
Blue Collar Bitcoin
Firefighters explore economics, finance, & the most important monetary technology of the 21st century—Bitcoin. Why it’s important. Its future implications. How this protocol & network functions. The reason it matters within your investment portfolio.
Latest episodes

Jan 30, 2024 • 1h 4min
BCB145_NVK: Bitcoin Doesn't Care What You Think
NVK, Dan, and Josh discuss Bitcoin advancements like CTV and Lightning Network, Coinkite products, and self-custody best practices. They emphasize Bitcoin's indifference to public opinion and its role as a store of value. The conversation also touches on Swan Bitcoin, non-monetary transactions, AI language models, and potential Bitcoin upgrades.

Jan 20, 2024 • 1h 25min
BCB144: LYN ALDEN: Why The Bitcoin ETF May Be Overblown
Lyn Alden joins Dan and Josh for a discussion about the newly released Bitcoin ETFs. She also sheds light on some of the subtleties of the traditional financial market. As is always the case with Lyn, she makes the esoteric so approachable that even firemen can understand it.
WE COVER:
The Bitcoin ETF’s
Lyn’s Portfolio Construction
Fiscal dominance
Repo and Reverse Repo
Stage 5 clingers
Broken Money
Why POW is SO important
BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE
Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
ITEMS MENTIONED:
Broken Money
Lyn’s Website
Lyn’s Newsletter
SHOW SPONSORS:
SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar-cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also, share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
SOCIAL MEDIA
X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, find Lyn Alden @LynAldenContact
NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
YouTube → Subscribe Here
Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website
EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

Jan 13, 2024 • 1h 26min
BCB143_SEB BUNNEY: The Hidden Cost of Money
Josh & Dan are joined by Seb Bunney, author of the outstanding new book The Hidden Cost of Money. This is Seb’s 11th time on the show, and each time he’s a WEALTH of knowledge and wisdom.
WE COVER:
How fiat harms the average human
Why Bitcoin is a crocodile
Lessons from monetary history
Coffee poops
The slippery slope to authoritarianism
Dangers of free-floating societal anxiety
Resisting extremes
BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE
Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
ITEMS MENTIONED:
The Hidden Cost of Money
Seb’s Blog
Looking Glass Education
SHOW SPONSORS:
SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar-cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also, share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
SOCIAL MEDIA
X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, find Seb Bunney @sebbunney
NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
YouTube → Subscribe Here
Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website

Jan 6, 2024 • 1h 36min
BCB142_CHRISTIAN KEROLES: Bitcoin Without Permission
Christian Keroles joins Josh and Dan to discuss his shift from Bitcoin Magazine to the Human Rights Foundation, emphasizing Bitcoin's role in enhancing human rights by providing financial freedom. We discuss the confusion surrounding Ordinals in Bitcoin and, above all, why keeping Bitcoin permissionless is imperative.
WE COVER:
HRF and Bitcoin a perfect match
Working at a Bitcoin company
Ordinals, Inscriptions, & BRC-20
Permissionlessness In Bitcoin
Getting BULLISH
BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE
Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
ITEMS MENTIONED:
Bitcoin Development Fund Donations
Casey Rodamor (Bitcoin Core Dev) with Stephan Livera on Ordinals
Hell Money Podcast
SHOW SPONSORS:
SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar-cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also, share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
SOCIAL MEDIA
X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, find Christian @ckSNARKs
NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
YouTube → Subscribe Here
Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website
EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

5 snips
Dec 30, 2023 • 1h 9min
BCB141_PETER DUNWORTH: Planning For $10 Million Bitcoin
Peter Dunworth of BTC Adviser joins Josh & Dan to discuss shark attacks, estate & inheritance planning, and CRAZY potential Bitcoin valuations.
WE COVER:
Being stalked by a Great White Shark
WHY is Bitcoin so unique & so valuable?
What problems is Bitcoin solving as money?
Bitcoin estate, tax & inheritance planning
Self custody, multisig & collaborative custody
BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE
Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
ITEMS MENTIONED:
ITEMS MENTIONED:
The Bitcoin Adviser (https://www.thebitcoinadviser.com/)
SHOW SPONSORS:
SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home! The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT. Use code BCB or Click the link for 5% off here
CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also, share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
SOCIAL MEDIA
X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, find Peter @PeterBTCAdviser
NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
YouTube → Subscribe Here
Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website
EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

Dec 24, 2023 • 1h 17min
BCB140_ZUBY: Upending Wokeness
Dan and Josh are joined by Zuby. Zuby is a rapper and podcaster, famous for his outspoken opinions about the state of the world. In this rip, these three discuss how the world became “woke” and what can be done about it.
WE COVER:
What is woke, and how did it happen?
Cancel Culture
Zuby’s take on Bitcoin
Can Men be Women?!
Huge Bulges
Optimism and Mindset
The Myth of Overnight Success
BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE
Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
ITEMS MENTIONED:
ITEMS MENTIONED:
Zuby Music
The Bible (God)
The Righteous Mind (Jonathon Haidt)
The 10x Rule (Grant Cardone)
The Millionaire Fast Lane (MJ DeMarco)
SHOW SPONSORS:
SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home! The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT. Use code BCB or Click the link for 5% off here
CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
SOCIAL MEDIA
X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, find Zuby @ZubyMusic
NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
YouTube → Subscribe Here
Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website
EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

Dec 16, 2023 • 1h 36min
BCB139_SAM CALLAHAN: The Missing Recession
Sam Callahan, Lead analyst at Swan Bitcoin, joins Josh & Dan to explore current macro headwinds and potentially bullish Bitcoin dynamics.
WE COVER:
A Bitcoin Love story
Broadening your perspective
Where’s the Recession?
Finding good financial & economic data
Elizabeth Warren & the Digital Asset Money Laundering Act
Bitcoin Nation State Adoption
Bullish Bitcoin talk, ETFs
Swan Institutional
BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE
Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
ITEMS MENTIONED:
Swan Institutional
Swan Signal Podcast hosted by Sam Callahan
Variety of Sam’s articles found on Swan Blog
SHOW SPONSORS:
SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home! The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT. Use code BCB or Click the link for 5% off here
CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
SOCIAL MEDIA
X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, find Sam Callahan @samcallah
NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
YouTube → Subscribe Here
Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website
EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

Dec 9, 2023 • 1h 22min
BCB138_JOHN HAAR: Wall Street Bitcoin FOMO Incoming?
Former Goldman Sachs Vice President and current Swan Private Managing Director John Haar joins us for an illuminating take on Wall Street. We discuss Wall Street’s changing views on Bitcoin and what that means for this cycle – Bullish!
WE COVER:
Wall Street's changing tune
Lessons from Goldman Sachs
The scams and collapses badly hurt Bitcoin’s reputation in 2022
Wall Street is resistant to change
Trust the Experts?
Decadent Parties/Wall Street Opulence
HUGE tailwinds for Bitcoin in the next couple years
Bitcoin is Better Gold
BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE
Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
ITEMS MENTIONED:
How Legacy Finance Perceives Bitcoin
Swan Private
SHOW SPONSORS:
SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home! The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT. Use code BCB or Click the link for 5% off here
CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
SOCIAL MEDIA
X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc, find John Haar @john_at_swan
NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
YouTube → Subscribe Here
Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website
EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com

Dec 3, 2023 • 1h 33min
BCB137_BTC SESSIONS: UTXOs, Human Rights & Self Custody
BTC Sessions, an articulate podcaster, discusses UTXO management, self custody, human rights, and more. Topics include human rights activism, Bitcoin's involvement in the Canadian Trucker protests, UTXO management best practices, self custody tips, Bitcoin underwear, and upcoming events.

Nov 26, 2023 • 1h 29min
BCB136_ERIK CASON: Bitcoin Liberation, Empowering Sovereignty In A Digital World
Erik Cason joins the BCB crew for a delightful romp! Erik has a philosophical bent that really appeals to us. Erik does not shy away from controversial ideas, which Dan & Josh feel is vitally important as they seek to overturn every rock in the pursuit of truth.
WE COVER:
Anarchy is NOT what your think
Why is “Crypto” camouflage for Bitcoin
The journey from Socialism to Anarchy
How Bitcoin could disintermediate states
Degen Stories
Erik’s Militia
Civil War
Satoshi’s Legacy
BLUE COLLAR BITCOIN PODCAST DISCLAIMER HERE
Watch video of this chat on YouTube here
ITEMS MENTIONED:
Crypto Sovereignty (Erik’s Book)
Cryptosovereignty (Erik’s Blog)
Bitcoin Astronomy
SHOW SPONSORS:
HEATBIT— Earn Passive Income while heating and purifying the air in your home! The Heatbit is a Bitcoin miner that can produce up to $25 of Bitcoin per month while using the same amount of energy as any regular heater. HEAT. PURIFY. EARN. REPEAT. Use code BCB or Click the link for 5% off here
CROWDHEALTH BTC — Visit joincrowdhealth.com/bcb and use code BLUE to get 1st 3 months massively reduced at $49/month. Harness the Power of Bitcoin + Health Care.
SWAN — The place we choose to buy Bitcoin. Dollar cost average daily, weekly or monthly with a company that’s Bitcoin only and encourages you to hold your own private keys. Visit Swan.com. For Swan PREMIUM FREE click HERE and use PASSWORD: bluecollarbitcoin
COINKITE — code BCB for discount on ColdCard. Industry leaders in Bitcoin security hardware and fun devices, makers of the COLDCARD and other prominent items including opendime, satscard, tapsigner, the seedplate, coldpower, blockclock mini & blockclock micro. All available at coinkite.com
START9 — Sovereign computing. Take back control of your data. Run a Bitcoin & Lightning node. Server Lite: A small uncompromising personal server, capable of running BTC Core. Server One: Perfect for someone who wants to run 25-35 services Server Pro: The most powerful, secure, and reliable private server in the world. Visit Start9.com
BITCOIN 2024 — code BCB for 10% off tickets. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 2024, Get tickets early and get the best price possible! Visit b.tc/conference
SUPPORT THE BCB PODCAST: Podcast 2.0 streaming on our favorite pod app, Fountain: You can earn & stream sats on Lightning Network while listening to pods! Also share and listen to standout clips with the Fountain community.
SOCIAL MEDIA
X → find Josh & Dan @blue_collarbtc Find Erik @Erikcason
NOSTR → Blue Collar Bitcoin Pub Key: npub1a3hrd4wfawr578d5y5l0qgmh7lx8q6tumfq0h7eymmttt52veexqkcfg37
YouTube → Subscribe Here
Instagram & TikTok → find them on our website
EMAIL: Send questions or comments to bluecollarbitcoinpodcast@gmail.com
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.