Why is Mark Zuckerberg building a $300 million mansion fortress on Kauai with underground bunkers, blast-proof doors, and room for over 100 people?

In this episode of the Nerd Reich Podcast, host Gil Duran is joined by journalists Guthrie Scrimgeour and Taylor Lorenz to unpack the chilling reality of Silicon Valley’s “apocalypse insurance.”
We dive into:

How Zuckerberg’s compound resembles a classified military installation

The controversy over Native Hawaiian burial grounds

The secret NDAs silencing hundreds of local workers

Why tech billionaires are obsessed with doomsday prepping

The cult-like mentality fueling digital feudalism and “network states”

AI, wealth inequality, and the future these billionaires are really preparing for

From Peter Thiel’s New Zealand hideout to Sam Altman’s Big Sur escape plan, we explore why the same people promising a tech utopia are building escape routes from the society they helped create.