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The Sovereign Origin Story of TIEP
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This episode starts with a courtroom, a traffic stop, and a guy insisting that he’s "traveling" not "driving" because his vehicle is a private conveyance and the law doesn’t apply to him. That moment, that bizarre blend of internet confidence and legal gibberish, is what launched this entire podcast. Not because I believed it but because I couldn’t stop watching.
Before I explored gene editing, ancient mysteries, or MKUltra, I was completely obsessed with sovereign citizens. The flag fringe truthers. The UCC code whisperers. The people who think their birth certificate is secretly worth millions if they just file the right form. This was the rabbit hole that started it all. In this episode, I break down what sovereign citizens actually believe, why they believe it, and how I tried to build a character around that mindset... until I realized I’d rather just be myself.
It’s part legal parody, part internet anthropology, and part personal reflection. Because while the ideas might sound ridiculous, the emotions behind them are real: fear, frustration, and a deep desire to feel in control of a world that doesn’t make sense. And maybe, just maybe, that’s what we’re really exploring here.
So if you've ever wondered how someone ends up shouting "I do not consent!" at a traffic stop, or how that moment inspired an entire podcast, this is the episode that ties it all together.
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