

Silicon Curtain
Jonathan Fink
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A podcast about propaganda, digital disinformation, politics, corruption, hybrid warfare, weaponised conspiracy theories, social echo chambers and digital dystopias.
1984, Authoritarian, Autocracy, Autocrat, Big Brother, Brainwashing, Cold war, Cold war propaganda, Communism, Conflict, Conspiracy theories, Control, Cults, Cyber warfare, Deception, Dictator, Dictatorship, Digital dystopia, Digital media, Disinformation, Echo chambers, Economic sanctions, Fascist, Fake news, Foreign correspondents, Foreign policy, Fossil fuel sanctions, George Orwell, History, Hybrid warfare, Industrial disinfo
A podcast about propaganda, digital disinformation, politics, corruption, hybrid warfare, weaponised conspiracy theories, social echo chambers and digital dystopias.
1984, Authoritarian, Autocracy, Autocrat, Big Brother, Brainwashing, Cold war, Cold war propaganda, Communism, Conflict, Conspiracy theories, Control, Cults, Cyber warfare, Deception, Dictator, Dictatorship, Digital dystopia, Digital media, Disinformation, Echo chambers, Economic sanctions, Fascist, Fake news, Foreign correspondents, Foreign policy, Fossil fuel sanctions, George Orwell, History, Hybrid warfare, Industrial disinfo
Episodes
Mentioned books

Dec 19, 2024 • 1h 28min
Jonathan MS and Andrew Mercado - Wednesday- "Trucks under Christmas Tree" Livestream Fundraiser
Trucks under Christmas Tree
Since 2022 an extraordinary group of people have been fighting the
information war for Ukraine in the global arena.
Car for Ukraine has now joined with a group of these special people and
their communities to bring Christmas to the frontline in the toughest
areas where the fight is happening right now.
https://donorbox.org/trucks-under-christmas-tree/fundraiser/silicon-curtain
The Goal of the Campaign for Silicon Curtain: € 10,000 to purchase 1
truck to save Ukrainian lives.
With this campaign, we will raise funds for 1 truck to help brave
warriors from the 237th battalion, 129th brigade who leverage technology
and manage to hold russian advance at the very edge of the frontline.
Who will receive the vehicle? 237 battalion 129 brigade aerial
reconnaissance unit.
https://donorbox.org/trucks-under-christmas-tree/fundraiser/silicon-curtain
Donate and get: Pins. Everyone who contributes with €100 (~$110) or more
will get a limited collection pin - THE INNOVATOR. This pin serves as a
sign of Ukrainians' ingenuity in this fight.
Custom branding: For €2,500 we will place your custom sticker on one
side of a truck. It could be your logo, name, or maybe your country's
flag.
"Your truck" at the frontline: The average cost of an armored pickup we
deploy to the frontline is €10,000. If you contribute with that amount
all the custom branding options will be yours. Plus you'll receive a
personalized reporting about the truck, where it ends up as well as some
surprise gifts from us.
About Car for Ukraine (as of November 30, 2024):
- 510+ Vehicles Delivered to the Frontline, mainly armored pickups
- 1,000,000+ Kilometers Covered Across Europe
- €4,000,000 worth of vehicles delivered to the frontline
https://donorbox.org/trucks-under-christmas-tree/fundraiser/silicon-curtain

Dec 19, 2024 • 1h 1min
Jonathan MS and Rick the Ukrainian - Wednesday- "Trucks under Christmas Tree" Livestream Fundraiser
Trucks under Christmas Tree
Since 2022 an extraordinary group of people have been fighting the
information war for Ukraine in the global arena.
Car for Ukraine has now joined with a group of these special people and
their communities to bring Christmas to the frontline in the toughest
areas where the fight is happening right now.
https://donorbox.org/trucks-under-christmas-tree/fundraiser/silicon-curtain
The Goal of the Campaign for Silicon Curtain: € 10,000 to purchase 1
truck to save Ukrainian lives.
With this campaign, we will raise funds for 1 truck to help brave
warriors from the 237th battalion, 129th brigade who leverage technology
and manage to hold russian advance at the very edge of the frontline.
Who will receive the vehicle? 237 battalion 129 brigade aerial
reconnaissance unit.
https://donorbox.org/trucks-under-christmas-tree/fundraiser/silicon-curtain
Donate and get: Pins. Everyone who contributes with €100 (~$110) or more
will get a limited collection pin - THE INNOVATOR. This pin serves as a
sign of Ukrainians' ingenuity in this fight.
Custom branding: For €2,500 we will place your custom sticker on one
side of a truck. It could be your logo, name, or maybe your country's
flag.
"Your truck" at the frontline: The average cost of an armored pickup we
deploy to the frontline is €10,000. If you contribute with that amount
all the custom branding options will be yours. Plus you'll receive a
personalized reporting about the truck, where it ends up as well as some
surprise gifts from us.
About Car for Ukraine (as of November 30, 2024):
- 510+ Vehicles Delivered to the Frontline, mainly armored pickups
- 1,000,000+ Kilometers Covered Across Europe
- €4,000,000 worth of vehicles delivered to the frontline
https://donorbox.org/trucks-under-christmas-tree/fundraiser/silicon-curtain

Dec 18, 2024 • 43min
574. Anastasiya Paraskevova - Tackling Kremlin's Talking Points Head on - Talking Fight to Western Media.
Anastasiya Paraskevova is commonly known as Ukrainian Ana, and is a
political activist who came to prominence in 2022 after recording her
experiences living in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war. Ana's
first major media appearance was on CNN at the beginning of the war, but
she has since memorably appeared on the Piers Morgan show, where she
tackled Russian talking points with great passion, force and eloquence.
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LINKS:
https://x.com/UkrainianAna/highlights
https://wiki.destiny.gg/view/Ukrainian_Ana
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Dec 18, 2024 • 1h 17min
Jonathan MS and Guests - Tuesday - "Trucks under Christmas Tree" Livestream Fundraiser Campaign
Trucks under Christmas Tree
Since 2022 an extraordinary group of people have been fighting the
information war for Ukraine in the global arena.
Car for Ukraine has now joined with a group of these special people and
their communities to bring Christmas to the frontline in the toughest
areas where the fight is happening right now.
https://donorbox.org/trucks-under-christmas-tree/fundraiser/silicon-curtain
The Goal of the Campaign for Silicon Curtain: € 10,000 to purchase 1
truck to save Ukrainian lives.
With this campaign, we will raise funds for 1 truck to help brave
warriors from the 237th battalion, 129th brigade who leverage technology
and manage to hold russian advance at the very edge of the frontline.
Who will receive the vehicle? 237 battalion 129 brigade aerial
reconnaissance unit.
https://donorbox.org/trucks-under-christmas-tree/fundraiser/silicon-curtain
Donate and get: Pins. Everyone who contributes with €100 (~$110) or more
will get a limited collection pin - THE INNOVATOR. This pin serves as a
sign of Ukrainians' ingenuity in this fight.
Custom branding: For €2,500 we will place your custom sticker on one
side of a truck. It could be your logo, name, or maybe your country's
flag.
"Your truck" at the frontline: The average cost of an armored pickup we
deploy to the frontline is €10,000. If you contribute with that amount
all the custom branding options will be yours. Plus you'll receive a
personalized reporting about the truck, where it ends up as well as some
surprise gifts from us.
About Car for Ukraine (as of November 30, 2024):
- 510+ Vehicles Delivered to the Frontline, mainly armored pickups
- 1,000,000+ Kilometers Covered Across Europe
- €4,000,000 worth of vehicles delivered to the frontline
https://donorbox.org/trucks-under-christmas-tree/fundraiser/silicon-curtain

Dec 17, 2024 • 52min
573. John Sweeney - Trump, Ukraine, Russia in 2025 - The Outcome is Unpredictable and May be Unexpected
John Sweeney is a British investigative journalist and writer. He worked
for The Observer newspaper, and the BBC's Panorama and Newsnight
series. Sweeney ceased working for the BBC in October 2019, and is now
reporting on the war in Ukraine, as well as creating a Daily war diary.
Which I strongly advise you to watch if you’ve not seen it. He’s also
been working on a film, documenting the most brutal parts of the
conflict – ‘The Eastern Front’, which is released in June this year.
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain/collections
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LINKS:
https://www.johnsweeney.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/johnsweeneyroar
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/john-sweeney-vladimir-putin-chance-1972364
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/1736357/john-sweeney-ukraine-war-vladimir-putin
https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/john-sweeney-ukraine-front-line/
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BOOKS:
Murder in the Gulag: The Life and Death of Alexei Navalny (2024)
Killer in the Kremlin (2023)
Putin's Prisoner: My Time as a Prisoner of War in Ukraine
Taking on Putin with John Sweeney
The Useful Idiot
The Church of Fear: Inside the Weird World of Scientology
Hunting Ghislaine
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Dec 16, 2024 • 1h 32min
Jonathan MS and Phil Ittner - Monday - "Trucks under Christmas Tree" Livestream Fundraiser Campaign
Join Jonathan MS Pierce, a fundraising warrior for Ukraine, and Philip Itner, an advocate for vital support, as they discuss their inspiring campaign to raise money for trucks to aid frontline troops. They delve into how these vehicles can save lives and impact the war effort. The guests highlight the resilience of Ukraine amidst conflict, the disturbing realities faced by children in war, and the complexities of international support. Tune in for a heartfelt call to action and the importance of community in making a difference.

Dec 16, 2024 • 48min
570. Russia's War on Energy and How it Uses Winter as a Weapon: Alex Cornell du Houx & Ievgeniia Kopytsia
Alex Cornell du Houx, a former Marine and Maine legislator, teams up with Ievgeniia Kopytsia, an energy law scholar from Ukraine, to discuss energy resilience amid the ongoing conflict. They delve into the strategic weaponization of energy by Russia, revealing how attacks on infrastructure threaten Ukraine’s survival. The conversation emphasizes the need for a comprehensive energy security plan that pivots to renewables, and highlights veterans' roles in Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts, advocating for green jobs and energy independence.

Dec 14, 2024 • 1h 16min
567. Shota Dighmelashvili - The Mechanics of State Capture Exported from Russia to Georgia, Moldova, etc.
Shota Dighmelashvili is editor-in-chief at Forbes Georgia, a policy
entrepreneur and a dedicated civil society leader. His work has earned
global acknowledgement, including features in renowned international
outlets.
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LINKS:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shotad/
https://x.com/shotadig
https://www.facebook.com/shotad/
https://oc-media.org/tag/shota-dighmelashvili/
https://civil.ge/archives/tag/shota-dighmelashvili
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
----------
PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Dec 13, 2024 • 48min
569. Iryna Baturevych - How Ukrainian Cultural Talent has been Repressed, Tormented, Silenced and Erased.
Iryna Baturevych is a co-founder of the Chytomo media project (NGO), the
Ukrainian independent media covering publishing and contemporary
literary and cultural processes in Ukraine. Together with the Chytomo
team, she organized the Ukrainian Chytomo Award for the Outstanding
Achievements in Publishing. The publishing markets observer. In 2022,
she co-founded the Ukrainian Club of Montreal.
Iryna is a deputy director and a head of the analytical department of
the Ukrainian Book Institute, guest teacher of the Kyiv National Taras
Shevchenko University.
Iryna presented the Ukrainian publishing market in more than 15
international events including the biggest book fairs and forums:
Frankfurt Book Fair (Germany), Bologna Book Fair (Italy), Salon du livre
(Canada), etc. Iryna has 15 years of experience in publishing and
media, articles were published in the Ukrainian media (Chytomo.com, Day
Newspaper, Ukrainska Pravda), and professional media abroad (e.g. PW,
Publishing Perspectives, Boersenblatt).
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How Chytomo media was created:
“I’ve always been driven by a desire to engage in tasks that propel me
forward. Back in 2009, I was writing my university master’s thesis. I
used this as an opportunity to create something practical and impactful.
And I knew that Oksana (Oksana Khmelyovska, Chytomo co-founder,
editor-in-chief) shared this vision and was the ideal partner to help me
bring it to life. Besides, we recognised that the key to our growth lay
not only in analyzing the process, but in engaging directly with
industry experts
— publishers, managers, writers, and designers. How? Given our
journalistic background, we decided to start Chytomo — an online
magazine about publishing, literature, and design. For the past 14
years, we have been leading this project, and I am pleased to see that
Chytomo has now become an influential platform for aspiring publishing
professionals in Ukraine, a tool for fostering a culture of reading, and
a media outlet that introduces Ukrainian publishing and literature to a
global audience.”
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LINKS:
https://chytomo.com/en/authors/iryna-baturevych-2/
https://culturalhub.org/publication_author/iryna-baturevych/
https://ukraineworld.org/en/podcasts/ep-325
https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/iryna-baturevych/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iryna-baturevych-520a0b23/
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PUBLICATIONS:
Wettbewerb auf Spitzenniveau
https://www.boersenblatt.net/news/wettbewerb-auf-spitzenniveau-327671
(DE)
https://www.giornaledellalibreria.it/scritti-da/iryna-baturevych-1917.html
(IT)
https://life.pravda.com.ua/authors/656ef0f89a2df/ (UA)
Interviews:
UkraineWorld Ukrainian non-fiction books: what is available in English? –
with Iryna Baturevych
Publishing Perspectives: Ukraine’s Iryna Baturevych: ‘Solidarity Is Our
Superpower’
La Press Un essor inattendu pour le marché du livre en Ukraine
Le Devoir En Ukraine, poésie de guerre et livres bombardés
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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Dec 12, 2024 • 1h 5min
571. Konstantin Samoilov - 3 Levers Trump Could Pull to Trigger Putin's Doomsday Scenario
Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the
most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia.
Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside
Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism
over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russia,
with no idea of when he can return there.
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/@UC9HHZMXng9reLBQmNc1Y8iA
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INSIDE RUSSIA is a source of current news on Russia -
Konstantin carefully selects 9 news stories that are important and
really matter,
with commentaries and analyses by Konstantin delivered daily to channel
patrons at Patreon.com
Get your access to daily news updates at patreon.com/INSIDERUSSIA
@INSIDERUSSIA
https://www.patreon.com/insiderussia
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OTHER VIDEOS WITH KONSTANTIN ON SILICON CURTAIN:
https://youtu.be/kvpa8MS8Mmw (20-Nov-24)
https://youtu.be/S15izhFsEF8 (20-Nov-24)
https://youtu.be/zAaBRnpQ_Xg (22-Oct-24)
https://youtu.be/WUUz11jZ-nY (17-Sep-27)
https://youtu.be/2Pz9wGeCzXc (13-Aug-24)
https://youtu.be/xV_cXBA12tw (22-Jul-24)
https://youtu.be/lnIgKQRHM8o (15-Jun-24)
https://youtu.be/XX3zU5QNvCw (22-May-24)
https://youtu.be/qXcfjra6KGI (16-Apr-24)
https://youtu.be/FTuvRZQMCN8 (04-Mar-24)
https://youtu.be/URzXdRO02ps (29-Jan-24)
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
----------
PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
Spotify and Apple Podcasts.


