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A weekly podcast from two Bitcoin enthusiasts. Each week Casey and Erin discuss a different aspect of Bitcoin's technology, culture, and vibe.
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BITCOIN IS A MEGASTRUCTURE (THE AQUARIAN CONSPIRACY)

Hell MoneyMar 02, 2023

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01:14:25
BITCOIN IS A MEGASTRUCTURE (THE AQUARIAN CONSPIRACY)

BITCOIN IS A MEGASTRUCTURE (THE AQUARIAN CONSPIRACY)

Matt and Bethany from the Aquarian Conspiracy join the pod to discuss the astrological ages, Bitcoin as a megastructure for the Age of Aquarius, and the Aquarian Conspiracy symposium at Bitcoin Miami 2023.  

TICKETS FOR THE AQUARIAN CONSPIRACY 2023: https://aquarianconspiracy.org/

FOLLOW THE AQUARIAN CONSPIRACY: https://twitter.com/AquarianCon

FOLLOW BETHANY ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bethanybtabor 

👇 Use code "HELL" for 10% off your Bitcoin Miami 2023 ticket 👇 

https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023#tickets 

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→ Podcast Links: https://hellpodcast.money/

Mar 02, 202301:14:25
ORDINALS GUY GOES TO THERAPY

ORDINALS GUY GOES TO THERAPY

After a crazy few weeks of Ordinal Inscriptions blowing up on the internet, the Ordinals Guy is now in therapy. Addressing the controversies, discussing the value of art and culture on Bitcoin, and squashing the beef with Counterparty.  

👇 Use code "HELL" for 10% off your Bitcoin Miami 2023 ticket 👇 

https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023#tickets 

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Feb 09, 202301:16:53
ORDINAL INSCRIPTIONS: NFTS ON BITCOIN

ORDINAL INSCRIPTIONS: NFTS ON BITCOIN

Casey explains all things Ordinal Inscriptions: how they work, why they're better than Ethereum NFTs, and why they're good for Bitcoin.  

Find all things Ordinal-related (including the latest inscriptions) at https://ordinals.com/

Attend the Ordinal Inscriptions Workshop Saturday, Feb 11 at Bitcoin Park: https://www.meetup.com/bitcoinpark/events/290771105/ 

👇 Use code "HELL" for 10% off your Bitcoin Miami 2023 ticket 👇 

https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023#tickets 

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Jan 31, 202357:25
PREDICTING THE END OF THE BEAR MARKET WITH ASTROLOGY

PREDICTING THE END OF THE BEAR MARKET WITH ASTROLOGY

Starting off 2023 with a bang by predicting the end of the bear market. Discussing narratives of past bull runs (ICO boom, Defi/NFTs), and using astrology and vibes to predict the next one.  

👇 Use code "HELL" for 10% off your Bitcoin Miami 2023 ticket 👇 

https://b.tc/conference/bitcoin2023#tickets 

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Jan 12, 202301:10:10
Democracy: The Final Showdown

Democracy: The Final Showdown

In our final episode of the year, we're debating democracy.  

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Dec 22, 202201:12:44
F*** FIAT

F*** FIAT

Going off about all the problems with Fiat currency while hotboxing Casey's car in the rain. It's a vibe.

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Dec 14, 202201:00:12
How Do Hardware Wallets Work?

How Do Hardware Wallets Work?

In this week's episode, Casey gets over his holiday blues by mansplaining hardware wallets to Erin. Private keys, UTXOs, seed phrases, cold storage, privacy, and safety all discussed.  

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Nov 30, 202242:47
Bitcoin & Megapolitics: Sovereign Individual Book Club (Chapter 2)

Bitcoin & Megapolitics: Sovereign Individual Book Club (Chapter 2)

Continuing our Sovereign Individual Book Club with a discussion on Megapolitics, the major structural patterns and changes that influence our society. The historical importance of topography, climate, microbes, and technology are all addressed, and some important questions (Is SBF a Sovereign Individual? What if Sovereign Individuals are too sovereign to get a gf?)  

THE SOVEREIGN INDIVIDUAL: https://www.amazon.com/Sovereign-Individual-Mastering-Transition-Information/dp/0684832720 

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Nov 23, 202259:35
Bitcoin is The Political with Erik Cason

Bitcoin is The Political with Erik Cason

Erik Cason is a Crypto-anarchist, cypherpunk, iconoclast, and makarismos. In this episode we discuss cryptosovereignty through Bitcoin and the internet, karma and Truth, and The Political.  

HEAR THE GOOD WORD OF ERIK CASON: 

→ Erik's website: http://cryptosovereignty.org/ 

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Erikcason 

→ The Political by Erik Cason: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/print/the-political  

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Nov 16, 202201:15:17
Eclipse Season Vibe Check

Eclipse Season Vibe Check

It's eclipse season, and we're doing a vibe check episode. Elon buying Twitter, Paul Pelosi, Ethereum censorship, NFT SF, Atheism, Scientism, Astrology, and more.    

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Nov 07, 202201:05:27
Sovereign Individual Book Club: The Transition of the Year 2000, The Fourth Stage of Human Society

Sovereign Individual Book Club: The Transition of the Year 2000, The Fourth Stage of Human Society

FASTER THAN ALL BUT A FEW NOW IMAGINE, MICROPROCESSING WILL SUBVERT AND DESTROY THE NATION-STATE.  

Join Erin and Casey as they dive into first chapter of the prophetic book, The Sovereign Individual, or at least the first chapter. Written in 1997 by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg, much has come true and much has not come true (Y2K, cough, cough), but the book remains an enduring bellwether of the times we live in today, seemingly predicting Bitcoin's rise to prominence.  

This is the first in an ongoing series, so grab a copy of the book and read along with us!  

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Oct 26, 202201:12:40
Bitcoin Mining: Energy, Security, ASICs, Hashrate, and Difficulty

Bitcoin Mining: Energy, Security, ASICs, Hashrate, and Difficulty

We're talking Bitcoin mining - misconceptions, energy usage, security, etc. Plus, Erin shares her first Bitcoin dream.

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Oct 19, 202201:01:18
Wartime Bitcoin! (with Mark Goodwin and Diane)

Wartime Bitcoin! (with Mark Goodwin and Diane)

It's Wartime Bitcoin! We're getting deranged with our dear friends Mark and Diane and going off about a variety of topics: global currency collapse, anti-government sentiment, the death of the Queen, and the Kardashians as the American Royal Family.  

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Oct 13, 202201:22:18
Hell Money: The Fiat Currency of the Underworld

Hell Money: The Fiat Currency of the Underworld

Hell money is a form of joss paper, made to resemble modern fiat currencies, transmitted to the underworld via incineration and intended to ease the lives of departed ancestors. However, given their increasing denomination and huge popularity, the burning of hell money in the overworld may be leading to runaway hyperinflation in the underworld. In this episode, Erin and Casey speculate on the macroeconomic condition of the underworld, why Bitcoin may be the future of hell money, and sync a Bitcoin Core node.  

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Oct 05, 202242:59
The Future of the Lightning Network (with Max Webster)

The Future of the Lightning Network (with Max Webster)

Max Webster from Hivemind Ventures joins us to talk lightning network investing, how to disrupt Google, the future of lightning network social media, and of course, vibes.  

How to Disrupt Google: https://hivemind.vc/howtodisruptgoogle/

FOLLOW MAX ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MaxAWebster 

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Sep 28, 202201:11:54
Capitalism: Is This The Best We Can Do?

Capitalism: Is This The Best We Can Do?

After months of preparation (drunken arguments at bars, intensive costume selection), Casey and Erin are finally debating Capitalism. We discuss the definition of Capitalism, Anarchism vs. Capitalism vs. Anti-Government, spiritual Capitalism and the emptiness of modern life, what the Anti-Capitalist movement really wants, and of course: the distinction between Fiat-Capitalism and Bitcoin-Capitalism.


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Sep 21, 202201:04:23
The Ethereum Merge and Conspiratorial Thinking (with Mark Goodwin)

The Ethereum Merge and Conspiratorial Thinking (with Mark Goodwin)

The Ethereum merge? More like the Ethereum DIRGE! Today we have Mark Goodwin, editor of the print edition of Bitcoin Magazine. The conversation is deranged, which is par for the course for all our conversations with Mark, and we are HERE FOR IT. We talk the Ethereum merge, the media, Epstein, rationalist cults and their stablecoin spin offs, energy, cars twerking, and how to survive the coming collapse. 

Follow Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in

Sep 14, 202201:19:54
Grassroots Bitcoin and Pleb Life (with Car González!)

Grassroots Bitcoin and Pleb Life (with Car González!)

Car González is a bitcoiner, producer of Tales From From The Crypt and Rabbit Hole Recap, co-founder of Austin Pleb Lab, and all around great guy. We talk grassroots bitcoin, pleb life, building community, and the Austin bitcoin scene.

Follow Car on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThrillerX_ 

Pleb Lab: https://twitter.com/PlebLab 

Thriller Bitcoin: https://twitter.com/ThrillerBitcoin

Sep 07, 202247:09
The Bitcoin Board Game, Meetups, and Bitcoin Magazine (with Craig Deutsch!)

The Bitcoin Board Game, Meetups, and Bitcoin Magazine (with Craig Deutsch!)

Today we bring you a conversation with Craig Deutsch, recorded at BitBlockBoom!, the premier Bitcoin maxi conference / sausage fest. Craig organizes the Asheville, NC Bitcoin meetup, is working on a Bitcoin board game, and is an editor at Bitcoin Magazine, having retooled after a pre-pandemic career as a teacher.  

Follow Craig on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoin_phan 

And The Bitcoin Board Game: https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinGame_ 

And hell, throw Bitcoin Mag a follow too, we love that rag: https://twitter.com/bitcoinmagazine

Aug 31, 202258:18
Ordinal Theory Explained: Satoshi Serial Numbers and NFTs on Bitcoin

Ordinal Theory Explained: Satoshi Serial Numbers and NFTs on Bitcoin

In this episode we dive into… ordinals! Ordinal numbers are serial numbers for satoshi. Every satoshi, which is ¹⁄₁₀₀₀₀₀₀₀₀ of a bitcoin, has an ordinal, and every ordinal has a satoshi. Ordinals are Casey's somewhat crazed project to bring collectable sats, and eventually, digital art and NFTs, to Bitcoin. Strap in, because it's a bewildering ride through a sat bazaar, redolent with the smell of rare and exotic ordinals. 

For an intro to ordinal theory, check out this blog post: https://rodarmor.com/blog/ordinal-theory/

You can play with the ordinal block explorer here: https://ordinals.com 

A live version of the Bitcoin clock is here: https://ordinals.com/clock 

Ordinal theorists congregate on the discord: https://discord.com/invite/87cjuz4FYg 

The block explorer and ordinal wallet is open source and developed on GitHub: https://github.com/casey/ord

Aug 24, 202201:03:35
How to Feel Sane When Everything is Crazy: Tornado Cash, the Ethereum Merge, etc.

How to Feel Sane When Everything is Crazy: Tornado Cash, the Ethereum Merge, etc.

This week, Erin and Casey bring you a grab bag of Bitcoin-related topics - Tornado Cash crackdown, the upcoming Ethereum merge, and community college micro economics:  

- Tornado Cash crackdown and why the government has yet to crack down on Bitcoin 

- The Ethereum merge, and why Casey originally thought it was a long-term liability, but now might also turn out to be a short-term liability. 

- How to feel sane when everything is crazy. Especially relevant for Bitcoiners. 

- Why a community college micro economics course taught by a retired Shell oil exec (shout out to V. Lee Prescott!) had a lasting impact on Casey's world view. 

- And more!

Aug 17, 202201:15:12
Searching for the Soul of America (with @CaptainSiddh)

Searching for the Soul of America (with @CaptainSiddh)

Sidd drove his motorcycle across America hitting up Bitcoin meetups around the country, discovering the soul of American Bitcoin culture. He joins us at the end of his road trip to discuss the American political divide, Bitcoin culture across America, and what qualities make a Bitcoiner.  Follow Sidd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaptainSiddh

Aug 11, 202201:05:55
The Lightning Network Explained (with Craft Supplies)

The Lightning Network Explained (with Craft Supplies)

This week Casey and Erin break down how the Bitcoin Lightning Network works using craft supplies. Channels, preimages, onions, and more!

Aug 03, 202259:32
Hyperbitcoinization (feat. CK)

Hyperbitcoinization (feat. CK)

This week Casey and Erin are joined by special guest CK, general manager of Bitcoin Magazine, and quite possibly the most bullish person in Bitcoin. Most people are not bullish enough by multiple orders of magnitude, but CK is only not bullish enough by one order of magnitude. We talk hyperbitcoinization, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Jul 27, 202201:02:54
Crypto is Trash

Crypto is Trash

This week Casey and Erin talk about the wild world of Crypto, a.k.a. everything that's not Bitcoin. They dive into the early history of Bitcoin, early altcoins, the ICO boom, defi, NFTs, crypto psychology, and dig into a host of different projects, including Ethereum, Monero, Cardano, Solana, and more.

Jul 20, 202201:33:12
The Astrology of Bitcoin

The Astrology of Bitcoin

Erin gives Casey a lowdown on the astrology of Bitcoin, including a breakdown of the current astrological cycles, Bitcoin's natal chart, and the Pluto return of the USA. Plus, Casey gets a natal chart reading and goes from astrology skeptic to believer.

Jul 13, 202259:52
Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism

Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism

Erin has returned from Europe and we're back with another episode! This week, Erin and Casey have a wide ranging conversation, touching on the fall of Rome, new gods versus old, the energetics of the Large Hadron Collider, and of course, Bitcoin Maximalism.

Jul 07, 202201:23:07
Craft Store Bitcoin: Demystifying the UTXO Set

Craft Store Bitcoin: Demystifying the UTXO Set

As Casey has alluded to before, Bitcoin is really just a big pile of coins. This big pile of coins is called, in less colorful language, the UTXO set. Casey is finally making good on his threat to explain the UTXO set to Erin, using a big bag of craft store supplies as props.

Jun 22, 202253:16
Isabel Foxen Duke: Money for the People

Isabel Foxen Duke: Money for the People

Casey and Erin welcome Isabel Foxen Duke to the podcast to discuss how bitcoin synergizes with left and progressive causes.

Jun 15, 202201:17:19
#3 Bitcoin Mining and Energy Use

#3 Bitcoin Mining and Energy Use

Casey and Erin mull and opine regarding Bitcoin mining and energy consumption, and the karmic energetics of nuclear power.

Jun 08, 202201:11:06
#2 Inflation

#2 Inflation

With inflation ramping up, Casey and Erin discuss rising prices, where money comes from, gold, and why they can't just print more bitcoin.

Jun 01, 202252:53
#1 The Bitcoin Whitepaper

#1 The Bitcoin Whitepaper

On October 28, 2008, a PDF was published that challenged everything we thought we knew about money. In this video Casey and Erin discuss how they discovered bitcoin, the social and economic climate at the time the whitepaper was released, and the system that the whitepaper describes.

May 23, 202201:00:39