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The Progressive Bitcoiner
by Bitcoin is for Everyone
we bring you voices from the frontlines of change — reframing the typical narrative and charting how Bitcoin isn’t just for wall street or crypto bros; it’s a tool for financial inclusion, freedom, human rights, and beyond. Education and stories of Bitcoin's global positive impact, from The Progressive Bitcoiner, Inc. 501(c)(3) progressivebitcoiner.substack.com
Episodes
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TPB114 - Meet the Pro-Bitcoin Democrat Running for Governor of California
Our guest today is Ian Calderon. Ian is a former California State Assembly member and the youngest Majority Leader in state history. During his eight years in office, he focused on strengthening California’s economy and fostering innovation, including helping establish the state’s Blockchain...
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TPB 113 - Scientist Reveals: Bitcoin is Kinda Cringe?
Margot and Patrick return after a hiatus, discussing their absence and the evolution of the podcast discussing these topics:Bitcoin's Cultural Shift - A deep dive into the changing narrative of Bitcoin, from a peer-to-peer cash system to a store of value for the wealthy. Stablecoin Legislation…
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TPB 112 - The Real Reason Bitcoiners are Joining Climate Protests
Join us as The Wise Rabbit shares his powerful journey from economics to activism, exploring the urgent need for climate action. In this thought-provoking discussion, we dive deep into the evolving role of Bitcoin in protest culture, the power of performance art in activism, and the importance of...
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TPB 111 - Exploring Bitcoin for Social Good with Trey Walsh
Catch up with Margot and Trey as they discuss their evolving roles in the podcast and their ambitious vision for the Progressive Bitcoiner nonprofit. Discover how Bitcoin can empower marginalized communities and drive positive change. From personal recovery insights to building a robust…
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TPB 110 - The Perfect Destruction of Nature with Anjan Sundaram
In this conversation, Anjan Sundaram, a journalist and author, discusses his experiences in Rwanda, exploring themes of authoritarianism, the role of Western powers, and the personal narratives that shape journalism. He reflects on the complexities of living under a dictatorship, the…
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TPB 109 - MAKE BITCOIN NONPARTISAN AGAIN with Jason Brett
In this conversation with Jason Brett, we discuss the implications of the recent election on Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry, focusing on the partisan dynamics that have emerged. They explore the role of key figures like Gary Gensler, the influence of super PACs, and the complexities of...
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TPB 108 - What we Learn from Occupy Wallstreet for the Upcoming Election with Alan Minsky
In this episode of the Progressive Bitcoiner podcast, host Margot Paez engages with Alan Minsky, the executive director of the Progressive Democrats of America, to discuss the upcoming presidential election and the evolving political landscape in the U.S. They reflect on the impact of the Occupy...
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TPB107 - How to Upset the World of Bitcoin with Independent Journalism with Margot Paez
Margot Paez on her return to independent journalism. Will this upset people inside and outside the world of bitcoin equally? Will The Progressive Bitcoiner's social media burst? Let's find out together! EXCLUSIVE SPONSORS: BitBox: Get the open-source Bitbox02 Bitcoin only edition. It’s my…
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TPB106 - What Happened to The Progressive Movement? with Margot Paez
"This is a call to action to the listeners. Only you can do it, the power is within you. That's how this works. It takes everybody—takes a village.” - Margot My guest today is Margot Paez. Margot is a climate change physicist and PhD candidate at the Georgia Institute of Technology, focusing on...
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TPB105 - Live an Examined Life with Dr. Mark Stephany
"Bitcoin calls upon all of us to act in some way, in some manner. You know, just because you bought it is the most basic thing that you can do." - Dr. Mark Stephany My guest today is Dr. Mark Stephany. Mark is the former host of The Progressive Bitcoiner, author and board-certified internal...
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TPB104 - Nostr: Promoting Freedom and Healing Brokenness with Will Casarin and Roger Huang
"Nostr is like our lifeboat in the same sense that bitcoin is our lifeboat for money." - Will Casarin My guests today are Will Casarin and Roger Huang. Will is a nostr and Bitcoin developer and the founder of Damus. Roger is journalist having previously written for TechCrunch, VentureBeat, and...
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TPB103 - Can Bitcoin Fix our Broken Politics? with American HODL and Erik Cason
“Bitcoin is a sort of systemic cleanup of the world's economy and the world's political economy as well.” My guests today are American HODL and Erik Cason. HODL is an OG Bitcoiner, speaking on bitcoin stages and podcasts around the world, and Erik is a crypto-anarchist and author of...
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TPB102 - The Importance of Bipartisan Support for Bitcoin with Lyn Alden
“When I think about US politics, the single-minded focus I have is reducing the probability of tail risk draconian anti-Bitcoin types of regulation.” - Lyn Alden My guest today is Lyn Alden, Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, GP at Ego Death Capital and BoD at Swan. In this episode we...
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TPB101 - Democrats Crypto "Reset" Incoming? with Mike Brock
"We need to engage with skeptics' concerns about Bitcoin in a serious way." - Mike Brock My guest today is Mike Brock. Mike is Lead for TBD at Block, Inc. TBD is building infrastructure that enables everyone to access and participate in the global economy. In this episode we explore Bitcoin's…
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Reflecting on #Crypto4Harris Town Hall w/ Jason Maier - X Spaces August 16
X spaces, August 16th, with Trey Walsh and Jason Maier discussing the recent Crypto4Harris Town Hall which featured many democratic politicians, industry leaders and more, with hopes to amplify the importance of Bitcoin/crypto to the Harris administration for positive change and policy....
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TPB100 - U.S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve with Yael Ossowski and Pierre Rochard
"Getting that strategic reserve to be essentially a path forward to transition from the dollar to Bitcoin, is critical." - Pierre Rochard My guests today are Yael Ossowski and Pierre Rochard. Yael is Deputy Director at the Consumer Choice Center and a visiting fellow at the Bitcoin Policy...
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TPB99 - Would Mao Hold Bitcoin? with Roger Huang
"The fact that [Bitcoin] is used throughout the world in so many places now, I think speaks to how it resonates, and how useful it is and the need to dilute the power of tyrants wherever they are." - Roger My guest today is Roger Huang. Roger is an author and journalist having previously written...
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TPB98 - Bitcoin Protects Democracy with Carlos Toriello
"This benefits everyone who wants truth. The only people that don't benefit from this are those that want to lie to you." - Carlos Toriello My guest today is Carlos Toriello from Simple Proof. Simple Proof enables institutions to enhance transparency and ensure the authenticity of documents by...
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TPB97 - 21 Women in Bitcoin with Becca Bratcher
"Bitcoin is for everyone. I think a lot of people don't think that it really is, but it actually is." - Becca My guest today is Becca Bratcher. Becca is a former nurse, podcast host and the author of the newly released book, “21 Women in Bitcoin,” which highlights the vital role that women play…
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TPB96 - Bitcoin is for Unions with Pat O'Brien
"Firefighters are like great risk managers and can understand holding and managing Bitcoin" - Pat O’Brien My guest today is training Captain Pat O’Brien repping the Taunton, Massachusetts fire department. These firefighters just made history as the 4th union in the U.S. to add Bitcoin to their...
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TPB95 - Making Bitcoin Great Again with David Bailey and Jason Maier
"Special interest lobbying, sadly, is effective." - David Bailey "I wanted Bitcoin to be this bipartisan bridge." - Jason Maier My guests today are David Bailey and Jason Maier. David is Founder & CEO of BTC Inc (Bitcoin Magazine, the Bitcoin Conference, UTXO) and Jason is a teacher and author of...
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TPB94 - Not Your Keys, Not Your Bitcoin with Stadicus
"We are really building towards the next millions of bitcoiners that will join the space, and we want to give them no excuse to keep their coins on an exchange." - Stadicus My guest today is Stadicus. Stadicus is a part of the team at Bitbox, working on Bitcoin hardware and self-custody…
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TPB93 - Democrats need a Bitcoin Strategy with Jason Maier
"Bitcoin is going to do just fine. The adoption will keep going and the understanding will keep going. And the politicians will slowly come on board as the voters do." - Jason Maier My guest today is Jason Maier. Jason is a high school math teacher, educator, and author of “A Progressive’s Case…
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TPB92 - Bitcoin is for Freedom Fighters with Anna Chekhovich
"Bitcoin shouldn't operate like fiat. I see Bitcoin as a tool for freedom." - Anna Chekhovich My guest today is Anna Chekhovich. Anna is the Director of Finance at the Anti-Corruption Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2011 by Russian opposition leader Alexei Nevalny seeking to educate and fight...
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TPB91 - Bitcoin is Resistance Money with Bradley Rettler
“A system that works only when the people that you trust are in power is not a very good system." - Bradley Rettler My guest today is Bradley Rettler. Bradley is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wyoming and author of “Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin”...
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TPB90 - Bitcoin is Winning, What now? with Avik Roy
"The reason why Bitcoin will ultimately succeed is because we are more committed to our success than those who oppose us are committed to our failure." - Avik Roy My guest today is Avik Roy. Avik has an extensive background in science, medicine and most recently public policy where he is…
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TPB89 - Bitcoin Privacy, Development, and Education with Stacie Waleyko
"Privacy is a human right. It's not just something that criminals need." - Stacie Waleyko My guest today is Stacie Waleyko. Stacie is a Bitcoin developer and educator having previously worked as a developer for Casa, and now focusing on contributing to Bitcoin open source projects, Boston…
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TPB88 - Anyone Can Mine Bitcoin with Kent Halliburton
"Bitcoin mining looks for the lowest cost power... that just happens to be renewable." - Kent Halliburton My guest today is Kent Halliburton. Kent is the CEO & Co-founder of Sazmining, a hosted Bitcoin mining provider utilizing 100% renewable energy sources. In this episode we discuss Bitcoin...
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TPB87 - Bitcoin is a Powerful Story with Frank Corva
"Bitcoin is already solving very real problems for activists around the world." - Frank Corva My guest today is Frank Corva. Frank is a journalist and educator, currently serving as the Business-to-business (B2B) correspondent at Bitcoin Magazine, contributor at Forbes Crypto and Founder at New...
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TPB86 - Bitcoin Advocacy in the UK with Freddie New and Susie Ward
"Bitcoin enables you to do an awful lot of good in a very short period of time." - Freddie New My guests today are Freddie New and Susie Ward from Bitcoin Policy UK, an organization focused on Bitcoin advocacy and education in the UK. Freddie has a background in lobbying and law and serves as…
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TPB85 - Bitcoin Mining and the Future of Energy with Harry Sudock
"Bitcoin is those last five puzzle pieces we're waiting for to achieve incredible quality of life." - Harry Sudock My guest today is Harry Sudock. Harry is the Chief Strategy Officer at Griid, a purpose-built American-based infrastructure company operating bitcoin mining facilities since 2019...
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TPB84 - Bitcoin Mining is Climate Action with Troy Cross and Margot Paez
"We do these things not because we expect to win, but because it's the right thing to do ethically or morally." - Margot Paez My guests today are Troy Cross and Margot Paez. Troy is an environmentalist and Professor of Philosophy at Reed College, having also written, researched and consulted on...
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TPB83 - Bitcoin is a Paradigm Shift with CK
"Bitcoin is way beyond any sort of central ethos. It's a force of nature." - CK My guest today is Christian Keroles, aka CK. CK is the Director of Financial Freedom at the Human Rights Foundation, focusing on advancing open-source Bitcoin development and global Bitcoin adoption. In his prior...
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TPB82 - A Snapshot of Hyperinflation in Lebanon with Ahmed Klink
"Every day, fiat currency buys you a little bit less Bitcoin." - Ahmed My guest today is Ahmed Klink. Ahmed is Co-Founder and Partner at Manhattan based BIPOC & Women-owned creative company Sunday Afternoon, which also supports Bitcoin brands like Zeus. Born in Lebanon and later moving to France,...
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TPB81 - Universal Basic Income: Coercion or Freedom? with Scott Santens
"Basic income is not left or right. It's forward." - Scott Santens My guest today is Scott Santens, with special guest co-host and friend of the pod Margot Paez. Scott is a leading Universal Basic Income (UBI) advocate and has been researching the subject since 2013. He is also the President and...
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TPB80 - Bitcoin Rights are Human Rights with Lyudmyla Kozlovska
“We have to be proactive. Otherwise, if you don’t defend your rights, you lose it.” - Lyudmyla Kozlovska My guest today is Lyudmyla Kozlovska. Lyudmyla Kozlovska is a human rights activist and President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to defending human rights, democracy…
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TPB79 - Bitcoin on the Ballot in 2024 with Kyle Schneps
"Bitcoin is designed and decentralized to survive and not be controlled or destroyed. But governments can slow down the adoption we want to see in our lives, our children's lives." - Kyle Schneps My guest today is Kyle Schneps. Kyle is a former U.S. Intelligence Officer, former White House fellow...
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TPB78 - Bitcoin is Punk Rock with Sam from Wavlake
"We're trying to build a new infrastructure for music, and that's what needs to happen." - Sam My guest today is Sam Means. Sam is a musician, podcaster, entrepreneur, co-founder of Hello Merch, founder of Lightning Store and co-founder of Wavlake. Sam joins me to discuss how Wavlake is building…
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TPB77 - Empowering African Women through Bitcoin with Marcel Lorraine
"If you're born in a cage, if you're born in prison, then freedom will look funny to you. But with a tool such as Bitcoin, this actually opens your eyes to your rights as a human, your rights as a citizen.” - Marcel My guest today is Marcel Lorraine. Marcel is the Founder & CEO of Bitcoin Dada, a...
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TPB76 - What is Bitcoin? with Ben de Waal
"Bitcoin is money, but specifically Bitcoin is a form of money that isn't controlled by any kind of centralized entity." - Ben My guest today is Ben de Waal. Ben is an engineer, technologist, and Bitcoin consultant, having previously led various engineering projects including as Vice President of...
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TPB75 - Mi Primer Bitcoin with John and Reyna
"Bitcoin breeds curiosity. And that curiosity paired with agency over your own life is so powerful" - John My guests today are John and Reyna from Mi Primer Bitcoin. Mi Primer Bitcoin (My First Bitcoin) is a nonprofit based in El Salvador, built around a core concept: that independent, impartial,...
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TPB74 - Bitcoin is Hope with Bryon and Christine
“Bitcoin is Hope.” - Christine We have a special bonus episode this week! My guests today are Bryon and Christine. Bryon and Christine are both educators from the midwest, have been in the Bitcoin space for quite a while and have been leading the way in many regards from the progressive bitcoin...
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TPB73 - Bitcoin's Mad Progress with Thomas Hunt and The Daniel
“Bitcoin returns to this positive view of the future” - Thomas My guests today are Thomas Hunt aka Mad Bitcoins and Daniel. Thomas is the co-founder of the World Crypto Network and has been creating popular Bitcoin content as Mad Bitcoins, including shows like “The Bitcoin Group,” for over a...
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TPB72 - Shifting Paradigms in the Middle East with Ahmed Gatnash
“I think humans can fix almost everything and Biticoin is a very powerful tool towards that” - Ahmed Gatnash My guest today is Ahmed Gatnash. Ahmed is author of “The Middle East Crisis Factory” and Executive Director of the Kawaakibi Foundation, an accelerator for thinkers and doers, with a focus...
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TPB71 - Scaling Bitcoin with Erik
“Bitcoin is most useful if more people use it.” - Erik My guest today is Erik. Erik is a UX designer and has worked on many bitcoin projects including Hoseki and eNuts, a cashu wallet for android and iOS. Cashu is a free and open-source Chaumian ecash system built for Bitcoin that offers...
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TPB70 - Dirty Coin with Alana Mediavilla
“I want people to become more curious about Bitcoin, even if they just want to prove it wrong.” - Alana My guest today is Alana Mediavilla. Alana is an award-winning filmmaker, producer, director, writer, founder, mother & wife, having previously produced content for some of the largest tech…
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TPB69 - Finding Signal through the Noise with George Kaloudis
"There's a level of complete systematic subversion that buried into Bitcoin that even our most excited individuals aren't too excited about." - George Kaloudis My guest today is George Kaloudis. George is an author and former analyst at CoinDesk. We have an in-depth discussion about Bitcoin's...
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TPB68 - Bitcoin is Direct Action with Margot Paez
"This is direct action. This is mutual aid. And doing it with people all over the world." - Margot on using #Bitcoin for aid without borders My guest today is Margot Paez. Margot is a climate change physicist, Bitcoin mining researcher, and Fellow at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. She is one of my...
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TPB67 - Navigating Bitcoin's Future in 2024 with Jason Maier
Happy New Year everyone, it’s good to be back after a brief hiatus! What better way to kick off the new year than with my friend Jason Maier. Jason is a returning guest, High School Math teacher, Bitcoin educator, and author of “A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin.” In this episode we discuss...
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TPB66 - Speaking to Progressive Values over Politics with Logan
“I'm hoping Bitcoin can almost force an evolution of what we refer to now as progressive politics." My guest today is Logan. Logan is a Lawyer, writer, and has published incredible articles via his Think Bitcoin substack and Bitcoin Magazine In this episode we explore the relationship between...
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we bring you voices from the frontlines of change — reframing the typical narrative and charting how Bitcoin isn’t just for wall street or crypto bros; it’s a tool for financial inclusion, freedom, human rights, and beyond. Education and stories of Bitcoin's global positive impact, from The Progressive Bitcoiner, Inc. 501(c)(3)
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