TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty sits down with Michael Goldstein to discuss the Nakamoto Institute, timeless ideas, and bitcoin rhetoric. Learn about the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://news.nakamotoinstitute.org/p/help-give-sni-timeless-beauty Support the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute design fundraiser: https://pay.zaprite.com/pl_saYgrVYmCi Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/bitstein Michael on Nostr: ht...

Marty sits down with Dustin Kittle to discuss how the Farm Credit Administration is destroying the family farm. Dustin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dustinkittle 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - The farm credit system 9:28 - River & Unchained 10:44 - Dustin’s situation and the lenders’ liquidity crisis 20:51 - The people responsible? 26:19 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite 27:56 - Motivations and goals 33...

Marty sits down with Sam and Michael from Wavlake to discuss the magic of concerts and how Ticketbot can help loosen Live Nation's grip on the industry. Sam on Twitter: https://x.com/sammeans Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/rheedio Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ Wavlake app: https://app.wavlake.com/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50- Opening riff 3:58 - Kendrick vs Drake 10:56 - River & Unchained 12:12 - Stories...

Marty sits down once again with Matthew Mežinskis for the Q1 2024 monetary base update. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney 0:50 - Power law trend is trending 5:42 - Govt attacking bitcoin 11:47 - Sponsors 1 13:02 - US debt and inflation 24:27 - Monetary base vs hard assets 34:05 - Top 5 currencies 37:06 - M3 45:58 - Outside money 52:17 - Sponsors 2 53:54 - Monetized debt and MMT 1:...

Tom Luongo returns once again to discuss geopolitics. Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFL1728 Tom's Website: https://tomluongo.me/ 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Larry Fink 6:18 - Sovereigntists vs Davos 14:00 - Sponsors 1 15:16 - Powell’s domestic concerns 18:39 - Bank of Japan 25:22 - Gold 30:00 - Tether 34:40 - Tom’s hivemind 36:31 - Sponsors 2 38:08 - KYC 44:31 - Yuval Harari clip 49:23 - The cracks...

Marty sits down with Parker Lewis to discuss how fiat money corrupts the structure of the US government and how bitcoin fixes this. Parker on Twitter: https://twitter.com/parkeralewis 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Welcome back to Tales From The Fridge 1:49 - US/Japan swap line 7:32 - Dollar is undermining the US 10:14 - Sponsors 1 11:30 - Framing bitcoin and the dollar correctly 17:37 - Importance of Americ...

Marty sits down with Dhruv, Ryan and Allen to discuss their new article on decentralizing the internet with Bitcoin. Dhruv on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhruvbansal Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanTheGentry Allen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/allenf32 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Adding context 9:47 - Layer Zero 17:15 - Difficulty adjustment 23:32 - Layer One 32:42 - Layer Two - Lightning 43:3...

Marty sits down with Carliño to discuss the events that led to Simple Proof and bitcoin being used to verify Guatemala's election. Carliño on Twitter: https://twitter.com/carlostoriello Digital Witness: https://digitalwitness.io Find Carliño on Nostr: npub14advhxua8w78gl2z7q8c4s20htxkzq4cu5mhj34ep0puf7smyqzszrd7qq 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Riffing 9:24 - Poverty is the enemy 15:57 - Getting OFAC listed...

Marty sits down with Matt Corallo to discuss the Antpool situation and how the centralization issue can be solved. Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBlueMatt 0:00 - Intro 1:27 - The pool problem 14:42 - Miners haven’t switched 22:04 - Miner priorities 27:38 - Taking action 40:11 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 40:50 - Addressing bias 42:59 - Is switching difficult? 46:14 - Nuclear option if someo...

Marty sits down with Matthew Lysiak to discuss his new book, Fiat Food. Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matthewlysiak Buy Fiat Food: https://academy.saifedean.com/product/fiat-food-hardcover/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Mass shootings and mental illness 9:58 - Origins of Fiat Food and The Saif House 15:04 - 7th Day Adventists and Kellogg 19:37 - How 1971 corrupted science 32:06 - Gradually, Then S...

Marty sits down with Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin to discuss the latest methods employed by the digital panopticon. Whitney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_whitneywebb Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/markgoodw_in 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Explaining the article 13:33 - Satellogic 17:41 - Private/public cabal 26:51 - Steve Mnuchin 38:40 - Highlighting the public/private smokescreen 48:06 - Gradual...

Marty sits down with Ben Braddock to discuss everything from micro to macro. Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen IM—1776: https://im1776.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - MS-13 8:13 - El Salvador and rule of law 12:47 - Media control and narrative shifts 30:51 - Covid lockdown’s financial motives 36:35 - Places to escape to 41:11 - Inflation is exhausting 52:37 - MAID and spiritual starvation...

Marty sits down with Andrew Hohns to discuss how Bitcoin changes the world of finance. https://www.unicefusa.org/about-unicef-usa/leadership/national-board-directors/andrew-hohns 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Andrew’s background 19:30 - Discovering bitcoin 25:44 - Alloying bitcoin with credit 34:49 - Positive impact of Bitcoin’s unique use cases 49:18 - Debt crisis 58:15 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 58:54 - H...

Marty sits down with Anjan Katta and Tristan Scott to discuss the Daylight computer. Anjan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnjanKatta Tristan Scott: https://twitter.com/bitcoinand_beef Daylight: https://daylightcomputer.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Light and temperature 16:31 - Honesty 21:57 - Wisdom 25:56 - Creating Daylight 32:12 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:52 - Hardware has more impact than softw...

Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss the many facets of the global conflict over energy. Anas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anasalhajji Anas's Website: https://www.anasalhajji.com/ Daily Energy Report: https://afalhajji.substack.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Strategic petroleum reserves 20:30 - LNG 40:04 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 40:43 - Media portrayal and OPEC+ view of Russia 48:32 - Red S...

Marty sits down with P.D. Mangan to discuss metabolic health, the consequences of easy fixes, fiat food, and more. P.D. Mangan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mangan150 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Metabolic health 10:41 - Workout intensity 16:03 - Ozempic 23:27 - Hunger and eating patterns 28:56 - Meat myths, studies, and unhealthy experts 35:43 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 36:22 - Advice and misconceptions...

Marty sits down with Jeff Smith to discuss the state of ranching and the agriculture industry. Colorado Craft Beef: https://coloradocraftbeef.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Bitcoin and ranching 13:37 - Starting Colorado Craft Beef 23:41 - Regulatory risk 29:04 - Taking care of the land 33:23 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 34:02 - Scaling in competition with large corps 39:00 - Orange pilling 55:34 - Weaponi...

Marty sits down with NVK to discuss Coinkite, AI, tradeoffs in bitcoin, and more. NVK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Signing devices and the Coldcard Q 13:13 - ETFs vs self custody 17:38 - SIM swaps and AI fakes 23:59 - Meatspace KYC 26:55 - AI tools, Unleashed.chat 32:04 - AI and bitcoin for businesses 42:18 - How AI will impact the world 50:14 - Gradually, Then Suddenly...

Marty sits down with the Tuur, Kelly and Austin after the Bitcoin Urbanism panel for an extended chat about fiat real estate, walkable cities, beautiful architecture, and more. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Kelly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ktlannan Austin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustinTunnell 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Introducing guests 14:03 - Fiat real estate and cent...

Marty sits down with Andrew Gutmann to discuss his Substack article on the link between fiat money and woke ideology. Andrew's website: https://andrewgutmann.com/ Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewGutmann Andrew's Substack article: https://andrewgutmann.substack.com/p/how-woke-took-over-america 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Andrew’s background 11:30 - Andrew’s Substack piece 17:54 - Commercial ba...

Marty sits down with Kevin McKernan to discuss covid jabs and how Bitcoin can be leveraged to incentivize and improve peer review. Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kevin_McKernan Kevin's Substack: https://anandamide.substack.com/ Kevin's Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Kg5gDtmSg The Indoctrinated Brain: https://www.amazon.com/Indoctrinated-...

Marty sits down with Dr. Brooke Miller to discuss the damage of mRNA vaccines, the media's attacks on rural America, and scaling local food and health models. Dr Miller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brookemillermd 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Vaccine data 15:58 - Nefarious intentions 21:47 - Media attacking ranchers 27:11 - mRNA food 31:56 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 32:34 - Counter attack 37:18 - Freedom...

Marty sits down with Pierre Rochard to discuss the mining industry's response to the EIA registry. Pierre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - AI tools 18:11 - AI competing with Bitcoin for energy 26:05 - EIA registry 1:02:20 - Gradually, Then Suddenly 1:02:59 - Liz’s goals 1:08:23 - Environmentalism 1:15:48- Nat gas and context for renewables 1:31:24 - Current market...

Marty sits down with Axel Raven to discuss the the root causes of the competency crisis in fiat currency. Axel on Twitter https://twitter.com/FinancialPhys Axel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@financialphysics7541 0:00 - Intro 5:05 - Competency crisis and essential work 22:09 - Sound money 30:05 - Time and the purpose of money 36:35 - Keynesian trickery 46:28 - Real estate and northern weather...

Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester the bull run, the mindsets that perpetuate controlling regimes, AI, and more. Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester Adamant Research: https://adamantresearch.com/ 0:00 - Intro 5:07 - Tuur is bullish 12:08 - Public is catching on to money printing 17:01 - Effect of newbie influx 22:57 - Regulatory and centralization risk 29:04 - Totalitarian regimes...