Monthly Archives: July 2022

Texas Slim on Bitcoin & The Beef Initiative – Epi-12

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Texas Slim is a 7th generational Texan on a mission to improve the health and security of our local communities. To do so he is expanding market access to quality animal protein by building decentralized networks of value-aligned ranchers, processors, distributors, butchers, grocers, restaurants, and consumers. Slim is focused on providing tools and access to the tools necessary, including bitcoin, to form more secure localized food supply chains. Slim has been traveling around the country for 3 years engaged in performing boots on the ground relationship building. In doing so he is building networks with like minded individuals and communities … Continue reading →

Sovereign Retirement with Bitcoin – Epi-11

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Jeff Vandrew Jr is a licensed attorney and a certified public accountant and financial planner. Jeff is a leading voice in the bitcoin industry on IRAs and tax planning and has featured in Bloomberg Law, CoinDesk, and Bitcoin Magazine. At Unchained Capital, Jeff leads the development of retirement and inheritance services to support Unchained’s clients with their long-term bitcoin savings. Jeff also develops open-source software on the side. Jeff joins us today to discuss sovereign retirement with bitcoin.  Typically, retirement accounts are dependent on custodial assets, putting the financial future of savers into the hands of trusted third parties.  By … Continue reading →

Bitcoin as Base Money with Brian Harrington – Epi-10

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On Episode 10 we are Joined by Brian Harrington of BrianHarrinton.org and ChoiceApp.io to discuss using bitcoin as base money.  We will also discuss funding your retirement with bitcoin, bitcoin vs. fiat, can btc be used without the internet, how to use BTC for community building, localism and a ton more.  If Bitcoin is not usually your topic of choice, trust me you don’t want to miss this one anyway.  The world is changing and survival means adaptation. Honestly this may be one of the best shows on Bitcoin I have ever done.  Not only was Brian a fantastic guest … Continue reading →

Jesse Markowitz on Lightning Nodes for Beginners – Epi-9

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Jesse is a Computer Enthusiast and programmer for over 35 years. He has an engineering Degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He started looking at Bitcoin in 2012 – but not seriously (didn’t keep any). He got back into crypto in 2017, purchasing books online for crypto and learning how it works. In 2019 he was answering questions for family and friends and even giving talks for small groups. By 2020 and throughout 2021 he traded Bitcoin and Alt Coins actively (and did staking, mining, liquidity pools, DeFi) … Continue reading →

Adam Curry on Value for Value, Bitcoin, Lightning and the Future of Podcasting – Epi-8

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Today I am joined by “The Podfather” himself, Adam Curry to discuss how he was part of the birth of podcasting itself and the technology he is developing to empower podcasters and their communities to connect, avoid censorship and exchange value for value with no interference from the banking system. Today Adam is best known as the co-host of his show No Agenda which is one of the longest running podcasts online today.  He also built Podcast Index allowing podcasters and listeners to exchange value for value with streaming satoshis (bitcoin) over the lightning network. He is now building the … Continue reading →

10 of your Bitcoin Questions Answered – Epi-7

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Recently I made a simple post on twitter, it was simply, “tell me what questions you would like me to answer or talk about in relation to Bitcoin”.  A metric ton of questions poured in.  So many there is no way I can do them in one episode.  So I will do about 10 of them today.  We will handle many of them on future episodes. This is what we will cover today… Does sub dividing Satoshis actually make bitcoin inflationary? What is bitcoin maximalism vs. “toxic maximalism” and what would I call myself? Some say bitcoin is an inflation … Continue reading →

A Bitcoin Conversation with Natalie Brunell – Bitcoin Breakout – Epi-6

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Today we are joined by Natalie Brunell host of Coin Stories and The Hard Money Show. Natalie has had a fantastic journey starting out as an award winning main stream journalist. She has over time transitioned to fully independent journalism and dedicated her time and talent to exploring everything Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Her popular show, Coin Stories, features interviews with Bitcoin thought leaders about their backgrounds, conviction for BTC, and headlines related to finance and economic issues facing society. Coin Stories is the #1 woman-hosted Bitcoin podcast in the world. Natalie is also a video contributor to Bitcoin … Continue reading →

Guy Swann on Bitcoin and Freedom – Bitcoin Breakout – Epi-5

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Guy Swann is literally ,“The Guy who has read more about Bitcoin than anyone else you know.” Guy is a speaker, Podcast Host, Educator, Narrator, Filmmaker, & Entrepreneur who went down the Bitcoin rabbit hole in 2011 & has never been able to find his way back out. At 1,000s of hours reading, exploring, & engaging with works on the topics, Guy is well versed in the Economics, Philosophy, Cryptography, History, Game Theory, Energy dynamics, Politics, & Revolutionary nature of the Bitcoin Monetary System. He joins us today to discuss how bitcoin and freedom go together and some of the … Continue reading →