{"podcast":{"title":"TrueLife","slug":"truelife-753669","podcast_index_feed_id":753669,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/truelife","website_url":"https://truelife.transistor.fm/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/X3-NRefe38oDXarXbLzoXHsBZcu8nE-lDPwMk3QOkP4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzExODc0LzE2NzI1/NDI0ODQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"George Monty","episode_count":876,"summary":"What happens when a scientist, a mystic, and a comedian walk into your nervous system and refuse to leave? TrueLife is speculative audio that takes the most dangerous ideas in neuroscience, consciousness, and human potential — and makes them impossible to unhear. Fictional compounds. Real mechanisms. Experiences that don’t have names yet. For the seekers, the rebels, and everyone who has ever suspected that reality is significantly stranger than advertised.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T14:17:42.056982+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truelife-753669"},"episode":{"title":"Daily Transmission - The Irony of the Billionaire Beast","slug":"daily-transmission-the-irony-of-the-billionaire-beast","published_at":"2026-01-13T21:19:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truelife-753669/daily-transmission-the-irony-of-the-billionaire-beast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truelife-753669","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/6de4e6be","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/6de4e6be/6c80e77e.mp3","summary":"Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting 📌 Receipts California’s Billionaire Tax Proposal • California’s controversial wealth tax proposal leaves billionaires with little way out - CNBC : Details on the proposed one-time 5% tax on net worth over $1 billion. • California’s proposed Billionaire Tax Act ballot initiative - PwC : Overview of the ballot measure, including phasing and revenue estimates. • 25-0024A1 (Billionaire Tax) - California Department of Justice : Official text of the proposed initiative, including tax rates and billionaire effective tax comparisons. • Expert Report On The California 2026 Billionaire Tax: Revenue, Economic, and Constitutional Analysis : Economic analysis from UC Berkeley on the tax’s structure and impacts. California Budget Deficit • First Look: Understanding the Governor’s Proposed 2026-27 California Budget : Breakdown of the projected $2.9 billion deficit and spending priorities. • Governor Newsom announces proposed budget that refills the state’s “Rainy Day Fund,” protects previous accomplishments, and makes historic investments in education : Official state announcement on the $348.9 billion balanced budget proposal. • Gavin Newsom forecasts a rosier California budget and banks on AI boom continuing : Analysis of the “modest” $2.9 billion deficit and education spending increases. Tech Industry Tax Avoidance • ‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years - The Guardian : Report on tax avoidance by Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Apple, and others. • The Spotty International Tax Record of Big U.S. Technology Companies - Council on Foreign Relations : Discussion of foreign profit shifting by t…","meta_description":"Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting 📌…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1255,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/truelife-753669/episodes/daily-transmission-the-irony-of-the-billionaire-beast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truelife-753669/daily-transmission-the-irony-of-the-billionaire-beast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}