The Melt Podcast

Hunter and I speak with clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and author, Danielle Knafo, about sex and companion dolls, perversion, transhumanism, and the future or human relationships. Danielle’s website: https://danielleknafo.com/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ The Melt’s Discord server: https://discord.gg/wxSG5EE Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

Hunter and I speak with renegade chiro and healing facilitator, Tommy John, and naturopathic physician, Cassie Huckaby, about opening one’s self to the real healing by facing the music and dancing to that shit. Tommy’s website: https://www.drtommyjohn.com/ Cassie’s website: https://gritnaturalmedicine.com/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ The Melt’s Discord server: https://discord.gg/wxSG5EE Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with public educator and co-founder of EmpowerED Pathways, Jason Littlefield, about humanity-centered well-being, mindfulness, the individual as the moral worth of society, critical theory, humanity above identity, false diversity, and individual autonomy. EmpowerED Pathways website: https://www.empoweredpathways.org/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $3 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ The Melt’s Discord server: https://discord.gg/wxSG5EE Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with independent researcher Alison McDowell about things being broken on purpose, COVID “crisis” as intro to surveillance state, human capital, the mirrored metaverse, digital twinning, training kids for the metaverse, teaching the AI, the spatial web, graphene, humans as energy source, neural prosthetics, and the virtual economy, among other things. Mind-blowing stuff! Alison’s website: https://wrenchinthegears.com/ Alison on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Philly852 Alison’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQdN0TfBHaXbDF5EDEgglfQ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ The Melt’s Discord server: https://discord.gg/wxSG5EE Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

Hunter and I speak with author and musician Mark Anthony Wyatt about his book “The Spirit of Cornwall” and whatever else comes to our minds. The sound gets a little wonky about a third of the way due to unforeseen technical difficulties. I am still working out the bugs with this new podcasting platform (Riverside.fm) and this new microphone/audio interface set-up now that there are two voices to record on my end of any given conversation. Please bear with us. Mark’s site: https://medium.com/@markanthonywyatt Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wanderingwyatt1960 To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

My new co-host Hunter and I speak with medical journalist and host of The Highwire, Del Bigtree, about fudging the numbers, a new civil war, the bioweapon angle, and graphene. The Highwire: The Highwire: https://ipfs.io/ipns/k2k4r8pkk8wevtty3rpqw8mh2njz0snop5xpha1ybafquvb7dcgayh4j/index.html Del on Twitter: https://twitter.com/delbigtree Informed Consent Action Network: https://www.icandecide.org Del’s documentary Vaxxed: https://vaxxedthemovie.com To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

Hunter and I speak with artist, animator, and goldsmith, JimBob, about distilling the message, left-wing Hollywood, existing outside of supply chains, compliance as currency, the intangibility of the immaterial, the futility of the quantifiable, the makes-me-feel culture, outrage crypto, art as meme, compassion for compliance, the allure of conspiracy, and automatons. JimBob’s website: https://madebyjimbob.com/ JimBob’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe37IG3iLRcQlteFFBkX6Pw/videos To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with Canadian Naturopathic Doctor, Amandha Vollmer, about cleansing techniques, holding on and letting go, impermanence and change, dealing with trauma, real vulnerability, group karma, changing the external as opposed to working on the internal, giants and titans, breaking contracts, angelic reiki, interference, and surfing the chaos. Amandha’s website: https://yummy.doctor Amandha’s other website: https://yumnaturals.store/ Healing with DMSO: https://healingwithdmso.com/ Amandha’s Telegram: https://t.me/amandhavollmer Amandha on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/6DNCVpNofW5k/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with author and musician, Joshua Cutchin; and author, artist, musician, and podcaster; Timothy Renner; about Bigfoot as apparitional and physical; Bigfoot as forest ninja; vocalizations; mimicking; orbs as portals; the psychedelic hum; materialist cryptozoologists; Bigfoot as apex of human potential; mindspeak; cryptoanthropology; Bigfoot as shapeshifter; and disappearing evidence. Joshua’s site: https://www.joshuacutchin.com Timothy’s site: https://www.strangefamiliars.com To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with the executive director and founder for Health Freedom for Humanity Alec Zeck about propaganda as narcissistic abuse, medical free will, evil shrouded in virtue, parentifying the “experts”, raging for the machine, trusting your own experience, the temporal nature of identity, scientism as atheist religion, the motivations for the agenda, becoming self sufficient, soul wealth, and the Law of One. JUST ANNOUNCED!!! HEALTH FREEDOM FOR HUMANITY SYMPOSIUM 2021 will be taking place in Kansas City, MO. on October 8-9!!! Some of the guests include: Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Jess Peatross, Dr. Ben Tapper, Ali Zeck, Jeff Witzeman, and many more!! For more info go here. Health Freedom for Humanity: https://healthfreedomforhumanity.org/ The Way Fwrd: https://thewayfwrd.com/ The Law of One: https://www.lawofone.info/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

Hunter and I speak with Australian author, experiencer, and investigator, Ryan Musgrave-Evans about his new book, “Children of Orion: Finding the Cryptoterrestrials”. Ryan’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC33M5itKfey9j9MIDcYW9qQ To hear the full version of this episode please visit https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast where you can subscribe for as little as $5 a month to receive extended episodes, exclusive episodes, and early access to regular episodes. For one time donations- PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt on GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/themeltpodcast The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Parler: https://parler.com/Themeltpodcast The Melt on DMT World: https://dmtworld.net/social/themeltpodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

We speak with well known experiencer Chris Bledsoe about the experience that started it all, the White Lady, orbs, the reality that we create, and how consciousness informs everything. To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast For one time donations- PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt on GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/themeltpodcast The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Parler: https://parler.com/Themeltpodcast The Melt on DMT World: https://dmtworld.net/social/themeltpodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with Indiana mother, Natalie Sprague, about her efforts to get her daughter out of having to wear a mask at school with the use of affidavits and by exercising personal sovereignty. Inspiring stuff! Natalie’s email: kidsneedoxygen@protonmail.com The Melt on GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/themeltpodcast The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Parler: https://parler.com/Themeltpodcast The Melt on DMT World: https://dmtworld.net/social/themeltpodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

Hunter and I speak with chemtrail/5G activist and filmmaker Matt Landman about Patrick Roddie, the Solar Radiation Management Program, targeted individuals, contact lows, HAARP, his EMF protective clothing line, and his documentary Frankenskies. Matt on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/landman808 Matt’s documentary: https://frankenskies.com/ Matt’s clothing line: https://speroprotectionclothing.com/ Matt’s activist hub: https://actualactivists.com/ To hear the full version of this episode please visit https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast where you can subscribe for as little as $5 a month to receive extended episodes, exclusive episodes, and early access to regular episodes. For one time donations- PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt on GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/themeltpodcast The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Parler: https://parler.com/Themeltpodcast The Melt on DMT World: https://dmtworld.net/social/themeltpodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with independent journalist, Rosemary Frei, about the underreporting of COVID vaccine injuries, the variant malarkey, the isolation of swimming upstream, naming names, questioning shedding, zooming out, rapping about 9/11, truth over popularity, and censorship. Rosemary’s website: https://www.rosemaryfrei.ca/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with playwright and journalist Libby Emmons about getting disowned by the NY theater community, transgender ideology as an undercurrent of transhumanism, scolding in place of conversations, the rejection of the physical self, identitarianism, transracialism, the upper class push for segregation, classism, civilization as fragile construct, the erosion of the expert class, biometrics, the shortsightedness of transhumanism, internal control as opposed to external control, and Star Trek. Libby on Twitter: https://twitter.com/libbyemmons The Post Millennial: https://thepostmillennial.com/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with clinical psychologist and 30 year Monroe Institute veteran Dr. Joe Gallenberger about affecting physical reality with the heart, psychokinesis, getting out of negative patterns, being a finder as opposed to a seeker, sending energy to water, group intent compared to singular intent, spontaneous healing, the malleability of matter, specificity in manifestation, feeling abundant, limitlessness, teleportation, retroactive causation, reigniting one’s abilities, and psychedelics & manifestation. SyncCreation: https://synccreation.com/ The Monroe Institute: https://www.monroeinstitute.org/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU, Mark Crispin Miller, about how we define propaganda, the use of the phrases “conspiracy theory” and “conspiracy theorist” in journalism, media outlet as propaganda machine, Trump as polarizer, one student’s pushback against critical thinking, the censorship trifecta, crybullying, modern eugenics, the heresy of criticizing transgender theory, election rigging, the aggressive vaccine rollout, where to get real news, and maintaining sanity. Mark’s website: https://markcrispinmiller.com/ To sign Mark’s petition: https://www.change.org/p/new-york-university-support-nyu-prof-mark-miller-academic-and-scientific-freedom-on-college-campuses?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=862cd2b0-037a-11eb-8f10-eda78ce155b0 Mark’s GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/url_shortener/u/zddpcz To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with author and fellow podcaster Jasun Horsley about his latest book “16 Maps of Hell: The Unraveling of Hollywood Superculture”. Jasun’s website: https://auticulture.com Jasun’s podcast: https://auticulture.com/liminalist/ Jasun on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMftyNebrvcOnwBXVFLTdbg Jasun on Twitter: @JaKephas To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on DMT World: https://dmtworld.net/social/themeltpodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with independent journalist Rosemary Frei about the current state of journalism, the politics of COVID, censorship, the lack of critical thinking, her recent disagreement with Del Bigtree, how to determine the legitimacy of medical papers, and the lack of evidence for viral shedding. Rosemary’s website: https://www.rosemaryfrei.ca/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with author Howdie Mickoski about the World Expositions that occurred between 1876-1920 and how they may have been more to reset the historical narrative rather than a series of demonstrations about our current collective achievements. Howdie’s site: https://www.egyptian-wisdom-revealed.com/about/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with director and executive producer of the documentary series, Superpower, about the series, intuition, and critical feeling. The Superpower website: https://superpowerfilm.com/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases and Carolina Eyck: https://www.carolinaeyck.com/

I speak with Betty Hill’s niece, Kathleen Marden, about the recently published book “Captured!: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience” by her and co-author Stanton Friedman. Kathleen’s website: https://www.kathleen-marden.com/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast The Melt on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/themeltpodcast/ Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with former professional baseball player, former doctor, and now Gonzo healing facilitator Tommy John about medical autonomy, the VID, awakening, and how 2020 was the best year of his life so far. Tommy’s website: https://www.drtommyjohn.com/ Tommy’s podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5iF0ZOWFzyNaKnrYAWivbj?nd=1 Tommy’s Telegram: https://t.me/DrTJohn Health Freedom for Humanity’s website: https://healthfreedomforhumanity.org/ Health Freedom for Humanity’s podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Pwk2YkC2jnXqSGzsPPrWF?nd=1 To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases

I speak with independent journalist James Corbett of The Corbett Report about The Great Reset and what can be done to regain our autonomy. The Corbett Report: https://www.corbettreport.com/ The Corbett Report on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/gwpziiqzrvt3/ To support The Melt with a monthly subscription fee as low as $5 and get access to assorted extras and the wholesome satisfaction that you are helping to get these conversations out please visit: https://www.patreon.com/themeltpodcast One time donations at PayPal: fosamsara@gmail.com The Melt: https://themeltpodcast.net The Melt on Telegram: https://t.me/TheMeltPodcast The Melt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_melt_podcast/ The Melt on Twitter: @MeltPodcast Music by The Godawful Joy: https://thegodawfuljoy.bandcamp.com/releases