The Plan Podcast

In this episode of The Plan, we compress 9 essential books about technology, AI, power and the future — each in 60 seconds or less. Quick, sharp takeaways so you can decide what to read next. 🔔 Subscribe for more fast summaries and ideas you can actually use. 📚 Books covered: World Builders, The AI Con, Empire of AI, Techno-Feudalism, Superbloom, Atlas of AI, More Everything Forever, The End of...

From Zamyatin’s We — the first modern dystopia — to 1984, The Matrix, and the Metaverse, this episode explores how dystopian fiction became our blueprint for the future. Ben and Simon trace a timeline of dystopian visions: from totalitarian nightmares to AI apocalypse, from eco-collapse to billionaire space dreams. Along the way, they dive into Jean Baudrillard’s philosophy, The Handmaid’s Tale, a...

From Zamyatin’s We — the first modern dystopia — to 1984, The Matrix, and the Metaverse, this episode explores how dystopian fiction became our blueprint for the future. 👉 Watch Episode 9: The History of Dystopia | 04.11.25 
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Why are incels, pick-up artists, and trad wives suddenly shaping online culture — and even politics? In this week’s episode of The Plan, Ben and Simon unpack the rise of the “manosphere” — a loose network of influencers, self-help gurus, and reactionary movements redefining masculinity in the digital age. From pickup artistry to incel forums, from Andrew Tate’s influence to tradwife aesthetics, th...

Available: 28.10.25 7pm GMT Why are incels, pick-up artists, and trad wives suddenly shaping online culture — and even politics? Is this just another internet fad — or are we witnessing the birth of a new political and cultural hegemony? 💬 Topics Covered:Manosphere • Online subcultures • Gender politics • Internet ideology • Andrew Tate • Trad wives • Pick-up artist culture • Political movements...

Twenty years ago, Silicon Valley’s biggest names championed liberal ideals — summed up perfectly by Google’s old motto: “Don’t be evil.” But today, the tech world has taken a darker turn. The same companies that once promised to connect the world are now racing to arm it . From AI-powered weapons to mass surveillance systems , America’s tech giants are aligning themselves with the military-industr...

The Generative AI boom is being called the biggest speculative bubble in history — and it’s about to come crashing down. Right now, AI investment is the only thing propping up the U.S. economy:📈 80% of stock market growth💵 40% of GDP growth…all tied to Artificial Intelligence. But behind the hype, AI companies are burning cash at epic rates, real business adoption is weak, and people are startin...

The Generative AI boom is being called the biggest speculative bubble in history — and it’s about to come crashing down. Right now, AI investment is the only thing propping up the U.S. economy: 📈 80% of stock market growth 💵 40% of GDP growth…all tied to Artificial Intelligence. But behind the hype, AI companies are burning cash at epic rates, real business adoption is weak, and people are start...

Tech billionaires warn that unaligned AI could destroy humanity… while pouring hundreds of billions into building it. Why? In this week’s episode of The Plan, Simon and Ben dive deep into the strange psychology of the AI revolution — from Eliezer Yudkowsky’s AI doom theories to the Shoggoth meme, from Effective Altruism to Accelerationism. Are today’s AI Doomers and AI Boosters actually working to...

Tech billionaires warn that unaligned AI could destroy humanity… while pouring hundreds of billions into building it. Why? In this week’s episode of The Plan, Simon and Ben dive deep into the strange psychology of the AI revolution — from Eliezer Yudkowsky’s AI doom theories to the Shoggoth meme, from Effective Altruism to Accelerationism. Are today’s AI Doomers and AI Boosters actually working to...

Tech billionaires warn that unaligned AI could destroy humanity… while pouring hundreds of billions into building it. Why? In this week’s episode of The Plan, Simon and Ben dive deep into the strange psychology of the AI revolution — from Eliezer Yudkowsky’s AI doom theories to the Shoggoth meme, from Effective Altruism to Accelerationism. Are today’s AI Doomers and AI Boosters actually working to...

What if Silicon Valley isn’t just making gadgets… but trying to live forever? 🤯 From freezing bodies in the ’60s 🧊, to dreaming about merging with AI 🤖🧠, tech billionaires have been chasing immortality for decades. In Episode 5, Simon and Ben ask: has Transhumanism become the new religion of the tech elite? And what does that mean for the rest of us? 👀Would you upload your brain to the cloud?...

Silicon Valley isn’t just building apps — it’s building a new religion: Transhumanism. Since the 1960s, Silicon Valley’s elite has been chasing the ultimate dream: immortality. From cryonics and frozen bodies ❄️, to visions of the Singularity and AI-human fusion 🤖🧠… this isn’t just science fiction anymore. Simon and Ben dive into how Transhumanism has become the new religion of tech capitalism —...

🧙‍♂️ What do Italy’s far-right and Silicon Valley tech bros have in common? An obsession with The Lord of the Rings. In this episode of The Plan, Simon and Ben dive into how political leaders like Georgia Meloni and venture capitalists are reimagining Tolkien’s fantasy world — not as a story, but as a vision for the future. Is it just nostalgia… or a blueprint for something darker?🎧 The Plan — l...

🧙‍♂️ What do Italy’s far-right and Silicon Valley tech bros have in common? An obsession with The Lord of the Rings. In this upcoming episode of The Plan, Simon and Ben dive into how political leaders like Georgia Meloni and venture capitalists are reimagining Tolkien’s fantasy world — not as a story, but as a vision for the future. Full episode available 23.09.25Is it just nostalgia… or a bluepr...

What happens when the world's richest people decide democracy is holding them back —and build their own nations instead? In Episode 3 | Escaping Nations, Simon and Ben investigate the rise of powerful tech billionaires trying to escape the traditional nation-state. From seasteading projects to experimental cities funded by crypto elites, new types of corporate run polities are on the horizon —...

In this new podcast series Simon and Ben delve into the world of rapid technological change, the power of a small group of tech billionaires, and growing hype around AI takeover, and ask “What is the plan?”We ask the tough questions:Who is in control? Is an AI takeover possible? And... what is the plan? Join us as we break down the future of technology, society, and the balance of power.🔔 Subscri...

Simon and Ben look into the ideas and thinkers behind the Dark Enlightenment, the favoured philosophy of tech barons and the Trump administration figures such as J D Vance. Where did this anti-democratic philosophy come from? Why is it appealing to figures in Silicon Valley and Washington? And what does it mean for the future of democracy, power, and technology? Join us as we unpack the thinkers,...

In Episode 2 of What Is the Plan, Simon and Ben explore a chilling idea: that tech billionaires and powerful politicians have a plan to increase their power by undermining reality itself. They break down the three key projects these elites are betting on to manipulate information, perception, and control the future of truth. What does this mean for society, democracy, and our collective future? Tu...

Simon and Ben look into the ideas and thinkers behind the Dark Enlightenment, the favoured philosophy of tech barons and the Trump administration figures such as J D Vance.

The Plan aims to decode the new narratives and technology stacks which are driving political and social change, unmasking the underlying economic interests, people and underlying ideas behind them. In an age of AI, information and culture wars and powerful elites, Simon and Ben delve deeply into the dark corners of…The Plan