of Per Bylund, Kyle Anzalone, Matthew Lysiak, Clint Russell, Mark Puls, Michael Rectenwal...

Recorded livestream from March 8, 2025-- Roman Garcia, the musician behind the Roaming Bandits joins Mark and me for a wide-ranging conversation. He discusses his music, the enjoyment in the process and accomplishment of hearing a finished product. We talk the Libertarian Party and what's the future of the state and national parties, and we look at the Trump/Zelensky showdown-- was it really an em...

I go through my old interviews to reflect on what I've learned so far.  Featuring clips of Clint Russell, Derek Wills, Adam Haman, Andrew Heaton, Jack Lloyd, Econ Bro, and Spike Cohen How to understand people and share messages, should we vote, who will build the roads, is the libertarian party a lost cause, and more! Keep up with the latest on my Locals community! https://dropthemaskpod.locals.co...

Remembering Joy Reid after her unceremonious firing from MSNBC Taking on the '5 monkeys problem' Going off on tangents about consciousness and quantum physics Looking back at Tucker Carlson being canned by Fox News, why did it happen? Explaining "Manufacturing Consent" with more clips from Jimmy Dore   Song credit: "Dystopian Future" by The Roaming Bandits https://open.spotify.com/track/47TOjkwuuE...

Mark and I take on the dishonesty in the media, and how they conspire to bring you the approved government narrative.  Often it goes off the rails and the mask fully drops, exposing their ineptitude and corruption. We share some clips of media malfeasance and break it all down. Find the video on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v6o53tr-consciously-unmasked-6-we-are-the-media-now-live-22025.html?mref=tm7...

Mark and I look at the arguments for and against simulation theory? Are we living in one? Can we hack it? Can we break out of it? How does AI play into it? Listen and find out! Song credit: "Dystopian Future" by The Roaming Bandits https://open.spotify.com/track/47TOjkwuuECG4USaAlL5aq?si=0bec632d1b334598 Find us on X: https://x.com/MarkSeanPuls ; https://x.com/DropTheMaskPod Go to my Locals channe...