The Progressive Bitcoiner

Today we are joined by Marce Romero who is a marketing professional and journalist from The Nostr Report. While this show is focused on bitcoin, one of my favorite things to talk about is Nostr, with its emphasis on decentralized, censorship-resistant communications. It is already shaking up the landscape of social media, and that’s just the beginning. We discussed nostr, journalism and freedom globally, privilege in western nations, bitcoin adoption, the politicization of things, and more.   

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Marce Romero
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarceMR19
  

Trey Walsh
Nostr: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktreywalsh  

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Start
00:02:35 Nostr & Bitcoin Advocacy
00:06:25 Joining Nostr Report
00:09:20 Diverse Nostr Community
00:12:40 Responsibility of Journalism
00:16:30 Untapped Nostr Potential
00:20:05 Optimism & Realism
00:25:56 Passionate Nostr Advocates
00:30:02 World view
00:30:43 Mom's book review
00:30:59 Need to learn
00:31:22 Learn legacy system
00:31:41 Not for me, but learn
00:32:04 Left & right perspectives
00:32:35 Diverse voices
00:32:58 Perception of Bitcoin
00:33:22 Bitcoin & left values
00:33:48 Bit Box
00:34:26 Freedom & individuality
00:35:39 Educate mainstream
00:59:24 - Venezuelans Crossing Central America
01:00:06 - Difficulties Crossing Continental America
01:00:49 - Immigration Challenges
01:01:18 - Lack of Resources in Home Countries
01:02:17 - Impact of Inflation in the US
01:03:08 - The Global South Seeking Solutions
01:04:00 - Argentina's Monetary Problems
01:04:42 - Embracing Decentralization
01:06:09 - Governments and Taxation
01:19:09 - The Power of Communities and Nostalgia

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Today we are joined by Jameson Lopp - privacy expert, technologist, cypherpunk, co-founder and CTO of Casa, and more. Jameson is a guru in all things privacy and building tools that empower individuals. This was a rich conversation about privacy, self-sovereignty, Jameson's experience disappearing into ultimate privacy after a swatting experience, the future of technologies like bitcoin, nostr, and more. I think these types of conversations are really important for folks to begin to understand, and how folks on the left who value human freedom and humanitarian issues may see the value in these tools and methods that empower and protect individuals. You can follow Jameson's work at https://www.lopp.net/ 

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start
02:48 Jameson's background
08:06 Governance
14:35 Why should progressives care about BTC?
20:32 Getting swatted
26:16 NY Times article
27:50 Beginner privacy advice
30:49 Threat awareness & privacy
34:23 Motivation
39:40 History of Bitcoin Maximalism
45:28 Democratic party flaws
50:39 BTC politicians tracker
54:28 Casa
59:40 Nostr
01:04:50 Nostr vs traditional social media
01:07:02 Blue Sky
01:12:17 Platform moderation & AI
01:16:55 Saving people from themselves
01:21:05 The Last of Us ep. 3
01:22:38 Optimism & the Great Filter

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Today we are joined by Margot Paez, climate change physicist and fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Margot has a lot of wisdom on politics of the left, the occupy movement, journalism, freedom, doing the right thing in life, bitcoin and the environment and so much more. As one of the orginal core members of progressives in bitcoin, Margot remembers when this podcast first started and was an integral part of encouraging and support The Progressive Bitcoiner.

This one is for the progressive bitcoiners, the left of center folks who are skeptical of bitcoin, and those on the right who may be skeptical of the left, and the rich history of libertarianism and anarchism from the left. Enjoy!  

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start
04:44 Margot's background w/ BTC
12:53 Main Bitcoin sticking point
20:57 Progressive policies & Bitcoin
24:03 Bitcoin research by Bitcoiners
31:29 Money is evil
39:48 Occupy wall street & BTC
45:52 Democratic party flaws
48:43 Warren's anti-crypto army
53:36 Alt candidates for 2024
01:00:13 Putting people first
01:15:18 Bitcoin is for anyone
01:17:47 FEELING LIKE YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
01:24:10 Margot research progress

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The Search for Truth | Peter McCormack | The Progressive Bitcoiner Ep.42

Today we are joined by Peter McCormack, host of the What Bitcoin Did Podcast, Chairmen of Real Bedford FC, and great supporter of The Progressive Bitcoiner and the movement to diversify voices and perspectives in Bitcoin. He also wrote the forward to Jason Maier's new book "A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin." You can purchase Jason's book here, https://bit.ly/3XuEcyV, using promo code TPB for 10% off the book. 

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
03:16 Booking progressive guests
08:58 There was no progressive messaging in BTC
12:17 The "whys" of bitcoin
16:24 European feedback on the show
20:58 Tribalism
24:37 Politics
27:52 Search for truth
30:32 Covid
34:08 Online ads don't work
35:38 Divorce
37:01 Reflecting on the journey
40:42 Bukele interview
44:16 Explanting your job in BTC
46:33 Authenticity
49:41 Are progressives statists?
53:22 Selling points of being progressive
56:43 Bitcoin is just a starting point for learning
01:01:37 Wrap up

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Reclaim Your Health & Your Life | Mark Stephany | The Progressive Bitcoiner

Today we are joined by Mark Stephany, author of SOVEREIGN HEALTH: Reclaim Your Health and Your Life and former host of this podcast. You can purchase Mark’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/SOVEREIGN-HEALTH-Reclaim-Your-Health/dp/B0BT6ZRPHL

Mark Stephany: https://twitter.com/Mark_MNLocal
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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Start
02:37 History of the podcast
07:37 Doctor Mark
09:33 Why medicine?
12:47 Writing the book
17:58 Medical care vs health
23:08 Armchair experts
28:01 Lack of trust
31:55 Changing the profession
35:09 Can politics help?
40:51 Bitcoin, individuals & community
47:13 Connection between BTC & being a doctor
57:21 Money as a tool
01:03:03 Who does the system serve?
01:07:21 Savior complex

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The Progressive Bitcoiner is back, with new host Trey Walsh. 

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My guest today is climate scientist Dr. Sergio Sejas. Sergio received his doctorate in meteorology from Florida State University and is currently working at NASA Langley Research Center. Sergio does climate research on polar warming, global warming, and Earth's energy budget.

We cover: 

• Sergio's research: negative greenhouse effect, earth's energy budget 
• What does the average climate activist/denialist get wrong about climate change?
• Why does a transition from fossil fuels to RE make sense?
• Interactions with other scientists regarding Bitcoin
• Sergio's Bitcoin dream

@SergioSejas

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My guest today Andy Schoonover. Andy is Co-Founder and CEO of Crowd health, a community-based means of paying for healthcare. 

We cover:

• Andy's reason for starting Crowd Health
• The problems with traditional health insurance
• What are the limitations of the model? Who might not be the ideal customer?
• The community focus of Crowd Health
• Incentivizing healthy behaviors within the communities
• How Bitcoin is integrated into the service

https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/

@SchoonoverAndy

My guest today is Lili from Foundation Devices, where she serves as Head of Business Development. Lili is a privacy advocate and expert in Bitcoin privacy best practices. 

We cover:

• Why she cares about privacy in the first place
• The areas of privacy that concern her the most in Bitcoin
• How do we build systems that are inherently private
• Why strong UI/UX is essential for privacy tools
• Tornado Cash
• What it was like to leave the corporate world. 

https://twitter.com/Marketsbylili

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My guest today is Brady Swenson, head of marketing and education at Swan Bitcoin. Brady brings a unique perspective to the conversation, having grown up in a politically active Democratic family. 

We cover:

• Growing up in a Democratic family and how Bitcoin fits into his politics
• When the family doesn't align on Bitcoin
• Did his political views and values change after learning more about Bitcoin
• What does a Bitcoin future look like

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