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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2021 · 4H 16M

Aaron Swartz

from Those Conspiracy Guys · host Gordon Rochford

TRUE CRIME - On this episode we talk about one of the most important contemporary internet figures and how his ingenuity, innovation and imagination changed the face of the internet culture we know today and has set forth a standard by which the governments of the world should maintain the great global resource of the World Wide Web, this one is all about the life and death of Aaron Swartz.Aaron was a child prodigy and from his early life to his tragic and untimely death he sought to make his dreams for the world come true. A suspiciously timed suicide and a slew of government level infractions fraught Aarons life with stress and legal turmoil, but through it all he managed to leave an indelible mark on the culture and on the world.________________________Im joined in this episode by Dystropia podcast presenter and internet warlock Johnny Lynch. You can find his podcast Dystropia here on Facebook: facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast/ OR here on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UZN70CmrYy0fsc5YqoDoE?si=hOn8oQ61SVKnCVSE7J-TeQ OR you can follow him on Instagram over here http://www.instagram.com/pyramidheader for the craic :)________________________This podcast is supported by the generous donations of the wonderful folks over at Patreon. If you want to support the show and get exclusive content, ad-free episodes, access to live chats and private social media like Instagram and Discord and a whole load of other stuff click here http://bit.ly/TCG-PatreonIf you want to follow TCG on social platforms including the Discord, watch video versions of the livestream podcast and documentaries; or even join in on live chats about current events; buy TCG merch; get notifications of and buy tickets to upcoming live stage shows or to just support the show on Patreon; all the links, info and instructions you can find by clicking this link http://www.linktr.ee/thoseconspiracyguys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TRUE CRIME - On this episode we talk about one of the most important contemporary internet figures and how his ingenuity, innovation and imagination changed the face of the internet culture we know today and has set forth a standard by which the governments of the world should maintain the great global resource of the World Wide Web, this one is all about the life and death of Aaron Swartz.Aaron was a child prodigy and from his early life to his tragic and untimely death he sought to make his dreams for the world come true. A suspiciously timed suicide and a slew of government level infractions fraught Aarons life with stress and legal turmoil, but through it all he managed to leave an indelible mark on the culture and on the world.________________________Im joined in this episode by Dystropia podcast presenter and internet warlock Johnny Lynch. You can find his podcast Dystropia here on Facebook: facebook.com/DysTropiaPodcast/ OR here on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UZN70CmrYy0fsc5YqoDoE?si=hOn8oQ61SVKnCVSE7J-TeQ OR you can follow him on Instagram over here http://www.instagram.com/pyramidheader for the craic :)________________________This podcast is supported by the generous donations of the wonderful folks over at Patreon. If you want to support the show and get exclusive content, ad-free episodes, access to live chats and private social media like Instagram and Discord and a whole load of other stuff click here http://bit.ly/TCG-PatreonIf you want to follow TCG on social platforms including the Discord, watch video versions of the livestream podcast and documentaries; or even join in on live chats about current events; buy TCG merch; get notifications of and buy tickets to upcoming live stage shows or to just support the show on Patreon; all the links, info and instructions you can find by clicking this link http://www.linktr.ee/thoseconspiracyguys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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