John and Nadja Scavone, co-founders of Born to Be Free, join Keith for one of the most wide-ranging conversations yet — tallow skincare, regenerative farming, using Bitcoin to fund a small business, living on a full Bitcoin standard, and why the Bitcoiner mindset bleeds into every decision they make.

Born to Be Free is a health and wellness brand making tallow-based skincare products sourced from regenerative farms — no synthetic chemicals, no endocrine disruptors, full transparency on every ingredient. They built it on Bitcoin principles before they even incorporated: don't trust, verify, low time preference, and leave something that lasts generations.

John just quit his real estate business a month before this episode. Nadja quit her fiat job two years before that. Bitcoin made both possible.

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Seth, creator of Zap.Cooking, joins Keith for a conversation that covers a lot of ground — Bitcoin, Nostr, food, community, and why the humble recipe website might be one of the best examples of what a better internet could look like.

Zap.Cooking is a recipe platform built on Nostr where anyone can publish recipes, receive Bitcoin zaps directly from readers, and own their content completely — no ads, no life stories, no affiliate spam. Just the recipe. Seth walks through how it started from a domain name conversation in early Nostr audio spaces, how it's grown into a feature-rich platform with AI tools, cookbooks, a marketplace, and a sponsorship model powered entirely by Lightning.

Along the way, Keith and Seth dig into the early days of Nostr, how zapping culture emerged from people literally just pasting Wallet of Satoshi invoices at each other, and why the HODL mentality is actually a disservice to Bitcoin.

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Evan Kaloudis, founder of Zeus, joins Keith to break down what's new in Zeus v13 — and why it might be the most important Bitcoin wallet release for everyday payments in years.

At the core of v13 is the "graduated wallet" — an experience that starts with Cashu eCash for instant, zero-friction onboarding, then gently guides users toward self-custody Lightning as their balance grows. Evan explains why he calls it the "Bitcoin Sherpa" approach: the wallet teaches you, grows with you, and never forces you to start over in a new app.

They also get into the weeds on Cashu vs. Spark privacy (and why Wallet of Satoshi and the new Tether wallet have made Spark's privacy problems even worse than they need to be), what Square's merchant rollout means for Bitcoin adoption, and why building the Bitcoin circular economy is a "mega marathon" that could take 30-40 years.

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Ayvan Krishan is fixing broken recycling incentives with Bitcoin Lightning. As founder of rebottle.app, he's building a network of reverse vending machines (RVMs) that pay instant Bitcoin rewards for every bottle and can recycled—no bank account required. Keith and Ayvan dive into the world of recycling, RVMs and how Bitcoin fits into the picture and can supercharge the recycling model. They also stray a little away from Bitcoin and discuss recycling and the why and how behind bottle and can recycling.

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Jesse Shrader, co-founder of Amboss Technologies, joins Keith to break down the Lightning Network — Bitcoin's layer for fast, cheap, global payments — and explain why it may be the most misunderstood and underappreciated part of Bitcoin.

Jesse covers how Lightning actually works, what Amboss builds on top of it (including their products Magma, Reflex, and Rails), and how they're creating the coordination layer that lets the Lightning Network scale. They also dig into stablecoins on Bitcoin via Lightning — what that means, why it matters, and how it could reshape global finance.

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Julian Figueroa, co-founder of Get Based and creator of The Exit Manual YouTube channel, joins Keith for a wide-ranging conversation about what it actually takes to build Bitcoin media from scratch.

Julian breaks down how he thinks about YouTube — audience demographics, bridging videos, the algorithm, and why personalities matter more than channels. He shares how Get Based targets Gen Z Bitcoiners, why stoicism and Bitcoin overlap more than you'd think, and what "bridging videos" are and why they're the hardest content to make.

The conversation takes a sharp turn into AI, writing, and creativity — and why Julian thinks authentic human writing is about to become more valuable, not less.

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In this episode of Everyday Bitcoin, Keith Meola sits down with Tomek of both Alby and The Bitcoin District Próspera in Honduras. They discuss Alby and The Bitcoin District and what is going on on the island of Roatán with Bitcoin.

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Ben Justman grows grapes at North America's highest altitude winery, makes natural low-additive wine, and sells almost exclusively to Bitcoiners — 30-50% of his sales in Bitcoin itself. He didn't plan it that way. It just happened organically, and the story of how is one of the best real-world examples of Bitcoin circular economy you'll hear.

Keith and Ben dig into how Peony Lane went from farmers markets to a 100% online, Bitcoin-native direct-to-consumer business, why Bitcoiners are disproportionately his best customers, and what it actually looks like to run a business on a Bitcoin standard — including the cash flow realities most people don't talk about.

They also get into the bigger picture: what Square's Bitcoin integration means for small businesses, why Steak 'n Shake's Bitcoin success is a blueprint, and why Ben argues that supporting Bitcoiner businesses in fiat still matters more than most people think.

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Metamick, co-founder of Geyser.fund, joins Keith to explain how Geyser is building the crowdfunding layer of the Bitcoin economy — letting anyone from individual creators to circular economies around the world raise funds via Lightning and on-chain payments.

Metamick walks through how Geyser started in 2022 as a Lightning-native fundraising platform, how it's grown to facilitate over 43 Bitcoin in funding, and where it's headed with campaigns (an all-or-nothing Kickstarter-style model built on Bitcoin), grants, and a standalone shop. They also have a candid conversation about where Bitcoin adoption actually stands today — the uncanny valley between Wall Street institutions and street vendors in El Salvador — and why capital gains tax remains one of the last real barriers to Bitcoin as everyday money.

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Isabella Santos left Miami, moved to Isla Mujeres — a tiny island off the coast of Cancun — and spent two years building one of the most inspiring Bitcoin circular economies in the world. BTC Isla now has around 30 merchants accepting Bitcoin, a Bitcoin Cafe, a Bitcoin-powered gym (the first in all of Mexico to run its own node), and a growing community of locals learning about sound money for the first time.

Isa shares her full story — from buying Bitcoin at the top in 2021, riding the bear market down, and coming out the other side with conviction — to the very real challenges of orange pilling a community where there's no savings culture, constant merchant churn, and plenty of skepticism from locals who don't immediately trust an outsider.

This one is honest, inspiring, and deeply human.

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