{"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 - Understanding the Normalization of Surveillance","slug":"daily-transmission-understanding-the-normalization-of-surveillance","published_at":"2026-01-06T03:46:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truelife-753669/daily-transmission-understanding-the-normalization-of-surveillance","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/truelife-753669","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/83061667","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/83061667/453edcd0.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 Ring Doorbells as Warrantless Surveillance Networks • Amazon admitted to sharing Ring footage with police without user consent or warrants in 2022: Politico article • Update on Ring requiring warrants for police access starting in 2024: The Guardian article Smart TVs (Samsung, LG) as Observation Posts with Audio Recording • Texas lawsuit against LG, Samsung, and others for turning TVs into surveillance systems: TechRadar article • How to turn off smart TV tracking features (Consumer Reports guide): Consumer Reports article • NYT investigation into smart TVs spying and sharing data: New York Times article Alexa/Google Home and CIA Partnerships (AWS Contract) • Details on Amazon’s $600 million AWS cloud deal with the CIA: The Atlantic article • Recent discussion on the AWS-Intelligence Community partnership: Nextgov article Fitness Trackers (Strava Heat Map Exposing Military Bases) • Strava’s 2018 heat map revealing secret military base locations: The Guardian article • Wired analysis on Strava’s privacy implications for military security: Wired article • NYT report on how Strava data exposed sensitive sites: New York Times article Flock Safety License Plate Readers with Facial Recognition • Flock’s response to reports on their ALPR networks and data practices: Flock Safety blog • EFF on Washington court ruling that Flock data is public record: EFF article • ACLU on Flock sharing data even without police requests: ACLU article Cisco’s Smart+Connected Communities Platform • Official Cisco overview of Smart+Connected Communities infrastructure: Cisco page • Cisco network designs for smart cities including surveillance elem…","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 R…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1213,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/truelife-753669/episodes/daily-transmission-understanding-the-normalization-of-surveillance/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-understanding-the-normalization-of-surveillance.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}