Kym Staton & John Klyczek on The Jason Bermas Show - 18 May 2024

On today's show, Kym Staton talks about the release of his film, 'The Trust Fall: Julian Assange' and shares his thoughts about Julian's upcoming last chance at avoiding extradition to the US, pending Britain’s High Court decision on Monday, May the 20th. Later, John Klyczek gives his reaction to the demo of Chat GPT 4-o and comments on AI being promoted as a way to create a 'digital life' after death, some of the ways AI will be used in education and how, as the technology advances, it is increasingly (and frighteningly) making more of a "connection" with people, particularly children.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Kym Staton is an Australian filmmaker, poet, and singer-songwriter who is best-known for his significant contributions to documentary filmmaking and social awareness initiatives. He is founder and director of Films For Change (filmsforchange.stream) whose goal is to "share inspiration, insights and information via documentary films." Most notably, he is the director of 'The Trust Fall: Julian Assange' - a new documentary about the life of, and challenges faced by Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. The film aims to present a comprehensive view of Assange’s journey, the controversies surrounding WikiLeaks, and the implications for freedom of speech and press. You can follow him on X at @StatonKymJ and learn more about the film at thetrustfall.org

GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: John Klyczek is an author and educator with an MA in English. He has over a decade of experience teaching college courses, including rhetoric, research argumentation, interdisciplinary studies, and literary studies. His literary scholarship focuses on historicist analyses of globalism, technocracy, and eugenics, particularly in Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” and other science fiction dystopias. He is the author of “School World Order: The Technocratic Globalization of Corporatized Education" (TrineDay Books). His research has been published in numerous outlets, including Unlimited Hangout, New Politics, and the Center for Research on Globalization, and many other publications. In addition to his academic pursuits, Klyczek has over two decades of martial arts experience, holding a black belt in classical tae kwon do and certification as a kickboxing instructor under the International Muay Thai Boxing Association. You can follow him on X at @ProfessorTaoist and learn more online at: http://www.schoolworldorder.info/