"I don't understand why every musician isn't writing [music] about Bitcoin or Satoshi."
— Roger 9000
This week, Roger 9000, a musician, chocolate-maker, podcaster and a deeply original, free thinking bitcoiner wanders with me on a conversational stroll across a metaphysical landscape of aspirations, dreams, speculations, memories, vexing paradoxes around the meaning of life and the role of bitcoin. I'd love to say I dove deep into Roger's music or chocolate making but as you'll hear, it ended up being more like a late night chat around a campfire where only Roger and I were awake, too immersed in philosophical profundities to notice everyone else had gone to bed.
Seven time zones separated Roger and I on the day and the fact that we were being recorded would have seemed like a tertiary concern to both of us if it weren't for the glitchy internet connection and software problems that made a mangled mess of the audio and that I've attempted to recover in post. He's a good-natured and patient fellow and I hope I've done justice to this record of our time together. There are a couple slightly disjointed edits but as a whole, I think it's still a fun and heady rip.
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Thanks to Roger 9000 for sharing his time, energy and musical and mythical meanderings.
Guest Links:
Website: https://www.roger9000.com
Website: Bit Choc Rocks Chocolate Making Workshop
Twitter: @roger__9000
YouTube: @Roger9000
TikTok: @roger9k
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/roger9000
Instagram: @roger.9000
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Mentioned in This Episode:
The Long Road to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh
Laurie Anderson | Website
Katy Perry Sells Catalog RIghts | Variety
Knut Svanholm | Twitter
Stanley Kubrick | IMDB
The Cosmic Serpent | Amazon
Bitcoin Shooter | Episode
Adam Back | Twitter
Nozomi Hayase | Website
Max Keiser | Twitter
Oliver Anthony | Twitter
Adam Meister | BitcoinMeister
Alan Watts | Website
Joseph Campbell | Website
Ouroboros | Wikipedia