The Bitcoin Standard Podcast

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 Emunim - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gush_Emunim 
• Kach - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kach_(political_party) 
• Otzma Yehudit - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otzma_Yehudit 
• National Religious Pa...

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 Prog...

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.

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Cedric Youngelman of The Bitcoin Matrix podcast read Principles of Economics and hosts Saifedean to discuss human civilization, fatherhood and many questions it raised!

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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-governme...

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.

Referenc...

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/ 

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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.

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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.

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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 Hous...

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!

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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.

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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

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