Episode 39 • • 52:10 - 58:29
39: Fascism Today
Tinfoil Hats, Faraday Cage Baseball Caps, RFID Shielding
A discussion on the cultural trope of tinfoil hats leads to a proposal for a commercial product: a Faraday cage insert for baseball caps. The hosts reference an MIT study on the effectiveness of different hat designs against radio waves. They explore the idea of manufacturing these inserts in China to provide protection against RFID scanning and other electronic signals in a discreet manner.