Sep 15, 20261h 9m
Garrett Dailey is a designer and brand consultant, and the founder of Lucid, a consultancy that helps startups simplify their pitches and messaging. He is a former philosophy writer and a fixture of the Austin startup...
About this Podcast:
Exploring how technology changes our relationship to power, each other, and ourselves.
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What has Hacking State covered recently?
Recent episodes include "60 - Garrett Dailey: A Neighborhood Where All Your Friends Live" (15 September 2026, 69 minutes), "59 - Tom Mullaney: How We Disappear, The Art of Being Forgotten" (5 July 2026, 91 minutes), and "58 - Aidan Beshoff: Below the Surface of the Mind" (24 March 2026, 60 minutes).
How often does Hacking State publish?
Hacking State publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 74 minutes across 58 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Hacking State?
Booking probability for Hacking State is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Hacking State requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Hacking State's contact route on record: public web form.
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Hacking State is an arts podcast with 58 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jul 5, 20261h 31m
I sit down with Thomas S. Mullaney — professor of modern Chinese history and the history of technology at Stanford, Guggenheim Fellow, and director of Stanford's Program in Science, Technology & Society — to discuss his...
- Mar 24, 20261 hour
I sit down with Aidan Beshoff, a qualified hypnotist, certified practitioner of clinical hypnotherapy, past life regression, QHHT, and ceremonial magick, and the founder of Higher Self Hypnosis. For the past five years...
- Feb 3, 20261h 37m
I sit down with Rambo Van Halen to discuss his new book, Hollywood Samizdat , released through Passage Press, which serves as a personal account of his experiences in the film industry. What was initially intended as a...
- Jan 13, 20262h 4m
Matt Parlmer is the founder and CEO of General Fabrication Company, a self-reproducing factory company. We cover the origins of Gen Fab in the realization that we now have the tools to build machines that build...
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- Jul 8, 20251h 51m
Aneil Mallavarapu is a biochemist, award winning computer scientist, and Managing Partner at Humain Ventures; investing in early stage life science and health tech startups. We talk about his pioneering work in systems...
- Jun 26, 20251h 5m
Kyle Housley is a writer and co-host of a new podcast, Horizons Review , with longtime friend of the show, Cody Moser, exploring neglected intellectual texts and thinkers. We discuss the pathologization of normal...
- May 27, 20251 hour
In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Charles Herman, a philosopher and senior research fellow at the American Institute for Philosophical and Cultural Thought. We explore into a distinction that Charles...
- May 13, 20251h 16m
In this episode, I sit down with Uberboyo, a prominent YouTuber and Nietzschean thinker, to explore the complex relationship between Christianity and Nietzscheanism. Our conversation begins by examining what it means to...
Episode #51
51 - Patrick Casey: The New New Right
May 6, 202556 minI sit down with Patrick Casey — political commentator, writer, and creator of Restoring Order — for a deep-dive interview on the state of right-wing politics in America. We explore the rise of the dissident right...
- Apr 29, 20251h 5m
In this episode of Hacking State I discuss "Techno-Nationalism for Building Western Civilization 4.0" with Arcadius Strauss. We examine the un-sustainability of our current societal structures influenced by technology...
- Apr 15, 20251h 9m
Alex Petkas is host of Cost of Glory podcast. He holds a PhD in Classics from Princeton, and teaches on persuasion, heroes, and Plutarch’s "Parallel Lives." We talk about the value of Plutarch’s “Parallel Lives”, the...
- Mar 20, 202558 min
I am joined by Raw Egg Nationalist, creator and publisher of Man’s World Magazine, co-founder of Kindred Harvest, and author of "The Eggs Benedict Option." We discuss the relationship between individual health and the...
- Mar 13, 20251h 9m
Alex Priou is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy and Interim Dean of the Center for Intellectual Foundations at University of Austin, as well as co-host of The New Thinkery podcast. We discuss the place of the...
- Mar 6, 20251h 6m
ARX-Han is a novelist and publisher of the Decentralized Fiction Substack. He joins me to discuss cultural accelerationism, shame and masculinity, nihilism and the crisis of agency, and AI & fears of human obsolescence...
Episode #45
45 - Edward Luttwak: The Vitality of War
Feb 20, 20251h 1mEdward Luttwak is a legendary military historian and grand strategist, known for his books “Coup d’Etat: A Practical Handbook,” “Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace,” and “The Rise of China vs. The Logic of Strategy.”...
- Feb 13, 20251h 18m
Daniel Hess is the writer behind More Births , ideas for reversing the collapse in global fertility. MoreBirths is a data-driven resource dedicated to helping humanity to understand and ultimately solve the low...
- Jan 23, 202557 min
Jonathan Scharf is a PhD energy consultant specializing in renewable energy. They discuss Jonathan's eclectic background, his transition from academia to industry, and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches in...
- Jan 16, 20251h 4m
In this conversation, Alex Murshak speaks with Schwarzhoff Jr., co-founder of the See meditation app, about the importance of emotional regulation in today's political climate. They discuss the unique approach of the...
Episode #41
41 - Thom Ivy: The State of Persuasion
Dec 26, 20241h 27mThe enlightening Thom Ivy joins me to discuss pheromones, bioenergetics and Peating, state management, hypnosis, and propaganda. Thom Ivy on X: https://x.com/thom_ivy_1 If you enjoyed this interview, please leave a...
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