
Andor Creator Tony Gilroy on Bureaucracy and the Surveillance State
12/23/2025 | 1h 1 mins.
Tony Gilroy examines how Andor portrays authoritarian power as a bureaucratic system, the moral compromises of life under surveillance, and the role ordinary people play in enforcing oppressive systems.

He's Serving 5 Years in Prison for Bitcoin Privacy Software
12/19/2025 | 58 mins.
Keonne Rodriguez explains why he built a bitcoin privacy tool, discusses the federal charges that sent him to prison this week, and warns that his case could redefine the legal boundaries of financial privacy.

Did the Internet Break Our Sense of Reality?
12/17/2025 | 1h 4 mins.
Katherine Dee examines how living online reshapes attention and behavior and makes the case for a more grounded, realistic way of using digital tools.

How Foreign Governments Police U.S. Speech
12/10/2025 | 1h 4 mins.
Sarah McLaughlin reveals how foreign governments pressure American universities through speech codes and satellite campuses, and examines the broader threat international authoritarianism poses to free expression.

Why Science Lost Its Way
12/03/2025 | 49 mins.
Author Matt Ridley examines how science became centralized and dogmatic, why public trust collapsed during COVID, and how open dissent is essential to restoring credibility.



The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie