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Location: Zoom
Date: Wednesday 5th July 
Project: The Yaron Brook Show  
Role: Host

Ayn Rand was a Russian-American philosopher and author who developed a philosophical system known as Objectivism. 

Objectivism has many similarities with Libertarianism, both believe in non-aggression as well as capitalism via a genuinely free market; however, the critical area they differ on is the role of a central government.

While many libertarians believe anarchy is the only way of overcoming government overreach, objectivists believe in a limited government.

In this interview, I talk to Yaron Brook, host of the Yaron Brook Show and Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute. We discuss the differences between libertarianism and objectivism, how an Objectivist society would work and Bitcoin.

The What Bitcoin Did Podcast

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand with Yaron Brook

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Anna Lunoe, Flume- I Met You
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Suitable For Work Vol. 9

A Little Mix To Set The Mood

Location: Squadcast
Date: Thursday 13th August
Company: Blockstream & Ethereum
Role: Chief Strategy Officer & Founder

The Bitcoin community can be a very hostile place, in an industry that has more than its fair share of scams and questionable projects it often falls at the feet of Bitcoiners to call them out.

In many ways, Ethereum is the antithesis of Bitcoin. Whereas Bitcoin is slow and conservative in its goals and development, the ethos of Ethereum is to ‘move fast and break things’. These philosophical differences often lead to fiery debates between the two communities.

Over the past few days, a new debate was sparked by the seeming inability to verify the total supply of Ethereum. Supplygate has divided the two communities again with many Bitcoiners believing that the ability to audit the supply should be one of the fundamental principles of a money system. With Bitcoin, it is the monetary policy which gives it value over fiat, therefore having a fixed supply and the ability for anyone to run a node and audit the supply is critical.

Believers in Ethereum argue that Ethereum’s value proposition is different and that difficulty of getting consensus around the total supply is not a significant issue.

During this debate Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream, Samson Mow, and Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin traded blows on Twitter. I asked them to come on the show and discuss the philosophical differences between Ethereum vs Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Vs Ethereum with Samson Mow & Vitalik Buterin

Location: Squadcast
Date: Wednesday 12th August 
Company: The Cryptoconomy & WTFhappenedin1971.com
Role: Host & Creators

Modern Monetary Theory is a relatively new school of economic thought. MMT suggests that if governments carefully control inflation, then they should not be concerned with increasing levels of debt.

The views of MMT proponents is in stark contrast to the views held by most Bitcoiners who often favour Austrian economics, which Bitcoin’s monetary policy and fixed supply align closely. 

Following my recent interview, with Stephanie Kelton, who put forward what she sees as the benefits to MMT, I wanted to follow up with a panel of Austrian economics proponents to look at the potential flaws in this system. 

In this episode, I talk to fellow podcaster Guy Swann, as well as Ben Prentice and Collin, creators of WTFhappenedin1971.com. We discuss Modern Monetary Theory, Austrian economics, and MicroStrategy buying Bitcoin.

WTF is Happening in 2020? With Guy Swann, Ben Prentice & Heavily Armed Clown

The media lies, governments mismanage, and our financial systems are failing us. In Mr Obnoxious, Peter McCormack explores the new frontier of tech, money and governance.