Banish Big Brother

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Annoying Legislators for Freedom with Alex Marthews (Restore the Fourth)

October 13, 2026

Alex Marthews, National Chair of Restore the Fourth, joins Zach and Elizabeth for a deep dive into the legal architecture behind mass surveillance, from FISA's origins after the Church Committee and COINTELPRO revelations to today's AI-accelerated version of the same programs. Alex walks through how Section 702 surveillance works, the history of warrantless wiretapping programs dating back to the Bush administration, and a 2024 legal fight that gave the NSA secret, warrantless access to da...

Flock Offers Buyouts as the Backlash Keeps Growing

October 06, 2026

Zach and Elizabeth dig into a Wired report on Flock's new voluntary separation program, offered to its roughly 1,500 employees amid mounting backlash, along with reporting that the company may need to sell off parts of its business to stay afloat. They cover an EFF audit log review that caught officers searching ALPR networks with reasons like "IDK" and keyboard mashing, and a wider rundown of how little those "safeguards" actually fix. From there, they look at a new front in AI-powered...

Flock’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Summer w/ Jon Padfield

September 26, 2026

Jon Padfield, host of the Business Reform YouTube channel, joins Zach and Elizabeth for a deep dive into what license plate reader networks actually capture and where the technology is headed next. They start with signal traces (the electronic fingerprints your devices give off as you drive) and how COVID-era lockdowns normalized the kind of movement tracking now baked into everyday policing. They also cover Flock's pitch to live-stream dashcam footage from Uber and Lyft vehicles, the ques...

Privacy Interviews · High booking difficulty · < 100 listeners

Crashed · Medium booking difficulty · < 100 listeners

Plutopia News Network · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

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The publicly listed email for Banish Big Brother: zach@banishbigbrother.com.

How many listeners does Banish Big Brother have?

Podseeker estimates Banish Big Brother reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Banish Big Brother?

Banish Big Brother typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Privacy advocates, civil-liberties attorneys, surveillance researchers, public officials, community organizers, and specialists with direct experience challenging or governing data-collection and automated-enforcement systems. Common among recent guests: Litigating significant privacy or automated-surveillance cases; Leading local campaigns against surveillance systems; Holding public office involving technology, infrastructure, or data-governance decisions. Recent guests include Ethan Watters and James Dutton.

How hard is it to get booked on Banish Big Brother?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Banish Big Brother cover?

Recent episodes cover Surveillance, Privacy, Civil Liberties, Digital Rights, and Artificial Intelligence. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.