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We explore the impact that Bitcoin will have in all aspects of society.

Jimmy Song


    • Jan 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 48m AVG DURATION
    • 205 EPISODES

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    Bitcoin Fixes This #130: Building a Product Part 3 with Will Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 58:28


    We continue our series on product development by going over some strategic changes we made as a result of research and trying stuff out.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #129: Building a Product Part 2 with Will Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 77:49


    In this episode we come down from the strategy portion to the more detailed functional specification through some Q&A. Will helps me take the concept from the strategy document to making a specific app that has the features that we've identified as being important. -------------------------- Website: https://programmingbitcoin.com/ Seminar: http://programmingblockchain.com/ Fiat Ruins Everything: https://amzn.to/3sys9Fp Bitcoin and the American Dream: https://amzn.to/3KYE45I Thank God for Bitcoin: https://amzn.to/2Wf7fI1 The Little Bitcoin Book: https://amzn.to/3oTnmqL Programming Bitcoin: https://amzn.to/2F2DzIj Nostr: npub10vlhsqm4qar0g42p8g3plqyktmktd8hnprew45w638xzezgja95qapsp42 Newsletter: http://jimmysong.substack.com Medium: https://medium.com/@jimmysong Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmysong Github: https://github.com/jimmysong

    Bitcoin Fixes This #128: Building a Product Part 1 with Will Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 54:04


    We apply Will's product management principles to a product idea that I have. In this episode, we apply the first principle, Think, then Do found here: https://www.thetoolsofignorance.xyz/invariant-1-think-then-do/

    Bitcoin Fixes This #127: Raising Bitcoiners with Lisa and Ella Hough

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 58:45


    I spoke with the mother daughter pair Lisa and Ella Hough about how to raise kids. Ever since I've had Ella on my podcast, I've been impressed with the level of independence she has and the agency she displays in doing things that require courage, industry and significant skill. So naturally, I wanted to talk with her mom about how she managed to raise her. The conversation was enlightening and hopefully practical for those of you that are in the process of raising kids.

    Bitcoin Fixes THis #126: Virtue and Vice with Aleks Svetski

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 85:28


    I talked to Aleks about his upcoming book, Bushido of Bitcoin and discussed virtue, vice, Nietzche, Bushido, Christianity and many other topics. #JimmySongBitcoin #ProgrammingBitcoin #BitcoinFixesThis #ProgrammingBlockchain #AleksSvetski #VirtueAndVice #VirtueViceBitcoin

    Bitcoin Fixes This #125: Dealing with Envy with Johnathan Bi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 79:11


    I talked to Johnathan about envy and specifically what Rousseau, Nietzche and Girard have to say about it. Find out how to deal with people that don't appreciate your success.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #124: Relating to Technology with Anjan Katta

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 65:45


    I talked to Anjan about our relationship to our devices and how they're currently not to our benefit. We talked about his vision at Daylight Computer and the kinds of devices he seeks to make that are much more human friendly and not as focused on getting your attention.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #123: Fiat Food with Matthew Lysiak

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 58:42


    I talked to Matthew Lysiak about his book Fiat Food and how we should think about our diet, doctors and much more.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #122: Small Business with Parker Lewis and Bobby Shell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 51:09


    I talked to Parker and Bobby about small businesses and how this is a big major growth edge for Bitcoin. We talked about what buying a small business is like, what the upside is and how Bitcoin can help in the marketing. This is something a lot of Bitcoiners are thinking about in this cycle and is an excellent alternative to getting a Bitcoin job.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #121: Recent Events with Jimmy Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 47:43


    I talked about the media, Bitcoin ETFs, capture by big businesses and more

    Bitcoin Fixes This #120: Free Private Cities with Alex Voss and Marthinus Gobler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 53:29


    I talked to Alex and Marthinus about Free Private Cities, their history and their potential for BItcoiners. We discussed what a practical Bitcoin citadel looks like as well as the various jurisdictions that have implemented Special Economic Zones and Honduras's ZEDEs like Prospera.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #119: Cypherpunk Origins with Aaron van Wirdum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 70:21


    I talked to Aaron van WIrdum about his new book "The Genesis Book" which covers both the economic and technological origins of Bitcoin going back all the way back to Hayek and Stallman.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #118: Bitcoin Inheritance with Anthony Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 65:46


    I talked to Anthony about probate, estate planning, trusts and the different considerations you didn't know to consider when it comes to your Bitcoin after you die. You'll learn what typical Bitcoin inheritance pitfalls are and how to avoid them.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #117: Decentralized Future with Dhruv Bansal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 60:03


    I talked to Dhruv about Unchained's origin story, the future that's coming with the presence of Bitcoin and how business models will change given the decentralized future we're going to see with more self-sovereignty, responsibility and innovation.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #116: Academia with Korok Ray

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 65:43


    I talked to Korok, professor of economics at Texas A&M about the education industrial complex and the future of higher education

    Bitcoin Fixes This #115: Stagflation wit Peter St. Onge

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 69:45


    I talked to professor Peter St. Onge about Inflation, unemployment, 70's and much more. Find out how he sees the next few years playing out and the inevitability of a hard, possibly very hard landing.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #114: Navigating Health Care with Andy Schoonover and Veronica Max

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 73:29


    I talked to Andy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth and Veronica Max, Nurse Practitioner at UltraPersonal to talk about how to navigate the health care system in the United States. We talk about how insurance works, the incentives at play and the level of personal responsibility we need to take over our own health care.

    BItcoin Fixes This #113: Principles of Economics with Saifedean Ammous

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 92:30


    I talked to Saifedean about his new book, Principles of Economics. 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 ridiculousness of simplifying human beings so they are assumed to act the same. We also talked about the reason why energy is such an important part of economic life and how unemployment is really a fiat phenomenon.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #112: Hidden Repression with Alex Gladstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 66:48


    Alex Gladstein joins me to talk about his book, Hidden Repression. We talked about the role of the IMF, World Bank and the way the debt works. Alex discusses how these countries become trapped in debt and how the leaders of developing nations end up selling out their futures for cash and how the people get the short end of the stick.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #111: Food with Brett Ender and Harrison Gray

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 66:46


    I talked to the hosts of the Meat Mafia podcast about nutrition and how much of it is so manipulated.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #109: Financial War with Preston Pysh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 61:52


    Preston joins me to talk about the root of violence being theft, and the root of theft being the bad settlement currency.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #110: Jurisdictional Arbitrage with Stephan Livera and Simon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 69:31


    We talk about what jurisdictional arbitrage is, why you should consider it and what factors usually go into that decision.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #108: New Media with Aaron van Wirdum and David Bailey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 74:57


    I talked to Aaron and David about the state of new media and how journalism and running media companies have changed the past 20-30 years. We talk about the importance of live events and how the economic model has completely changed.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #107: Gen Z with Ella Hough and Arsh Molu

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 48:47


    Ella and Arsh founded Generation Bitcoin, an initiative to educate high schoolers and college students Bitcoin. I talked to them about what the challenges are and what communicating with Gen Z is like.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #106: Bitcoin Community with Matt Odell and Harry Sudock

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 59:46


    Matt and Harry are founders of Bitcoin Park in Nashville, TN. We talked about what it takes to create a community and the different aspects of making it work.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #105: Family with Marty Bent and Will Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 65:52


    What is fatherhood like? What are the considerations for starting a family? I ask these two dads questions about family under a Bitcoin Standard.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #104: Macroeconomics with Parker Lewis and Tuur Demeester

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 91:49


    Welcome to Season 5 of Bitcoin Fixes This, After a year-long sabbatical, this show is back! We start off with a banger of an episode featuring two Bitcoin macroeconomists, Parker Lewis and Tuur Demeester. We talked about the Fed, why they really printed the money (it wasn't just COVID) the current inverted yield curve and what the future holds.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #103: Curiosity with David Perell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 70:42


    David Perell is a writer, educator and entrepreneur. We talk about the process of learning and the importance of curiosity.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #102: Modern Self-Conception with Carl Trueman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 58:26


    Carl Trueman is a professor of Biblical and Religious studies at Grove City College. He is the author of The Triumph of the Modern Self. We talk about the modern self, how people identify themselves and how this is very different from the past. Dr. Trueman also tells us about how politics has changed significantly as a result.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #101: Listener Questions with Jimmy Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 40:49


    I take some questions from stacker.news

    Bitcoin Songsheet #20: Fiat Infects Relationships with High Time-preference Behavior

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 15:57


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-can-heal-fiat-relationships

    Bitcoin Fixes This #100: Starting Businesses with Obi Nwusu

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 66:19


    Obi Nwusu is an entrepreneur, board member of BTrust and founder of Fedi. We talk about how he got started in business, why he likes starting businesses and the adventures he's had along the way. Obi also tells us about his new venture and how he envisions Fedi fitting into the Bitcoin ecosystem

    Bitcoin Songsheet #19: Fiat Politics Suck

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 17:41


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-songsheet-fiat-politics

    Bitcoin Fixes This #99: Financial Deplatforming with Anna Chekhovic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 50:14


    Anna Chekhovic is a member of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, an organization trying to root out corruption in Russia. We talk about financial deplatforming that the organization and all its members experienced from the Russian government. We also talked about the role that Bitcoin has had on her human rights organization.

    Bitcoin Songsheet #18: How replacing reality with fiat falsehoods destroys meaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 16:40


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/replacing-reality-fiat-falsehoods

    Bitcoin Fixes This #98: Philosophy of Science with Troy Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 83:36


    Troy Cross is a professor of philosophy and Bitcoiner. We talk about science, academia, what's broken about the current system and why it came to be the way it is. We also talked about Bitcoin and how that fits into the picture.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #97: Monetary Imperialism with Fode Diop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 68:28


    Fode Diop is a Bitcoin coder from Senegal. We talk about the CFA Franc, their colonial history, and the injustice of the monetary policy. Fode also tells us what it's like on the ground in Senegal versus France and the US.

    Bitcoin Fixes This #96: Mimetic Desire with Johnathan Bi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 76:16


    Johnathan Bi is a philosopher and investor. We talk about Rene Girard and his theory of mimetic desire. We talk about contemporary events, Bitcoin and altcoins in the light of mimesis. You can watch his introduction to Rene Girard video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qu6vBebwwg

    Bitcoin Songsheet #17: Fiat Knowledge: Only Bitcoin Creates A Culture That Rewards Verification

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 14:03


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-culture-rewards-verification

    Bitcoin Songsheet #16: The Fiat Reality Of Real Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 12:03


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-fiat-reality-real-estate

    Bitcoin Songsheet #15: Resisting The Fiat Morality Pushed By Elites

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 13:48


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-resists-virtue-signaling

    Bitcoin for Christians #4: How Christians should think about inflation and investing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 5:37


    https://www.christianpost.com/business/how-christians-should-think-about-inflation-and-investing.html

    Bitcoin Songsheet #14: Like Altcoins, Startups Are New Money Magnets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 14:40


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/startups-are-new-money-magnets-bitcoin-fixes-this

    Bitcoin Fixes This #95: Fossil Future with Alex Epstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 63:48


    Alex Epstein is the author of the new book Fossil Future. We talk about the moral case for why we need more fossil fuels going forward, not less. Alex makes the case that the benefits of fossil fuels greatly outweigh the drawbacks.

    Bitcoin Songsheet #13: How High Time-Preference Led To The Breakdown Of The Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 12:31


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/fiat-marriage-high-time-preference

    Bitcoin Fixes This #94: Path to Bitcoin Maximalism with Cory Klippsten

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 75:09


    Cory Klippsten is the CEO of Swan Bitcoin. We talk about his path, from broadcast journalism, to consulting, to venture capital. Cory also tells us about how he went from managing an altcoin fund to becoming a Bitcoin Maximalist.

    Bitcoin Songsheet #12: How Science Became A Fiat Hype Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 17:05


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-songsheet-science-fiat-hype

    Bitcoin Songsheet #11: How Education Became A Fountain Of Fiat Values

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 13:59


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-songsheet-education-fiat

    Bitcoin Fixes This #93: OG Bitcoin with Samson Mow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 52:34


    Samson Mow is the CEO of Jan3. We talk about the scaling war days, his journey through the Bitcoin ecosystem and his various roles at UbiSoft, Pixelmatic, BTCChina, Blockstream and his new role at Jan3. We also talk about his new company and how he hopes to bring new countries into the Bitcoin fold.

    Bitcoin Songsheet #10: Pizza Day, A Day Of Regret And Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 12:03


    https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-pizza-day-regret-fantasy

    Bitcoin Fixes This #92: Hyperinflation with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 83:30


    Mauricio Di Bartolomeo is the CEO of Ledn. We talk about hyperinflation and his experience growing up in Venezuela. We also talk about how he got into Bitcoin and why he believes that hyperinflation is actually more political than we're led to believe. @hodlwithledn ledn.io

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