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In 2011, if we had all listened to Roger Ver, none of us would ever have to work again. Roger is an American-born businessman, now a national of St. Kitts, who became an early champion of bitcoin. In August 2011, with bitcoin around $10, he made a bet that bitcoin would outperform gold, silver, the US stock markets and the US dollar by 100 times in the next two years. He updated the bet a year later with bitcoin up only 11%, calling bitcoin "the most important invention in the history of man since the internet". The rest, as we know too well, is history. He was proved very right. Today he is less a champion if bitcoin and more a champion of bitcoin cash. In this must-hear interview, he explains why. In addition, we discuss the dark net, founder of the Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, Roger's own brushes with the US authorities and the future of libertarianism. Enjoy. Download a wallet at get started with bitcoin and bitcoin cash at bitcoin.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

This week in Stuff That Interests Me we are talking Brexit with MEP, Dan Hannan. Now we’re leaving it’s time to start thinking about what we want to be. “If we do a New Zealand or a Singapore, as a G7 country, the impact could be planetary. If we left the EU to become a Venezuela that would be catastrophic.” Daniel Hannan is a writer, who has been a Member of the European Parliament for 17 years. He is the author of nine books, the latest of which is What Next: How to get the best from Brexit.Dan's websiteFollow Dan on Twitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

This week in Stuff That Interests Me I'm joined by comedian Ben Norris. Ben is a veteran of the comedy circuit having played clubs up and down the country and around the world for some 20 years or more. His TV appearances include Mock The Week and Never Mind The Buzzcocks, but he's in that odd category of comedian (and there about 10-20 acts like this) which is: known and admired on the circuit, but not a household name, can play pretty much any room under any circumstances, the other acts will always interrupt their conversations to watch him when he's on (this is a rare thing) and, basically, a great comic who, if the wind had been blowing slightly differently could have sailed the good ship Big Name Comic.  Follow Ben: @Benny_Norrisbennorris.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Writer and producer, Paul Burke, is a veteran of the advertising industry. He's been in the game since the 1980s, has seen the booms, the busts, the highs, the lows, and has won loads of awards in the process.In this week's Stuff That Interests Me he talks about the state of advertising - and where it goes from here.As well as being one of the top copywriter-producers in advertising, Paul has also written numerous books.http://www.paulburkecreative.com/Follow Paul on Twitter - @burkep62 ‏ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

"Books are the most successful delivery mechanism for ideas in human history"So says Dan Kieran, my guest this week on Stuff That Interests Me. Dan is the author of 12 books, many of them best sellers, and is now the CEO of Britain's most dynamic new publisher, Unbound. He is about to fund his new book, The Surf Board, at Unbound.Follow Dan - @dan_kieran See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

"Leaving the EU is the biggest blow to the overarching, regulatory state that I have seen in my lifetime"So says my guest on Stuff That Interests Me this week, economist Mark Littlewood. Mark is a former spin doctor and economics campaigner. He is now Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

My guest today is comedian, Simon Evans. You may know Simon from his appearances on Micheal McIntyre's Roadshow or Live At The Apollo, you may know him from his Radio 4 show, Simon Evans Goes To Market, or you may know him from the live comedy circuit. He's an interesting guy - and I found his comments on his writing methods towards the end of the show particularly interesting.Enjoy!Follow Simon on Twitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

"Your social health is as important as your mental and physical health".So argues my guest on today's Stuff That Interests Me, Julia Hobsbawm, OBE. Julia is an entrepreneur, and a writer and speaker on social health and modern interconnectedness. Her themes are around the power of friendships and networksJulia's new book, Fully Connected, Surviving and Thriving in an Age of Overload, is available at all good bookshops and online.Follow Julia. Check out her Names Not Numbers conferences and Editorial Intelligence - See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

How big can bitcoin get?Jon Matonis, a central figures in the bitcoin and digital cash movement since the early 1990s, even before bitcoin existed, tells all.Listen and learn!Follow Jon @jonmatonis See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Dark Net and Radicals author, Jamie Bartlett, talks to Dominic Frisby about the technological and political changes that are hitting the world. Our fixation with Brexit is like our fixation with the Pope in the time of Henry VIII just as Gutenberg's printing press had been invented. We should be more worried about the technological developments occurring.How we approach technology will be the big dividing line between left and right.Borders and sovereign nations, in their current form, will not exist; get ready for the new city states.Radicals: Outsiders Changing the World is available from all good bookstores.Follow Jamie on Twitter: @jamiebartlett See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe