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Bitcoin AudibleRead_929 - Bitcoin, Stoicism, and Our Relationship With Time"Imagine the Stanford marshmallow experiment in reverse. Instead of getting a second marshmallow for waiting, the children are told that every fifteen minutes they wait, the marshmallow in front of them will shrink one tiny bite at a time, until nothing remains. Naturally, they eat their marshmallow immediately, not out of impatience or hunger, but common sense. That's exactly how our money works today."
~ Connor Dolan
What if the real cost of our broken money isn't just inflation – but the slow erosion of your ability to even imagine a future worth building toward?
This...
2026-01-271h 02
Bitcoin AudibleRead_926 - CBDC's Will Be "Free" For Users [FFR 93]"If you are not paying for it, you are the product. And if it is a political system, the product that they are buying is control over you."
What if a "free" digital currency from the government sounds like a sweet deal - but hides total surveillance and control? Dive into the UAE's CBDC rollout, parallels to sneaky inflation tactics, and real stories of financial repression from Iran, all while exploring how Bitcoin and open-source tools let us fight back. Will we fall for the trap, or build our own freedom?
References from...
2026-01-1643 min
The Drive with Paul SwannDecember 12, 2025On today’s episode of The Drive with Paul Swann, we cover staff changes at Marshall and a major off-field development in college football. Marshall Athletics has named Max Remy the department’s new Chief of Staff. Marshall Football has hired Alex Jones as its new General Manager.The show also includes discussion of former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, who was fired for an inappropriate relationship with a staffer and is now facing felony home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering charges.Listener questions round out the hour, including one suggestion that Marshall foot...
2025-12-1342 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_920 - Criminalized Self-Custody [FFR]“If you think they'll have restraint, I think you're making a grave error.”
Can your wallet, your node, or even your hardware become “unlicensed financial activity” overnight? I walk through HRF’s latest Financial Freedom report on new laws in places like the UAE and Belarus, then riff on how these tactics bleed into Western “financial stability” narratives, KYC social media, and digital ID. Along the way we explore the tools—from DIY hardware to Lightning and e‑cash—that might be the thin line between being banked, blocked, or truly sovereign.
Topics Mentioned
The Human Rights Fou...
2025-12-1043 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_907 - Why Bitcoin is Freedom MoneyIn this episode, I read and explore “Why Bitcoin is Freedom Money” by the Human Rights Foundation, written by Alex Gladstein - a powerful look at how Bitcoin is quietly reshaping the fight for human rights and financial freedom across the globe. From Nigerian activists to Afghan educators and Cuban citizens defying economic isolation, this read highlights the practical, real-world stories of people using Bitcoin as a lifeline when traditional systems fail them.
I unpack why this movement isn’t about speculation or ideology but about survival - and what it means for the billions living under author...
2025-10-1356 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_887 - A Half Baked Thesis on Stablecoins"As will become clear as the argument progresses, I actually think the outcome to which I am building up is where things have to go. I think the technical and economic incentives at play make this an inevitability rather than a “choice”"~ Allen Farrington
What if the stablecoin boom isn't a threat to Bitcoin, but a stepping stone? In this episode, I dive into Allen Farrington’s "A Half Baked Thesis on Stablecoins" and follow it with a massive guy's take unpacking the implications. Are stablecoins a betrayal of Bitcoin principles, or are they the Trojan horse...
2025-06-242h 02
Bitcoin AudibleRead_879 - The Mental Accounting Barrier to MicropaymentsWhat if the true barrier to a world of seamless micropayments isn’t technological, but psychological? In this episode of Bitcoin Audible, we revisit Nick Szabo’s classic essay, “The Mental Accounting Barrier to Micropayments,” exploring why even with lightning-fast, low-cost Bitcoin transactions, the smallest payments might never take off as expected. Can new monetization models, AI agents, and value-for-value systems overcome the hidden costs in our minds-or will human cognition always set the lower bound on how small a transaction can be? Dive in as we unpack the unseen limits shaping the future of digital payments and online commerce...
2025-04-2950 min
Bitcoin AudibleChat_131 - DEBATE: The US vs China/Guy Swann vs Alex Svetski [Liberty Lockdown]"For me, the most important war, the thing that we are fighting for in the world today more than anything else for me is the spirit of the West. The spirit of the West has been under attack by globalists, by fucking adversaries, the trader parasite money changer class. That class, whoever the fuck that is, has been looking to destroy the productive spirit and soul of the West in any way that it can. Weaponizing everything from Chinese to fucking Indians to central banks to everything. And if that war can be fought without dropping fucking bombs and fou...
2025-04-241h 43
Liberty LockdownDEBATE: The US vs China/Guy Swann vs Alex SvetskiI've already given you my thoughts on the trade war so today I invited on Guy Swann and Alex Svetski to duke it out. This was super interesting. Can't wait to hear what you all think. go to www.joincrowdhealth.com/ and use promo code LOCKDOWN at sign-up to get your first 3 months at just $99/per month Today's episode is brought to you by https://www.mypillow.com/lockdown GET YOU SOME COZY Check out my show over on Fountain: https://www.fountain.fm/show/nUTYcMtl4yMuoKHljZWu Become a supporting member of Liberty Lockdown here!: https://libertylockdown.locals.com/ This...
2025-04-111h 36The Drive with Paul SwannApril 7, 2025Paul Swann is just 895 goals away from tying Alex Ovechkin's NHL goal record with the Washington Capitals, plus a weekend wrap-up of Marshall sports, all on this episode of The Drive.
Thanks for tuning in to The Drive with Paul Swann! If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Want more sports updates? Connect with Paul on social media via Linktree: linktr.ee/PaulSwann.
2025-04-0841 min
SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #820 - READALONG: The Not-World by Thomas Burnett Swann
The SFFaudio Podcast #819 – Jesse, Will Emmons, Alex (Pulpcovers), and Jonathan Weichsel talk about The Not-World by Thomas Burnett Swann
Talked about on today’s show:
1977?, 1975, died in 1976, serialized, The Weir Woods, Cirsova Alex is hard to get, Winged Victory by Thomas Burnette Swann, who stood model, graceful sweep, Tennessee poet and writer, problem with the narrator, him recording over himself, Arachne spirit ghost, echo, same narrator, a producer choice, during the singalong, audio italics, stepped away from the microphone and kept recording, inconsistent, two mispronunciations, obscure words, enthusiastic about his production, commendable, straight narrations, transparent, the door...
2025-01-062h 16
Bitcoin AudibleRead_850 - Three Doors, Which Will Bitcoin Choose?"A victory in revolution doesn’t come free or easy. For Bitcoin to really do what many of us hope it can, it’s really necessary at the end of the day to walk a painful path. And that means people have to choose to walk it. Many people in this space think that governments will simply roll over and let Bitcoin win, but that is just a feint to move in and capture it.
We need to push to build around them, build in parallel, and force their hand. If they don’t actively fight it, then t...
2024-10-161h 33
Prime Time with Alex SteinEp 235 | Alex Stein EXPOSES 9/11 Truth at NYC CouncilIt’s 9/11! Alex Stein has just returned from New York City, where he got THROWN OUT of city council for bringing up how September 11 may have been an inside job! Alex gives the background of what happened before and after the eventful meeting. Additionally, we have a special in-studio guest: baby Tiffany! Alex will be teaching her the history of 9/11 with his puppet Dr. Bojangles! Following, we bring on journalist Ben Swann, who does a deep dive on 9/11 and other tin-foil-hat conspiracy theories. Don’t miss this episode of “Prime Time with Alex Stein”!Support...
2024-09-121h 04
Hot Tag with the Beer City BoysEpisode 200: When will AEW focus on Tag Team Wrestling againAEW in London, Rich Swann gets suspended, Ricky Starks contract up, and Will Riccochet show up in AEW
2024-08-251h 01SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #792 - READALONG: The Weirwoods by Thomas Burnett Swann
The SFFaudio Podcast #792 – Jesse, Will Emmons, Cora Buhlert, Jonathan Weichsel, and Alex [Cirsova] talk about The Weirwoods by Thomas Burnett Swann
Talked about on today’s show:
1965, 1967, DAW book?, ACE, Alex was a big fan, how come I never heard of him?, the audiobook existed, nobody had pirated it, special work, a list, why this particular one, the old Ace paperback, The Minotaur trilogy, most well know, Cry Silverbells, The Forest Forever, The Day Of The Minotaur, fun fantasy, a particular kink, good narrator, he was okay, the female voices, a female narrator, feminine language, same take...
2024-06-242h 35
AI UnchainedAi_026 - The Scam of Open AIA very unique dynamic occurs with generative AI. LLM companies are scraping the internet for millions of works belonging to other people, photos, videos and film, forum posts, tutorials, all of this human created content meant to provide value to others in hopes of monetizing the attention, or gaining reputation from that research or creation.But without attribution or sharing of the proceeds, we can recreate, mimic, or even pull that exact content back out of the generative models. What does that mean for AI models? What does this mean for copyright? And is the only solution...
2024-05-311h 10
Robin SeyrBitcoin Standard in the 2030s is inevitable | Guy SwannA full-on Bitcoin Standard in the 2030s! What impact will AI have on Bitcoin? Why Bitcoin is a bigger revolution than the Internet? Why also the Internet needs BTC to be good, and not bad.
Favorite Line: Fiat is only going down, and Bitcoin only going up. LOVE IT!
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2024-04-041h 19
On s'tient au jusYa plus de saisons, L'attente infinie et Alex Ramires (Top/flop #58)Cette semaine, pléthore de conseils : Sophie adore le podcast de Swann Perissé 'Ya plus de saisons' dans lequel elle reçoit des gens qui oeuvrent pour la planète, très bon pour les personnes éco anxieuses ! Justine a adoré la BD 'L'attente infinie' de Julia Wertz, aussi loufoque qu'existentielle (c'est pas ses mots c'est la 4eme de couv mais elle est dac)Camille vous conseille le spectacle d'Alex Ramires, un one hilarant et touchant, même chose pour celui de Lou Trotignon d'ailleurs, courrez les voir. Hébe...
2024-03-0706 min
Bitcoin AudibleGuy's Take_080 - But Bitcoin Wastes Energy"Bitcoin wastes energy. You've heard it a million times. But what if its the exact opposite of the truth in every way? What if its actually our energy grid that is wasteful, and Bitcoin can fix it? What if its renewable energy that is unreliable and uneconomical, and bitcoin mining can balance it out. What is its fiat that's wasteful and unfair, and Bitcoin can correct it? And what if the entire premise is built upon the failure to even understand what it is that Bitcoin does? I think it's time for a Guys' Take episode"
2024-02-051h 39
Bitcoin AudibleRead_796 - Stranded - How Bitcoin is Saving Wasted Energy"One night during my visit to Bondo, Carl asked me to pause as the sunset was fading, to look at the hills around us: the lights were all turning on, all across the foothills of Mt. Mulanje. It was a powerful sight to see, and staggering to think that Bitcoin is helping to make it happen as it converts wasted energy into human progress."
~ Alex Gladstein
Can you imagine what it may be like to lack access to the most basic necessities like electricity, only to finally have the opportunity to turn...
2024-02-021h 42
AI UnchainedAi_013 - Become Anyone With AiToday we explore the tools for voice changing ai and text-to-speech. What is Guy using, and what are the impacts of instant and easy voice copying be on content creation, copyright, the meme lords, fraud, and personal identity.
Referenced in the show
ElevenLabs.io (Link: https://elevenlabs.io/)
Altered.ai (Link: https://www.altered.ai/)
Episode #011 - The Fears of Ai (Link: http://tinyurl.com/4v9rj98r)
Could Ai Go Nuclear? - Ai Unchained #003 - The Dark Side of Ai with Alex Lewin (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2pxkv5n3)
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2024-01-1152 min
Bitcoin AudibleAi_013 - Become Anyone With AiToday we explore the tools for voice changing ai and text-to-speech. What is Guy using, and what are the impacts of instant and easy voice copying be on content creation, copyright, the meme lords, fraud, and personal identity.
Referenced in the show
ElevenLabs.io (Link: https://elevenlabs.io/)
Altered.ai (Link: https://www.altered.ai/)
Episode #011 - The Fears of Ai (Link: http://tinyurl.com/4v9rj98r)
Could Ai Go Nuclear? - Ai Unchained #003 - The Dark Side of Ai with Alex Lewin (Link: http://tinyurl.com/2pxkv5n3)
Host Links
Guy on No...
2024-01-1152 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_786 - The Difficult Adjustment"We’re less than a year from another halving, awaiting systemic implications from federal regulation and institutional adoption, standing at the precipice of an American primary election into which Bitcoin has irrevocably inserted itself.
Welcome to the big leagues."
~ Mark Goodwin and Alex Bergeron
We are headed into a new era for Bitcoin. The stakes are higher, and the challenges will be even greater. There will be inevitable shifts in how we use and how we think of Bitcoin as a system. And there is a monumental amount of work to...
2023-12-271h 04
The Sentinel Report with Alex NewmanWhat REALLY Happened On January 6? New Docuseries Tells AllThe events and victims of January 6, 2021, continue to be a stain on our country. Political prisoners continue to suffer unjustly in prison while the media spins the same old lies.What really happened on this day, and what can Americans do right now to seek truth and justice?In this episode of Alex Newman’s Sentinel Report, Ben Swann, news anchor, investigative reporter, and documentarian, answers those questions and discusses January 6 and Lara Logan’s new series “The Rest of the Story,” which tackles that day in history head-on. ]]>
2023-11-1028 min
Much to DiscussEpisode 6: We're Back! (...For Good)Welcome! In our (self-proclaimed) highly anticipated return, Steph’s got a new puppy and Kelly can’t say the word “aristocrat”. We’ll be coming to you weekly to deliver our classic format: pop culture, news and topics we’re taking in, and content we’re loving. This week’s episode covers a lot of ground - Halloween, Matthew Perry, gun violence, AI, Britney Spears’ memoir, and some bingeable TV recs.Pop Culture:Heidi Klum Transforms Into a Multi-Person Peacock for Halloween by Genevieve Cepeda and Angel Saunders for People https://people.com/heidi-kl...
2023-11-0251 min
Commons Sense Politics with Lars Swann and Linda DuberleyNavigating Global Conflicts and Internal Politics with Historian Alex DeaneUncover the fascinating complexities of global conflicts with our esteemed guest, Alex Deane. As an experienced historian, Alex uses his deep knowledge of history as a lens to interpret the Israeli-Hamas conflict. We tackle the semantics around referring to Hamas as a 'militant' organization, and Alex shares why he finds this classification gravely misleading. Shifting from the Middle East, we cast our gaze towards Eastern Europe and the brewing political tensions. Together, we dissect Russia's actions against Ukraine, China's response to Taiwan's disavowal of the "real China" label, and the achievements of Taiwan's liberal democracy. Moving across th...
2023-10-2942 min
Commons Sense Politics with Lars Swann and Linda DuberleyExploring the Political Spectrum with Unionism ExpertDo you ever wonder how the House of Lords functions as a revisionist chamber? Well, you're in for a treat. Our special guest, the dynamic Baroness Arlene Foster, a seasoned politician and broadcaster from Northern Ireland, sheds light on this fascinating process. She shares her perspective on the role of the House of Lords, the implications of social media on political discourse, and the art of respectful, civilized debates. Hold onto your seats as we delve into the intricate world of politics! Baroness Foster weaves us through the complex issue of Brexit, its significant impact on Northern I...
2023-10-1532 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_761 - A Sound Bitcoin Financial System [Alex B]"I believe it’s important to go back to what this sovereignty is made of. Bitcoin works because an economic majority is aligning incentives for every constituent of the network. The longer tail of the economic distribution may choose to run a node and validate consensus but ultimately consensus follows the money."
— Alex B.
Today we close out the lengthy back and forth over the evolutionary path of Bitcoin to a billion + users. Alex B brings us a great followup with a less technical and more abstract understanding of the security model of Bitcoin itself and col...
2023-08-3042 min
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0:49 Djane HouseKat x Empyre One x Master Blaster - Where the Hell (Alex Ch Remix)
1:03 Yuri Sosnin - Magic (Alex Ch Remix)
1:55 Soundstream - Summer Nights (Alex Ch Remix)
2:23 Dj Sylvan - Guitar Spell (Alex Ch Remix)
3:04 Real 2 Day feat. B.P.- Change Our Life (Alex Ch Remix)
3:32 Drop Kicks - Fire (Rob Mayth Remix)-(Alex Ch Remix)
4:14 Hugh K - Shine On (Alex Ch Remix)
4:41 Swann - I Love My Life (Alex Ch Remix)
5:10 FLUXLAND - O.K. (Move That Body) (Love Tha...
2023-07-2903 min
Bitcoin AudibleReboot - Bitcoin and The American Idea [Alex Gladstein]"Today Americans celebrate 246 years of independence from the British Empire. On this day in 1776 the Founding Fathers made a declaration. It was a bold and risky action. Never before had a colonial state defeated its overlord, especially at the apex of its global power." — Alex Gladstein
For Independence Day and for all those travelers out there I'm bringing back an absolutely amazing piece by the one and only Alex Gladstein. If you haven't heard it, then you are welcome for bringing it back. If you have heard it already... then you are welcome for br...
2023-07-0447 min
AI UnchainedAi_003 - The Dark Side of Ai with Alex LewinAi may be able to make us vastly more productive, far more creative, and orders of magnitude more dangerous. As Ai moves into the realm of creating hierarchies of tasks to accomplish larger goals, combined with the unparalleled scalability of its execution, a broad, self-spreading and malicious Ai becomes frighteningly more possible by the day. Like a wildfire burning out of control, what could be the consequences, how bad could a hypothetical scenario get, and what, if anything, can we do about it?
Don't miss this incredible conversation with Alex Lewin, bringing a software development and cyber...
2023-06-101h 34
AI UnchainedAi_003 - The Dark Side of Ai with Alex LewinAi may be able to make us vastly more productive, far more creative, and orders of magnitude more dangerous. As Ai moves into the realm of creating hierarchies of tasks to accomplish larger goals, combined with the unparalleled scalability of its execution, a broad, self-spreading and malicious Ai becomes frighteningly more possible by the day. Like a wildfire burning out of control, what could be the consequences, how bad could a hypothetical scenario get, and what, if anything, can we do about it?
Don't miss this incredible conversation with Alex Lewin, bringing a software development and cyber...
2023-06-091h 34
The Drive with Paul SwannMay 25, 2023: Marshall Head Coach Megan Smith Lyon and sophomore outfielder Alex ColemanIn the latest episode of The Drive, Paul Swann engages in a discussion with Marshall Head Coach Megan Smith Lyon and sophomore outfielder Alex Coleman. Tune in as they reflect on the recently concluded season, covering Coleman's remarkable journey back from wrist surgery and her outstanding performance for the Marshall Thundering Herd. Gain insights into the challenges, triumphs, and growth experienced by the team. #TheDriveWithPaulSwann #MarshallSoftball #SeasonReflections #MeganSmithLyon #AlexColeman
2023-05-2647 min
Commons Sense Politics with Lars Swann and Linda DuberleyThe local elections results and the conservative partyLinda and Lars speak to Alex Deane to discuss and analyse the local elections and what went wrong, and what the future holds for the Conservative Party.Commons Sense Podcast is a podcast produced by Lars Swann and Linda Duberley/Facebook
2023-05-2532 min
Counting CrimesSleep Till You're Dead (Robert Wone)S3E7: Αυτή είναι ίσως η πιο παράξενη υπόθεση δολοφονίας που έχουμε καλύψει ποτέ εδώ στο podcast. Πρόκειται για την ιστορία του Robert Wone, ο οποίος, ενώ έμενε στον ξενώνα ενός φίλου του στην Ουάσινγκτον, δέχτηκε βίαιη επίθεση. Αλλά με μια σκηνοθετημένη σκηνή εγκλήματος, ένα χρονοδιάγραμμα που δεν κολλάει και τρία άτομα που κρατούν μυστικά, ίσως να μην καταφέρουμε ποτέ να βρούμε τι συνέβη στο σπίτι της οδού Swann στις 2 Αυγούστου 2006.
2023-02-2855 min
Bitcoin AudibleStructural Adjustment: How the IMF and World Bank Repress Poor Countries [Alex Gladstein]This is the full, unabridged reading of Alex Gladstein's work, "STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT: HOW THE IMF AND WORLD BANK REPRESS POOR COUNTRIES AND FUNNEL THEIR RESOURCES TO RICH ONES" published with Bitcoin Magazine.
Link to the original read for the plethora of links and references to dig further into this incredible story.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/imf-world-bank-repress-poor-countries
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2022-12-312h 54
Bitcoin AudibleRead_687 - How the IMF and World Bank Repress Poor Countries, Part 5 [Alex Gladstein]"Research from Mexico — a typical country in terms of consistent involvement historically from the Bank and Fund — shows that for every 2% decrease in GDP, the mortality rate increased by 1%.
Now consider that as a result of structural adjustment, the GDP of dozens of countries in the Third World between the 1960s and 1990s suffered double-digit contractions. Despite massive population growth, many of these economies stagnated or shrank over 15-25 year periods. Meaning: the Bank and the Fund’s policies likely killed tens of millions of people." - Alex Gladstein
Today we finally complete Gladstein's amazing piece on the parasitic system being...
2022-12-301h 09
Bitcoin AudibleRead_686 - How the IMF and World Bank Repress Poor Countries, Part 4 [Alex Gladstein]"The “generosity” of the West enabled unaccountable leaders to plunge their nations into debt deeper than ever before. The system was, as Payer writes in “Lent And Lost,” a straightforward Ponzi scheme: the new loans went straight to paying for the old loans. The system needed to grow to avoid collapse." - Alex Gladstein
WERE BACK! We've got a bit of a lengthy introduction today while I mostly apologize and ramble about why I missed more than a weeks worth of episodes, but we are getting back into it with a huge backlog of amazing reads I have been eager to dive...
2022-12-281h 11
Bitcoin AudibleRead_685 - How the IMF and World Bank Repress Poor Countries, Part 3 [Alex Gladstein]"Far from playing the role of good samaritan, the Fund does not even follow the timeless human tradition, established more than 4,000 years ago by Hammurabi in ancient Babylon, of forgiving interest after natural disasters. In 1985, a devastating earthquake hit Mexico City, killing more than 5,000 people and causing $5 billion of damage. Fund staff — who claim to be saviors, helping to end poverty and save countries in crisis — arrived a few days later, demanding to be repaid." - Alex Gladstein
If you aren't pissed off yet with Parts 1 & 2, this section is surely to push you over the edge. Spoiler alert, the IMF and...
2022-12-2038 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_684 - How the IMF and World Bank Repress Poor Countries, Part 2 [Alex Gladstein]"To give an example of what this might look like in a given year, in 2012 developing countries received $1.3 trillion, including all income, aid and investment. But that same year, more than $3.3 trillion flowed out. In other words, according to anthropologist Jason Hickel, “developing countries sent $2 trillion more to the rest of the world than they received.”
When all the flows were added up from 1960 to 2017, a grim truth emerged: $62 trillion was drained out of the developing world" - Alex Gladstein
Today we continue through Gladstein's incredible exploration of the monetary damage and systems of monetary colonialism established through the parasitic prac...
2022-12-151h 02
Bitcoin AudibleRead_683 - How the IMF and World Bank Repress Poor Countries, Part 1 [Alex Gladstein]"A 2014 analysis showed that the IMF had attached, on average, 20 conditions to each loan it gave out in the previous two years, a historic increase. Countries like Jamaica, Greece and Cyprus have borrowed in recent years with an average of 35 conditions each. It is worth noting that Bank and Fund conditions have never included protections on free speech or human rights, or restrictions on military spending or police violence." - Alex Gladstein
Today we dive into the first part of another incredible exploration of the corruption and monetary manipulation engaged in by the IMF and World Bank, how they strip...
2022-12-1359 min
Poditive Spin: The Friendly Fan ClubEp. 21: Queens of the ScreenThe Friendly Fan Club celebrates the most iconic queens in the pop culture kingdom, as tribute to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Featuring good queens, evil queens, young queens, old queens, serious queens, and silly queens (but no dancing queens, alas).Show Notes:Upbeat UpdatesKingdom of the Planet of the ApesHugh Jackman Returning for Deadpool 3Community Movie ConfirmedSix Seasons and a Movie - Origins Queens of the ScreenMt Rushmore Podcast
2022-10-131h 13
The Ridiculous Ashes Podcast2013 Ridiculous Ashes - Second TestAlex and Dan head to Lord’s for the second Test of the 2013 Ridiculous Ashes. While there, they discuss the birth of Root Maths, Graeme Swann instigating the ‘worst piece of cricket in Test history’ and decisions that suck ass #bullshit.
Geoff Lemon’s ‘Hey Watson’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNDElnx3hus
Special thanks to @LinuxLea on Twitter for helping us access DVDs of this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-10-0940 min
The New ThinkeryInterview: Fereshteh Priou on Proust, In Search of Lost Time, Vol. 1: Swann's WayIn this episode of The New Thinkery, David and Alex have temporarily replaced Greg with Alex's mother, Fereshteh, who is an expert on Marcel Proust's mammoth 4,000+ page text, In Search of Lost Time. In the episode, the group discuss the first volume of the text, Swann's Way, analyzing the circuitous structure and style of writing utilized, as well as how it contributes to the text's overall message.
2022-09-141h 02
Fuel Your Mind With The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Captivating!Check Your Financial Privilege by Alex GladsteinPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/41135to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Check Your Financial Privilege
Author: Alex Gladstein
Narrator: Guy Swann
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 08-16-22
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 82 ratings
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
Alex Gladstein has a lot to say about Bitcoin, human rights, financial privilege, and personal freedom. In Check Your Financial Privilege, he says it, starting with the fact that anyone born into a reserve currency like the euro, yen, or pound has financial privilege over the 89 percent of the world population born into weaker systems. As CSO of the Human...
2022-08-1611h 02
ParanormalLA VISIÓN REMOTA DE INGO SWANN | Invitado: Alex MyersLa extraordinaria historia de Ingo Swann, un psíquico que trabajo para proyectos secretos de la CIA y que gracias a su increíble capacidad para trasladar su conciencia a lugares remotos estuvo envuelto en problemas con seres de otros planetas y tiempos, además terrorífica evidencia que Alex Myers ha recopilado en sus exploraciones urbanas. Apaga la luz, prepara tu botana y disfruta con nosotros de este tenebroso capítulo. INVITADO ESPECIAL: ALEX MYERShttps://www.tiktok.com/@alexmyersoffhttps://www.instagram.com/alexalv17m/https://www.youtube.com/channe...
2022-06-212h 38
Bitcoin AudibleRead_632 - Can Governments Stop Bitcoin? [Alex Gladstein]"Coding, mining, infrastructure, and markets are all independent, happening in competing jurisdictions and geopolitical rivals, often done by anonymous or pseudonymous actors, all with different philosophies and goals, but with one uniting motivation: to keep Bitcoin going." - Alex Gladstein
Bringing back an article from a year ago from the always fascinating Alex Gladstein. "Can Governments Stop Bitcoin" is a short exploration of the potential attack vectors via government bodies and how Bitcoin protects or negates them through incentives, its global neutrality, & political game theory. A fun piece to revisit with everything that has happened in the past year. Not...
2022-06-211h 10
Sorgatron Media Master FeedUndisputed ROH Women’s Champ Crowned. Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com
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I’m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Thursday, May 5, 2022.
A special welcome to those of you listening on TheWrestlingRevolution.com. If you want to bring our updates to your website...email us: desk@justprowrestlingnews.com.
(STINGER: AEW)
Mercedes Martinez is the undisputed Ring of Honor Women’s Champion. She beat Deonna Purrazzo in the main event of last night’s Dynamite.
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2022-05-0503 minSorgatron Media Master FeedImpact Wrestling Rebellion Preview. Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com
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I’m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Friday, April 22, 2022.
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(STINGER: Impact)
Impact Wrestling presents its Rebellion pay-per-view Saturday night.
Moose defends the Impact World Championship against Josh Alexander.
Tasha Steelz puts the...
2022-04-2204 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_610 - The Invisible Cost of War - Part 2 [Alex Gladstein]"In sum, the U.S. government has shown that — through the GFC, repo spike crisis in 2019 and pandemic crisis in 2020 — it is willing to do anything to keep interest rates down: start an experimental QE program to buy long-dated treasuries and subprime mortgages; nationalize the repo markets; and even nationalize the corporate debt markets." - Alex Gladstein
Today we conclude Alex Gladstein's incredible new article on the invisible costs of war, and how our monetary policy disconnects the unbelievable cost of war & its fallout, from the minds of the citizens. Only in the age of infinite money printing, can we sust...
2022-03-151h 20
Bitcoin AudibleRead_609 - The Invisible Cost of War - Part 1 [Alex Gladstein]"As detailed in Saifedean Ammous’s “The Fiat Standard,” in November 1914 the British government “issued the first war bond, aiming to raise 350 million pounds from private investors at an interest rate of 4.1% and a maturity of ten years. Surprisingly, the bond issue was undersubscribed, and the British public purchased less than a third of the targeted sum. To avoid publicizing this failure, the Bank of England granted funds to its chief cashier and his deputy to purchase the bonds under their own names.”
This was one of the more prominent early examples of government bond market intervention to finance war, and it wou...
2022-03-111h 15Sorgatron Media Master FeedVince McMahon and Pat McAfee have a chat. Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com
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(STINGER: WWE)
A new WrestleMania match is now set. Drew McIntyre will go one-on-one against Happy Corbin on Night 1 on Saturday, April 2nd.
Pat McAfee will have a match at WrestleMania. That was revealed during Vince McMahon’s appearance Thursday on The Pat McAfee Show. Vince would only say he’d find a “suitable opponent” for McAfee.
The other b...
2022-03-0405 minSorgatron Media Master FeedTitle Change, Ring of Honor Stars On Impact Wrestling Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com
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(STINGER: Impact)
Deonna Purrazzo is the NEW Ring Of Honor Women’s World Champion. She took the gold from Rok-C on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling.
After the match, Maria Kanellis got in Purrazzo’s face…and Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Vincent, and PCO laid out Matthew Rehwoldt, Willie Mack, and Rich Swann.
The old ROH crew was all over th...
2022-01-1405 min
One Word Stories with Alex Schulte#21: "Radio" with Ric SwannOn Today's Episode: Alex sits down with the one and only Ric Swann, legendary radio personality, to talk about his time on the radio, his life (and health) now, and how he's actively seeking out positivity.Welcome to Season Two of One Word Stories with Alex Schulte, the weekly podcast where Alex sits down with the people of the ICR Corridor to learn who they are through the lens of one word that inspires the stories they tell.New episodes every Wednesday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you find your podcasts....
2021-12-151h 07
Bitcoin AudibleRead_579 - Our Best Shot at Liberty [Dr. Wolf Von Laer]"The Bitcoin network itself and the personal owning of bitcoin is an act of peaceful rebellion against the fiat money system." - Dr. Wolf Von Laer
There are a million different ways to discuss the benefits and attributes of Bitcoin, how it will influence the world, how it will change economic calculation. But what is most important for us and our hopes for the future, is the freedom it enables. And this isn't in some esoteric, vague sense, but in a real sense, for both the collective, and the individual. Bitcoin is our best hope for liberty. Don't miss a...
2021-11-2648 min
Bitcoin Magazine PodcastTHE END OF SUPER IMPERIALISM by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible"In short, the U.S. was able to convince other nations to save in dollars instead of in gold by guaranteeing that the dollars could be redeemed for gold. But eventually, U.S. officials rug-pulled the world, refusing to redeem billions of dollars that had been spent into the hands of foreign governments under the promise that they were as good as gold through fixed rate redemption.This deceit allowed the U.S. government to finance an ever-expanding military-industrial complex and inefficient welfare state without having to make the traditional trade offs a country or empire would make if...
2021-11-191h 19
The Understanding Boys PodcastAlex RathgeberAlex Rathgeber is an Award-Winning Australian actor, best known for his work as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, the Tin Man in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz and his UK performance of Raoul in the 21st Anniversary cast of The Phantom of the Opera in the West End. Originally from Horsham, Alex graduated from the world renowned Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2003, and established an amazing reputation across many performance disciplines including: musical theatre, television, cabaret, concert, album recordings, solo shows, voice-overs as well as the development of original stage and sc...
2021-11-1949 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_577 - The End of Super Imperialism [Alex Gladstein]"Hudson’s thesis was that America had forced other countries to pay for its wars regardless of whether they wanted to or not. Like a tribute system, but enforced without military occupation. “This was,” he writes, “something never before accomplished by any nation in history.” - Alex Gladstein
Another banger from Gladstein this week that follows Michael Hudson's work, Super Imperialism from the 1970s, critiquing and laying out the framework of power resulting from a global reserve system backed by American debt. Was he just a cynic, or was there a thread of truth in his warnings of the dangers of the glob...
2021-11-181h 52
Bitcoin Magazine PodcastTHE QUEST FOR DIGITAL CASH by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible"Imagine that you are a military commander trying to invade Byzantium hundreds of years ago during the Ottoman Empire. Your army has a dozen generals, all posted in different locations. How do you coordinate a surprise attack on the city at a certain time? What if spies break through your ranks and tell some of your generals to attack sooner, or to hold off? The entire plan could go awry. The metaphor translates to computer science: How can individuals who are not physically with each other reach consensus without a central coordinator? For d...
2021-10-2158 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_571 - The Quest For Digital Cash [Alex Gladstein]"The fight that the cypherpunks mounted was one of the main reasons that the U.S. government lost the Crypto Wars. The authorities tried to stop the code and failed.
This realization would loom large in Back’s mind 15 years later, in the summer of 2008, as he worked through that first email from Nakamoto." - Alex Gladstein
Today we are reading an incredible article about the decades long quest of the cypherpunks, and the enormous contributions from Adam Back in that journey, to create digital cash. Another brilliant piece by Alex Gladstein and published on the Bitcoin Magazine. The Holy Gr...
2021-10-201h 23
Bitcoin Magazine PodcastTHE VILLAGE AND THE STRONGMAN by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible"What is clear from visiting El Zonte and talking to the community leaders is that Bitcoin is not something you can sprinkle on a town and make it come to life. Alone, it is not a sufficient tool to empower a population. Yes, it is true that Bitcoin helped a small village change the world. But without Valenzuela, without Martinez, without Peterson, without Mama Rosa, and without entrepreneurs willing to take risks like Rubio and Karla, no change would have happened." "The Village and the Strongman" is an exceptional piece written by Alex Gladstein, detailing Bitcoin's journey...
2021-09-221h 21
Bitcoin AudibleRead_561 - The Village and the Strongman [Alex Gladstein]“Sandwiched between Guatemala and Honduras, El Salvador — the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America, with an average GDP per capita of around $3,500 — is a most unlikely ground zero for a financial revolution.” - Alex Gladstein
Gladstein is back with the full story of Bitcoin and El Salvador. What it's like on the ground, the people it all started with, the responsibility we have as a community, & the history that gives much needed perspective to the actions of the political regime. You don't want to miss this one.
Check out the original article and tons of other incredible work by G...
2021-09-211h 38
Bitcoin Magazine PodcastFINDING FINANCIAL FREEDOM IN AFGHANISTAN by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine AudibleA pioneering female CEO has been promoting Bitcoin in Afghanistan since 2013 and sees it needed in her home country now more than ever. In his latest piece for Bitcoin Magazine, Alex Gladstein discusses one way that Bitcoin has helped women of Afghanistan find the freedom to engage in business and technology. Join Guy Swann as he reads Alex Gladstein's piece on Bitcoin, women's rights, and Afghanistan. Find the full article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-financial-freedom-in-afghanistan
2021-09-0234 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_554 - Finding Financial Freedom in Afghanistan [Alex Gladstein]“Farzan and her family traveled by foot, car and train thousands of miles through Iran and Turkey, finally making it to Germany in 2017. Along the way, dishonest middlemen and common thieves stole everything they brought with them, including their jewelry and cash. At one point, their boat crashed, and more belongings sank to the bottom of the Mediterranean. It’s a tragic story familiar to so many refugees. But in this case, something was different. Through it all, Farzan was able to keep her bitcoin, because she hid the seed to her Bitcoin wallet on a piece of tiny, innocuous-looking pape...
2021-09-0258 min
Bitcoin Magazine PodcastINSIDE CUBA'S BITCOIN REVOLUTION by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine Audible“This technology goes around blockades and government restrictions, it allows you to move value without trusting anyone, it connects you to the world, and it allows you to empower yourself and do things that are otherwise impossible,” he said. “It has created hope for those who want change.” Today Alex Galdstein takes us on another Bitcoin journey around the world, this time to Cuba. A communist regime where dissent is illegal, where 70% of the value of the currency is stolen by the government in the official conversion, & where the chance to accumulate wealth and engage in trade is a pri...
2021-08-201h 13
Bitcoin AudibleRead_552 - Inside Cuba's Bitcoin Revolution [Alex Gladstein]“This technology goes around blockades and government restrictions, it allows you to move value without trusting anyone, it connects you to the world, and it allows you to empower yourself and do things that are otherwise impossible,” he said. “It has created hope for those who want change.”
Today Alex Gladstein takes us on another Bitcoin journey around the world, this time to Cuba. A communist regime where dissent is illegal, where 70% of the value of the currency is stolen by the government in the official conversion, & where the chance to accumulate wealth and engage in trade is a privilege for the...
2021-08-201h 27
Bitcoin Magazine PodcastCAN BITCOIN BE PALESTINE’S CURRENCY OF FREEDOM? by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine AudibleGaza faces civilizational collapse. 1 out of 2 live in poverty. Half are unemployed. 80% depend on handouts. Investment is gone. Capital stock is destroyed. There is very little hope left. In his latest piece on Bitcoin and global human rights, Alex Gladstein speaks to Palestinians to learn how they are using Bitcoin as a peaceful protest to overcome staggering financial barriers. Although the people in Gaza may be physically trapped and economically cut off from the world, some have said Bitcoin gives them freedom, describing it as “a checkpoint that’s always open.” Join Guy Swann as...
2021-07-281h 30
Bitcoin AudibleRead_546 - Could Bitcoin Be Palestine's Currency of Freedom? [Alex Gladstein]“Independence is financial,” Abukhdeir told me. “If we don’t have financial freedom, nothing is going to change.” - Alex Gladstein
Another brilliant addition to the Gladstein series from Bitcoin Magazine. Gladstein has been investigating Bitcoin's benefits for people all over the globe, those in the first world, the third, connected to the modern banking system, the entirely unbanked, those stuck under oppressive regimes, monetary colonialization, & behind walls of political tyranny. Today he takes a deep dive into Palestine and how they have ben bled dry of their capital and manufacturing base over 50 years in significant part through a monetary and bankin...
2021-07-261h 52
Bitcoin Magazine PodcastBITCOIN AND THE AMERICAN IDEA by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine AudibleWhat do the revolutionary founding of America and the revolutionary founding of Bitcoin have in common? Can Bitcoin help steer America back to its founding ideals? Alex Gladstein speaks with entrepreneur and author, Isaiah Jackson, and human rights activist, Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, to get their perspectives. Join Guy Swann as he reads Alex Gladstein's article on Bitcoin and American principles. Find the full article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-and-the-american-idea
2021-07-0743 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_540 - Bitcoin & the American Idea [Alex Gladstein]"Perhaps Bitcoin can help Americans reflect on our history and remember that our true glory, in Adams’s words, is “not dominion, but liberty,” and that our true march is “of the mind” and not the sword." - Alex Galdstein
Happy Independence Day fellow Audionauts! This is the day to celebrate the American experiment and the ideals which it sought to achieve. An ideal of "all men created equal," individual liberties, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and so many more revolutionary principles that have been the foundation for the outlaw of slavery, the civil rights movement, & human rights movements around the...
2021-07-051h 09
Bitcoin Magazine PodcastFIGHTING MONETARY COLONIALISM WITH OPEN-SOURCE CODE by Alex Gladstein - Bitcoin Magazine AudibleFrance still uses monetary colonialism to exploit 15 African nations. Could Bitcoin be a way out? Join Guy Swann as he reads Alex Gladstein's research into the CFA franc currency system in 15 African Nations. Find the full article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-a-currency-of-decolonization
2021-06-2855 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_538 - Fighting Monetary Colonialism with Open Source Code [Alex Gladstein]"Monetary repression continues to be hidden, and not spoken of in polite circles. The reality today for the 182 million people living in CFA nations is that while they may be politically independent in name, their economies and money are still under colonial rule, and foreign powers still abuse and prolong that relationship to squeeze and exploit as much value from their societies and geographies as possible." - Alex Gladstein
Another tour de force from Gladstein, this time breaking down the dirty details of the oppressive CFA monetary regime used, much like the petrodollar, to control and consume resources from foreign...
2021-06-251h 27
Bitcoin AudibleRead_533 - Why Bitcoin, The Series - Part 1 [Tomer Strolight]"For those with the curiosity to look, Bitcoin has emerged as a vast and mysterious space to explore with treasures, dangers, and untold potential." - Tomer Strolight
Going through the incredible short, but profound pieces in the Why Bitcoin series by Tomer Strolight. An incredible walk through the many fundamental characteristics of Bitcoin. Why should we choose it, why is it backed by physics, why does its buying power keep rising, why is it the new frontier, and more in this first episode. Don't miss it!
For more digging into what happened in El Salvador...
2021-06-1019 min
Swan Signal Live - A Bitcoin ShowAlex Gladstein, Guy Swann, Tomer Strolight, and Mike Peterson - E60Last night El Salvador passed the "Bitcoin Bill" which made Bitcoin a fully legal tender in the country. Further, every economic actor in the country will be required to accept Bitcoin, which can be immediately turned into dollars. Alex Gladstein was on Twitter Spaces with the president last night and we get all the guests' takes on what transpired.Swan Bitcoin is the best way to accumulate Bitcoin with automatic recurring buys and instant buys from $10 to $10 million. Get started in just 5 minutes.Connect with Swan on social media:TwitterTelegramLinkedIn
2021-06-091h 26
Bitcoin AudibleRead_532 - The Humanitarian & Environmental Case for Bitcoin [Alex Gladstein]"If there is ever competition for the energy that the Bitcoin miners are buying, the miners turn off their machines, perhaps to turn them back on later in a real-time response to grid loads. This relationship is poorly understood by many, leading to a popular but incorrect assumption that Bitcoin is “wasting” energy that could be used for other projects." - Alex Gladstein
Another amazing piece from Gladstein, this time breaking down the incentives and elements of Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining that has the potential to transform the developing world's capacity for capital accumulation, sustainable economic activity, & boot...
2021-06-0243 min
Life In The WeedsEpisode 3: Pete AdamsPete Adams is Co-Owner of Adams + Swann, a creative advertising and marketing company in Middle Tennessee. In this episode we talk to Pete about the importance of marketing, how his company differs from the other marketing firms out there, and how he maintains a balance between his family life and his business.
2021-05-311h 10
The Dumbest Guy in the Room003. Guy Swann - How Bitcoin Will Shape Our FutureRecorded 5/24/21
Bitcoin price at the time ~$37,500
Guy Swann is the CEO of One Eleven Productions and the host of Bitcoin Audible and he is very well known as “the Guy who has read more about Bitcoin than anyone!” We cover touch all of the bases on this one, from Guy’s journey to understanding Bitcoin to how Bitcoin will change the world moving forward.
Where to find Guy Swann:
@TheCryptoconomy (https://twitter.com/TheCryptoconomy)
@BitcoinAudible (https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)
@ShitcoinInsider (https://twitter...
2021-05-262h 04
Bitcoin AudibleRead_528 - Bitcoin is a Trojan Horse for Freedom [Alex Gladstein]“Their goals were to separate money from governments and corporations, check the growth of the global surveillance state, and preserve human rights in an increasingly digital age. Satoshi Nakamoto’s greatest trick was to animate these aspirations into something that looks like and functions as digital gold.” - Alex Gladstein
Another brilliant piece from Gladstein on why the Number Go Up technology is just the facade on the Freedom Go Up foundation of Bitcoin. As corporations, banks, & even governments adopt Bitcoin out of their own self-interest, they will unknowingly be stripping themselves of the asymmetry of power they c...
2021-05-1845 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_526 - Check Your Financial Privilege [Alex Gladstein]"only 13% of our planet’s population is born into the dollar, euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar or Swiss Franc. The other 87% are born into autocracy or considerably less trustworthy currencies. 4.3 billion people live under authoritarianism, and 1.2 billion people live under double- or triple-digit inflation." - Alex Gladstein
Another brilliant piece from Alex Gladstein and Bitcoin Magazine, this one on the incredible privilege of those inside the dollar bubble, looking out and claiming Bitcoin is useless or is bad for the world. They stand like hypocrites living without any of the problems that Bitcoin is...
2021-05-131h 04
Bitcoin AudibleRead_522 - The Hidden Costs of the Petrodollar System [Alex Gladstein]"It is truly impossible for the petrodollar system to be green when it is based on black gold." - Alex Gladstein
Today we have another brilliant piece by Alex Galdstein, published on Bitcoin Magazine about the Petrodollar system, how it came about, why it has stuck around, & the horrible costs of maintaining it that so few are willing to acknowledge.
Check out the original at the link below plus so many other great works at Bitcoin Magazine:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-hidden-costs-of-the-petrodollar
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2021-05-011h 19Radio One 91FM DunedinDianne Swann (on 'The War on Peace of Mind' album release) InterviewDianne Swann (on 'The War on Peace of Mind' album release) Interview by Alex Lister and Rutene Rickard on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
2021-04-2300 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_498 - Can Governments Stop Bitcoin? [Alex Gladstein]"So far, it seems that when governments try to ban or restrict Bitcoin, it ends up merely accelerating the adoption of the currency inside their countries. Governments that have failed miserably with their Wars on Drugs may find stopping people from holding something that’s invisible, borderless, and teleporting much more difficult." - Alex Gladstein
Today we read an amazing article from Quillette by returning author and brilliant Bitcoiner, Alex Gladstein. Can governments ban Bitcoin? Will they? Will this kill Bitcoin? Find out in an excellent walk through the many different potentialities of a government attack on Bi...
2021-02-251h 25
Paradise Projects with Alex KentuckyParadise Projects 129
Paradise-Projects tours you around the planet of good music! Join us on our voyage of sound and emotions! Come and feel the Paradise...
Paradise Projects 129
01. SWANN DECAMME - Elyxium Mark Howls feat. Joma (Double Touch Remix)
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04. STORGARDS - Miss U
05. MARINER + DOMINGO - Who Do You Want To Be
06. SUMSUCH - Find Home feat. Matty Eeles (Vincenzo Remix)
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2020-12-171h 01
Bitcoin AudibleRead_445 - A Human Rights Response to Bitcoin Critics [Alex Gladstein]"Contrary to what the critics would have you believe with all of their scary language about fraud and risk, when I send an on-chain Bitcoin transaction to you, it will get to you, no matter what. There is no point of censorship, seizure, or control." - Alex Gladstein
A great throw back from Alex Gladstein where he makes a response to the old and tired criticisms of Bitcoin. Is it stupid to think we would want to hold our own passwords to our money, or it is a revolutionary new tool in the global quest for human...
2020-09-2949 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_427 - The Lightning Paradox [Alex B]"The Jevons paradox is a staple of environmental economics used to describe how the introduction of more efficient technologies tends to increase the consumption of resources rather than decrease it." - Alex B.
Will Lightning steal fees from Bitcoin miners and threaten the security of Bitcoin into the future? Or will is be the aggregation layer that enables so many additional and higher value use cases for Bitcoin block space, that it may be the very thing necessary to enable the fee growth needed to sustain Bitcoin indefinitely? An excellent piece read today from Alex B...
2020-08-1248 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_402 - Human Rights Foundation Funds Bitcoin Privacy [Aaron Van Wirdum]“At the moment, the Bitcoin network is improving but is far from as usable and private as it needs to be with authoritarianism and surveillance on the rise in many countries,” - Alex Gladstein
Another great piece by Aaron Van Wirdum made available at BitcoinMagazine.com, today it was announced that the Human Rights Foundation, a great force for liberty and privacy across the globe, has turned its focus toward directly funding Bitcoin privacy projects thanks to a generous gift from an anonymous donor. Starting with funding an implementation of an awesome privacy development called coinswap, and with...
2020-06-1138 min
Bitcoin AudibleRead_397 - How Lightning Will Grow Following BTC's 3rd Halving [Peter Chawaga]“It’s going to be really interesting to replicate some of the token-based authentication schemes that we already have with centralized providers but do it with self-sovereign identity, which is pseudonymous and which is persistent across the network.” - Chris Dannen
An article by Peter Chawaga at BitcoinMagazine.com that touches on the many topics discussed during the Bitcoin Halving Livestream with many of the Lightning pioneers. With LSATs, keysend, LN messaging apps, and the new infrastructure layer for monetary applications. The future is bright, and today's episode is a great little morsel about what it to come.
2020-05-2730 min
Bitcoin AudibleChat_39 - Bitcoin Renaissance - with Marty Bent, John Vallis, Alex Gladstein, Elizabeth Prefontaine, & Brady SwensonWe had a fascinating panel discussion hosted by John Vallis with an amazing group at the Value of Bitcoin Conference. All about the Global Renaissance that Bitcoin could ignite. What incentives will most change our world, what is the future of debt in a sound money economy, what will governments look like, what happens when everyone's wealth exists everywhere at once and borders become meaningless? All this and more with Marty Bent, John Vallis, Alex Gladstein, Elizabeth Prefontaine, & Brady Swenson!
Check out the other great talks fro the Value of Bitcoin conference. The team put on an...
2020-05-261h 33
THE 414 - B2B Marketing PodcastHow To Create High Returning B2B CampaignsGenerating £7.4M of quoted sales from a £50,000 total spend…How To Create High Returning B2B Campaigns - The 414 LIVE.Joining me today is Alex Swann, who, with the help of his team generated an incredible return on a comparatively low spend for a niche manufacturing client.On the show today we’ll be covering:👉🏼 The biggest challenges B2B marketers have to deal with which B2C don't👉🏼 His campaign creation process👉🏼 Core elements of success in campaign creation👉🏼 Mistakes to avoid👉🏼 Essential elements to successful campaigns (his secret sauce)👉🏼...
2020-03-2424 min
Reality Check with Ben SwannBen Swann ON Media Getting Epstein Story Wrong, Focusing on AcostaLabor Secretary Alex Acosta gave a press conference on Wednesday regarding his conduct as prosecutor during billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s “sweetheart deal.” Acosta has no plans to resign and claims that the terms of the deal were harsher than they might have been and that his intentions were to help Epstein’s victims avoid the courtroom “victim shaming” so prevalent at the time. Investigative journalist Ben Swann joins Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss.
2019-07-1206 min