The Bitcoin Standard Podcast

Investigate journalist Glenn Greenwald hosts Saifedean to discuss Central Bank Digital Currencies and their impacts on financial freedom and monetary policy.

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What is the logic driving US foreign policy & its endless carnage, and is it all just a very elaborate moronic excuse to run the fiat printers? Long-term antiwar writer Scott Horton joins us to discuss.

References: 

• Scott's Website: https://scotthorton.org/
• Anti-war: https://www.antiwar.com/
• Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/ 

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Robert Breedlove interviews Saifedean to get the Palestinian perspective on the Palestinians/Israeli conflict and how it is ultimately a conflict over property rights and not religion or race.

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Against all odds, the new president of Argentina is an anarcho-capitalist who quotes Mises and Rothbard. Austrian economist Philip Bagus knows Milei well and joins us to discuss what his presidency will look like, if he can turn Argentina around, dollarization, and the IMF's continued role in the country.

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Libertarian author Sheldon Richman joins us to discuss the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, and his libertarian approach to understanding it.

References: 

• The Gun and the Olive Branch by David Hirst - https://www.amazon.com/Gun-Olive-Branch-Violence-Middle/dp/1560254831 
• A History of Palestine, 634–1099 by Moshe Gil - https://www.amazon.com/History-Palestine-634-1099-Moshe-Gil/dp/0521599849 
• The Israel Committee Against House Demolitions - https://icahd.org/ 
• Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe - https://www.amazon.com/Ethnic-Cleansing-Palestine-Ilan-Pappe/dp/1851685553 
• The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl - https://www.amazon.com/Jewish-State-Theodor-Herzl/dp/0486258491 
• Ahad Ha’Am’s Prophetic Warning about Political Zionism by Sheldon Richmond - https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2023/12/17/ahad-haams-prophetic-warning-about-political-zionism/ 

Sheldon Richman's articles on: 

• The Libertarian Institute - https://libertarianinstitute.org/
• Free Association - https://sheldonfreeassociation.blogspot.com/
• The Logical Atheist - https://logical-atheist.blogspot.com/  

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This week's episode is the full lecture 6 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is capital! What is capital from the Austrian perspective, why is it such a pivotal a concept in economics, and what are the most common misunderstandings of it. Sign up to saifedean.com to study this online course, with a new lecture every 2 weeks and a live discussion seminar every week!

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Ken Berry MD has helped millions regain their health by eating meat & avoiding fiat food. He joins us to discuss his experience, the best ways to improve your health and the resistance he faces from the disease industry.

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Pierre Rochard joins to discuss the economics of bitcoin block space and mining!

References: 

• Nakamoto Institute - https://nakamotoinstitute.org/
• Riot's Website - https://www.riotplatforms.com/
• Pierre Rochard Twitter - https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre

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References: 

• The Bitcoin Way Website -  thebitcoinway.com 
• The Bitcoin Way Twitter -  https://twitter.com/Thebitcoinway_
• Tony's personal Twitter - https://twitter.com/V4BTC
• The Bitcoin way LinkendIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebitcoinway/

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Independent journalist and researcher Jeremy Hammond joins to discuss the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and what it means for today's events.

References: 

• PalestineRemembered - https://www.palestineremembered.com/index.html 
• Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of The Mass Media By Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky - https://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Consent-Political-Economy-Media/dp/0375714499 
• What Was the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and Why Is It Significant? -
  https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/2017/11/02/what-was-the-balfour-declaration-of-1917-and-why-is-it-significant/
• The Myth of the U.N. Creation of Israel -
  https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/2010/10/26/the-myth-of-the-u-n-creation-of-israel/
• The Rise of Hamas in Gaza -
  https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/2010/01/20/the-rise-of-hamas-in-gaza/
• Jeremy Hammond's website - https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/ 
• Jeremy Hammond's books - https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/#books 
• Jeremy Hammond's Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/JeremyRHammond.page
• Jeremy Hammond's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremyrhammond
• Jeremy Hammond's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyrhammond/

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