There has been a lot of discussion over the past few years about Empire and it’s impact upon the present day, especially with the toppling of the Colston statue and the BLM protests in 2020. However, what is not as often discussed is the financial and corporate legacy left by the British and…
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Chatter #230 – Dr Brian Klaas on Corruptible: Who Gets Power And How It Changes Us
Does power corrupt? Or do those prone to corruption end up in power? It’s an age-old question answered by Dr Brian Klaas in his brand new book “Corruptible: Who Gets Power And How It Changes Us”. I was lucky enough to get a copy and read the book over Christmas. In the middle…
Chatter #221 [Live] – Dave Carr on Digital Real Estate and Buying Property In The Metaverse
NFTs, the Metaverse, and digital real estate are all concepts that fascinate me. I’ve had discussions with a few people about this topic and now I decided to get a true expert on the show! I’m lucky enough to be joined by Dave Carr of Parcel (formerly of Decentraland)! He’s here to explain…
Chatter #220 – Max Hillebrand On Privacy, Freedom, and Cypherpunk Philosophy
Max Hillebrand is free software engineer an economist who started reading Keynes when he was 9 and got into Bitcoin at the age of 16. He says “Bitcoin is for everyone”, even his grandmother runs a Lightning node. Max came across my radar as a Bitcoin enthusiast, but he really peaked my interest…
Peter McCormack – Bitcoin Block Size Debate [Is BTC Truly Bitcoin?]
So when I spoke to Peter McCormack, host of What Bitcoin Did, I was curious as to whether he thought that BTC is Bitcoin or whether it even matters. I wanted to ask him about the Bitcoin block size debate (also known as the fork wars), why the bitcoin block size was important, and whether the block size debate was even relevant!
Chatter #215 [Live] – Mike Yardley On Liberalism, Freedom, And Our Crumbling Political System
The values of freedom and liberalism are dying. Michael Yardley was born in Denmark and educated in England, Switzerland and the US. He has a psychology degree from London University, conducted post-graduate research into direct action and terrorism at the LSE, and is also a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Michael…
