The Skinner Box | MTS #5

Is AI Eating Our Curiosity? | MTS #11

In this episode, Kale and Steve begin by discussing aging, money anxiety, and the uncomfortable lessons they wish they could send back to their younger selves. From there, the conversation turns toward AI fatigue, Magnifica Humanitas (the new papal encyclical on artificial intelligence), and the question of whether AI is taking away our desire to learn, to know, and to grow. They cover classroom life, surveillance work, phones, boredom, literacy, friendship, education, Shakespeare, suffering, and the question underneath all of it: what remains most human when the machines get better at almost everything? This is a conversation about curiosity, attention, formation, old books, modern tech, and why boredom might be more necessary than we want to admit.

Convergences: New UFO Files, Government Secrecy, & Control | MTS #10

A new round of UFO/UAP files, Eric Weinstein’s recent comments on Joe Rogan, alleged CIA whistleblower claims, Skinwalker Ranch, White Sands, Epstein, string theory, AI, Mars, and the deeper question underneath all of it: who is actually in control? In Episode 10 of Monitoring the Situation, Steve Skojec and Kale Zelden follow the convergences between government secrecy, scientific gatekeeping, media silence, technological acceleration, and the strange breakdown of the modern story about reality. This is not just a conversation about UFOs. It is a conversation about evidence, trust, power, disclosure, and what happens when the institutions that claim to explain the world no longer seem capable of explaining what is happening inside it. Subscribe for more conversations from Steve Skojec and Kale Zelden.

UFOs, UAPs, Demons, Disclosure, & Deception | MTS #09

The biggest UAP week in years is unfolding right as the first major Trump-era UFO document dump is expected. Kash Patel says releases are coming “literally in the very near future.” Rumors are bubbling it will happen by the end of the week. Is this real disclosure — or narrative sabotage? In this episode, Steve & Kale give a full UFO 101 then dive into the current chaos: deep state, black programs to recover and reverse engineer craft, secret pastor briefings, Grusch’s Catholic pushback on all the "demon" talk, the infamous Collins Elite, and why this moment feels different in years of build-up to "disclosure."

Narrative Shaping in the Digital Thunderdome | MTS #8

In a world drowning in manufactured narratives, how do you know what’s real? From the SPLC’s shocking indictment and the latest assassination attempt on Trump, to the mechanics of belief, permission structures, and why radical isolation + digital mythcraft turns smart people into fanatics. This is a raw, wide-ranging masterclass on: • Epistemic humility in the age of infinite propaganda • How stories become spirits that possess people • The SPLC funding the very “hate groups” it profited from fighting • What happened with the White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooter • Why the digital Skinner Box makes real-world violence feel like a video game • The coming explosion of analog as the ultimate rebellion against AI and hyper-reality If you’re tired of being spun, gaslit, and herded by the current thing — this episode is for you.

The AI SUPERSONIC TSUNAMI is Coming – Will It Destroy or Save Us All? | MTS #7

Elon Musk calls it the "Supersonic Tsunami" – and it’s about to hit harder than anything in human history. In this raw, no-BS conversation, Steve Skojec and Kale Zelden go deep on the AI asteroid heading straight for Earth. We’re talking: * AI & humanoid robots creating hyper-abundance (free stuff for everyone?) * Data centers in space, solar power from orbit, and robots building robots * Why college might become pointless and what “universal high income” could actually look like * The terrifying speed of change: AGI this year? Robots doing surgery better than humans in 3-4 years? * Jobs disappearing, meaning of life shifting, and whether this ends in utopia or chaos We don’t sugarcoat it. The hype is real. The threat is real. And the math? It maths. This isn’t another surface-level AI podcast. It’s two regular guys (not Silicon Valley bros) rabbit-holing the biggest paradigm shift since the Industrial Revolution – and what it means for normal people like us. If you’re worried about your job, your kids’ future, or just want to understand what the hell is coming in the next 3-5 years… listen to this.