Podcast
Bitcoin Study Sessions
Hosted by Grant Reichert & Lucas Maddy · EN
Two guys read books and talk about them.
11episodes
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Finding Satoshi
4d ago01:28:22Tap to summarizeWatch the doc. Then watch this pod. You’ll come away less obsessed with “who” Satoshi was… and far more inspired to become the kind of person who could have been.“Revolutionaries don’t get to stick around and enjoy the fruits. Sometimes the revolution needs them gone.” New here? Subscribe for more unfiltered Bitcoin philosophy, documentary breakdowns, and wayfaring-man energy. The lodges are open — come tinker with us.
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Crypto-Current: Bitcoin and Philosophy
4d ago03:17:26Tap to summarizeIf you’re tired of surface-level Bitcoin talk and ready for the red-pill layers most people never reach, hit play. Nick Land’s first pass is better than most people’s final draft — and this conversation might just be your gateway drug to acceleration, teleological thinking, and first-tier Bitcoin optimism. New here? Subscribe for more unfiltered explorations of Bitcoin as civilizational software. Follow Grant and Lucas as they chase the edge.
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A Lodging of Wayfaring Men (Paul Rosenberg)
4d ago01:28:45Tap to summarizeLucas & Grant rip through A Lodging of Wayfaring Men by Paul Rosenberg — the forgotten 2002 banger that reads like a blueprint for Satoshi, Silk Road, network states, and the entire freedom tech revolution. A ragtag crew of scientists, hackers, and rebels builds Gamma: an encrypted peer-to-peer marketplace + digital money that the state can’t control. They launch “Breakers” to flush fear from your brain. They create the Free Souls House — a nomadic micro-nation of doers. And they walk away once it’s truly decentralized… sound familiar? It’s prophecy. Taxation as theft, trust to build trustless systems, biohacking before it was cool, and the raw tension of bootstrapping freedom while the feds close in.If you want to understand why Bitcoin actually happened — and what’s coming next — check this out.
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Softwar Claims: Beyond Money, Hedge, and Energy (M. Carvalho)
5d ago01:20:48Tap to summarizeMauricio Carvalho recently published "Beyond Money, Hedge, and Energy: Evaluating Bitcoin as Power Projection Technology" as an evaluation of the claims made by Jason Lowery's Softwar thesis. Where do we stand? This paper is an empirical evaluation of nine falsifiable predictions. In just three years, five have been confirmed and one partially realized. The future is Softwar.
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Erik Cason's "CryptoSovereignty"
Feb 601:21:17Tap to summarizeBitcoin is political philosophy. Freedom, manifest in code. Erik Cason's sharp observations plunge the sword of sovereignty deep in the heart of the monster. Without the ability to control money, the state cannot control the people. We should all rejoice. Aren't we all people? Is not control both a burden on the oppressed and the oppressor? The virtuous cycle has begun. We are no longer on opposite sides, competing for fleeting rewards soon lost to the scourge of inflation. We have entered a new age of collaboration. Citizen need no longer compete to ascend the hierarchy of domination within the state. The states will now compete to draw the most productive and useful citizens.
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The Question Concerning Technology
Feb 301:23:42Tap to summarizeThe Question Concerning Technology (ep #067) This is not a "number go up" conversation. It's about how technology shapes your soul. @Erikcason gets it. And he kindly offers you the same path he took. In prepping for our conversation on Cason's "Cryptosovereignty", we found he'd left a homework assignment: read Martin Heidegger's "The Question Concerning Technology" for context. Dutifully, we obliged. And what came of it? Heidegger's contribution is impactful. He offers…perspective…on our perspective. Grant squares it: • Enframing 🧠 • Tech as revealing (not neutral) • Ancient techne vs modern extraction • Whether Bitcoin breaks the spell or deepens it Lucas knods and rubs his chin. Deep thoughts…deep thoughts. share with friends, and consider us yours. we're all in this together!
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The Milk Road
Feb 201:18:57Tap to summarizeThe Silk Road never died. It evolved into the Milk Road 🥛 Decentralized markets, uncensorable payments, food freedom. This convo with Calvadev is thoughtful, hopeful, technical and philosophical. Few people building have the moral grounding, technical chops, genuine love for life, and kind soul that Calvadev brings to the table. You can see it come out in this conversation. Listen to a builder who builds useful things.
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Paul Keating: NOSTR, Network States, and New Life - It's all pura vida.
Jan 1701:27:36Tap to summarizeBitcoin Study Sessions #065 We teleport to Bitcoin Jungle from the Bitcoin Prairie, and the tan Tarzan of surf, sand, and sovereign speech walks us through the trees. Paul Keating is pure life. From barreling fastballs to getting barreled in the surf, he lives a live of pure joy. The man IS a bitcoin standard. Health, community, family, movement. Paul is building the Primal community thanks to the power of NOSTR. Bitcoin is monetary freedom. NOSTR is the digital America. The only borders are those you choose. Listen to be truly excited about the future of free speech, marketplace, music, and more.
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Escaping Venezuela's Collapse: How Bitcoin Saved My Family From Maduro
Jan 1601:12:38Tap to summarizeIf you think Bitcoin is just “number go up,” listen to this. Bitcoin isn’t a trade in Venezuela. It’s survival. Sultan lived it—mined under corruption, escaped hyperinflation, and now sees Bitcoin as the key to rebuilding his country. This episode is powerful, personal, and real.
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Is Agriculture Embracing Bitcoin?
Jan 1501:11:57Tap to summarizeFarm Journal just put Bitcoin on the cover. We explain why it matters. 🌾⚡️“If you own dirt, you can’t get hurt” is one of the biggest lies in agriculture. Land is inflated. The dollar is dying. Farmers are forced to overspend to dodge taxes. Meanwhile, Bitcoin is: • finite • portable • better collateral than land or cattle
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