The Bitcoin Standard Podcast

219. America, Israel & Palestine with Dave Smith

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Libertarian comedian Dave Smith hosts Saifedean to discuss the Palestinian Israeli conflict and the role America plays in it.Enjoyed this episode? Joi...

218. Nomad Capitalist with Andrew Henderson

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Henderson runs Nomad Capitalist, whose annual conference will be held in September 2024, with Saifedean speaking. Andrew joins us to discuss ho...

217. Debating Palestine/Israel with Yaron Brook

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Breedlove hosts and moderates a contentious and detailed debate between Saifedean and Yaron Brook on the roots of the Palestinian-Israeli confl...

216. Israel's Genocide w/ Prof Jeffrey Sachs

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Columbia University's Professor Jeffrey Sachs joins us to discuss Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, the rise of violent religious fanaticis...

215. Rothbard's The Progressive Era, with Patrick Newman

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Patrick Newman has edited and produced several of Rothbard's unfinished books, and he joins us to continue our discussions of Rothbard&...

214. Bitcoin vs Altcoins with Phil Champagne

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Champagne, author of The Book of Satoshi and Bitcoin vs Altcoins joins the podcast to discuss consensus mechanisms and the difference between bit...

213. CAPITALISM: Principles of Economics Lecture 12

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is the full lecture 12 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is Capitalism.Enjoyed this episode? Join S...

212. Regenerative agriculture with Alan Savory

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Savory joins the podcast to discuss regenerative agriculture. Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part i...

211. Principles of Economics: A discussion with Cedric Youngelman

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cedric Youngelman of The Bitcoin Matrix podcast read Principles of Economics and hosts Saifedean to discuss human civilization, fatherhood and many qu...

210. Money and Liberty with James Turk

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author and businessman James Turk joins to discuss  monetary history, why gold & silver emerged as money, how they promote liberty and whether go...

209. Fiat Science with Dr. Willie Soon

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Willie Soon has spent decades fighting pseudoscience and climate hysteria from within fiat establishment science, but has now become an independen...

208. Principles of Economics: A discussion with Brian Demint

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Demint from the Orange Pill App hosts Saifedean to discuss Principles of Economics and some of its most important ideas.Enjoyed this episode? Jo...

207. Central Bank Digital Currencies with Glenn Greenwald

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Investigate journalist Glenn Greenwald hosts Saifedean to discuss Central Bank Digital Currencies and their impacts on financial freedom and monetary ...

206. Fiat Wars with Scott Horton

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is the logic driving US foreign policy & its endless carnage, and is it all just a very elaborate moronic excuse to run the fiat printers? Lo...

205. The Palestine-Israel Conflict and Private Property with Robert Breedlove

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Breedlove interviews Saifedean to get the Palestinian perspective on the Palestinians/Israeli conflict and how it is ultimately a conflict over...

204. Milei's Argentina with Philip Bagus

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Against all odds, the new president of Argentina is an anarcho-capitalist who quotes Mises and Rothbard. Austrian economist Philip Bagus knows Milei w...

203. Coming to Palestine with Sheldon Richman

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Libertarian author Sheldon Richman joins us to discuss the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, and his libertarian approach to understanding it.References: ...

202. CAPITAL: Principles of Economics Lecture 6

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is the full lecture 6 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is capital! What is capital from the Austri...

201. Fiat Food with Dr. Ken Berry

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ken Berry MD has helped millions regain their health by eating meat & avoiding fiat food. He joins us to discuss his experience, the best ways to ...

200. Bitcoin Mining Economics with Pierre Rochard

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pierre Rochard joins to discuss the economics of bitcoin block space and mining!References: Nakamoto Institute - https://nakamotoinstitute.org/Riot&a...

199. The Bitcoin Way Personal Bitcoin Onboarding

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We host Tony from The Bitcoin Way, to tell us about their new service as your personal Bitcoin IT team, offering you personalized, secure and comprehe...

198. Palestine & Israel History with Jeremy Hammond

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Independent journalist and researcher Jeremy Hammond joins to discuss the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and what it means for today&apos...

197. Principles of Economics: Interview with Jimmy Song

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We discussed the idea of scarcity, the only real restriction to production being human time, the reason why human action is so important and the ridic...

196. CrowdHealth with Andy Schoonover

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Crowdhealth CEO Andy Schoonover joins us to discuss Crowdhealth's continued growth and progress in disrupting fiat healthcare, including why they...

195. Bitcoin AI with Aleks Svetski

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aleks Svetski joins the podcast to discuss Spirit of Satoshi, the new Bitcoin AI model.References: The Bitcoin Times -  https://bitcointimes.io/ Un...

194. The Debt Bubble with Luke Gromen

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Luke Gromen and Saifedean in a conversation unpacking the theory of dedollarization. They delve into the implications of negative real rates, the...

193. Broken Money with Lyn Alden

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lyn Alden joins us to discuss her new best-selling book, Broken Money, available now in cloth hardcover from TheSaifHouse.com!Enjoyed this episode? Jo...

192. TIME: Principles of Economics online course Lecture 3

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week's podcast is the full lecture 3 of the Principles of Economics online course, and its topic is Time! Find out why time is the ultimate ...

191. Bitcoin and Islamic Law with Muaawiyah Tucker

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoiner, programmer, and Islamic scholar Muaawiyah Tucker joins to discuss his journey into Islam and bitcoin, why bitcoin is compatible with Islami...

190. How to think about Economics with Per Bylund

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Austrian school economist Per Bylund joins to discuss learning Austrian economics, and his free brief primer book: How To Think About The Economy.Refe...

189. Fiat Food with Matthew Lysiak

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Investigative journalist Matthew Lysiak has written a fascinating inquiry into how the world's diet has changed over the past century, and the ch...

188. HUMAN ACTION Principles of Economics Lecture 1

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Human Action is the first lecture of Saifedean's new online course, based on his latest book, Principles of Economics. In this lecture, Saifedean...

187. CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY PART 2 with Michael Saylor & Patrick Newman on Murray Rothbard

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institu...

186. CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY with Michael Saylor & Patrick Newman on Murray Rothbard

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Saylor has read Murray Rothbard's magnificent history of the USA: Conceived in Liberty, and he is joined by Patrick Newman, Mises Institu...

185. Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin coder Jimmy Song joins us to discuss his wonderful new book: Fiat Ruins Everything.Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning...

184. Nuclear Power Revival with Ryan MacLeod

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just how dangerous and how expensive is nuclear power? Is the fear of nuclear justified? Why is nuclear making a big comeback, and can it be used for ...

183. The Case for Capitalism. Interview with Natalie Brunell

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Natalie Brunell interviews Saifedean to discuss his new book Principles of Economics, where he makes the case for capitalism and discusses why the mon...

182. The Islamic Case for Bitcoin

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A compilation of some of the discussions taking place in saifedean.com seminars on the topic of Bitcoin and Islamic finance, why Bitcoin is an Islamic...

181. Capitalism & Civilization: Interview with Brian Rose

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Saifedean explores the role of capitalism in sustaining civilization, based on the discussion in his new book, Principles of Economics.Enjoyed this ep...

180. Applied Anarcho-Capitalism with Doug Casey

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by veteran international investor and Anarcho-Capitalist Doug Casey to discuss his decades of experience in practically seeking economic...

179. Bondpocalypse with Greg Foss

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran bond analyst Greg Foss joins us to discuss the recent meltdown of the bond market, what caused it, and what it means for the future of bonds. ...

178. Bitcoin History & Future with Tuur Demeester

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Long-time bitcoin market analyst Tuur Demeester joins us for a discussion of his 11 years analyzing the bitcoin market, its cycles, the macro climate,...

177. Bitcoin Without A Smart Phone In Africa w/ Kgothatso Ngako

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kgothatso Ngako is a South African coder and entrepreneur who has built Machankura, a service allowing a growing number of people in 9 African countri...

176. Mi Primer Bitcoin with John Dennehy

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John Dennehy, the CEO and founder of startup nonprofit Mi Primer Bitcoin, joins us to discuss bitcoin education and how they are teaching bitcoin to t...

175. School Choice with Corey DeAngelis

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

School choice advocate Cory DeAngelis joins us to discuss the failings of the public school system, and why he supports the freedom of parents to choo...

174. Principles of Economics: Interviews with Tom Woods

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Austrian school economist and Mises Institute Fellow Tom Woods hosts Saifedean for a discussion of his latest book, Principles of Economics, on the To...

173. Simon Tadros vs Belgian Courts

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Tadros is a Lebanese developer and cryptocurrency trader who has been ensnared in a Kafkaesque battle with the Belgian legal system. Traveling o...

172. The Tuttle Twins with Connor Boyack

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Connor Boyack, the author of the highly popular children's book series The Tuttle Twins, joins us to discuss teaching liberty to children, why it...

171. TIME: Chapter 3 of Principles of Economics

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week's podcast has Saifedean discussing time in chapter 3 from his new book, Principles of Economics!Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean&ap...

170. Introduction And Chapter 1 From Principles of Economics

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week's podcast has Saifedean reading the introduction and chapter 1 from his new book, Principles of Economics!Enjoyed this episode? Join Sa...

169. Talks at Bitcoin 2023

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course ECO22: The Fiat Standard –...

168. Available now: Principles of Economics!

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Saifedean's latest book is now out, and in this episode he gives an overview of the book's contents and what you can expect to learn from re...

167. Run with Bitcoin with Paco de la India

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paco de la India is on a journey to run through forty countries while using and spending bitcoin. He joins us from Mexico, country 28/40, to tell us a...

166. The Tuttle Twins & Bitcoin Cartoon with Daniel Harmon

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Harmon is the creator of Tuttle Twins TV Show, an award-winning cartoon that teaches kids about principles of freedom and economics, based on t...

165. African Startup Cities with Magatte Wade

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Magatte Wade is a successful international entrepreneur from Senegal with a passion for free market solutions. She explains why modern statist central...

164. Is the world de-dollarizing? With Peter St. Onge

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Economist Peter St. Onge joins us to discuss whether the dollar is losing its global reserve currency status. Peter makes the case for why US economic...

163. Free State Project with Jason Sorens

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Sorens is the founder of the New Hampshire Free State Project, and he joins us to discuss the history of the movement, its goals, and its potent...

162. Fiat Architecture with Michael Diamant

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What are the main differences between classical and modern architecture? Is it a coincidence that the century of fiat was the century of modern archit...

161. Bitcoin storage with NVK

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We host Rodolfo Novak, founder of Coinkite, to talk bitcoin hardware and storage solutions. We discuss the history of Coinkite, and how they evolved o...

160. Palestine/Israel Debate with Professor Walter Block

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can a libertarian or anarchist support the state of Israel? In this debate, Austrian economist Walter Block argues the affirmative and makes the case ...

159. Fiat food with the Meat Mafia

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Saifedean sits down with the Meat Mafia guys to discuss fiat food, the benefits of eating meat, why the destruction of money leads to the destruction ...

158. Paxful with Ray Youssef

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Ray Youssef, the founder of one of the world's biggest peer-to-peer bitcoin markets, Paxful. We discuss his entrepreneurial hist...

157. Law & Order in a Free Market w/ Edward Stringham

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can law, order, and defense be provided on the market? Why can't they be normal goods? We are joined by economist Edward Stringham to discuss his...

156. Fiat Food Science & PR with Calley Means

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How much of the fiat food science taught in your universities is just agribusiness marketing PR? To find out, we host former big food marketing consul...

155. IMF & World Bank Misery Industry with Alex Gladstein

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Gladstein joins us to discuss the destructive influence of the World Bank and IMF on the development of poor countries, and how fiat facilitates ...

154. Fiat History with Niall Ferguson

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eminent historian Niall Ferguson joins us to discuss the history of fiat money, its relation to war, its development over the past century and the pro...

153. Late Stage Fiat Adventures: Lebanon

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After three years of hyperinflation, is there light at the end of the tunnel for Lebanon? The currency has lost more than 97% of its value, the larges...

152. Bitwage with Jonathan Chester

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Jonathan Chester, the founder and CEO of Bitwage, a bitcoin payroll company which allows you to get paid in bitcoin no matter who is ...

151. The ESG scam with Vivek Ramaswamy

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is "ESG" and why is it such a dangerous scam? We are joined by Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur in the healthcare and technology sector...

150. The Cancer-Diet Connection with Sam Apple

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Apple joins us to discuss his fascinating book 'Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the Search for the Cancer-Diet Connection'. We di...

149. Superabundance with Gale Pooley

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is humanity running out of resources, or are resources more abundant than ever? Gale Pooley is the co-author of Superabdundance, a fascinating and opt...

148. The Fiat Standard course final lecture: Can bitcoin & fiat coexist

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode contains most of the final lecture of The Fiat Standard online course, which just concluded, based on the last chapter of The Fiat Standa...

147. Bond Markets with Nik Bhatia

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are rejoined by Nik Bhatia, author of Layered Money, to get his perspective on the bond market, the global economy, and bitcoin. Why did bonds have...

146. Bonds with James 'Bond' Lavish

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Lavish CFA has decades of experience in institutional investing and risk management, and he joins us to give us his perspective on global bond m...

145. Ponzi hunting with Dylan Leclair

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin Magazine market analyst Dylan Leclair joins us for an in-depth discussion of the many ponzi schemes and failed financial institutions of our t...

144. Fiat healthcare & Crowdhealth with Andy Schoonover

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Crowdhealth CEO Andy Schoonover joins us for a wide-ranging discussion of the failures of fiat healthcare and health insurance, and how his new startu...

143. Macro Myths with Coinbits' Rowais Hanna

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rowais Hanna operates Coinbits' Twitter account, and has used it to publish fascinating in-depth investigations into the common myths of modern m...

142. Why Bitcoin Miners Get Rekt

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why are so many bitcoin miners going bankrupt? We discuss the economics of bitcoin mining, how the difficulty adjustment works, why it makes bitcoin m...

141. FTX: Beyond Ponzi

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we take a close look at the amazing series of events in a week in which FTX went from being one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the worl...

140. Climate Alarmism with Professor Richard Lindzen

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Lindzen is professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he joins us to offer his scientific expertise on climate...

139. Fossil Future with Alex Epstein

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Epstein joins us again to discuss his excellent new book, Fossil Future, which makes a powerful case for why fossil fuels are essential for human...

138. Climate physics with Professor William Happer

29 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Princeton Professor Emeritus in Physics, William Happer, joins us to discuss the impact of CO2 on the Earth's climate and the state of modern sci...

137. Clown Continent

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What on earth is going on in Europe and how did things get so bad? In this seminar, we discuss the double calamity of skyrocketing energy costs and pl...

136. Starfish Publishing with Niko Laamanen

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Niko Laamanen, founder of Konsensus Network, joins us to discuss bitcoin publishing and his company's decentralized “starfish” organizational...

135. Cholesterol Con with Malcolm Kendrick

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Does high cholesterol really cause heart disease? Is there such as thing as “good” and “bad” cholesterol? What impact do statins – the most ...

134. Praxeology in One Lesson with Conza

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is praxeology and why does it matter? In this episode, Conza, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Australia, joins us to discuss the theoretical...

133. Bitcoin Banks with Caitlin Long

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wall Street veteran and founder of Custodia Bank Caitlin Long joins us to discuss bitcoin banks, leverage and the macroeconomy. She explains how new “...

132. Expat Life with Mikkel Thorup

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mikkel Thorup, founder and CEO of Expat Money, joins us to make the case for becoming an expat. He discusses why people should consider moving their l...

131. Adventures in Late Stage Fiat: Russia with Lana Nagornaia

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How have Russians dealt with being getting kicked off the fiat dollar network? We are joined by Russian economist and investment advisor Lana Nagornai...

130. The Fiat Standard: Unwritten Chapters

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this seminar, Saifedean discusses ideas for potential chapters he considered for, but did not end up including in The Fiat Standard. The analytical...

129. Bitcoin Venture Capital with Alyse Killeen

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Managing Partner of Stillmark, Alyse Killeen, joins us to discuss investing in bitcoin companies. She explains why Stillmark invests in "bitcoin ...

128. Low Time Preference Football with Kieran Gibbs

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Former England international football player Kieran Gibbs joins us to discuss his bitcoin journey, football career, and thoughts on time preference. F...

127. Why We Get Sick with Dr Benjamin Bikman

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are the world's most common illnesses caused by insulin resistance? In this episode, Dr Benjamin Bikman joins us to discuss his best-selling book...

126. Staying Humble & Stacking Sats with Matt Odell

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

BTC veteran Matt Odell joins us to share his thoughts on the best ways to use bitcoin. We discuss different bitcoin custody options such as trusting t...

125. Learning to Code with Amjad Masad

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Should you learn to code? Is coding for everyone? Can learning to code make you more employable? Does the value of coding decline in a world of artifi...

124. Adventures in Late Stage Fiat: CFA Franc with Fodé Diop

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How did the CFA franc come to be the common currency of 14 West and Central African nations? Who controls it and why did it suddenly lose half of its ...

123. Adventures in Late Stage Fiat: Libya with Nasr El-Hadi

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this seminar, learners at saifedean.com discuss the current state of the fiat monetary system as the world experiences the dollar strengthening and...

122. Can bitcoin fix renewables? With Dan Roberts

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, CEO of bitcoin mining company Iris Energy Dan Roberts joins us to discuss whether bitcoin can (and should) help fix renewable energy....

121. Is bitcoin dark money? with Giacomo Zucco

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bitcoin educator and investor Giacomo Zucco joins us to explain why he thinks bitcoin cannot be hard money unless it is dark money. We discuss: How da...

120. The Future of Stablecoins with Paolo Ardoino

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Has Saifedean changed his mind on stablecoins? After handling $7b of redemptions in 48 hours, has USDT proven its resilience? Could regulated fiat ban...