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We look for truth in many places. From Bitcoin and science to AI and technology, but where does truth come from, and what does Christ mean in our always-online digital world?

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Technocracy was a 1930s movement that wanted to replace elected governments with engineers and scientists running society through rationality and systems. What does it mean today in our world of algorithms and Big Tech?

Anton Cebalo is a writer and historian. He has been published by Noema, The Guardian, The Brooklyn Rail, and Palladium.

Anton's substack - https://novum.substack.com/

Welcome to the Technocracy article - https://donotresearch.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-technocracy

Anton's website - https://www.antoncebalo.com/

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What are loot boxes in video games? What about market places for in-game weapons and character "skins"? How can we look at the way game companies like Valve design economies around these systems and act as virtual central banks? What can this teach us about Bitcoin and the wider economy?

I talk with my friend Anthony Lam, a serial entrepreneur and builder, as well as founder of a fintech advisory company. Anthony is based between Hong Kong and Tokyo.

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What is the difference between reporting and journalism? Is the news a "product" or can it be something more?

Christ Gilbert is an NZ journalist living in Japan.

Chris Gilbert IG - https://www.instagram.com/cagilbz/

Chris Gilbert LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopheralangilbert/

Chris Gilbert's company - https://www.itsferret.com/

Where did this show come from? How did it start? What does The Transformation of Value mean for me?--The Transformation of Value by Cody Ellingham - https://thetransformationofvalue.com/🎧 Music by Simon James French - https://kyotoinsound.com/

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Neoliberalism is the political-economic system that has dominated the world for 40 years, but what does it really mean and how does it relate to Bitcoin?

Free markets, deregulation, and a disdain for the state are all hallmarks of Bitcoin thinking, but these echo the same political ideas that shook the world since the 1980s.

Roger is the author of Would Mao Hold Bitcoin?: The Past, Present and Future of Bitcoin in Techno-Nationalist China. Roger is a frequent Bitcoin commentator and speaker, writing for publications such as Forbes.

We talk about the complexity and contradictions of neoliberalism, as well as the place Bitcoin plays in it.

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Would Mao Hold Bitcoin?: The Past, Present and Future of Bitcoin in Techno-Nationalist China - https://www.amazon.com/Would-Mao-Hold-Bitcoin-Techno-Nationalist/dp/B0D7672L8X

Understanding Neoliberalism as a System of Power, Damon Silvers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLtkJ-AgLuY

Beyond the New Right - Markets, Government and the Common Environment, John Gray - https://www.routledge.com/Beyond-the-New-Right-Markets-Government-and-the-Common-Environment/Gray/p/book/9780415107068

The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age, James Dale Davidson,  William Rees-Mogg - https://www.amazon.com/Sovereign-Individual-Mastering-Transition-Information/dp/0684832720

A Brief History of Neoliberalism, David Harvey - https://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Neoliberalism-David-Harvey/dp/0199283273

RECORDED 26th February 2026.

In the 1970s Mehdi Bassiri worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Imperial Government of Iran, including as an attache in London before coming to Tokyo, where he rose to the position of first secretary at the Iranian Embassy. In 1979, the Iranian revolution took place and Mehdi found himself navigating between the old and the new regimes.Support my work - https://www.thetransformationofvalue.com/support

What is the underpinning of the modern world? Where do we get our morals from? Have we forgotten our past?

James Kierstead co-hosts Free Kiwis!, a podcast dedicated to free speech in New Zealand, and previously was a Research Fellow with the New Zealand Initiative, focussing on higher education policy, including academic freedom.

James studied classics at Oxford and Ancient History at the University of London, and holds PhD in Classics from Stanford.

Free Kiwis! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPbHlVTOvfAby8JY47SLdWkgA0kvxneQ6

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We live in the most culturally productive moment in human history and yet something feels strangely empty.

David Marx is an American author living in Japan. He writes about fashion and culture. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The New Republic.

David’s books include Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style, as well as Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change.

Most recently, David has written Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century.

David's website - https://www.neomarxisme.com/

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How does science fiction explore ideas of money, economics, and government? What is the role of speculative fiction in shaping how we see the world around us as well as helping imagine new possibilities?

Eli K. P. William is a Canadian sci-fi novelist, game writer, and translator based in Japan. In 2015 he published his first sci-fi novel, Cash Crash Jubilee, the first book in his “Jubilee Cycle” trilogy.

Most recently, Eli translated The Traveling Tree: Lessons from a Nomadic Life, a book by photographer Hoshino Michio.

Eli's website - https://elikpwilliam.com/

Eli's substack - https://elikpwilliam.substack.com/

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What is Ecash and how does it relate to Bitcoin? Why is a layered approach to digital money important? Why is it important to get the UX of payments right?

In 2024 Erik Cativo left his design job at Ericsson in Sweden to start building on Bitcoin full-time. This year he received a grant from the Human Rights Foundation to work on improving the user experience of Ecash, including both the Cashu and Fedimint protocols. Erik is also the Lead Designer at Hoseki, building proof of ownership infrastructure for Bitcoin.

Erik's website - https://www.erik.day/

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Athena Tong previously served as Director of Public Relations for the now disbanded pro-democracy Demosistō party in Hong Kong.

Now based in Japan as a visiting Researcher at the University of Tokyo, Athena focuses on infrastructure resilience, political warfare, and economic security, with an emphasis on communist China’s influence in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific.

Her writing has been published by the Jamestown Foundation, Nikkei Asia, and the China Strategic Risks Institute.

Athena on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/athena-kerin-tong/

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Greg Girard is a Canadian photographer who has spent much of his career capturing the urban landscapes and people of Asia. He has authored several photographic books, including City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City, Phantom Shanghai, and most recently his upcoming book Snack Sakura, which explores Japan’s iconic night-time snack bars.

Greg Girard on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gregforaday

Greg Girard website - https://www.greggirard.com/

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What are charter cities? Is law really just like computer code that can be forked and modified? How do you bootstrap an economy?

Patri Friedman founded The Seasteading Institute, a non-profit exploring the creation of sovereign ocean colonies. He is on the board of the Startup Societies Foundation, advising a variety of new governance projects. Most recently he founded Pronomos, the first charter city investment fund.

Pronomos Capital - https://www.pronomos.vc/

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Kevin Whitmore is Chair of the Bitcoin Policy Institute New Zealand, and CEO of Cashbucket.

On November 12th, 2025, the institute held its official launch event in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, and released its first tax policy paper. The event had a great turnout, with leaders from the Bitcoin community, industry, and across government, including Minister for Courts and Associate Minister of Justice Nicole McKee and MPs Joseph Mooney, Greg Fleming, and Cameron Luxton.

Bitcoin Policy Institute NZ - https://nzbitcoin.org/

Cashbucket - https://getcashbucket.com/

Taiwan sits at the heart of global geopolitics, caught between history, identity, and rising tensions with China. In this episode, Chris Horton takes us inside the island’s struggle for survival and what it means for the world today.

Chris is a journalist based in Taiwan since 2015, covering the country’s foreign relations, domestic politics, economy, and society. Chris’ writing has appeared in The New York Times, Nikkei Asia, Bloomberg News, the Financial Times and other publications.

Chris has released his first book: Ghost Nation: The story of Taiwan and its struggle for survival.

Chris Horton's website - https://www.chrishortonwriter.com/

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Peter Fzero is a tattoo artist, designer, and decade-long Bitcoiner. He is part of the 2140 Art Collective which includes over 50 artists exploring themes of Bitcoin / privacy / freedom / and consciousness through art.

Peter's website - https://fzero.pro/

2140 Art Collective - https://2140.wtf/

Ivy Lumi - https://ivylumi.com/

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It has become increasingly difficult, and even dangerous to report on China. What does this mean for journalists covering sensitive topics like military defence, human rights, and politics?

Peter Langan is a journalist with extensive experience including almost 20 years with Bloomberg News in various roles such as: Asia Editor-at-Large and Tokyo Bureau Chief. He later worked as senior editor for the China Desk at South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, during the time of the 2019 democracy protests, the emergence of Covid 19, and the imposition of the National Security Law upon Hong Kong.

Peter Langan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterlangan/

Yanking the Tiger’s Tail - Reporting in China via the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2wBd-MHZnw

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For over 20 years Stiven Kerestegian has been exploring questions of design, innovation, and disruption, working with some of the world’s biggest brands including Microsoft, LEGO, and recently as Head of Global Innovation at IKEA.

But since discovering Bitcoin in 2017 everything has changed, Stiven has turned his focus towards applying design thinking to this new form of money, and how we might use it to build a more open and resilient financial system for the world.

CAOS Global - https://caos.global/

Stiven on X - https://xcancel.com/stiven_hey_

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Mishima Yukio was an iconic Japanese author who wrote on the deepest questions of beauty, life, and death. But who was he as a man?

Paul McCarthy holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard, and has taught Japanese, Anglo-American, and Comparative Literature at universities in the US and Japan as well as translating many works of Japanese literature.

Paul met Mishima Yukio on a number of occasions. Paul most recently translated the title story in a new anthology of short fiction by Mishima: Voices of the Fallen Heroes & Other Stories, published this year.

Voices of the Fallen Heroes: And Other Stories by Mishima Yukio - https://www.amazon.com/Voices-Fallen-Heroes-Stories-International/dp/059380435X

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How does population density effect the economic development of an entire continent? What about agricultural and manufacturing industrial policy? What lessons can we learn from the economic growth of Asia for understanding Africa?

Joe Studwell is a journalist and bestselling author known for his work on East Asian economic development. His 2014 book, How Asia Works, explores the different economic and political trajectories of Asian countries after WW2, and was named by Bill Gates as one of his Top 5 Books of the Year.

Joe is now working on a new book asking similar questions of economic development, this time exploring: How Africa Works, set for release early next year.

How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World's Last Developmental Frontier by Joe Studwell - https://www.amazon.com/How-Africa-Works-author/dp/0802158439

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What does it mean to have the ability to simply exit and walk away from a nation state or a company? What does it mean when you can’t? In the situations where it is harder or impossible to leave, what is the role of voice, of expressing your opinion, and trying to affect change in these relationships from the inside, and what happens when they don’t listen?

German economist Albert Hirschman wrote about these questions in his 1970 book Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to decline in firms, organisations, and states.

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Why does Bitcoin struggle to find its place in the real economy of supply chains, factories, and things? What role does credit play in building the economy, and could a new layer on top of Bitcoin be the missing piece?

Hubertus Hofkirchner is an economist and entrepreneur from Austria. Hubertus is a key figure in developing the Bitcredit Protocol, an open-source initiative focussed on building a flexible credit money layer on top of Bitcoin for enabling businesses to finance working capital needs, using bills of exchange and ecash.

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Bitcredit Website - https://www.bit.cr/

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What do we mean when we talk about mass adoption of Bitcoin? Is it even possible? Or is something like parallel resistance more likely?

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How do American prison gangs facilitate money, trade, and economics behind bars? What causes this and what can we learn from it?

David Skarbek is Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Brown University.

David’s award-winning book, The Social Order of the Underworld: How Prison Gangs Govern the American Penal System, challenges the view that inmates create prison gangs to promote racism and violence. On the contrary David argues that gangs form to create order and protection within prisons. We discuss his book, which explores prison governance and economics, and in many ways also asks us to look closely at the hierarchy and functioning of the world outside of prison. 

David Skarbek website - http://www.davidskarbek.com/

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Who are we, and what grounds us?

Mike Grimshaw is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Mike writes and speaks about New Zealand history, economics, education, and culture. In particular he asks critical questions about the future of the country, which faces economic stagnancy, political malaise, and perhaps most dangerously, a complacency with our lot at the bottom of the world.

Mike Grimshaw on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-grimshaw-89461124a/

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Keyan Kousha is the founder of Stacker News, an online forum where you can share and discuss articles and content without the attention manipulation of social media. Instead of “likes” or invisible algorithms, Stacker News uses Bitcoin as an incentive mechanism, and for ranking content.

Stacker News rewards users for thoughtful contributions, and enables you to support your favourite content with micro-payments via the Bitcoin Lightning Network.

Stacker News - https://stacker.news/

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Johan Nylander is an award-winning author and freelance correspondent from Sweden. His work covering Asia has been published by CNN, National Geographic Travel, and Forbes.

Johan wrote "The Wolf Economy Awakens – Mongolia's fight for democracy, and a green and digital future." He also wrote “The Epic Split – Why ‘Made in China’ is going out of style.”

Johan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannylander/

Johan's website - https://www.johannylander.asia/

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Parker Lewis is the author of Gradually, Then Suddenly, A framework for understanding Bitcoin as money. Parker previously worked in finance in the heart of wall street before discovering Bitcoin in 2016. He is now the Head of Business Development at Zaprite, helping businesses migrate to a Bitcoin standard.

Parker on X - https://x.com/parkeralewis

Gradually, Then Suddenly: Essays on Bitcoin Monetization - https://graduallythensuddenly.xyz/

Zaprite - https://zaprite.com/

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Erik Cason, author of Cryptosovereignty: The Encrypted Political Philosophy of Bitcoin. Erik is a regular speaker and essayist, focussing on the social, political, and philosophical aspects of bitcoin.

Erik's new company - https://vora.io/

Erik Cason on X - https://x.com/Erikcason

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Mike Brock writes extensively about democracy, liberalism, and what he sees as the decline of the American Republic. Mike has an extensive tech background formerly working as an executive at Cash App as well as being involved with various open-source projects.

Mike Brock's Substack, Notes from the Circus - https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/

Mike Brock on X - https://x.com/brockm

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Paul Knight is a city planner and architectural designer at Historical Concepts in New York Paul serves as the Director of Research at the Doug Allen Institute, a nonprofit organisation exploring the lessons of history for how we can build better cities Paul is also a Bitcoin enthusiast and has a deep interest in how money and economic forces shape the form of cities

https://dougalleninstitute.org/archives/author/pk/

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Paul Sheard is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Power of Money: How Governments and Banks Create Money and Help us all Prosper. As a financial markets economist Paul has extensive experience including previous roles as Vice Chairman of S&P Global, Chief Economist of Lehman Brothers, and Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School.

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Allen Farrington co-wrote Bitcoin Is Venice and Only The Strong Survive, and is a co-founder of Axiom, a Bitcoin-focused venture firm. We discuss the future of stablecoins and taproot assets.

A Half-Baked Thesis on Stablecoins by Allen Farrington - https://njump.me/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzpqnwn7y4hqdtgxj9ygngkfy7drgze2qkpr002c4yj08wxhlut36eqqxnzde5xs6rjv3kxcer2vp3lc8ac9

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Dr. Murray Rudd is an environmental economics and policy researcher who has written extensively on the impact of proof of work and Bitcoin, including writing academic papers with Satoshi Action Education. We talk about institutional economics and transaction cost economics as well as other things that Murray is working on.

Dr. Murray Rudd - https://x.com/drmurrayrudd

Satoshi Action Education - https://www.satoshiaction.org/

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In a world of silence and screens, where the body hides and the voice is masked, what is our political power?

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Kim de Vos writes and talks about Bitcoin. He formerly hosted Alles voor Bitcoin, the independent, ad-free voice of Belgian Bitcoiners. Kim joins me to explore the state of the Bitcoin movement from the inside.

Kim de Vos / Alles Voor Bitcoin - https://allesvoorbitcoin.be/

Kim's Substack - https://substack.com/@allesvoorbitcoin

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Erik Cason is author of Cryptosovereignty: The Encrypted Political Philosophy of Bitcoin. Erik is a regular speaker and essayist, focussing on the social, political, and philosophical aspects of Bitcoin.

Cryptosovereignty: The Encrypted Political Philosophy of Bitcoin - https://cryptosovereignty.org/

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James Scaur is a prolific New Zealand Bitcoin entrepreneur and developer now living in Sao Paulo, Brazil. James recently won the bitcoin++ hackathon in Florianopolis with the project NostrPIX, enabling payments to anyone in Brazil using sats.

James Scaur Website - https://scaur.nz/

NostrPix - https://nostrpix.carrd.co/

Fred Dagg - We Don't Know How Lucky We Are - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYvMeT2GC14

Rise - https://www.riseworks.io/

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Anita Posch is a strategic Bitcoin adviser, educator, author and founder ofBitcoin for Fairness. She has travelled extensively throughout Africa and other parts of the world as a digital nomad to learn about how Bitcoins use cases are different in each region. In this episode we discuss her experience in Zimbabwe and Sub-Saharan Africa and how Bitcoin education can be shared to promote financial sovereignty.

Crack the Orange - https://my.cracktheorange.com/

Bitcoin for Fairness - https://bffbtc.org/

Anita's website - https://anitaposch.com/

The Gold Mafia (Al Jazeera Documentary) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evWEuVR1XIs

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I catch up with Paul from Bitkiwi, who was the first ever guest on this show. We actually met in my old studio in Wellington during my trip back in New Zealand. We share a drink and a laugh as we talk about being back in New Zealand, the state of the world, Bitcoin, and all that has come to pass over the last few years.

Paul also shares more on the upcoming Bitkiwi events as well as their new Bitcoin marketplace project, Orange Pages, where you can buy and sell stuff with sats.

Bitkiwi - https://kiwibitcoinguide.org/home/bitkiwi-meetups/

Orange Pages - https://orangepages.nz/

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Where Are We Now? The Epidemic as Politics by Giorgio Agamben - https://amzn.to/4jc3Pyf

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Ian Meredith is the founder of Arlington Motorcycles, building compact Electric Motorcycles for the Streets here in New Zealand.

We talk about Ians story, how he has been able to deploy Bitcoin as capital to realise his dream of building the company, and how proof of work figures into what he does as an entrepreneur.

I did have a test ride of the Arlington A1 which was pretty awesome. The bikes are certified for road use in New Zealand so reach out to them to book a ride and try it for yourself. You can even pay with Bitcoin.

Arlington Motorcycles - https://www.arlingtonmotorcycles.com/

Arlington Motorcycles on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/arlington.motorcycles/

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Cody Ellingham's introduction talk at Bitkiwi Queenstown, New Zealand, March 2025.

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Andrew Wilson is an Author, Bitcoiner, and Professor of History of Christianity as well as host of The Disentanglement Podcast, exploring privacy tech and the surveillance state.

We set out to explore the political identity of the left and the right. These labels have come to define our modern world. But where do they come from? What underwrites it all? How can bridges be built between them?

From the French Revolution to the technological society, we explore anarchism, freedom, human agency, and what Bitcoin means for all of this.

Andrew's Writing - https://amzn.to/4i3axX0

The Disentanglement Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-disentanglement-podcast/id1615228183

Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes by Jacques Ellul - https://amzn.to/4iqJNiY

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Roger Huang is author of the book “Would Mao Hold Bitcoin?”

We talk in-depth about China and Bitcoin and what is going on when it comes to Bitcoin mining bans, the Chinese Communist Party and the broader Chinese economy. We also unpick the various layers of optics and politics involved when talking about anything to do with China and how freedom and money play into all of this.

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Book: Would Mao Hold Bitcoin? By Roger Huang https://amzn.to/4id6kzK

Roger's website - https://chinabitcoinbook.com/

Roger on X - https://x.com/Rogerh1991

Roger on Nostr - https://njump.me/npub12qxvc5evxqt3rky25mfskywugalx5vnhppfl32cu903cnwpyu0uqkmq8u9

Book: Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes by Jacques Ellul - https://amzn.to/4id7n2E

Book: On China by Henry Kissinger - https://amzn.to/41iGAv2

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The Transformation of Value is produced by Cody Ellingham

Show music by Simon James French -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.simonjamesfrench.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Ketan is co-founder of Ministry of Nodes providing educational content and tutorials on how to run Bitcoin nodes and private and self-sovereign computing.

We talk about freedom, privacy tech, threat models and the journey to being more private and secure in the way we use the internet.

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Links:

Ministry of Nodes - https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/

Ministry of Nodes YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/ministryofnodes

Ketan on X - ⁠https://x.com/_k3tan

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Nostr -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://njump.me/npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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The Transformation of Value is produced by Cody Ellingham

Show music by Simon James French -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.simonjamesfrench.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Carmen Lau is a former Hong Kong District Councillor who was forced to resign by the government and later fled Hong Kong to the UK where she lives in exile. 

She is a pro-democracy and freedom advocate with the Hong Kong Democracy Council and a Freedom Fellow with the Human Rights Foundation and is wanted by the Hong Kong police with a $1 million Hong Kong dollar bounty being offered for information leading to her arrest.

We talk about freedom and self-determination and importantly what it means to lose freedoms that you once had.

We also touch on China and the propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Links:

Carmen on X - https://x.com/carmenkamanlau

Hong Kong Democracy Council - https://www.hkdc.us/

Human Rights Foundation - https://hrf.org

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Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/codyellingham⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nostr -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://njump.me/npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Credits:

The Transformation of Value is produced by Cody Ellingham

Show music by Simon James French -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.simonjamesfrench.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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