Privacy is older than nations, money, and the internet.

In this episode, we explore The History of Secrets, a cinematic journey through 3,500 years of cryptography from ancient trade secrets and love letters to wartime codebreaking, modern encryption, and the post quantum future.

This conversation reframes privacy not as secrecy for criminals, but as the foundation of:

• Human relationships
• Economic power
• Free expression
• Innovation and dissent

We also discuss how Midnight and the Cardano ecosystem are pushing rational privacy, privacy that works in the real world, alongside regulation, AI, and public blockchains.

If you’ve ever wondered why privacy matters historically and technologically this episode connects the dots.