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The Bitcoin Standard Podcast

Dr. Saifedean Ammoussaifedean.com
Saifedean's The Bitcoin Standard Podcast is the place to discuss Bitcoin and economics from the Austrian school's perspective. Listen to the weekly saifedean.com discussion seminar, where a group of learners from all over the world discuss the website's online courses, as well as a wide variety of economic, political, and social issues, and occasionally host special guests for the discussion. The podcast also includes the most interesting interviews conducted with Saifedean on other shows.

Episodes

215. Rothbard's The Progressive Era, with Patrick Newman

Professor Patrick Newman has edited and produced several of Rothbard's unfinished books, and he joins us to continue our discussions of Rothbard's work on American history by focusing on Rothbard's The Progressive Era. References: The Depression of 1873–1879: An Austrian Perspective - Patrick Newman - https://mises.org/quarterly-journal-austrian-economics/depression-1873-1879-austrian-perspective The Progressive Era - Murray Rothbard - https://mises.org/library/book/progressive-er...

Apr 02, 20242 hr 3 min

214. Bitcoin vs Altcoins with Phil Champagne

Phil Champagne, author of The Book of Satoshi and Bitcoin vs Altcoins joins the podcast to discuss consensus mechanisms and the difference between bitcoin and altcoins. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on Saifedean.com !...

Mar 26, 20241 hr 29 min

213. CAPITALISM: Principles of Economics Lecture 12

This week's episode is the full lecture 12 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is Capitalism. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on Saifedean.com !...

Mar 19, 202457 min

212. Regenerative agriculture with Alan Savory

Alan Savory joins the podcast to discuss regenerative agriculture. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on Saifedean.com ! Resources: https://savory.global/good-governance/...

Mar 12, 20242 hr 4 min

211. Principles of Economics: A discussion with Cedric Youngelman

Cedric Youngelman of The Bitcoin Matrix podcast read Principles of Economics and hosts Saifedean to discuss human civilization, fatherhood and many questions it raised! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on Saifedean.com !...

Mar 05, 20242 hr 8 min

210. Money and Liberty with James Turk

Author and businessman James Turk joins to discuss monetary history, why gold & silver emerged as money, how they promote liberty and whether gold has a monetary future, or if bitcoin will demonetize it. References: Free Gold Money Report - https://www.fgmr.com/ James Turk's Twitter - https://twitter.com/FGMR What Has Government Done to Our Money?, Murray Rothbard - https://mises.org/library/what-has-government-done-our-money Money and Liberty: In the Pursuit of Happiness & The Theo...

Feb 27, 20241 hr 11 min

209. Fiat Science with Dr. Willie Soon

Dr. Willie Soon has spent decades fighting pseudoscience and climate hysteria from within fiat establishment science, but has now become an independent scholar. He joins us to discuss the impact of the sun on human climate, why it is ignored, the corruption of climate science, whether hydrocarbons come from fossils, and many other interesting and important questions disfigured by the corruption of modern science. References: Dr. Willie Soon with Tucker Carlson - https://www.ceres-science.com/pos...

Feb 20, 20241 hr 52 min

208. Principles of Economics: A discussion with Brian Demint

Brian Demint from the Orange Pill App hosts Saifedean to discuss Principles of Economics and some of its most important ideas. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on Saifedean.com !...

Feb 13, 20241 hr 42 min

207. Central Bank Digital Currencies with Glenn Greenwald

Investigate journalist Glenn Greenwald hosts Saifedean to discuss Central Bank Digital Currencies and their impacts on financial freedom and monetary policy. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on Saifedean.com !...

Feb 06, 202438 min

206. Fiat Wars with Scott Horton

What is the logic driving US foreign policy & its endless carnage, and is it all just a very elaborate moronic excuse to run the fiat printers? Long-term antiwar writer Scott Horton joins us to discuss. References: Scott's Website: https://scotthorton.org/ Anti-war: https://www.antiwar.com/ Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/ Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online e...

Jan 30, 20242 hr 24 min

205. The Palestine-Israel Conflict and Private Property with Robert Breedlove

Robert Breedlove interviews Saifedean to get the Palestinian perspective on the Palestinians/Israeli conflict and how it is ultimately a conflict over property rights and not religion or race. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on Saifedean.com !...

Jan 23, 20242 hr 32 min

204. Milei's Argentina with Philip Bagus

Against all odds, the new president of Argentina is an anarcho-capitalist who quotes Mises and Rothbard. Austrian economist Philip Bagus knows Milei well and joins us to discuss what his presidency will look like, if he can turn Argentina around, dollarization, and the IMF's continued role in the country. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, inclu...

Jan 16, 20241 hr 47 min

203. Coming to Palestine with Sheldon Richman

Libertarian author Sheldon Richman joins us to discuss the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, and his libertarian approach to understanding it. References: The Gun and the Olive Branch by David Hirst - https://www.amazon.com/Gun-Olive-Branch-Violence-Middle/dp/1560254831 A History of Palestine, 634–1099 by Moshe Gil - https://www.amazon.com/History-Palestine-634-1099-Moshe-Gil/dp/0521599849 The Israel Committee Against House Demolitions - https://icahd.org/ Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe...

Jan 09, 20241 hr 46 min

202. CAPITAL: Principles of Economics Lecture 6

This week's episode is the full lecture 6 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is capital! What is capital from the Austrian perspective, why is it such a pivotal a concept in economics, and what are the most common misunderstandings of it. Sign up to saifedean.com to study this online course, with a new lecture every 2 weeks and a live discussion seminar every week! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast se...

Jan 02, 202447 min

201. Fiat Food with Dr. Ken Berry

Ken Berry MD has helped millions regain their health by eating meat & avoiding fiat food. He joins us to discuss his experience, the best ways to improve your health and the resistance he faces from the disease industry. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on Saifedean.com !...

Dec 26, 20232 hr 1 min

200. Bitcoin Mining Economics with Pierre Rochard

Pierre Rochard joins to discuss the economics of bitcoin block space and mining! References: Nakamoto Institute - https://nakamotoinstitute.org/ Riot's Website - https://www.riotplatforms.com/ Pierre Rochard Twitter - https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out m...

Dec 19, 20231 hr 26 min

199. The Bitcoin Way Personal Bitcoin Onboarding

We host Tony from The Bitcoin Way, to tell us about their new service as your personal Bitcoin IT team, offering you personalized, secure and comprehensive solutions for every step along your bitcoin journey. The Bitcoin Way offer live concierge service to guide you with your bitcoin cold storage, running your node, privacy best practices, inheritance planning, corporate strategy, and multisig solutions. They don't touch your coins, they guide you through the process of acquiring your coins...

Dec 12, 20231 hr 13 min

198. Palestine & Israel History with Jeremy Hammond

Independent journalist and researcher Jeremy Hammond joins to discuss the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and what it means for today's events. References: PalestineRemembered - https://www.palestineremembered.com/index.html Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of The Mass Media By Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky - https://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Consent-Political-Economy-Media/dp/0375714499 What Was the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and Why Is It Significant? - htt...

Dec 05, 20232 hr 3 min

197. Principles of Economics: Interview with Jimmy Song

We discussed the idea of scarcity, the only real restriction to production being human time, the reason why human action is so important and the ridiculousness of simplifying human beings so they are assumed to act the same. We also talked about the reason why energy is such an important part of economic life and how unemployment is really a fiat phenomenon. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four onlin...

Nov 28, 20231 hr 36 min

196. CrowdHealth with Andy Schoonover

Crowdhealth CEO Andy Schoonover joins us to discuss Crowdhealth's continued growth and progress in disrupting fiat healthcare, including why they're introducing lightning payments! References: "The Yield From Money Held" Reconsidered - Hans Hermann Hoppe https://mises.org/library/yield-money-held-reconsidered CrowdHealth website - https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, acce...

Nov 21, 20231 hr 14 min

195. Bitcoin AI with Aleks Svetski

Aleks Svetski joins the podcast to discuss Spirit of Satoshi, the new Bitcoin AI model. References: The Bitcoin Times - https://bitcointimes.io/ Uncommunist Manifesto, Aleks Svetski and Mark Moss - https://www.uncommunist.com/optin1642549665295 Spirit of Satoshi AI - https://www.spiritofsatoshi.ai/ Aleks's Twitter - https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online ec...

Nov 14, 20231 hr 16 min

194. The Debt Bubble with Luke Gromen

Join Luke Gromen and Saifedean in a conversation unpacking the theory of dedollarization. They delve into the implications of negative real rates, the gold market, the impact of oil on the global economy, and potential future actions by the Federal Reserve. References: Luke's Twitter - https://twitter.com/LukeGromen Luke's website, The Forest for The Trees - https://fftt-llc.com/ Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminar...

Nov 07, 20231 hr 53 min

193. Broken Money with Lyn Alden

Lyn Alden joins us to discuss her new best-selling book, Broken Money, available now in cloth hardcover from TheSaifHouse.com ! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics ! Find out more on saifedean.com !...

Oct 31, 20231 hr 48 min

192. TIME: Principles of Economics online course Lecture 3

This week's podcast is the full lecture 3 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is Time! Find out why time is the ultimate resource and why all scarcity stems from the scarcity of time! Sign up to saifedean.com to study this online course, with a new lecture every 2 weeks and live discussion seminars! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses , and read ...

Oct 24, 202350 min

191. Bitcoin and Islamic Law with Muaawiyah Tucker

Bitcoiner, programmer, and Islamic scholar Muaawiyah Tucker joins to discuss his journey into Islam and bitcoin, why bitcoin is compatible with Islamic law, and why fiat is not. References: Muaawiyah's website to teach bitcoin - cryptohashreview.com Muaawiyah's newer website for charitable activity and bitcoin circular economy - MetaMadeenah.com Muaawiyah's Qur'aan teaching platform - KeenOnDeen.com Muaawiyah's Twitter - https://twitter.com/c_hashreview Muaawiyah's ...

Oct 17, 20231 hr 53 min

190. How to think about Economics with Per Bylund

Austrian school economist Per Bylund joins to discuss learning Austrian economics, and his free brief primer book: How To Think About The Economy. References: Per Bylund's Mises Profile: https://mises.org/profile/bylund How to Think about the Economy: A Primer - Per Bylund - https://mises.org/library/how-think-about-economy-primer Per's website: perbylund.com How to Think about the Economy: A Primer on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-about-Economy-Primer-ebook/dp/B0BB8N2L78/re...

Oct 10, 20231 hr 22 min

189. Fiat Food with Matthew Lysiak

Investigative journalist Matthew Lysiak has written a fascinating inquiry into how the world's diet has changed over the past century, and the characters and institutions that have brought about this change. The book is being published today by Saifedean's publishing house, The Saif House, and it contains an introduction and two chapters by Saifedean. He joins the podcast to discuss the amazing stories he learned while looking into the crime of the century! Fiat Food is available in cl...

Oct 03, 20231 hr 50 min

188. HUMAN ACTION Principles of Economics Lecture 1

Human Action is the first lecture of Saifedean's new online course, based on his latest book, Principles of Economics. In this lecture, Saifedean explains the Austrian approach to economics, how it differs from mainstream economic approaches, and why the concept of human action is so important to understanding economics. The course will have 18 lectures, with a new lecture every two weeks, running until June. Sign up now on saifedean.com, and get all the lectures and join the live discussio...

Sep 30, 20231 hr 3 min

187. CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY PART 2 with Michael Saylor & Patrick Newman on Murray Rothbard

Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institute Fellow and editor of the fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty, to discuss American colonial history, the American revolution, and economic freedom! References: Conceived in Liberty, Murray Rothbard - https://mises.org/library/conceived-liberty-2 Murray Rothbard's books - https://mises.org/profile/murray-n-rothbard The State in Third Milleni...

Sep 23, 20232 hr 3 min

186. CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY with Michael Saylor & Patrick Newman on Murray Rothbard

Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institute Fellow and editor of the fifth volume of Conceived in Liberty, to discuss American colonial history, the American revolution, and economic freedom! Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s five online economics courses , and read his writing, including his ne...

Sep 19, 20232 hr 2 min
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