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- Today1h 53m
PU 47: The Berlin Pride Attack
A thorough analysis of the historical reasons for the cultural and political climate in Germany that led to the recent attack on the Pride parade in Berlin.Punching Upwards, Episode 47 for 2 August 2026Topics: Politics / Immigration🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* PU 3: An Ethical Approach to the War in GazaSources* History’s Most Preventable Terror Attack?, Racket News, 27 July 2026* More disturbing details emerge on suspect in Berlin Pride attack, CBS News, 27 July 2026* Activist at Berlin Pride memorial disappointed attacker wasn’t a “white Christian”, News24, 30 July 2026* Questions mount after deadly Berlin Pride attack. Here’s what to know, The Associated Press, 27 July 2026* Eine Überwachung, die nichts gebracht hat, Junge Freiheit, 28 July 2026* Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung: Anschlag im Umfeld des Christopher Street Day (press release), Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Berlin (Berlin Attorney General’s Office), 26 July 2026* Even Before Attack, Berlin’s Gay Community Felt “More and More Unsafe”, The New York Times, 27 July 2026* Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation, The BBC, 26 July 2026* Police shoot dead Berlin Pride van and knife rampage suspect, officials say, The Guardian, 26 July 2026* „Ich habe ihm nicht erlaubt, einen langen Bart zu tragen“, Der Spiegel, 27 July 2026* Thomas Mücke sollte Abdul Ballout „deradikalisieren“ — doch sein Verein macht Islam-Propaganda und zeigt Mädchen mit Kopftuch und Waffen, NiUS, 28 July 2026The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe
- 1 weeks ago1h 30m
PU 46: The Rebellion Against Flock Cameras
What are these Flock cameras that have popped up all over the US in the last few years? How did they get everywhere? And why are people cutting them down?Punching Upwards, Episode 46 for 26 July 2026Topics: Technology / Privacy🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* PU 45: The Iran Peace Deal is OverSources* In Memory of John C. Dvorak, No Agenda News, 22 July 2026* “A Company That Trades Privacy for Profit”: ACLU on Flock’s Growing Nationwide Surveillance Network, Democracy Now!, 21 July 2026* More flock cameras cut down in Houston amid privacy concerns, ABC13 Houston, 11 July 2026* Flock CEO Apologizes For Calling Activists “Terrorists”, Forbes, 21 July 2026* He Hacked Flock Cameras. What He Found Was Worse Than Expected, Business Reform, 17 July 2026* Whistleblower Reveals the Largest Mass Surveillance Operation in History and the Coming Slave State, The Tucker Carlson Show, 16 July 2026* “Get it the ‘FLOCK’ out”: Students rise up against AI-powered license plate readers, MS NOW, 19 July 2026* “Mass surveillance”: Community questions use of Flock cameras in Fresno, CBS 47, 21 July 2026* Privacy, Fourth Amendment concerns heat up as Flock cameras become more prominent, FOX 19, 11 July 2026* Why some cities are ditching their Flock license plate readers, NPR, 19 February 2026* deflock.org* Autobahn shooter had road rage, Deutsche Welle, 25 June 2013* Wie das BKA den Sniper überführte, Stern, 1 July 2013* Autotransporter-Fall: Bundeskriminalamt rastert 3.800.000 Auto-Kennzeichen und 600.000 Mobilfunk-Daten, Netzpolitik.org, 26 September 2013The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe
- 2 weeks ago1h 3m
PU 45: The Iran Peace Deal is Over
Why did the memorandum of understanding and the ceasefire in the conflict between the United States and Iran fail? And why and how is the war escalating again?Punching Upwards, Episode 45 for 19 July 2026Topics: Politics / War in Iran🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* PU 41: The Iran Peace Deal* PU 36: Dire Straits of Hormuz* PU 35: The Horror of Computerised War* PU 30: Aviation and the War in Iran* PU 26: Trump Falls Into the Smart Bomb TrapSources* US-Iran ceasefire is “over”, US President Donald Trump says, BBC News, 8 July 2026* Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes, BBC News, 16 July 2026* 13 US troops injured in Iran war this week, LiveNow from FOX, 18 July 2026* The Joe Rogan Experience #2526 – J.D. Vance, 15 July 2026* Crash: K2 Cargo B734 over Arabian Sea on Jul 7th 2026, navigation problems, then lost 35000 feet and impacted sea, The Aviation Herald, 7 July 2026* K2 Airways Cargo 737 crashes into Arabian Sea, Flightradar 24, 8 July 2026* Breaking News! Airplane Disappears Outside Pakistan, Mentour Pilot, 8 July 2026* Aircraft Accident Investigation Report: Boeing 737-4Q8, PK-KKW, Makassar Strait, Sulawesi, 1 January 2007, National Transportation Safety Committee, Ministry of Transportation, Republic of Indonesia, 2008* Investigation Report on the Accident to Ethiopian 409 – Boeing 737-800, Registration ET-ANB at Beirut, Lebanon on 25th January 2010, Ministry of Public Works & Transport, Republic of Lebanon, 17 January 2012The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe
- 3 weeks ago1h 0m
PU 44: Temporary Chat Control Passes with EU Parliament Minority
A majority of European Members of Parliament have again rejected the EU’s scheme to spy on the private digital communications of its citizens. But a temporary extension to the law was passed anyway.Punching Upwards, Episode 44 for 12 July 2026Topics: Privacy / Crypto Wars🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric, Sir Galteran and joeydd for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* Punching Upwards 38: Is Chat Control Finally Dead?* Punching Upwards 14: Chat Control is Back* Punching Upwards 6: Chat Control DeniedSources* EU Parliament greenlights Chat Control 1.0 – Breyer: “Our children lose out”, Patrick Breyer, 9 July 2026* MEP Sonneborn slams chat control push: “Suspends a fundamental right”, Brussels Signal, 7 July 2026* Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 July 2021, European Commission, 27 November 2025* Bundeslagebild Sexualdelikte zum Nachteil von Kindern und Jugendlichen 2024, Bundeskriminalamt, August 2025* Martin Sonneborn takes apart the fast-track procedure for Chat Control, YouTube short by Mark Friedrich, 9 July 2026* Martin Sonneborn votes “no” on Chat Control on 9 July 2026, tweet by Martin Sonneborn, 9 July 2026The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe
- 4 weeks ago1h 16m
PU 43: The Vehicle Kill Switch Law
Dissecting Biden’s 2021 law that will require cars in the US to monitor drivers and to turn themselves off if the AI thinks the driver is impaired. Is it coming in 2027? Is it even feasible at all?Punching Upwards, Episode 43 for 5 July 2026Topics: Technology / Privacy🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric, Sir Galteran and joeydd for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* Punching Upwards 9: Your Bus is Controlled by ChinaSources* WTF Is The “Automobile Kill Switch” Congress Is Pushing, The Young Turks, 3 May 2026* Greg Gutfeld: Obama’s “Cash for Clunkers” destroyed affordable cars], Fox News, 30 June 2026* H.R. 3684 / Public Law 117-58: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Statute at Large 135), 117th Congress (2021-2022)* 49 U.S. Code § 30111 – Standards, Cornell Law School* Mandatory Cameras in New Cars by 2027: What the Law Actually Says, West Coast Shipping, 1 May 2026* Report to Congress: Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology, NHTSA, February 2026* Federal Regulators Tell Congress Advanced Impaired Driving Detection Technology Isn’t Ready Yet, Road & Track, 17 March 2026* NHTSA Finalizes Key Safety Rule to Reduce Crashes and Save Lives, U.S. Department of Transportation, 29 April 2024* H.R. 1137: No Kill Switch in Cars Act, 119th Congress (2025-2026)* John James co-sponsors legislation to kill the vehicle “kill switch” mandate, Congressman John James (press release), 28 April 2026* “Kill Switch” for Cars Approved by House Republicans, Newsweek, 23 January 2026* H.R. 7148 / Public Law 119-75: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (Statute at Large 140), 119th Congress (2025-2026)* David Marcus: Why I’ll take my clunker over any new car with a government kill switch, Fox News, 29 April 2026* “Kill switch” law means your next car could be watching you, USA Today, 1 June 2026* New Federal Rule Could Turn Every 2027 Car Into a Driver Surveillance System – What This Means for Drivers, Yahoo Autos, 21 May 2026* Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027, Yahoo News, 9 March 2026H.R. 3684 / Public Law 117-58, 117th Congress (2021-2022)Statute at Large 135, pp. 831:</
- Jun 28, 20261h 3m
PU 42: Why Podcasts Matter
In this somewhat different episode, I explain my passion for podcasting, try to give an overview of what constitutes a podcast (technically and in spirit) and argue why the medium is worth protecting.Punching Upwards, Episode 42 for 28 June 2026Topics: Technology / Free Speech🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* Punching Upwards 12: No Such Thing as Free Speech in GermanySources* 20 Years of Podcasting, fab.industries, 26 June 2026* Steve Jobs in 2005 at D3, All Things D Conference, 22 May 2005The theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe
- Jun 21, 20261h 47m
PU 41: The Iran Peace Deal
An analysis of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran. What does it mean for the future of world politics and how has it been reported on in the media?Punching Upwards, Episode 41 for 21 June 2026Topics: Politics / War in Iran🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* Punching Upwards 36: Dire Straits of Hormuz* Punching Upwards 35: The Horror of Computerised War* Punching Upwards 30: Aviation and the War in Iran* Punching Upwards 26: Trump Falls Into the Smart Bomb TrapSources* Early details on U.S.-Iran deal announced by Trump, CBS News, 15 June 2026* Takeaways from Trump news conference on Iran deal, CBS News, 17 June 2026* “Humiliation”: Trump’s Iran deal ignites backlash from Dems AND MAGA over “surrender”, MS NOW, 18 June 2026* Iran’s ballistic missiles not mentioned in agreement but Trump says they ‘have to have some’, NBC News, 17 June 2026* Trump says there are “no limits” to his power after Iran war, Axios, 19 June 2026* Trump says U.S.-Iran deal “complete” after months of negotiations, NBC News, 15 June 2026* Gulf recalibrates as Iran emerges intact from war, Reuters, 15 June 2026* Iran, Israel voice caveats on deal ahead of expected signing ceremony, CBS News, 16 June 2026* US, Iran sign preliminary Hormuz deal ahead of formal ceremony, South China Morning Post, 16 June 2026* Trump and Iran reach tentative deal to end war, reopen Hormuz, NBC News, 15 June 2026* Donald Trump’s 12-point peace plan with Iran unveiled - including no concrete nuclear promise, The Mirror, 17 June 2026* What do we know about the US-Iran peace deal – and what questions remain?, The Guardian, 15 June 2026* What’s in – and what’s not in – the US-Iran peace deal, The Guardian, 15 June 2026* Read the 14-point memorandum of understanding be
- Jun 14, 20261h 11m
PU 40: The First Trillionaire
The company pulling off the most successful IPO in the history of stock exchanges, SpaceX, is losing money hand over fist. And its promised future money-maker, data centres in space, is a pipe dream.Punching Upwards, Episode 40 for 14 June 2026Topics: Technology / Artificial Intelligence🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podcast RSS FeedCreditsThanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!See Also* Punching Upwards 34: Scam Altman* Punching Upwards 27: LLMs Are a Dead-EndSources* Musk’s SpaceX Goes Public: What Makes This IPO Different, The Wall Street Journal, 12 June 2026* SpaceX is now a public company valued for its AI potential, so what comes next?, Ars Technica, 13 June 2026* SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp, SPCX) trading on the NASDAQ, Google Finance* SpaceX Opens At $150—Surging 20% After Largest IPO Ever, Forbes, 12 June 2026* SpaceX’s I.P.O. Could Turn 4,400 Employees Into Millionaires, The New York Times, 10 June 2026* Rocket Man: The otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk, The Mercury News, 10 April 2014* Meet the Musks: who’s who in Elon’s extended family?, The Guardian, 21 February 2018* How Elon Musk made his money – from emeralds to SpaceX and Tesla, The Independent, 28 October 2022* Apollo’s Portable Life Support System, Hamilton Standard, undatedThe theme music for the podcast is a track called Fight or Fall by Def Lev. Find out more about the show at fab.industries/podcast — new media, new rules! Get full access to Punching Upwards at punchingupwards.substack.com/subscribe
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