#5 Be the Hemoglobin

We’re back for “episode 5b” after last week’s kerfluffle, and we kick off with your Value‑for‑Value boosts, shout‑outs, and a quick download on show stats and hosting. From there we dive into practical Bitcoin life: the Lightning wallets we actually use (and why), node setups, when to use swaps and CoinJoin, and simple ways to bridge Lightning and on‑chain without losing your mind. We also share day‑to‑day routines that keep us steady—yoga, cold showers, meditation, sunlight, grounding, blue‑light hygiene—and swap notes on Jack Kruse, John Ott, and eating with the seasons. Rounding it out: orange‑pilling local merchants, a fun “Market Square” idea to spotlight builders, cacao and coffee talk, and even a little Pokémon and vintage marbles before the guitar plays us out. Big takeaways: keep Bitcoin tooling simple until you need the advanced stuff; privacy is a spectrum (Wasabi and UTXO management help); small wins in the circular economy matter (buying coffee with sats, setting up friends with Lightning); and building resilient lives looks a lot like permaculture—diverse inputs, steady habits, and patience.'Stacker News': https://stacker.news/'Fountain (Podcast App)': https://fountain.fm/features'Get Alby (Alby Hub + extension)': https://getalby.com/'Start9 (self‑hosting your own services)': https://start9.com/'Umbrel (home server + app store)': https://umbrel.com/'Sparrow Wallet': https://www.sparrowwallet.com/'COLDCARD (Bitcoin signing device)': https://coldcard.com/'Wallet of Satoshi': https://www.walletofsatoshi.com/'ZEUS (mobile LN + node manager)': https://docs.zeusln.app/'Blixt Wallet': https://blixtwallet.github.io/'AQUA (by JAN3)': https://jan3.com/blog/aqua-wallet-now-open-source-software'Cashu (ecash protocol)': https://cashu.space/'ThunderHub (LN node manager)': https://thunderhub.io/'Ride The Lightning (RTL)': https://github.com/Ride-The-Lightning/RTL'Wasabi Wallet (privacy/coinjoin)': https://wasabiwallet.io'Shakepay (Canada)': https://shakepay.com/'River (US)': https://river.com/'Damus (Nostr client)': https://damus.io/'Nostr Wallet Connect (NIP‑47)': https://nwc.dev/'TakeMySats (Bitcoin marketplace)': https://www.takemysats.com/'Podhome (podcast hosting + V4V)': https://www.podhome.fm/'Wildroots Coffee (Charlotte, NC)': https://maps.apple.com/place?place-id=I672A3C9FC059EAF4'Swayne Creek Ciderhouse (Vancouver Island, BC)': https://swaynecreek.ca/'Bitcoin Beans (cacao; circular economy)': https://www.bitcoinbeans.co/about'Satoshi Coffee Co.': https://sats.coffee/'Jack Kruse (light, mitochondria, health)': https://jackkruse.com/homepage/'John N. Ott – Health and Light (background)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ott'Scale by Geoffrey West (book)': https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/314049/scale-by-geoffrey-west/'Metcalfe’s Law (network effects)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe%27s_law'Nostr (protocol overview)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostr'Vanuatu (where it is and languages)': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu'APKPure (older Android app versions)': https://apkpure.com/ Join us on Nostr: Oshi (npub1uzt238htjzpq39dxmltlx60vxym9fetk9czz6kddq6fhvkf4z3usy9qtrh) & Permanerd (npub1zqdpzty2mshxncqqxy2078qax6mlehsxmpx5095wtxw4tpepkr0s2ce6fj)Send an email: [email protected]