The Bitcoin Standard Podcast

By Dr. Saifedean Ammous

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Saifedean's The Bitcoin Standard Podcast is the place to discuss Bitcoin and economics from the Austrian school's perspective. Listen to the weekly saifedean.com discussion seminar, where a group of learners from all over the world discuss the website's online courses, as well as a wide variety of economic, political, and social issues, and occasionally host special guests for the discussion. The podcast also includes the most interesting interviews conducted with Saifedean on other shows.

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187. CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY P...

09.23.2023

Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institute Fellow and editor of the fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty, to discuss American colonial history, the ...

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09.23.2023 187. CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY PART 2 with Michael Saylor & Patrick Newman on Murray Rothbard Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institute Fellow and editor of the fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty, to discuss American colonial history, the ...
09.19.2023 186. CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY with Michael Saylor & Patrick Newman on Murray Rothbard Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institute Fellow and editor of the fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty, to discuss American colonial history, the ...
09.12.2023 185. Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song Bitcoin coder Jimmy Song joins us to discuss his wonderful new book: Fiat Ruins Everything. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s five online economics courses, and read his writing, ...
09.05.2023 184. Nuclear Power Revival with Ryan MacLeod Just how dangerous and how expensive is nuclear power? Is the fear of nuclear justified? Why is nuclear making a big comeback, and can it be used for bitcoin mining? Ryan MacLeod is a bitcoiner who works in the nuclear ...
08.29.2023 183. The Case for Capitalism. Interview with Natalie Brunell Natalie Brunell interviews Saifedean to discuss his new book Principles of Economics, where he makes the case for capitalism and discusses why the money supply does not need to be increased. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to ...
08.22.2023 182. The Islamic Case for Bitcoin A compilation of some of the discussions taking place in saifedean.com seminars on the topic of Bitcoin and Islamic finance, why Bitcoin is an Islamic form of money, why fiat money is not, and why bitcoin finance might resemble Islamic ...
08.15.2023 181. Capitalism & Civilization: Interview with Brian Rose Saifedean explores the role of capitalism in sustaining civilization, based on the discussion in his new book, Principles of Economics. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s five online economics ...
08.08.2023 180. Applied Anarcho-Capitalism with Doug Casey We are joined by veteran international investor and Anarcho-Capitalist Doug Casey to discuss his decades of experience in practically seeking economic freedom. We discuss Doug's thoughts on where to live to maximize your freedom, why he likes Argentina, of all ...
08.01.2023 179. Bondpocalypse with Greg Foss Veteran bond analyst Greg Foss joins us to discuss the recent meltdown of the bond market, what caused it, and what it means for the future of bonds. 2022 saw the biggest drop in sovereign bond markets since the Napoleonic ...
07.25.2023 178. Bitcoin History & Future with Tuur Demeester Long-time bitcoin market analyst Tuur Demeester joins us for a discussion of his 11 years analyzing the bitcoin market, its cycles, the macro climate, and altcoins. He also explains why he views bitcoin as a modern reformation. References: https://unchained.com/how-to-position-bitcoin-boom - ...
07.18.2023 177. Bitcoin Without A Smart Phone In Africa w/ Kgothatso Ngako Kgothatso Ngako is a South African coder and entrepreneur who has built Machankura, a service allowing a growing number of people in 9 African countries to use bitcoin on the lightning network, without needing a smartphone or internet connection. He ...
07.11.2023 176. Mi Primer Bitcoin with John Dennehy John Dennehy, the CEO and founder of startup nonprofit Mi Primer Bitcoin, joins us to discuss bitcoin education and how they are teaching bitcoin to tens of thousands of students in El Salvador! References: My First Bitcoin website - https://miprimerbitcoin.io/en/my-first-bitcoin/My ...
07.04.2023 175. School Choice with Corey DeAngelis School choice advocate Cory DeAngelis joins us to discuss the failings of the public school system, and why he supports the freedom of parents to choose their schools for their children, and how that freedom benefits students. References: Homeschooling With ...
06.27.2023 174. Principles of Economics: Interviews with Tom Woods Austrian school economist and Mises Institute Fellow Tom Woods hosts Saifedean for a discussion of his latest book, Principles of Economics, on the Tom Woods Podcast! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast ...
06.20.2023 173. Simon Tadros vs Belgian Courts Simon Tadros is a Lebanese developer and cryptocurrency trader who has been ensnared in a Kafkaesque battle with the Belgian legal system. Traveling on vacation to Ukraine in 2021, Simon was apprehended by the Europol based on flimsy allegations with ...
06.13.2023 172. The Tuttle Twins with Connor Boyack Connor Boyack, the author of the highly popular children's book series The Tuttle Twins, joins us to discuss teaching liberty to children, why it is so important, how to do it right, and how his book series has sold more ...
06.06.2023 171. TIME: Chapter 3 of Principles of Economics This week's podcast has Saifedean discussing time in chapter 3 from his new book, Principles of Economics! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s five online economics courses, and read ...
05.30.2023 170. Introduction And Chapter 1 From Principles of Economics This week's podcast has Saifedean reading the introduction and chapter 1 from his new book, Principles of Economics! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s five online economics courses, and ...
05.23.2023 169. Talks at Bitcoin 2023 Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course ECO22: The Fiat Standard – and read his new book available now, Principles of Economics, by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out ...
05.16.2023 168. Available now: Principles of Economics! Saifedean's latest book is now out, and in this episode he gives an overview of the book's contents and what you can expect to learn from reading it! Principles of Economics is the Austrian economics textbook you wish you had ...
05.09.2023 167. Run with Bitcoin with Paco de la India Paco de la India is on a journey to run through forty countries while using and spending bitcoin. He joins us from Mexico, country 28/40, to tell us about his inspiration, and what he has learned from meeting bitcoiners all ...
05.02.2023 166. The Tuttle Twins & Bitcoin Cartoon with Daniel Harmon Daniel Harmon is the creator of Tuttle Twins TV Show, an award-winning cartoon that teaches kids about principles of freedom and economics, based on the book series that has sold over 5 million copies. Their latest episode does a wonderful ...
04.25.2023 165. African Startup Cities with Magatte Wade Magatte Wade is a successful international entrepreneur from Senegal with a passion for free market solutions. She explains why modern statist central planning is the root of Africa's economic problems, and how free markets are the only way to solve ...
04.18.2023 164. Is the world de-dollarizing? With Peter St. Onge Economist Peter St. Onge joins us to discuss whether the dollar is losing its global reserve currency status. Peter makes the case for why US economic and foreign policy is undermining the role of the dollar, and discusses the ramifications ...
04.11.2023 163. Free State Project with Jason Sorens Jason Sorens is the founder of the New Hampshire Free State Project, and he joins us to discuss the history of the movement, its goals, and its potential. We discuss the difference between anarchism and monarchism, the feasibility of political ...
04.04.2023 162. Fiat Architecture with Michael Diamant What are the main differences between classical and modern architecture? Is it a coincidence that the century of fiat was the century of modern architecture? Does easy money discourage building for the long-term? Is modern architecture more efficient, or is ...
03.28.2023 161. Bitcoin storage with NVK We host Rodolfo Novak, founder of Coinkite, to talk bitcoin hardware and storage solutions. We discuss the history of Coinkite, and how they evolved over time from a software to a hardware company, the success of the OpenDime as a ...
03.21.2023 160. Palestine/Israel Debate with Professor Walter Block Can a libertarian or anarchist support the state of Israel? In this debate, Austrian economist Walter Block argues the affirmative and makes the case for why Israel is a force for liberty, while Saifedean argues political Zionism is the socialist ...
03.14.2023 159. Fiat food with the Meat Mafia Saifedean sits down with the Meat Mafia guys to discuss fiat food, the benefits of eating meat, why the destruction of money leads to the destruction of food, and how bitcoin fixing money fixes food! Referencessaifedean.com/meatsaifedean.com/fiatfood9. Bitstein on Bitcoin, Meat, ...
03.07.2023 158. Paxful with Ray Youssef We are joined by Ray Youssef, the founder of one of the world's biggest peer-to-peer bitcoin markets, Paxful. We discuss his entrepreneurial history, what drew him to bitcoin, and how Paxful has grown in the developing world. We also discuss ...
02.28.2023 157. Law & Order in a Free Market w/ Edward Stringham Can law, order, and defense be provided on the market? Why can't they be normal goods? We are joined by economist Edward Stringham to discuss his fascinating work on free market anarchism and private governance. Stringham examines the economic of ...
02.21.2023 156. Fiat Food Science & PR with Calley Means How much of the fiat food science taught in your universities is just agribusiness marketing PR? To find out, we host former big food marketing consultant Calley Means to discuss his experience with manufacturing fiat science for industrial junk food ...
02.14.2023 155. IMF & World Bank Misery Industry with Alex Gladstein Alex Gladstein joins us to discuss the destructive influence of the World Bank and IMF on the development of poor countries, and how fiat facilitates their operation, a topic discussed extensively in Saifedean's book, The Fiat Standard. With an infinite ...
02.07.2023 154. Fiat History with Niall Ferguson Eminent historian Niall Ferguson joins us to discuss the history of fiat money, its relation to war, its development over the past century and the prospects for bitcoin. Why did Britain join World War I, and was it a wise ...
01.31.2023 153. Late Stage Fiat Adventures: Lebanon After three years of hyperinflation, is there light at the end of the tunnel for Lebanon? The currency has lost more than 97% of its value, the largest bill is worth $1.5, the real economy is de facto dollarized, and ...
01.24.2023 152. Bitwage with Jonathan Chester We are joined by Jonathan Chester, the founder and CEO of Bitwage, a bitcoin payroll company which allows you to get paid in bitcoin no matter who is paying you, and allows companies to set up bitcoin payrolls for their ...
01.17.2023 151. The ESG scam with Vivek Ramaswamy What is "ESG" and why is it such a dangerous scam? We are joined by Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur in the healthcare and technology sectors and bestselling author of Woke, Inc: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam, as well as ...
01.10.2023 150. The Cancer-Diet Connection with Sam Apple Sam Apple joins us to discuss his fascinating book 'Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection'. We discuss the connection between diet and cancer, and the Warburg Effect, which states that cancer cells thrive on ...
01.03.2023 149. Superabundance with Gale Pooley Is humanity running out of resources, or are resources more abundant than ever? Gale Pooley is the co-author of Superabdundance, a fascinating and optimistic exploration of how economic progress has made life better for humanity. He joins us to explain ...
12.26.2022 148. The Fiat Standard course final lecture: Can bitcoin & fiat coexist This episode contains most of the final lecture of The Fiat Standard online course, which just concluded, based on the last chapter of The Fiat Standard. After having studied the bitcoin and fiat monetary systems extensively in The Bitcoin Standard ...
12.20.2022 147. Bond Markets with Nik Bhatia We are rejoined by Nik Bhatia, author of Layered Money, to get his perspective on the bond market, the global economy, and bitcoin. Why did bonds have their worst year ever? Why is Nik convinced a recession is looming? How ...
12.13.2022 146. Bonds with James 'Bond' Lavish James Lavish CFA has decades of experience in institutional investing and risk management, and he joins us to give us his perspective on global bond markets, their recent developments and where he sees them going forward. He explains his bleak ...
12.06.2022 145. Ponzi hunting with Dylan Leclair Bitcoin Magazine market analyst Dylan Leclair joins us for an in-depth discussion of the many ponzi schemes and failed financial institutions of our times, and how he identified the problems with them in his prescient writings. Dylan discusses the many ...
11.29.2022 144. Fiat healthcare & Crowdhealth with Andy Schoonover Crowdhealth CEO Andy Schoonover joins us for a wide-ranging discussion of the failures of fiat healthcare and health insurance, and how his new startup Crowdhealth, works to solve them. Andy explains the institutional and regulatory reasons that make healthcare costs ...
11.22.2022 143. Macro Myths with Coinbits' Rowais Hanna Rowais Hanna operates Coinbits' Twitter account, and has used it to publish fascinating in-depth investigations into the common myths of modern macroeconomics. He joins us to discuss the Consumer Price Index, how it is calculated, and the endless justifications used ...
11.19.2022 142. Why Bitcoin Miners Get Rekt Why are so many bitcoin miners going bankrupt? We discuss the economics of bitcoin mining, how the difficulty adjustment works, why it makes bitcoin mining a zero sum game, and why it ensures bitcoin is optimized for the saver, not ...
11.14.2022 141. FTX: Beyond Ponzi Join us as we take a close look at the amazing series of events in a week in which FTX went from being one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world, to being exposed as a fraudulent ponzi scheme, ...
11.10.2022 140. Climate Alarmism with Professor Richard Lindzen Richard Lindzen is professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he joins us to offer his scientific expertise on climate alarmism. He discusses how his background in physics and meteorology leads him to conclude that the alarmism ...
11.02.2022 139. Fossil Future with Alex Epstein Alex Epstein joins us again to discuss his excellent new book, Fossil Future, which makes a powerful case for why fossil fuels are essential for human flourishing, and why restricting them is the real crisis facing humanity. Alex explains how ...
10.29.2022 138. Climate physics with Professor William Happer Princeton Professor Emeritus in Physics, William Happer, joins us to discuss the impact of CO2 on the Earth's climate and the state of modern science. What is the scientific evidence on the relationship between CO2 and Earth's climate? Does CO2 ...

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