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Bitcoin Rapid-Fire

John Vallisbitcoinrapidfire.com
Bitcoin is the future of money, that is my firm belief. I use this show to learn more about this phenomenon, and its various implications, from some of the brightest minds in the space, and beyond. I'm not trying to educate or inform anyone, I'm sharing my own journey of attempting to understand bitcoin, and delving in to some of the less obvious, but incredibly profound, aspects of its emergence in the global culture.
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Episodes

Bitcoin Plebcast: Our Relationship to Mortality w/ 'Death Doula' Erin Crawford

I often ask the twitterverse if there are any bitcoiners out there who would like to jump on the podcast for a discussion about whatever they're into (or want to discuss). Erin hit me up saying she wanted to discuss 'Bitcoin and Death'. How could I resist? Enjoy:) -- More from Erin: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Erincrawford41 More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex SUBSTACK: Money Messiah If you're in Canada and looking to buy bi...

May 11, 20221 hr 44 min

Bitcoin Plebcast: The Journey to Becoming a Bitcoin Developer w/ Austin Kelsay

I often ask the twitterverse if there are any bitcoiners out there who would like to jump on the podcast for a discussion about whatever they're into (or want to discuss). Austin hit me up recently offering to share his journey of becoming a bitcoin developer, as someone with no background or natural inclination for computer science / engineering. What followed was an incredible discussion of perseverance, dedication, and the powerful motivating (and transformative) force which bitcoin represent...

May 07, 20221 hr 37 min

Bitcoin Plebcast: Small-Scale Cattle Ranching w/ @beefbackbetter

I often ask the twitterers if there are any bitcoiners out there who would like to jump on the podcast for a discussion about whatever they're into (or want to discuss). Owen hit me up wanting to chat bitcoin and beef, so naturally I was down. Enjoy! -- More from Owen: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/beefbackbetter More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex SUBSTACK: Money Messiah If you're in Canada and looking to buy bitcoin at compe...

May 06, 20221 hr 31 min

Bitcoiner Book Club - The Mandibles

The idea of the Bitcoiner Book Club is to discuss books that seem relevant to the subjects and themes related to bitcoin, or otherwise found to be meaningful or interesting to bitcoiners (at a minimum), and therefore worthy of discussion. 'The Mandibles' by Lionel Shriver is one such book, so we got a crew together to discuss. Please note: MANY SPOILERS! Enjoy! -- More from the guys: MATT: https://twitter.com/ODELL BEN: https://twitter.com/BTCsessions GUY: https://twitter.com/TheGuySwann JAMES: ...

May 03, 20222 hr 1 min

How Bitcoin Changes Your Perception w/ Tomer Strolight

Tomer Strolight has become a prolific author in the bitcoin space, having written several pieces about bitcoin, bitcoiners, and the many implications of this unprecedented form of money emerging in the world. He has recently turned his work into a beautiful short film entitled 'Bitcoin is Generational Wealth', as well as a book called 'Why Bitcoin?' We just met each other in 'meatspace' for the first time at the Bitcoin 2022 conference, and he hit me up saying he had some more stuff which he wan...

Apr 30, 20221 hr 46 min

Macro Hang #3 (and Bitcoin 2022 conference recap) w/ @JeffBooth @FossGregfoss @PrestonPysh

Hanging out, re-caping the Bitcoin 2022 conference, and discussing the macroeconomic landscape as of April 27th, 2022. More from the guys: TWITTER (JEFF): https://twitter.com/JeffBooth TWITTER (PRESTON): https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh TWITTER (FOSS): https://twitter.com/FossGregfoss More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex SUBSTACK: Money Messiah If you're in Canada and looking to buy bitcoin at competitive rates, with an emphasi...

Apr 28, 20221 hr 48 min

Hodl Hang #6 w/ Erik Cason, Robert Breedlove & AmericanHodl

Every 3 months the 4 of us get together to hangout and chat about bitcoin. This is #6 We also discussed the recent Bitcoin 2022 Conference. It was amazing. Enjoy:) -- More from the boys: TWITTER (Rob): https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 TWITTER (Erik): https://twitter.com/Erikcason More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex SUBSTACK: Money Messiah If you're in Canada and looking to buy bitcoin at competitive rates, with an emphasis on ...

Apr 23, 20222 hr 56 min

Dialogos w/ John Vervaeke Part 2: Consciousness, Value, & How to Define 'Progress'

This is my second conversation with John Vervaeke, exploring some of the most fundamental questions around meaning, value, consciousness, religion, culture, 'progress' and more. Enjoy! -- More from John: TWITTER: @vervaeke_john PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johnvervaeke YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex SUBSTACK: Money Messiah If you're in Canada and looking to buy bitco...

Mar 28, 20222 hr 3 min

Macro Update w/ Dylan LeClair: Where Do We Go From Here?

Dylan LeClair writes about the macroeconomic landscape and bitcoin price analysis ('The Deep Dive') as Head of Market Research for Bitcoin Magazine . He is also a Senior Analyst for investment fund UTXO Management , and a co-founder of bitcoin consultancy firm 21st Paradigm. I've really enjoyed and appreciated Dylan's excellent analysis of the current unique economic climate we find ourselves in, and it's been over a year since our last discussion, so I thought it would be a good time for an upd...

Mar 24, 20221 hr 13 min

Erik Cason Series EP 3: What is Wealth? What is the 'Source' of Value?

This is the third episode in my ongoing discussion series with Erik Cason. Erik is not only a good friend, but also a brilliant thinker and writer, who I respect tremendously. Erik's views have helped shaped my own in various ways, and as I delve into this new format, I thought it would be fun and fruitful to get him involved, for a more thorough discussion on some of the topics that we both find most meaningful. Enjoy! -- More from Erik: TWITTER: @Erikcason WRITING: http://cryptosovereignty.org...

Mar 13, 20222 hr 52 min

Plebcast w/ Tiago Higgs: Are Humans Naturally and Inescapably Corrupt?

Tiago Higgs is a Senior Motion Designer and bitcoiner. He reached out to me via Twitter to ask if we could have a discussion sometime, to discuss certain things that he felt were of mutual interest to us both. I'm always up for a good conversation with a bitcoiner, so we did :) Enjoy! -- More from Tiago: TWITTER: @TheOnlyHiggs WEBSITE: tiagohiggs.com More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex SUBSTACK: Money Messiah If you're in Can...

Mar 06, 20221 hr 42 min

Plebcast w/ Stephan Besel: A Nurse on the Covid Frontlines Gets Orange-Pilled

Stephan is a bitcoiner who reached out to me on twitter to see if I'd be up for having a chat sometime. He mentioned that his bitcoin orange-pilling during Covid, as well as what he had witnessed on the hospital frontlines, had quite radically changed his view of the medical industry, and thought it would make for an interesting discussion. I agreed, so we recorded a conversation, and later decided to publish it publicly. Enjoy! -- More from Stephan: TWITTER: @stephanbesel More from me: TWITTER:...

Mar 02, 20222 hr 1 min

Exploring the Connection Between Bitcoin and 'God' w/ Rowais Hanna

Rowais reached out to me last fall to share are article he had written, entitled 'Bitcoin is Biblical', exploring some parallels he had been exploring between bitcoin and Christianity. I finally got around to reading it this February, and I thought it was very interesting, so I invited Rowais on to have a discussion about it Enjoy! -- More from Rowais: TWITTER: @RowaisHanna ARTICLE: Bitcoin is Biblical More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bi...

Feb 26, 20221 hr 56 min

AJ Scalia & Drew Armstrong on our Energy Future, Finding Purpose, and Leading Cathedra (publicly-listed bitcoin miner)

AJ Scalia and Drew Armstrong are, respectively, the CEO and President of Cathedra Bitcoin, a publicly-listed (Canada) bitcoin mining company. I met Aj and Drew at the beefsteak prior to the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. We were having an interesting conversation around bitcoin mining and what it’s growing significance meant for the energy industry, and how we understand and interact with energy generally as a species / civilization. I mentioned at the time that it would be great to record so...

Feb 23, 20221 hr 35 min

Mandates & Emergenices: How We Got Here, and How We Move Forward w/ Dr. Julie Ponesse

Dr. Julie Ponesse is a former university professor, and holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Western Ontario, with areas of specialization in ethics and ancient philosophy. In September 2021 she recorded a video, expressing her disagreement and opposition to the vaccine mandates which her university was instituting. Her video was a level-headed, articulate, and informed critique of the validity of vaccine mandates, and as a result, went ‘viral’ online. As a result of this, she has be...

Feb 18, 20221 hr 54 min

Dialogos w/ John Vervaeke - Part 1: What is 'The Meaning Crisis'?

John Vervaeke is a “Psychology and Cognitive Science Professor, integrating science and spirituality to solve the ‘Meaning Crisis’. I was introduced to his work through his 50-part series ‘Awakening from the Meaning Crisis’, in which John leverages his staggering familiarity and understanding of an enormous amount of the worlds philosophical, psychological, spiritual / religious, and historical literature, combined with his own insights and experiences, to put forward a contribution to the appar...

Feb 17, 20221 hr 52 min

Blasting Through the 'Great Filter' w/ Aleks Svetski

Aleks Svetski is the Founder and CEO of Amber, a popular App for regularly and automatically accumulating bitcoin (DCA). He is also a very prolific and excellent writer, exploring many aspects of the emerging bitcoin phenomenon, and its current and future implications. His most recent piece is called 'Fire, Bitcoin, Teleportation', and he's back on the show to discuss it. Enjoy! -- More from Aleks: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/GhostofSvetski MEDIUM: https://svetski.medium.com WEBSITE: https://am...

Feb 10, 20221 hr 47 min

Bitcoin & the Freedom Convoy w/ NobodyCaribou

Nobody Caribou is a bitcoiner who has been on the ground in Ottawa, sharing the TRUTH of what is going on there to the world, via twitter. He has also been helping out in different ways, and discussing the merits of bitcoin with a number of the truckers, which has become especially relevant since GoFundMe refused to release the $9 million that had been raised for their cause. He has also, with other well-known Canadian bitcoiners, set up a bitcoin-based donation page (link below), where people f...

Feb 05, 20221 hr

Bitcoin and Spirituality w/ Bang Bitcoin & Pierre Rochard

As I've been exploring in this podcast, as well as in my most recent written piece 'Money Messiah: God, Bitcoin, & The Evolution of Consciousness', my quest to understand bitcoin has been leading me to a re-evaluation of some of the most fundamental aspects or components which orient or determine how we experience and engage the world, including things like value, meaning, truth, freedom, love, and several others. These concepts, of course, have also historically been the purview of the 'rel...

Feb 01, 20223 hr 4 min

Erik Cason Series EP 2: Bitcoin Unlocks Your Potential

This is the second episode in my ongoing discussion series with Erik Cason. Erik is not only a good friend, but also a brilliant thinker and writer, who I respect tremendously. Erik's views have helped shaped my own in various ways, and as I delve into this new format, I thought it would be fun and fruitful to get him involved, for a more thorough discussion on some of the topics that we both find most meaningful. Enjoy! -- More from Erik: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Erikcason WRITING: http://c...

Jan 27, 20222 hr 4 min

'Sacred Hunting' w/ Mansal Denton

The quality and source of my food has been a top priority for me for many years, but I've always felt a sense of guilt and hypocrisy for the degree to which I was separated from the 'nitty-gritty' of the sacrifices involved in sourcing my food. I've longed for a closer and more considerate relationship to what is required to be provided with the nutrition required to sustain myself optimally. I feel we've haphazardly done away with recognizing the importance of intention and ritual in what has b...

Jan 25, 20221 hr 27 min

Erik Cason Series EP1: How Should We Define 'Progress'?

Erik Cason is not only a good friend, but also a brilliant thinker and writer, who I respect tremendously. Erik's views have helped shaped my own in various ways, and as I delve into this new format, I thought it would be fun and fruitful to get him involved, for a more thorough discussion on some of the topics that we both find most meaningful. Enjoy! -- More from Erik: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Erikcason WRITING: http://cryptosovereignty.org More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUT...

Jan 17, 20221 hr 48 min

Plebcast w/ Jace Hartzler: Integrating the Orange Pill

Sometimes people reach out to me to have an offline chat, to share their ideas, or to get help in refining their thinking in some way. I often record these discussions for my 'personal archives', with the expectation that I'll enjoy listening to them back someday. Sometimes the content can be quite personal, so I don't even think about publishing it publicly, but on this occasion, it was a pretty general chat about some of the themes I've been wrestling with lately, and so after asking 'Hartzler...

Jan 12, 20221 hr 44 min

Untapped Growth Series EP2

This is the second episode in the long-form series I am doing with Untapped Growth. If you haven't yet listened to the first episode, I suggest starting there for optimal continuity and coherence. Enjoy! -- Series description: As most reading this will know, bitcoin is a genuinely unprecedented phenomenon, which appears to have far-reaching implications which we are only just beginning to appreciate. Additionally, the more one learns about bitcoin, the more they discover there is to learn. This ...

Jan 06, 20221 hr 56 min

Macro Hang #2 w/ Jeff Booth, Preston Pysh & Greg Foss

Hanging out, talking about bitcoin and the macro economic landscape:) More from the guys: TWITTER (JEFF): https://twitter.com/JeffBooth TWITTER (PRESTON): https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh TWITTER (FOSS): https://twitter.com/FossGregfoss More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY If you're in Canada and looking to buy bitcoin at competitive rates, with an emphasis on privacy and security, check out bul...

Dec 22, 20211 hr 54 min

'Clown World', Individual Transformation, and the Bitcoin Renaissance w/ Kaz Bycko

Kaz is the host of the 'Down the Rabbit Hole' podcast, where he hosts discussions around the various aspects of the emerging bitcoin phenomenon. I have been enjoying the perspective he's been sharing on Twitter lately, and so I invited him on for a chat. Enjoy! -- More from Kaz: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/btcKaz PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/dtrhpod More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY If you're...

Dec 21, 20212 hr 8 min

Hodl Hang #5 w/ Robert Breedlove, Erik Cason, and AmericanHodl

Every 3 months the 4 of us get together to hangout and chat about bitcoin. Enjoy:) -- More from the boys: TWITTER (Rob): https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 TWITTER (Erik): https://twitter.com/Erikcason More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY If you're in Canada and looking to buy bitcoin at competitive rates, with an emphasis on privacy and security, check out bullbitcoin.com. Once you buy bitcoin, y...

Dec 16, 20213 hr 18 min

El Salvador, Politics, & Wasabi Wallet with Adam Ficsor

Adam Ficsor is the creator of Wasabi Wallet, a popular bitcoin wallet focused on providing users with solutions for better managing their privacy. We met briefly in El Salvador in November 2021, so I thought it would be fun to get together for a longer chat. Enjoy! - More from Adam: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nopara73 WEBSITE: https://wasabiwallet.io More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY If yo...

Dec 11, 20211 hr 59 min

Michael Saylor - Bitcoin is Empowerment (2021)

I doubt the GigaChad needs much introduction:) I spoke with Michael for the first time in November of 2020, so I figured one year was long enough in 'bitcoin time' to warrant an update. Enjoy! -- More from Michael: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/saylor WEBSITE: https://www.hope.com More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY If you're in Canada and looking to buy bitcoin at competitive rates, with an em...

Dec 03, 20213 hr 8 min

Untapped Growth Series EP1

As most reading this will know, bitcoin is a genuinely unprecedented phenomenon, which appears to have far-reaching implications which we are only just beginning to appreciate. Additionally, the more one learns about bitcoin, the more they discover there is to learn. This podcast was primarily motivated by my interest to speak with others who've been gripped by this thing, and have a discussion with them, in the hope that doing so will contribute to the refinement of my understanding of it in so...

Nov 30, 20211 hr 41 min
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