TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast

Marty Bent
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Mar 1, 2023 • 1h 4min

#398: Replit, AI, and Bitcoin with Amjad Masad

Join Marty as he sits down with Amjad Masad to discuss Replit, why AI is not to be feared, and how it merges with Bitcoin to provide hope. Follow Amjad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amasad Check out Replit: https://replit.com/ 5:43- The beginning of Replit 13:46 - Replit's utility 15:34 - Replit's goals 22:03 - The marriage of bounties, bitcoin and AI 29:09 - Stakwork 31:37 - Is AI a Pandora's Box? 41:09 - AI impact on workforce 44:55 - Incoming social changes 53:01 - Bitcoin is hope, the way out must be built 58:17 - What's needed to drive bitcoin adoption? Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Feb 21, 2023 • 1h 45min

#397: Nostr and Lightning Are The Real Web 3.0 with Myles Snider

Join Marty as he sits down with Myles Snider for a very bullish discussion of Nostr and the Lightning Network. Check out Kollider 8:40 - Nostr's improved a lot 17:16 - The business opportunity of Nostr 19:46 - What makes a good relay? 24:15 - Nostr+LN is the real web 3.0 34:30 - Myles's background 37:35 - Proof of Stake is bad for the soul 44:28 - Finding LN 50:35 - Kollider 1:07:42 - Ordinals 1:18:37 - Bullish on lightning 1:35:46 - Nostr wishlist 1:42:53 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth Bitcoin Talent Co TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Feb 16, 2023 • 1h 10min

#396: How To Get Hired In Bitcoin with Bitcoin Talent Co.

Join Marty has he sits down with Andy Thompson and Michael Tanguma from Bitcoin Talent Co. to discuss the process of finding talented individuals to work for bitcoin companies. Apply with Bitcoin Talent Co Follow Andy and Michael on Twitter 6:52 - Andy's background 11:00 - Bitcoin's intellectual capital bottleneck 14:55 - Reaching out for talent 20:14 - Understanding bitcoiners offers an edge 23:06 - Education 27:42 - Recruiters are the first laid off 29:46 - Recruiting pains in rapidly growing companies 32:09 - Back to education 36:25 - Crediting contributors 40:24 - Addressing concerns of bitcoin being too niche 44:15 - Everyone's going to need bitcoin knowledge 49:10 - BTCo just launched, what's next? 51:22 - The design bounty 52:56 - Comparison to jobs boards and general recruitment industry 59:38 - Common blunders in recruiting 1:05:25 - HEY YOU! Get a bitcoin job! 1:07:01 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River CrowdHealth TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Feb 8, 2023 • 49min

#395: How The Jabs Killed Gut Health with Dr. Sabine Hazan

Join Marty has he sits down with Dr. Sabine Hazan to discuss microbiomes, the damaged caused to gut health by both Covid and the vaccine, and standing up for the truth. Follow Dr. Hazan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SabinehazanMD Check out Progenabiome: https://progenabiome.com/ Dr. Hazan's book: https://letstalkshit.org/ 6:31 - Broad explanation of microbiomes 11:11 - Observations during Covid 17:17 - Jabs kill microbiome 21:16 - Trusting compliant messengers over dissonant doctors 28:47 - Humanity medically shot itself in the foot 31:13 - How to regrow (and technical hiccups) 33:14 - Freedom and truth 40:06 - Keeping your body healthy 46:43 - Wrapping up, plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 29min

#394: Warrior Cultures, True Friendship, Bitcoin and Austrian Economics with Aleks Svetski

Join Marty as he sits down with Aleks Svetski to discuss vol. 5 of The Bitcoin Times, as well as the impact modernity has had on male bonds, the values Bitcoiners should instill in the future, and narrowing focus as one gets older. Follow Svetski on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SvetskiWrites Check out The Bitcoin Times: https://bitcointimes.io/ Pod 5:22 - The time for wandering is over 8:08 - Defining friendship 12:06 - The bonds of warrior cultures 15:29 - Bushido of Bitcoin 17:58 - The impact of schooling 23:11 - Quality over quantity, the value of restraint 30:13 - Moral corruption 40:35 - The Bitcoin Times vol. 5: The Austrian Edition 48:47 - Next edition: Energy 54:40 - Climate LARPing and "sustainable" energy 1:05:53 - Order and entropy 1:08:24 - The Twitter hazard 1:10:51 - Narrowing focus 1:16:33 - How to sell running a node 1:23:52 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jan 31, 2023 • 1h 32min

#393: Value 4 Value Music with Sam & Michael from Wavlake

Join Marty as he sits down with Sam Means and Michael Rhee to discuss Wavlake, the current issues with the music industry, and how to orange pill people with cool products. Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sammeans https://twitter.com/rheedio https://twitter.com/wavlake Check out Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ Check out Lightning Store: https://lightning.store/ 6:14 - Technical issues right out the gate 8:04 - Artist monetization struggles 11:43 - Wavlake explained 15:02 - The publishing company model 19:48 - V4V audience interaction 21:56 - V4V artist profit 25:01 - Other models to integrate 29:17 - Building a music index 33:17 - Changing the artist mindset 38:34 - Podcasts vs music 43:50 - Orange pilling through music 46:38 - Nostr 57:41 - Artists are sick of the current model 1:03:07 - Playing the slow game 1:06:50 - Wavlake causing incentive change 1:10:56 - Using V4V to improve recommendations 1:13:16 - Future of LN 1:17:20 - V4V boosts are growing in general 1:22:54 - Lightning store 1:28:15 - Plugs and final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 27min

#392: Resisting Online Surveillance with Viktor from IVPN

Join Marty as he sits down with Viktor from IVPN to discuss online privacy and the surveillance traps set by online companies, including most VPNs. Follow Viktor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vonthedock Check out IVPN: https://www.ivpn.net/ 6:10 - VPN convention 10:42 - VPNs explained 16:23 - VPN traps 19:23 - TOR 23:10 - Running your own VPN 26:30 - Vetting VPN services 35:23 - Wireguard 39:28 - Paying for a VPN privately 42:09 - LN privacy and Monero 45:33 - Fedimint 53:14 - Viktor's story, don't be a coomer 1:05:55 - Attacks on IVPN 1:07:59 - How the current internet makes VPNs necessary 1:12:22 - Expanding IVPN 1:17:34 - State attack vectors on VPNs 1:22:50 - Final thoughts 1:26:02 - Plugs Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jan 26, 2023 • 58min

#391: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths with Ed Dowd

Join Marty as he sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss excess deaths in recent times, the ever changing narratives surrounding Covid and the jabs, and how to move forward as the credibility of institutions crumbles. Find Ed's book here 5:10 - Update on findings in the last 10 months 10:29 - The censorship is obvious now 12:29 - What is the censorship hiding? 15:26 - Continuous jabs seem to only make things worse 17:43 - Making peace after the social conflict 20:50 - Collapsing workforce 23:37 - The deaths are getting conspicuous 28:42 - The system may be preparing for a takeover 33:05 - Bitcoin and its psyop impersonators 35:40 - Hedge fund 38:05 - Opportunities for entrepreneurs 40:04 - Everyone's on medication 45:29 - Will the NPCs ever catch on? 48:36 - Will the country start to fragment? 51:31 - Energy disaster 54:50 - Final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jan 24, 2023 • 2h 1min

#390: Animal-Based Skincare and Regenerative Agriculture with Charles Mayfield

Join Marty as he sits down with Charles Mayfield to discuss Farrow Skincare, animal vs plant-based fats, and regenerative farming. Follow Charles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drchuckfit Check out Farrow: https://farrow.life/ 8:02 - Opening riff 11:54 - Intro to Farrow 16:58 - Why lard 20:16 - Making the first Farrow cream 24:35 - Science behind animal based skin products 26:32 - Sunburns and sunscreen 36:00 - Why is skincare important? 38:05 - Perils of mainstream skincare 43:23 - Fossil fuels 47:38 - Regenerative farming 54:30 - Ignoring the nature of complex systems 1:01:44 - Scalability of regenerative farming 1:04:13 - Red tape 1:12:30 - Vilification of healthy food 1:17:53 - Seed oil origins 1:23:01 - The power of marketing 1:24:39 The call of nature 1:26:26 - Catching on to the lies 1:31:44 - Humans have the power to reverse their destruction 1:33:41 - Allan Savory 1:37:13 - Fixing the money 1:41:12 - More mechanics of regen farming 1:48:43 - Respecting the animal 1:51:30 - Plugs 1:53:57 - Adaptability 1:57:34 - Wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast
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Jan 18, 2023 • 54min

#389: Hydroelectric Bitcoin Mining is Changing Lives in Congo's National Park with Adam Popescu

Join Marty as he sits down with Adam Popescu to discuss the impact of the hydroelectric power plant and associated Bitcoin mine in Congo's Virunga National Park. Follow Adam on Twitter Read Adam's article 5:11 - Why Virunga? 11:51 - Importance of energy for improving human life 13:57 - Setting the scene 20:45 - Involvement of a Belgian Prince 25:46 - Jobs provided by the hydroelectric plant 27:55 - The Bitcoin mine 30:32 - Risk of violent threats to the Bitcoin mine 38:02- The lives in Africa improved by Bitcoin 39:53 - How the Virunga mine improves Bitcoin's image 44:38 - Disagreements on the value of regulation 47:51 - Fix the money, fix the world 51:17 - Plugs and wrapping up Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

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