TPB78 – Bitcoin is Punk Rock with Sam from Wavlake

“We’re trying to build a new infrastructure for music, and that’s what needs to happen.” – Sam My guest today is Sam Means. Sam is a musician, podcaster, entrepreneur, co-founder of Hello Merch, founder of Lightning Store and co-founder of Wavlake. Sam joins me to discuss how Wavlake is building a new online...

TPB76 – What is Bitcoin? with Ben de Waal

“Bitcoin is money, but specifically Bitcoin is a form of money that isn’t controlled by any kind of centralized entity.” – Ben My guest today is Ben de Waal. Ben is an engineer, technologist, and Bitcoin consultant, having previously led various engineering projects including as Vice President of Engineering at Swan. Ben also...

TPB75 – Mi Primer Bitcoin with John and Reyna

“Bitcoin breeds curiosity. And that curiosity paired with agency over your own life is so powerful” – John My guests today are John and Reyna from Mi Primer Bitcoin. Mi Primer Bitcoin (My First Bitcoin) is a nonprofit based in El Salvador, built around a core concept: that independent, impartial, community-led Bitcoin education...

TPB74 – Bitcoin is Hope with Bryon and Christine

“Bitcoin is Hope.” – Christine We have a special bonus episode this week! My guests today are Bryon and Christine. Bryon and Christine are both educators from the midwest, have been in the Bitcoin space for quite a while and have been leading the way in many regards from the progressive bitcoin side....

TPB71 – Scaling Bitcoin with Erik

“Bitcoin is most useful if more people use it.” – Erik My guest today is Erik. Erik is a UX designer and has worked on many bitcoin projects including Hoseki and eNuts, a cashu wallet for android and iOS. Cashu is a free and open-source Chaumian ecash system built for Bitcoin that offers...

TPB70 – Dirty Coin with Alana Mediavilla

“I want people to become more curious about Bitcoin, even if they just want to prove it wrong.” – Alana My guest today is Alana Mediavilla. Alana is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, director, writer, founder, mother & wife, having previously produced content for some of the largest tech brands including Google and now...