The Progressive Bitcoiner Podcast
TPB97 – 21 Women in Bitcoin with Becca Bratcher
“Bitcoin is for everyone. I think a lot of people don’t think that it really is, but it actually is.” – Becca My guest today is Becca Bratcher. Becca is a former nurse, podcast host and the author of the newly released book, “21 Women in Bitcoin,” which highlights the vital role that...
TPB96 – Bitcoin is for Unions with Pat O’Brien
“Firefighters are like great risk managers and can understand holding and managing Bitcoin” – Pat O’Brien My guest today is training Captain Pat O’Brien repping the Taunton, Massachusetts fire department. These firefighters just made history as the 4th union in the U.S. to add Bitcoin to their balance sheet. How cool is that?...
TPB95 – Making Bitcoin Great Again with David Bailey and Jason Maier
“Special interest lobbying, sadly, is effective.” – David Bailey “I wanted Bitcoin to be this bipartisan bridge.” – Jason Maier My guests today are David Bailey and Jason Maier. David is Founder & CEO of BTC Inc (Bitcoin Magazine, the Bitcoin Conference, UTXO) and Jason is a teacher and author of “A Progressive’s...
TPB94 – Not Your Keys, Not Your Bitcoin with Stadicus
“We are really building towards the next millions of bitcoiners that will join the space, and we want to give them no excuse to keep their coins on an exchange.” – Stadicus My guest today is Stadicus. Stadicus is a part of the team at Bitbox, working on Bitcoin hardware and self-custody solutions....
TPB93 – Democrats need a Bitcoin Strategy with Jason Maier
“Bitcoin is going to do just fine. The adoption will keep going and the understanding will keep going. And the politicians will slowly come on board as the voters do.” – Jason Maier My guest today is Jason Maier. Jason is a high school math teacher, educator, and author of “A Progressive’s Case...
TPB92 – Bitcoin is for Freedom Fighters with Anna Chekhovich
“Bitcoin shouldn’t operate like fiat. I see Bitcoin as a tool for freedom.” – Anna Chekhovich My guest today is Anna Chekhovich. Anna is the Director of Finance at the Anti-Corruption Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2011 by Russian opposition leader Alexei Nevalny seeking to educate and fight corruption and authoritarianism in Russia...
TPB91 – Bitcoin is Resistance Money with Bradley Rettler
“A system that works only when the people that you trust are in power is not a very good system.” – Bradley Rettler My guest today is Bradley Rettler. Bradley is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wyoming and author of “Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin” (alongside Andrew...
TPB90 – Bitcoin is Winning, What now? with Avik Roy
“The reason why Bitcoin will ultimately succeed is because we are more committed to our success than those who oppose us are committed to our failure.” – Avik Roy My guest today is Avik Roy. Avik has an extensive background in science, medicine and most recently public policy where he is currently President...
TPB89 – Bitcoin Privacy, Development, and Education with Stacie Waleyko
“Privacy is a human right. It’s not just something that criminals need.” – Stacie Waleyko My guest today is Stacie Waleyko. Stacie is a Bitcoin developer and educator having previously worked as a developer for Casa, and now focusing on contributing to Bitcoin open source projects, Boston BitDevs, education via her website and...
TPB88 – Anyone Can Mine Bitcoin with Kent Halliburton
“Bitcoin mining looks for the lowest cost power… that just happens to be renewable.” – Kent Halliburton My guest today is Kent Halliburton. Kent is the CEO & Co-founder of Sazmining, a hosted Bitcoin mining provider utilizing 100% renewable energy sources. In this episode we discuss Bitcoin mining’s environmental impact, incentives driving renewable...