"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 thread here: https://twitter.com/R...

“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 Theoretical. Vegan & Keynesian  Thoughts in the Libertarian or AnCap m...

"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 uncertainty and risk. ...

“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 here: https://bitcointimes.com.au/toward-a-node-world-order/ ...

“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/ ...

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 here: https://bitcointimes.com.au/from-bitcoin-to-the-austrian-school/  This man is an absolute WEALTH of knowledge and I we ha...

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 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...

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 to you? What...

"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...

"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 - Resentment is very feminine, ie; behaving without honour. Of course, follow Trav's work at: @TravSteward on Twitter. ____________________________________ Thanks again for listening. Reminder that you can p...

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 (Monero VS Bitcoin) - Privacy is an edge. Argue it on its...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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? Wh...

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 transnationalism...

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...

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:

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 the Ego, and suggest that...

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? - Genitals? - 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

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.

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 order.

Hey everyone! Back for another Q&A session, and read of of the Value for Value boosts. Decided I'm gonna call these the "Remnant Recap". Now just need to decide if it's a monthly or weekly thing, We shall see. In this episode: I answer a series of comments from Fountain (there was alot). I ask whether I should set a threshold for boosts that are read out or questions answered. We discuss some of what I have recorded I give you...

Nozomi is a Bitcoiner & Liberation psychologist, basically the equivalent of an Austrian economist in the psychology space. Back by popular demand. In this episode, we explore her latest piece, Bitcoin; The Networked Messiah. https://nozomihayase.substack.com/p/bitcoin-the-networked-messiah?s=w And in particular, dive into the relationship, symbiosis and attempted erosion of both the Masculine and Feminine. Questions we ask include: - Where is something like religious authority important? ...

Bitcoin history continues, with another magnificent piece from mid 2011. Once again, it's as if it was written last year, and is one of the pieces of Bitcoin History which you just have to look at and marvel. http://cs702.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/on-the-potential-adoption-and-price-appreciation-of-bitcoin-in-the-long-run/ This one is written by cs702. He nails everything from MoE to SoV arguments, some basic math on price appreciation, the demonetisation of gold, the adoption by Salvador and so much more. ...

"The alchemists interpreted reality as having a fractal-like structure, and that therefore truths revealed in the microcosm, could be applied to the macrocosm, and visa versa" The series continues... John and I explore Alchemy - an absolutely fascinating subject. If you've not yet listened to part 1, 2 3 and 4 go back and listen to that first for fuller context. Episode #70, #71, #72 and #77 In this episode, we ask: - What is Alchemy? - What...

In this episode, I read an article from 2011, that will absolutely BLOW your mind. It's as if it was written last year, and is one of the pieces of Bitcoin History which you just have to look at and marvel. https://themonetaryfuture.blogspot.com/2011/06/bitcoin-is-economic-singularity.html?m=1 Written by Ryan Dickherber, or "Astrohacker", I promise you, you're going to wish you had read this 10yrs ago. I hope enjoy this bit of Bitcoin History and if you like what...

Ep 77: Money Messiah Pt 4. "The Hero Archetype" with John Vallis "The Messiah is the Peak Hero" The series continues with John and I delving into some sticky topics around "The Hero Archetype". I push him on the idea of nature trumping nurture, and we wind up in all sorts of places including the gradations of consciousness, reincarnation, Ego, Paradigm shifts and more. We define the regenerative hero; He who is able to bring forth an optimal...

In this episode, we take a moment to explore The Milgram Experiments, and people's propensity to inflict pain on another, by virtue of obeying perceived authority. This is such a powerful idea, and one that sits at the bedrock of the whole Remnant / Parasite / Masses framework. In future I'll do one the Asch experiment also. This is a fantastic book I hope enjoy the excerpt. You can follow Larken Rose here: https...

John Carvalho, Bitcoin OG and founder of Synonym joins me to cover Bitcoin is a "Game". - A definition of Bitcoin, not a metaphor. - Bitcoin is not money, not energy, not a battery. - Which Metaphors are useful? - Religion & evolution. - Consuming Reality - Awareness / Consciousness - Becoming an UberMensch And we dug into the company he's founded, which I think is one of the most important in Bitcoin: Synonym

In this episode, we read an excerpt from the great book by Larken Rose; "The Most Dangerous Superstition". We explore a series of things including: - "I'm just doing my job" syndrome - The idea of a "Law Enforcer" - Morality  - Free Will And what I think is one of the most poignant points, the fact that the most dangerous thing people can do is not malevolence or violence, but blindly obeying orders.

John Carvalho, Bitcoin OG and founder of Synonym joins me to cover "Unpopular Opinions" in Bitcoin. Including: - There are no free markets - Bitcoin is not divisible - All scaling debases someone - Reverse Cantillon Effect - Hard forks VS soft forks - Raising the block size limit - Segwit & Taproot John has a knack for challenging people's ideas and this is one of those shows. You're going to...

Wake Up Read #5 covers Nozomi Hayase's latest work; "The Networked Messiah". https://nozomihayase.substack.com/p/bitcoin-the-networked-messiah?s=w I'm a big fan of Nozomi's work, and if you've not come across it yet, I suggest you read up (or listen up). In this episode, I do an analysis on her piece and clarify the nuance in some of the assertions. Go and support Nozomi's work here: @nozomimagine https://nozomihayase.com

The Series continues with Rob Malka If you've not yet listened to the original show, go and hear that one for his background story. Your mind will be blown. It is Episode #62. In this second part of a two part mini-series, we explore the following: - Nietzsche  - Rousseau - Symbolism - Gothic era - Architecture  - Aesthetics  - Hand ball is a game for prisoners - The “dark ages” - Vitalit...

Wake Up Read #4 covers Isaiah's Job, by Albert J Nock. A powerful essay written almost a century ago which lays the case for The Remnant, in contrast to "the Masses". You can find the link to the piece here: https://mises.org/library/isaiahs-job If you like what we're doing here with the reads, send us a comment via a "boost" on Fountain or any value-for-value app. https://play.fountain.fm/show/KGEglVpdWo4zXQWR3X7G

Hey everyone! Trying something new today. I wanted to answer a series of comments from Fountain and discuss a few outstanding ideas to make the podcast more interactive. This is something I think I'll do every 20 or so episodes. Maybe more frequently. Let's see how it goes. Back to regular screening next week, with the next instalment of the Rob Malka series. Lastly, I promised a link to the vide, The 5 Laws of Stupidity:

Wake Up Read #3 covers part three The Remnant series. The Remnant, A Game of Thrones --> An archetypal analysis. You can find the link to the original piece here: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/the-remnant-bitcoins-game-of-thrones And here: https://svetski.medium.com/remnant-part-3-game-of-thrones-a668b33a90ff If you like what we're doing here with the reads, send us a comment via a "boost" on Fountain or any value-for-value app. https://play.fountain.fm/show/KGEglVpdWo4zXQWR3X7...

Back by popular demand is my good friend Rob Malka! After what was one of the most listened to episodes of all time, people wanted to hear us philosophise some more. If you've not yet listened to the original show, go and hear that one for his background story. Your mind will be blown. It is Episode #62. In this two part mini-series, we start with an exploration on the following: The Bitcoin Today Coalition  The State VS Bitcoin and their relationship. M...

Back by popular demand is my good friend Rob Malka!After what was one of the most listened to episodes of all time, people wanted to hear us philosophise some more.If you've not yet listened to the original show, go and hear that one for his background story. Your mind will be blown.It is Episode #62.In this two part mini-series, we start with an exploration on the following: The Bitcoin Today Coalition  The State VS Bitcoin and their relationship. My First Bitcoin

Wake Up Read #2 covers part two The Remnant series. The Remnant, the parasite and the masses You can find the link to the original piece here: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/remnant-bitcoiners-vs-parasites-and-masses And here: https://svetski.medium.com/the-remnant-the-parasite-the-masses-15ca8b758127 If you liked what we're doing here with the reads, send us a comment via a "boost" on Fountain or any value-for-value app. https://play.fountain.fm/show/KGEglVpdWo4zXQWR3X7G

"Money is to Markets, as God / Value is to Consciousness" This marathon of a podcast was too long, so we've split it up into be a multi-part series exploring John's incredible "Money Messiah" article from earlier this year. If you've not yet listened to part 1 and 2, go back and listen to that first for fuller context. Episode #70, and #71. Part Three: A discussion on Mythology & Theology. Myths emerged as narratives as a means to teach us...

Wake Up Reads Episode #1 covers my first article of The Remnant series. Bitcoiners are the Remnant. The masses don't matter. You can find the link to the original piece here: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoiners-are-the-remnant And here: https://svetski.medium.com/bitcoiners-are-the-remnant-4a6416f48118 And of course, Isaiah's Job here: https://mises.org/library/isaiahs-job If you liked what we're doing here with the reads, let us know on twatter, and...

"The highest value becomes our god; the point where comparative values dissolve" This marathon of a podcast was too long, so we've split it up into be a multi-part series exploring John's incredible "Money Messiah" article from earlier this year. If you've not yet listened to part 1, go back and listen to that first for fuller context. It's Episode #70.   Part two begins pulling apart the article itself starting with the big question: What is value & where does it come f...

We're now on Fountain!   https://fountain.fm/show/KGEglVpdWo4zXQWR3X7G This marathon of a podcast was too long, so we've split it up into be a multi-part series exploring John's incredible "Money Messiah" article from earlier this year. We of course dive into more than just the article, of note; we casually discover the meaning of life...seriously...well sort of Listen up and you'll understand what I mean. Part one covers:

This episode was going to be called the The Logan & Thor show. Listen up to hear why. In it, we dive into this idea of “The Sat Squeeze” We discuss why 1 million Bitcoin (or less) will actually be available in the long run. The rest will be lost, frozen or inaccessible. We explore The numerator VS the denominator in Knut’s now-famous “everything divided by 21m” We ask: - Does infinity or 1m come first? - How do we know what’s lost / ina...

I'm joined by Benjamin Dichter, Freedom Convoy Canada, Spokesperson & Co Organiser. We explore: His Early history Politics vs Economics Marxism as a social poison The simple lizards & red curtain argument reminds me of the marxists attempt to fix everything via the removal of privation. Everyone is conspiring. The best one wins. Truckers. The real inside story What happening now? HonkingForFreedom.com HonkingForFreedom.org Crypto as an attack on Bitcoin The Politics of Demolition Man https://youtu...

FINAL WEEK to get The UnCommunist Manifesto at a discount on KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uncommunist/uncommunist-manifesto-fixing-what-the-original-got-wrong In this episode, we dive into  - Anarchy - Ayn Rand - Her ability to articulate personas - Society being a culmination of Fuck up after fuck up - An orgy of deception - Government means that the criminals go there - Somalia, and why it exists - H...

Ep 66: Technology & Tournament Males (Meta Series Pt 2) Trav, aka Parabolic Trav, aka Meta Trav joins me again for Part 2 of the Meta Series. In episode 2, we dive into: - Technology - Tournament Males (what they are, how they arose) - The Code of Man - Frame - Chivalry - Polygamy - Hypergamy - Evolution - Religion - Morality - Feminism - Adaptation & Fitness This episode (in fact, this entire Series) is one to be listened to over again. ...