Episodes 53
Avg. Duration 1h 27m
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Apple Rating 4.8 (231)
Since Feb 2022
Latest Episode May 2026

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Dave Troy is a technologist, historian, and researcher who has studied disinformation and extremism online since the earliest days of the internet.

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S4E1 Crypto Is Interested in You with Molly White and Tonantzin Carmona

May 21, 2026 1h 10m

You may not be interested in crypto, but crypto is interested in you. Cryptocurrency has stopped being a finance story. In 2026 it's a political-money machine - woven into our elections, our…

S3E9 Ghost Nation: Taiwan's Struggle for Survival with Chris Horton

Jul 29, 2025 1h 34m

If you've been following world events, you know that Taiwan's future has become a major question, and a fulcrum for the future of democracy. Chris Horton is the author of "Ghost Nation: The Story of…

S3E8 Project Russia and the Future of Western Democracy with Jason Pack

Jun 11, 2025 57m

In this episode, we dive into geopolitical tensions, focusing on Russia’s influence on global politics and its ideological underpinnings. David Troy and Jason Pack from the Disorder Podcast discuss…

S3E7 The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran

Mar 21, 2025 1h 9m

Journalist and political communications specialist Gil Duran joins Dave for a discussion of The Network State, the latest in a long line of Libertarian Exit ideologies. Based on the ideas of people…

S3E6 Henry Wallace and the World that Wasn't with Benn Steil

Feb 25, 2025 1h 6m

Donald Trump wasn't the first presidential candidate to be groomed by the KGB to advance Russian interests. That dubious honor belongs to Henry A. Wallace, who ran for president in 1948. Dave…

S3E5 Money, Lies, and God with Katherine Stewart

Feb 20, 2025 50m

Dave interviews Katherine Stewart about her new book 'Money, Lies, and God,' which explores extremist movements in the United States, particularly focusing on the rise of anti-democratic sentiment…

S3E4 Russia's Third Empire with Dina Khapaeva

Jan 30, 2025 1h 5m

Dave interviews Dina Khapaeva, Russian culture expert at Georgia Tech, about the book "Third Empire: Russia as it ought to be," written by Mikhail Yuriev, one of the authors of Project Russia, which…

S3E3 The Geopolitics of the Russian Orthodox Church with Lucy Ash

Jan 30, 2025 1h 19m

Dave interviews noted British journalist and documentarian Lucy Ash about her new book, The Baton and the Cross: Russia's Church from Pagans to Putin. They discuss intricate relationship between…

S3E2 Project Russia and the Kremlin's War on the West

Dec 13, 2024 56m

You've heard of Project 2025, but there's another framework that may be even more important for understanding the current assault on Western democracies. "Project Russia" is a series of books…

S3E1 The Tech Coup with Marietje Schaake

Nov 26, 2024 53m

Big tech companies are playing an outsized role in our world and are increasingly involved in creating policy that has negative impacts on democracies. In her book The Tech Coup, Marietje Schaake…

S2E15 How to Win an Information War with Peter Pomerantsev

Oct 31, 2024 43m

In this special bonus episode, Dave interviews author Peter Pomerantsev about his new book "How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler." The book explores the work of Sefton…

S2E14 The October Surprise with Craig Unger

Oct 21, 2024 1h 7m

The term "October Surprise" has come to mean any kind of shock that might upend a November election. But the original October Surprise was in 1980, when Ronald Reagan's campaign operatives conspired…

S2E13 Crypto Is Bad, Actually

Oct 15, 2024 1h 56m

No joke: Peter Thiel envisioned PayPal as a way to challenge to the global political order. And that vision is just now coming into place in 2024. In this election cycle, cryptocurrency interests…

S2E12 Opus Dei with Gareth Gore

Oct 14, 2024 1h 9m

The secretive Catholic sect Opus Dei seems to be popping up everywhere. But what is it? Many people are familiar with it from depictions in fiction like "The Davinci Code," but the reality is both…

S2E11 Popping the AI Bubble with Gary Marcus

Jul 31, 2024 1h 15m

Generative Artificial Intelligence has topped tech headlines for the last two years, but it's possible we may be reaching a limit of what can be achieved using current approaches. Concerns about…

S2E10 The Summer of our Discontent with Jack Bryan

Jul 10, 2024 58m

It's shaping up to be the hottest July on record, and things couldn't be more strange in the political realm. From multiple bombshell rulings from the Supreme Court to widespread speculation about…

S2E9 The UFO Hoax with Jack Brewer and Art Levine

Mar 13, 2024 2h 8m

For decades, a highly entrepreneurial group of researchers, scientists, and journalists has been at the center of the movement to “disclose” the existence of extraterrestrial visitors to Earth — and…

S2E8 Better Conflict with Jonathan Stray

Jan 31, 2024 1h 24m

American society seems to be devolving into two bitterly opposed and diametrically polarized camps. Not just around politics, but around culture as well. Jonathan Stray studies conflict, and tries…

S2E7 Geopolitical Outlook for 2024

Jan 29, 2024 1h 54m

On January 8, 2024, Dave hosted a space on "X" (formerly Twitter) for an overview of what to expect in geopolitics in 2024. In this wide ranging monologue, Dave covers many topics including the US…

S2E6 Psychedelic Fascism with Neşe Devenot

Dec 18, 2023 1h 17m

Psychedelic drugs are having a moment, like SSRI's and Valium did decades before. What if there's a simple way for people to feel happier and more connected to the world while ushering in world peace…

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How many episodes does Dave Troy Presents have?

Dave Troy Presents has published 53 episodes since February 2022, covering topics in News, News Commentary.

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Dave Troy Presents is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 1h 27m.

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