Episodes
"The west has degenerated and men have been the sacrificial goats" Richard Cooper, Author of The Unplugged Alpha, Host of Entrepreneurs in Cars & a mentor to men around the world joins me on THE FINAL episode of The Wake Up Podcast to discuss his book, Jordan Peterson's Marriage Series, Women, Life, Manhood, Brotherhood and much more. We dig into Peterson's comments about men's duty in marriage, and discuss the blind spots and holes in the argument.  Check out Richard's tweet...
Published 01/02/23
Published 01/02/23
“Governance is a scale problem. Let’s fix the money first, and then worry about the rest” Parker Lewis, The Author of Gradually then Suddenly, who everyone knows from The Bitcoin Commons & Unchained Capital, joins me to discuss his journey into the world of Austrian Economics, alongside his contribution to the fifth edition of The Bitcoin Times. The last episode we recorded together was #21. A special number In this one we touch on: Journey into Austrian Econ Practical VS...
Published 12/18/22
"A real comparison between gold & bitcoin is to compare their relative ability to alleviate uncertainty" Pierre Rochard, VP of research at Riot Platforms Inc, and yes - THAT Pierre, joins me finally, on the Wake Up Podcast to discuss his new piece for The Bitcoin Times, entitled; Bitcoin VS Gold. Now..this is not just another one of those articles. This one is short, concise and you WILL take away with you a concept that you may not have thought about before. The difference between...
Published 12/11/22
“There is no bitcoin network outside of bitcoin nodes. Those who do not run their own full node are using someone else’s full node“ Bitstein is the co-founder of both The Nakamoto Institute and Noted Bitcoin Podcast & he’s one of the most well read people I’ve ever met. The episode continues with part two, and we cover the balance of his incredible article: Toward a Node World Order; How Bitcoin Obsoletes Inflation & Promotes Human Flourishing. Read it...
Published 12/04/22
“All Bitcoin is paper bitcoin until verified by your own full node” Bitstein is the co-founder of both The Nakamoto Institute and Noted Bitcoin Podcast & he’s one of the most well read people I’ve ever met. He joins me on the show to discuss the first essay he’s written in a LOOOONG time, called: Toward a Node World Order; How Bitcoin Obsoletes Inflation & Promotes Human Flourishing. Read it here: https://bitcointimes.com.au/toward-a-node-world-order/ We covered so much...
Published 11/27/22
The Origins of the Austrian School of Economics "There are two types of enlightenment. Grass roots, like the Austrian or Scottish kind, or Top down like the Jacobin or Fabian kind." Rahim Taghizadegan is most well known as an Author, Bitcoiner & Educator/University Lecturer and the “Last Austrian Economist in the direct Austrian Tradition”. He wrote a piece for the latest Bitcoin Times, Austrian Edition. You can read and boost that...
Published 11/20/22
Can you enter the psychological realm without also entering the realm of spirit? And what are the consequences of the latter? Welcome to the third Episode of The Psychedelic Series on The Wake Up Podcast. Will Spencer & Tomer Strolight join me to discuss a wide range of ideas, both for and against the use of such substances. This is one of the best, and most requested series I've recorded. More episodes coming up, and each will cover topics listed below, and more: What are...
Published 11/13/22
What is the most honest use for Psychedelics? - Spiritual, Medicinal, or Hedonism? Welcome to the second Episode of The Psychedelic Series on The Wake Up Podcast. Brandon Quittem & Lex, aka Bitcoin Mechanic join me to discuss a wide range of ideas, both for and against the use of such substances. This is one of the best, and most requested series I've recorded. More episodes coming up, and each will cover topics listed below, and more: What are psychedelics? Why...
Published 11/07/22
Welcome to the first Episode of The Psychedelic Series on The Wake Up Podcast. I've got John Vallis joining me to discuss a wide range of ideas, both for and against the use of such substances. This is one of the best, and most requested series I've recorded. I have many more episodes coming up, and each will cover topics listed below, and more: What are psychedelics? Why Psychedelics? Why did you choose to take this side of the discussion? Why does it matter so much...
Published 10/30/22
"Respect goes up, Love comes down" - Elliot Hulse This is a show I've wanted to do for a very long time. Elliot is someone I've respected since my early 20s when I watched his strong man and "Yo Elliot" videos on YouTube. In fact, it was around when YouTube first started. Crazy shit. I've watched him transform, as I have transformed, and here we are more than a decade later having a discussion about topics of the utmost importance. Masculinity. Frame. The Bible. We covered...
Published 10/23/22
"It's a man's responsibility to corral the base, maladapted instincts, into standards" Another wide ranging discussion with one of my favourite guests, Travis Steward. Shout out to Tomer. We love you brother! In it we cover: - Frame - Dignity - Masculinity - Responsibility - Feminine Philosophy - Literal VS Metaphorical Christianity  - Challenging "Ego Death" - Ordinal Ranking (Man, Economy & State) - Ranking should drive those with honour upwards. - Aristocracy & Class Systems -...
Published 10/16/22
Zach Herbert, founder of Foundation Devices joins me on today's show to discuss his journey and his latest product, The Foundation Passport. In this episode we discuss a range of things including: - The world of atoms has been forgotten in the purist of success in the world of bits & bytes. - The Foundation Logo & Inspiration (Asimov) - The Fall & Collateral Damage damage during the Interregnum - What is meant by Sovereign? - Property Right VS Privacy service...
Published 10/09/22
Hey Guys! Quick Remnant Recap today, talking about where I'm at and what's coming down the pipeline for the balance of the year. Some cool episodes are going to be released, and either a series on The Austrian Edition of The Bitcoin Times, or Psychedelics. Will see what I have time for. Thanks again for listening. Reminder that you can pick up a copy of The UnCommunist Manifesto on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B837FN63 You can pick up a copy of The Bitcoin Times...
Published 10/07/22
Craig Warmke, Assistant Professor of Philosophy @ NIU, joins me to discuss his piece in The Bitcoin Times, Ed 4: Bitcoin, behind the veil: https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times/bitcoin-behind-the-veil-b600835a511b We also hit topics such as Philosophy, Truth, The MultiVerse and Toxicity. Philosophy: I think deep thoughts about being unemployed: Bruce Lee. How do you define this term; truth? - Persig's metaphysics. - Ayn Rand's objectivism. Where are you on religion &...
Published 10/02/22
Peter St Onge, Research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, fellow at the Mises Institute and contributor at Zero Hedge. In part 2 of the series, we managed to finally dig into his piece. We tackled: - Human history being a long battle of centralization vs decentralization, of Power vs People. - Why, and How Bitcoin fundamentally changes this. - Our current 400-year golden age beginning with the decentralization of the printing press - What elements of this 400yrs were most...
Published 09/25/22
Peter St Onge, Research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, fellow at the Mises Institute and contributor at Zero Hedge. In this first episode, we discuss an entire host of topics tangential to the core focus of the podcast series, which is his article; "Bitcoin's Peaceful Revolution." The piece itself can be found here: https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times/bitcoins-peaceful-revolution-d9830c025f03 Some of the important elements we hit include: - Cults and Religion -...
Published 09/18/22
Allen Farrington joins me again to discuss: The Separation of Economy & Politik The final Cantillon effect: NVK "Violence tends to local monopoly" "You can't be maximally free" Why Bitcoin is NOT a Store of Value - At least in the way people think of it. The store of value narrative is prematurely understood  SoV is proportionality  Perfect proportionality is perfect SoV Who is Wittgenstein? Why is Bitcoin derangement syndrome so prevalent ? Allen makes some great...
Published 09/11/22
Allen Farrington is a well-known thinker, writer and investor in the Bitcoin and broader industry. In this episode, we talk a little about Braveheart and then Review Allen's Bitcoin Times Ed 4 Piece on the Separation of money & state: https://medium.com/the-bitcoin-times/the-separation-of-money-and-state-eecedcfe8d69 We cover: - Toxic bigness - Proximity = unfair advantage - Costs of creating Money - Globalism & Transnationalism "If localism stems from humility, then...
Published 09/05/22
CJ Wilson joins me again to continue our conversation. In this episode we hit Responsibility and a whole series of unpopular political opinions, including the Shitcoin that is democracy. Responsibility Go Up Technology Responsibility hot potato. UnPopular Opinions Suffrage hurt the world more than central banking. Popularity contest winners. Why voting doesn’t work. Hitler didn’t claim power. He earned it. Imagine if you have to pay to be in politics? We'd fix it. We may even have...
Published 08/28/22
CJ Wilson, ex major league pitcher, Bitcoiner and all-round deep thinker joins me to discuss his theory of "Karmic Gravity". Lot's of deep rabbit holes in part one of this series. Truth Karmic Gravity. Karma - The wake of all your actions. Spiritual Metabolism The connectivity of the gravity now VS 2000yrs ago The Patriarchy. Rites of passage (Northman). Bushido, Chivalry and Virtues. Follow CJ's work here: @str8edgeracer @cjwilsonphoto You can buy the book he...
Published 08/22/22
Taking a little detour from Bitcoin history, and into Trigger-territory this week. My latest article, is the first I've done in a LONG time that is not Bitcoin-centric, but life & philosophy centric. I'm tired of all the "Ego death" myopia out there, spouted by faux philosophers like Ryan Holiday and their brainless acolytes who are simply empty vessels, easily influenced by vague platitudes like "no suffering & no self". In this essay, I make the case for the necessity of...
Published 08/17/22
The OG of alternative, holistic, useful health & wellness, joins me on the latest episode to discuss a wide range of topics, including: Sunlight - When is the best time to be in the sun? - G******s? - Light, UV and IR - Coconut Oil - UVB - Vit D - Near Infrared (IR-A); Melatonin + structuring the water in your body - Methylene Blue (Amazon, for Mitochondria) - UVA - Nitric Oxide Suana - Red Light Therapy - Difference between far and near infrared. Energy - NMN...
Published 08/14/22
Bitcoin history continues, with a slightly later piece than the prior. Only 3 years of difference, but certainly the next Era of Bitcoin. You can see the fidelity of the thinking increase and the level of glorious 'toxic' defence emerge. Beautyon is a true champion of Bitcoin and he gets it more than most ever have or ever will. Once again, reading it today is humbling, e specially when you realise it's more than 8 years old. The patience and foresight is staggering. Here's the...
Published 08/11/22
Nozomi is a Bitcoiner & Liberation psychologist, basically the equivalent of an Austrian economist in the psychology space. Back by popular demand, this is part 2 of the Masculine - Feminine series, which used her recent piece as inspiration: https://nozomihayase.substack.com/p/bitcoin-the-networked-messiah?s=w In this ep, we explore: The brain split: - Right brain: instinct & intuition. The primordial void. - Left brain: Focus, order and structure. The abstracted...
Published 08/08/22