Dr Craig Wright is the most controversial person I believe I have ever had on my podcast. Numerous people told me not to speak to him, that he is a crook and swindler, and so I decided I wanted to find out for myself. Craig Wright claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto – the…
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Chatter #247 – Nicolás Z. Moran on Bitcoin Maximalism: The Path To a Post-Fiat World
Nicolás Z. Moran is the host of Simply Bitcoin TV and the founder of Bitvolt.com. He called in to the show direct from the Bitcoin conference to give me his take on Bitcoin Maximalism, how the banks are going to take the next wave of financial disruption, and the path we need to…
Chatter #246 – Mark Steadman on Mentors, Podcasting and Building a Business
Mark Steadman was the founder of Podiant, an indie podcast host, and is now a prolific email composer and head of Origin.FM a new company offering podcast and audio consulting! I had a great chat with Mark about the podcast space, his work in mentoring (and taking a mentor) and how to build…
Chatter #245 – Adam B. Coleman on Tribalism, Censorship and Critical Theory In Schools
Adam Coleman is an author and the founder of Wrong Speak Publishing. Adam was born in Detroit but raised in a variety of states throughout America. In this discussion, we talked about free speech, the problems of tribalism and censorship, as well as the difficult issue of critical theory in schools. He writes…
Chatter #244 – Christopher Leonard – ”Fed-Pilled” – The Lords of Easy Money And The Federal Reserve
Christopher Leonard is the author of the new book The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy. If you asked most people what forces led to today’s unprecedented income inequality and financial crashes, no one would say the Federal Reserve. For most of its history, the Fed has…
Chatter #243 – Joanna Chiu: China Unbound – Hostage Diplomacy, Influence Operations, and Soft Power
Joanna Chiu has spent a decade tracking China’s propulsive rise, from the political aspects of its multi-billion-dollar “New Silk Road” global investment project to its growing sway over foreign countries and multilateral institutions through “United Front” efforts. For too long, Western societies have mishandled or simply ignored Beijing’s actions, out of narrow self-interest….