The Bitcoin Standard Podcast
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
277 episodes since 2021
239. Michael Saylor's 4 years of bitcoin
Michael Saylor has now been in bitcoin for a full four year cycle! He joins us to celebrate, reminisce, and project how bitcoin will evolve in the next 20 years.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take par...
September 17, 2024
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2:20:35
238. Legal Foundations of a Free Society with Stephan Kinsella
Legal Scholar Stephan Kinsella joins to discuss his new book, Legal Foundations of a Free Society, in which he discusses libertarianism as a system for determining legitimate property rights, why property rights are important, and the problem w...
September 10, 2024
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2:03:51
237. Peter St. Onge
Economist Peter St Onge joins to give us his perspective on a wide range of economic issues, from gold and bitcoin to fertility to government financing.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in week...
September 03, 2024
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2:12:20
236. CFA and Bitcoin with Rajat Soni
Rajat Soni is a CFA who read The Bitcoin Standard and became a bitcoiner, which caused him some trouble with the CFA Institute. He joins to discuss his transformation and why the investment industry may not like bitcoin.Enjoyed this epi...
August 27, 2024
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1:16:11
235. The Google Archipelago with Michael Rectenwald
Former Marxist professor Michael Rectenwald joins to discuss his transformation into a libertarian, and his books on surveillance and economic control.Links: Michael Recetenwald's website -
August 20, 2024
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1:31:17
234. NPCs for Genocide with Konstantin Kisin
How are NPCs programmed to cheer for a genocide thousands of miles away? I hosted Konstantin Kisin and found that it's done by programming them to view any Israeli murder of civilians as justified self-defense, to believe everything the Israeli...
August 13, 2024
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1:21:51
233. Deflation with Jeff Booth
Jeff Booth, author of The Price of Tomorrow, joins us to discuss deflation and economics, as well as the Fedi protocol.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifed...
August 06, 2024
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1:14:10
232. Coinbits with Dave Birnbaum
Coinbits is back better than before, and we are joined by their VP of product Dave Birnbaum to discuss their new product offerings.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, a...
July 31, 2024
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1:02:30
231. Kenya, Energy & the IMF with Jusper Machogu
Kenyan farmer Jusper Machugo joins us to tell us about the awful reality of agriculture without hydrocarbons, and how the Kenyan government, the IMF, and international organizations make it harder for Africans to get the energy they need.
July 23, 2024
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1:41:26
230. China with Arnaud Bertrand
Is China carrying out a genocide? Is it a rising imperialist power exploiting and dominating poor countries? Is it a capitalist or communist regime? How does it compare to the American regime? Arnaud Bertrand is an entrepreneur based in China a...
July 16, 2024
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2:05:20
229. XBTO with Philippe Bekhazi
XBTO are offering an investment fund denominated in bitcoin, their CEO and founder Philippe Bekhazi joins to discuss why they are one of the first asset managers to go on a bitcoin standard!Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online ...
July 10, 2024
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1:17:09
228. The Bitcoin Standard with Rep. Thomas Massie
US Congressman Thomas Massie has read The Bitcoin Standard and enjoyed it so much he tabled legislation to end the Fed! He joins Saifedean to discuss The Bitcoin Standard, Austrian economics, American politics, AIPAC and much more!Enjoy...
July 01, 2024
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1:08:33
227. Gaza Genocide with Dan Cohen
Dan Cohen is an independent journalist and filmmaker who joins us to discuss his travels in Palestine and his work on the Israeli Palestinian conflict.Resources:Killing Gaza Documentary -
June 26, 2024
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1:48:27
226. Fedimint with Obi Nwosu
Obi Nwosu joins us to discuss Fedimints, a new implementation of ecash interoperable with the lightning network.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s ...
June 20, 2024
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1:27:30
225. CIVILIZATION: Principles of Economics Lecture 18
This is the final lecture of Saifedean's online course Principles of Economics, entitled Civilization. You can watch all lectures and join weekly discussion seminars by becoming a member of Saifedean.com!
June 13, 2024
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1:05:45
224. Fiat Medicine with Ahmad Ammous
Saifedean interviews his own brother, Dr. Ahmad Ammous, on the history and the problems of modern fiat medicine, why it all goes back to fiat money, and what its most important misconceptions are. We discuss diet, light environment, heart disea...
June 05, 2024
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1:42:59
223. Live from Bitcoin Beach El Salvador
On a recent visit to El Salvador Saifedean sat down with the Live From Bitcoin Beach Podcast in El Zonte to discuss Bitcoin, El Salvador, and much more!Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in week...
May 28, 2024
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56:54
222. Central Banking Works
Saifedean's talk at the Canadian Bitcoin Conference is an admission that central banking works. Given what we know about the economic calculation from Austrian school economists, central banking is a highly successful business!Enjoyed t...
May 21, 2024
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38:51
221. Parallel with Brian De Mint
Brian De Mint from Orange Pill App joins to discuss his new book, Parallel, on building a Bitcoin economy.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four <...
May 14, 2024
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1:07:49
220. Austrian Economics & the State with Walker
Walker from THE Bitcoin Podcast hosts Saifedean to discuss his latest book, Principles of Economics, and what Austrian school economics teaches us about the state, capitalism, and property rights.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's o...
May 07, 2024
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2:04:30
219. America, Israel & Palestine with Dave Smith
Libertarian comedian Dave Smith hosts Saifedean to discuss the Palestinian Israeli conflict and the role America plays in it.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access...
April 30, 2024
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1:22:58
218. Nomad Capitalist with Andrew Henderson
Andrew Henderson runs Nomad Capitalist, whose annual conference will be held in September 2024, with Saifedean speaking. Andrew joins us to discuss how his firm helps people seek the best jurisdictions for enhancing their wealth and freedom. He...
April 23, 2024
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1:18:55
217. Debating Palestine/Israel with Yaron Brook
Robert Breedlove hosts and moderates a contentious and detailed debate between Saifedean and Yaron Brook on the roots of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in we...
April 16, 2024
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3:29:59
216. Israel's Genocide w/ Prof Jeffrey Sachs
Columbia University's Professor Jeffrey Sachs joins us to discuss Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, the rise of violent religious fanaticism in Israeli politics, and the realities of US foreign policy.References: Gush ...
April 09, 2024
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1:07:51
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:&nbs...
April 02, 2024
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2:03:21