What good is cryptocurrency anyway?

With the steep decline in the price of bitcoin and the high-profile bankruptcy of the FTX exchange, you might be asking that question. But despite all of the negative press of late, there is still great potential for cryptocurrency.

In this episode of the GodArchy podcast, I talk with Joël Valenzuela about all things crypto. Joël knows a little bit about cryptocurrency because he has been using it exclusively in has daily life for over seven years. That means he's not using dollars at all. He does all of his transactions - from buying groceries to paying his phone bill - using cryptocurrencies.

Joël and I cover a wide range of topics surrounding crypto, from the basic "what is this" to the demise of the FTX exchange. He also explains how he's able to navigate his daily life using only crypto.

GodArchy has partnered with the Libertarian Christian Institute with the GodArchy podcast joining the Christians for Liberty Network.

In this episode, I drop the big news and then talk with Libertarian Christian Institute CEO Doug Stuart. We discuss the work of LCI, how Doug got involved, and how we plan to work together to advance the gospel and liberty.

As the saying goes, there's more than one way to skin a cat.

How do we advance liberty? Should we engage the political process? Or should we spurn it and undermine the state through other means? And what's the best way to talk about liberty in a compelling way?

In this episode of the GodArchy podcast, I talk with Spike Cohen about strategies for liberty.

Spike was the 2020 Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate. Today, he is continuing to advance liberty through his organization You Are the Power.

During the interview, Spike and I also talk about how he became a libertarian and how his spiritual views inform his political philosophy.

The U.S. has been involved in a war in Yemen for years. It's time to end it now. In this episode, I talk to foreign policy expert Scott Horton. He explains how the U.S. got into the war, its convoluted politics, the human cost, and how we can help stop the carnage.

Does history repeat? Does it rhyme? Does human nature change?

These are some of the meaty topics I discuss with Dangerous History Podcast host CJ Killmer.

CJ and I talk history, his approach to teaching the subject, and how history led him to libertarianism. And of course, we also talk about how government sucks and creates death and chaos wherever it goes.

In this episode, I chat with Doc Dixon. Doc is a professional magician who fooled Penn and Teller. He's also a libertarian and a Christian. In this wide-ranging (and hilarious) episode, we talk about a bunch of topics including show business, how libertarian and Christian thought go together, the impact of the sickness that shall not be named, and the importance of having a life outside of politics.

After about a 9-month hiatus, the GodArchy podcast has returned!

For the GodArchy reboot, I talk a little about where I've been and where the show is going. I explain why I decided to bring the show back and what you can expect moving forward. There is also a little foray into why Christians should reject the state.

The last enemy to be destroyed will be death.

I recently watched my mother die. It was a profound experience. In this episode, I share a few thoughts about the experience and the flashes of light I saw during a dark time.

To jab or not to jab? That is the question.

But a lot of people don’t feel like they have a whole lot of choice in the matter.

In this episode I talk about the coronavirus vaccine, and vaccine mandates and passports, from a libertarian Christian perspective.

If all these mitigation efforts including lockdowns and mask mandates worked, we should see a significant difference between areas that implemented such measures and those that didn’t. We see no such difference.

In this episode of the GodArchy podcast, I talk with Ian Patterson about efforts to control coronavirus. We discuss how various policies have worked (or not worked.) We also discuss the collateral damage from lockdowns — both economic and spiritual — along with a Christian response to a pandemic.