Episode
216 - Lauren Rodriguez: A Samourai Wallet Saga
- Podcast
- Escape the Technocracy
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- Apr 10, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2902
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- https://watchmanprivacy.com/
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Summary
Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Lauren Rodriguez about how her political prisoner husband Keonne Rodriguez is doing in prison, some updates on Samourai Wallet, and some reflections on the injustice surrounding this event and similar events. GUEST AND SUPPORT SAMOURAI WALLET → https://billandkeonne.org/ (Sign the petition and donate to the families) → https://x.com/leamuirleyn (Lauren Rodriguez Twitter) → https://x.com/keonne (Keonne Rodriguez Twitter) → https://www.therage.co/tag/samourai-wallet/ (Keonne's "Notes from the Inside") WATCHMAN TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com → Latest updates from Watchman Privacy MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 4:00 – How is Keonne doing in prison? 9:35 – Lauren's perspective of the April 2024 FBI raid 13:05 – Has Lauren's life been complicated by connection to Keonne? 14:00 – Keonne threatened with solitary confinement for writing from prison 17:05 – What is Keonne looking for from listeners? (sending letters and books) 20:15 – Taylor Swift? 22:25 – Who is The Skinwalker? 23:50 – The backwardness of prison 26:30 – Lauren's life and current mission 29:35 – Lauren's perspective of the Legal Industrial Complex 35:50 – The Rodriguez's financially crushed by the legal system 39:50 – Victim of Operation Chokepoint 2.0 43:20 – SamouraiWallet.com owned by scammers? 45:40 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio