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The "What is Money?" Show

Robert Breedlovewhatismoneypodcast.com
"What is Money?" is the rabbit that leads us down the proverbial rabbit hole. It is the most important question for finding truth in the world. In this podcast, we will pursue this "rabbit" by engaging in a diversity of deep conversations with deep thinkers from different walks of life.

Episodes

WiM019 - The Booth Series | Episode 9 | Game Theory and Bitcoin

Jeff Booth joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the concepts laid out in his book "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Jeff's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+price+of+tomorrow&qid=1574403883&sr=8-2 PODCAST Podcast Website: h...

May 25, 20211 hr 11 minEp. 19

WiM018 - The Booth Series | Episode 8 | Unity and Conflict

Jeff Booth joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the concepts laid out in his book "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Jeff's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+price+of+tomorrow&qid=1574403883&sr=8-2 PODCAST Podcast Website: h...

May 20, 202157 minEp. 18

WiM017 - The Booth Series | Episode 7 | Mind, Power, and Risk

Jeff Booth joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the concepts laid out in his book "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Jeff's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+price+of+tomorrow&qid=1574403883&sr=8-2 PODCAST Podcast Website: h...

May 14, 20211 hr 40 minEp. 17

WiM016 - The Booth Series | Episode 6 | Intelligence, Information, and Ideas

Jeff Booth joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the concepts laid out in his book "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Jeff's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+price+of+tomorrow&qid=1574403883&sr=8-2 PODCAST Podcast Website: h...

May 06, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 16

WiM015 - The Booth Series | Episode 5 | The Digital Age, Energy, and The Environment

Jeff Booth joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the concepts laid out in his book "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Jeff's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+price+of+tomorrow&qid=1574403883&sr=8-2 PODCAST Podcast Website: h...

Apr 28, 20211 hr 13 minEp. 15

WiM014 - The Booth Series | Episode 4 | Software, Networks, and Society

Jeff Booth joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the concepts laid out in his book "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Jeff's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+price+of+tomorrow&qid=1574403883&sr=8-2 PODCAST Podcast Website: h...

Apr 27, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 14

WiM013 - The Booth Series | Episode 3 | Actions and Perceptions

Jeff Booth joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the concepts laid out in his book "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Jeff's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+price+of+tomorrow&qid=1574403883&sr=8-2 PODCAST Podcast Website: h...

Apr 25, 202152 minEp. 13

WiM012 - The Booth Series | Episode 2 | Innovation is Unstoppable

Jeff Booth joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the concepts laid out in his book "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Jeff's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+price+of+tomorrow&qid=1574403883&sr=8-2 PODCAST Podcast Website: h...

Apr 22, 20211 hrEp. 12

WiM011 - The Booth Series | Episode 1 | Inflation Opposes Innovation

Jeff Booth joins me for a multi-episode discussion covering the concepts laid out in his book "The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is Key to an Abundant Future" Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBooth Jeff's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Price-Tomorrow-Deflation-Abundant-Future/dp/1999257405/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+price+of+tomorrow&qid=1574403883&sr=8-2 PODCAST Podcast Website: htt...

Apr 20, 20211 hr 12 minEp. 11

WiM010 - Dear Eric Weinstein

In April 2020, after watching Eric Weinstein’s appearance on Joe Rogan (episode #1453), Chris Espley wrote a thread on Twitter which gave a Bitcoiner’s perspective on some of the societal problems Weinstein had identified. Bitcoiners aren’t a homogenous group, but the thread proved popular, suggesting the themes resonated with a significant number of Bitcoiners and explained their perspective well. In this episode of the What is Money? Show, Robert Breedlove and Chris Espley explore and expand o...

Mar 30, 20213 hr 6 minEp. 10

WiM009 - The Saylor Series | Episode 9 | Economics, Inflation, Interest Rates, and Natural Competition

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00​ - Episode Trailer 00:01:06​ - Swan Bitcoin 00:03:22​ - Robert’s Intro Economics 00:06:46​ Science of Infectious Disease, Sterilization, & Antibiotics 00:08:33​ Economics with Dirty Money Defective Money is Toxic 00:09:33​ Meditations on Toxicity as a threat to life 00:11:33​ Inflation Myt...

Jan 18, 20211 hr 43 minEp. 9

WiM008 - The Saylor Series | Episode 8 | Bitcoin and Immortal Sovereignty

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00 - Episode Trailer 00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin 00:03:22 - Robert’s Intro 00:05:48 - Life converts entropy into order “A dead thing can go with the stream, only a living thing can swim against it” 00:08:17 - The first engineered monetary system 00:09:15 - Networks further the human race 00:09:59 - T...

Jan 05, 20212 hr 12 minEp. 8

WiM007 - The Saylor Series | Episode 7 | The Virtues of Strong Money

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00 - Episode Trailer 00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin 00:05:42 - Bitcoin like a cruise missile 00:06:07 - Holding high ground behind a wall of encrypted energy 00:06:27 - Crypto Bank is strongest, fastest, smartest financial entity in the world 00:08:07 - Impact of 24/7 Operations ( 35 hours to 168 hours ...

Dec 30, 20201 hr 32 minEp. 7

WiM006 - The Saylor Series | Episode 6 | Digital Gold: Harder, Smarter, Stronger, and Faster

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00 - Episode Trailer 00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin 00:06:23 - Bitcoin as Digital Gold – Harder, Smarter, Stronger, & Faster 00:07:13 - Bitcoin is Harder & Antifragile 00:08:05 - The Fragility of the Great Wall of China 00:10:05 - Military Wisdom - The best defense is a good offense 00:11:05 - G...

Dec 28, 20201 hr 24 minEp. 6

WiM005 - The Saylor Series | Episode 5 | Channeling Monetary Energy Across Time and Space

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00 - Episode Trailer 00:01:06 - Swan Bitcoin 00:03:23 - Robert's Intro 00:06:08 - Channeling Monetary Energy thru Time & Space 00:09:08 - Shipping Energy via Rubber Raft vs. Wooden Ship vs. Steel Tanker 00:11:34 - Vacuum sealing food energy & encrypting monetary energy 00:13:01 - Creating...

Dec 24, 20202 hr 11 minEp. 5

WiM004 - The Saylor Series | Episode 4 | Bitcoin: The First Digital Monetary Energy Network

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00 - Episode Trailer 00:01:04 - Swan Bitcoin 00:03:23 - Robert's Intro 00:05:45 - Bitcoin - The first digital monetary energy network 00:19:58 - Channeling energy – money as the highest form of energy 00:12:47 - The most efficient way to channel energy thru time & space Challenges of channeli...

Dec 21, 20201 hr 48 minEp. 4

WiM003 - The Saylor Series | Episode 3 | Technology Themes through History – Harder, Smarter, Faster, Stronger

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build the intellectual foundation necessary to truly grasp the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00 - Episode Trailer 00:01:05 - Swan Bitcoin 00:03:22 - Robert's Intro 00:06:56 - The Warburgs & the importance of having control of your own capital 00:08:18 - George RR Martin SuperHero Theory from “Wild Cards” 00:09:19 - Indestructible trumps deadly 00:10:45 - Antifragile is superior – abs...

Dec 07, 20201 hr 16 minEp. 3

WiM002 - The Saylor Series | Episode 2 | The Rise of Man through the Dark and Steel Ages

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build an intellectual foundation for grasping the historic significance of Bitcoin. 00:00:00 - Robert's Intro 00:04:19 - Humanity’s missteps – 1000 years wasted 00:06:19 - Struggles inventing the Printing Press 00:07:35 - Trajan’s Column & forgetting that the world is round 00:10:03 - Native Americans & Failure to Grasp the Wheel 00:12:19 - Starting a Fire in Cyberspace with the Bitcoin Ne...

Nov 20, 20201 hr 44 minEp. 2

WiM001 - The Saylor Series | Episode 1 | The Rise of Man through The Stone and Iron Ages

Michael Saylor joins me to discuss anthropology, energy, and technology from first principles as we build an intellectual foundation for grasping the significance of Bitcoin in the grand arc of history. 00:00:00 - Episode Trailer 00:01:03 - Robert's Intro 00:07:43 - Stone Age Technology 00:07:50 - The Digital Transformation of 2020: Currency & Covid Wars 00:13:08 - The rise of man against the brutality of nature 00:17:23 - Requirements for Survival in a Hostile Universe 00:19:12 - Significan...

Nov 20, 20202 hr 15 minEp. 1
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