Best Silk Road Project Podcasts (2025)

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11 European Dishes You Must Try Before You Die (Plus Movie Pairings) with Kenny Dunn 1:23:43

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Which European dish is so good you’d plan a trip around it? Kenny Dunn is the founder of Eating Europe, a food tour company that has guided over 400,000 travelers to the best local eats in 17 of Europe’s greatest cities since 2011. In this episode, Kenny shares 11 European dishes you must try before you die, including cultural context, restaurant t…

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UPDATE: Happy Birthday | Award | Season 5 ...and other surprises... 10:39

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🎧 Follow the show here — it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. Adventure Diaries Podcast: Quick Update Welcome to a special solo episode of the Adventure Diaries Podcast! In this update, your host reflects on two incredible years of the show, shares recent milestones, and gives a sneak peek at what’s coming next. Highli…

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Remote Roundup: Bangkok & Oaxaca, Remote Career Trends, Missing Out at Home, Practical Holiday Gift Guide (November 2025) 1:05:20

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How do you choose where to live, what to do, and when to go home when your life is fully remote? Remote Roundup is a monthly series hosted by Zero To Travel’s associate producer, Caitlin Sunderland, and partnerships manager, Janessa Klatt. Explore what's new in remote work and travel, including helpful tools and resources, need‑to‑know trends, dest…

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Top 10 World’s Most Difficult Countries to Visit (How and Why to Go) with Gunnar Garfors and Jacqui Kunz 1:09:34

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What are the most difficult countries to visit, and why do some require months of effort just to get in? Gunnar Garfors is an author, journalist, and the first person to travel to every country in the world twice. Jacqui Kunz was named “World’s Most Intrepid Traveler” in 2023 and is also well on her way to visiting every country in the world. In th…

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S16 E60: Jonathan Bier on Bitcoin Civil Wars & BitMEX Research 3:12:03

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Jonathan Bier is the author of the influential best-seller "The Blocksize War: The battle over who controls Bitcoin’s protocol rules", as well as one of the most prolific and respected researchers in Bitcoin. He is also an active investor who sits on various company boards and advises projects in the space.In this episode, we talk about parallels b…

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Independent Travel as a Female in Afghanistan, Hitchhiking Iraq, and Ex-Pat Life in Sudan with Jacquelyn Kunz 1:30:25

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IMPORTANT: This episode was recorded before the conflict in Sudan, and Jacqui has since left the country. For additional information and ways to support the Sudanese people, you can visit eyesonsudan.net and follow Jacqui on Instagram. Why would someone choose to travel to the world’s most dangerous places? Today I’m joined by Jacquelyn Kunz, the f…

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Human Powered Northern Loop of the Earth: Katharina Kneip (Combining Art + Adventure ) 1:26:38

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🎧 Follow the show here — it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. Katharina Kneip is two and a half years into a human-powered and wind-powered northern loop of the Earth — walking, skiing and hitchhiking on sailboats across some of the most remote regions on the planet. In this conversation, she speaks from Nova Scotia wh…

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Beginner's Guide to Travel (No Matter Your Age) + How to Travel with Diabetes with Jason Robinson 1:18:21

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What does it really take to build a travel lifestyle from scratch, especially if you’re starting later in life or managing a serious medical condition? Jason Robinson is the founder of The Nomad Experiment and author of The Beginner Traveler’s Guide. After digging out of debt and selling his home, he now travels full-time while living with type 1 d…

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S16 E59: Curtis Green on Bitcoin, Silk Road & Forgiveness 5:05:05

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Curtis Green, better knows by OG bitcoiners as "Chronicpain" or "Flush", is a former forum moderator and website administrator of the Silk Road internet marketplace. He is a man who has mined bitcoin early enough to get scammed by Butterfly Labs, and was allegedly also the target of a bounty on assassination markets.He's seen all eras of Bitcoin, a…

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Top 7 Destinations to Visit (Before They Get Crowded) with Gunnar Garfors 1:29:22

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Need some inspiration for your upcoming travels? Gunnar Garfors is the first person to travel to every country in the world not once, but TWICE. As the ultimate travel expert, he’s with us to share his list of the best places to visit before they get too popular. You’ll hear about seven out-of-the-ordinary destinations spanning all seven continents…

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S16 E58: Leona Hioki on INTMAX, ZK Rollups & Privacy 2:41:05

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Leona Hioki is the CEO, co-founder & architect of INTMAX: a ZK rollup layer 2 that focuses on private payments, scalability, and low fees. In this episode, we talk about scaling & privacy tech for Bitcoin & what we can learn from Ethereum.Time stamps:00:01:17 -Introducing Leona00:02:47 - Leona Hioki's Background00:03:38 - Discussion on Past Podcast…

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The Revival of Night Train Travel and Launching a European Sleeper Train Startup with Thibault Constant 59:56

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Is night train travel making a comeback? Trains have long been seen as a romantic or nostalgic way to explore a destination, but what if it could also be the most practical, comfortable, and climate-friendly way? Thibault Constant is a French train enthusiast turned entrepreneur who built a following of 300k on his YouTube channel, Simply Railways.…

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S16 E57: Trezor Safe 7 Setup with Matej Zak & Tomáš Sušánka 54:27

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Recently, Trezor unveiled the Safe 7: the first hardware wallet in the world to include the Tropic Square verifiable secure element chip, a true game-changer for Bitcoin security. In this episode, Matej Zak & Tomáš Sušánka explain how it works.Buy your Trezor Safe 7 (referral link): https://affil.trezor.io/SHuMTime stamps: 00:01:13 - Introduction t…

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MAPS Project Update: Adventure & Exploration Stories You Can Hold - Want One? 2:51

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👉 Join the final round of global beta testers and receive your free Adventure Map prototype at adventurediaries.com/yes Overview In this short update, Chris shares exciting news from the Adventure Diaries Map Project — an immersive, story-driven map experience designed to bring the spirit of exploration into your hands. After months of fine-tuning …

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S16 E56: Super Testnet on Papa Swaps, BIP 444 & Prediction Markets 2:59:50

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Recently, Super Testnet built Papa swaps: a novel & optimistic way of doing atomic swaps on Bitcoin. In this episode, he talks about his new projects, why he is in favor of filtering the mempool + BIP 444 activation, and prediction markets.Time stamps:00:01:28 - Intro: Super Testnet's Return to the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast00:03:03 - Lightning Priva…

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How To Be a “New Tourist,” the Powers and Perils of Tourism, Embracing Tourist Traps, and the Impact of Travel with Paige McClanahan 1:40:27

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How is tourism impacting communities, and what can we do about it? Paige McClanahan joins me to talk about the dualities of the tourism industry and how we can have deeper travel experiences while benefiting the world. Paige McClanahan is the author of The New Tourist: Waking up to the Power and Perils of Travel. She is an American journalist based…

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Making Birdwatching Cool Again:— Beginner Birding, UK Wildlife & Nature With Georgia Barker 1:06:19

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🎧 Follow the show here — it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. This week, Chris sits down with Georgia Barker, the voice and lens behind Nature with Georgia. From growing up on a goat farm in Essex to rafting below Victoria Falls and rediscovering the beauty of UK wildlife, Georgia’s story proves that adventure is often…

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S16 E55: Mert Mumtaz on Zcash, Privacy & Zillions 1:30:18

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Mert Mumtaz is the man of the hour: the Zcash bull who successfully popularized privacy in DeFi, and one of the architects behind the spectacular price action we've seen in the month of "ZECtober".In this episode, we talk about the meaning of privacy, why Zcash plays a leading role in this new paradigm, and what "zillions" really means.Time stamps:…

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7 Chile Hidden Gems: Off-the-Beaten Path in Patagonia, Mapuche Culture, and More with Steph Dyson 1:34:51

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Want to explore volcanoes, wine valleys, remote wilderness, and vibrant indigenous cultures, all in one country? Why not make Chile your next adventure? Steph Dyson is a travel journalist, guidebook author, and founder of the website Worldly Adventurer. She has spent nearly a decade living and travelling across Latin America, including three years …

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S16 E54: Slava Zhygulin & Ros on Stroom Network, Bitcoin Staking 1:35:41

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The Stroom Network presents an interesting proposition: staking your bitcoin on the Lightning network, and earning yield from the transaction fees that routing nodes are collecting. To better explain how this system works, Slava and Ros join the show!Time stamps:00:01:17 - Introduction to Bitcoin Takeover Podcast Season 16 Episode 5400:01:23 - Welc…

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Remote Roundup: True Costs of Long-Term Travel, Taxes & Borderless Living, an Underrated Productivity Habit, + More (October 2025) 1:17:23

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What tools and routines make the biggest difference for nomads? What really drives down your cost of living abroad, and what are you giving up to get there? On this month’s episode, Caitlin and Janessa swap stories on budgeting, daily tradeoffs, and what it takes to feel comfortable in constant motion. You'll hear their thoughts on shifting priorit…

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7 Epic Travel Fitness Adventures (For All Levels) and Solo Travel for Transformation with Heidi Nicklaus (+ Jason’s Ultimate Travel Blunder) 1:11:38

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What would your travels look like if you planned them around the most epic, life-shaping active adventures you could dream up? Heidi Niklaus is the founder of Heidi Runs Abroad LLC, where she helps travelers, expats, and digital nomads maintain their wellness routines on the road. With a background in higher education at Rutgers University, she piv…

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S16 E53: Xenu on Bitcoin Culture & Moreno vs Zcash 4:18:45

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Xenu is the anti-moonboy: someone who is deeply dedicated to promoting digital money as something that you use to purchase goods & services, and a black market connoisseur. In this episode, we talk about Bitcoin & tackle the Moreno vs Zcash debate.Time stamps:00:01:46 - Welcome to Bitcoin Takeover podcast00:01:52 - Vlad introduces himself and Xenu0…

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S16 E52: Paul Sztorc on Bitcoin's Culture Wars 1:48:29

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While the Bitcoin Core v30 vs Knots debate went on, Paul Sztorc was hard at work building the Drivechains software. However, this doesn't meant that he doesn't have any opinions about the recent events and their greater significance.Time stamps:00:01:30 - Welcome to the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast and Paul's Second Appearance This Season00:02:28 - Bit…

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Top 15 USA National Park Hikes: From Iconic Must-Dos to Hidden Wilderness Gems with Jason Frye 1:34:14

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What if the best hikes in America’s national parks aren’t the ones you’ve already heard of? Jason Frye is a travel and outdoor writer who grew up in the mountains of West Virginia and now lives in North Carolina near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. His latest book with Moon Travel Guides, USA National Parks Hiking: The Top 100 Trails, cove…

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S16 E51: Sean Bowe on Bitcoin, Zcash & Scaling Privacy with Tachyon 3:39:34

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Sean Bowe is a cryptographer and engineer who is best known for revolutionizing Zcash. After cooperating to fix the inflation bug in the first version of the network, he built Halo to remove the trusted setup – basically obliterating the main reason why Bitcoin did not activate the Zerocash soft fork in 2013.More recently, Sean Bowe announced proje…

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Walking the Andes, 14,000km from Patagonia to Venezuela with Ollie Treviso 1:34:02

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🎧 Follow the show here — it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. Overview From a Swansea estate to the peaks of Patagonia, Ollie Treviso became the first person to walk the entire length of the Andes — 14,000 kilometres across seven countries, taking 20 months of near-continuous motion. His story isn’t about records or eg…

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How to Harness the Power of Your Intuition (Using the Icelandic Concept of Innsæi) with Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir 1:28:49

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What would life feel like if you could reliably tap into your intuition, even when your logic is pulling in another direction? Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir is an Icelandic author, speaker, and creative leader known for popularizing the concept of InnSæi, the Icelandic approach to intuition. She spent years working in international development (including …

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S16 E50: Ray Youssef on Why Paxful's Terminated 1:46:02

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On October 1st 2025, Paxful announced the decision to "wind down operations" and blamed the "misconduct" of co-founder Ray Youssef for the company's trajectory. But Ray Youssef had already moved on since 2023, building NoOnes as a non-US entity which better serves the peer to peer needs of the Global South.In this episode, Ray explains what's going…

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S16 E49: Jay Berg on Bitcoin, SidePit & Maximalism 4:15:04

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Jay Berg joined Bitcoin in 2010 and became the first person to tweet about BTCUSD when the price hit a new high of $12. In this episode, he talks about why most Bitcoiners are wrong in their recent filter debate and how SidePit aims to fix trading.Time stamps:00:01:57 - Hot take: Maxis wrong, shitcoining new Bitcoining00:03:00 - Bitcoin kernel: Lit…

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Peru’s Hidden Gems, Why NOT to Hike the Inca Trail + Amazing (Less Crowded) Alternatives with Heather Jasper 1:16:45

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S16 E48: Christopher Smith on Quantus, Bitcoin & Quantum Resistance 2:46:35

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S16 E47: Max Hillebrand on White Noise & Private Messaging on Nostr 4:02:36

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Max Hillebrand makes his 8th appearance on the Bitcoin Takeover Podcast in order to talk about his latest project: White Noise, a private messaging application for Nostr. We also talk about Core v30 vs Knots, Bitcoin layer 2s & other bull market topics.Time stamps:00:01:07 - Max Hillebrand's Background00:02:47 - Post-Wasabi Wallet Era and Privacy C…

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Global Convoy: Overlanding Adventures in £75 Cars (Mishaps, Mayhem & Magic) 1:22:32

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🎙️ Please make sure to click 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! What happens when you try to drive the world in £75 cars and a big yellow school bus? In this episode of The Adventure Diaries, Chris Watson is joined by Global Convoy founders Max White, Joel & Becca — the adventurous trio who turned a summer road trip idea into a w…

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Surviving On a Desert Island + Transformative Travel with Tom Williams from Desert Island Survival 1:18:20

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By Jason Moore

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S16 E46: Val Venis on Bitcoin, Liberty & Wrestling 4:32:43

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Back in 2013, former WWE Intercontinental Champion Val Venis bought 24 bitcoins for $80 each. Today, he is a big advocate for freedom, privacy, and the right to benefit from the product of your own labor without extortion.In this episode, we talk about libertarianism, his love for private internet money, and his WWE stories.Time stamps: 00:00:00 - …

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Top 7 French Riviera Hidden Gems (A Local’s Guide) + A Lifestyle Redesign Built Around Travel with Cédric Pages 1:03:25

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By Jason Moore

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S16 E45: Shai Wyborski on Bitcoin, Kaspa & Proof of Work Research 8:28:56

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Shai Wyborski is one of the three co-authors of the GHOSTDAG paper, and a man who takes pride in his independent thinking and divergent approach to research. As a PhD in quantum cryptography, he's got lots of knowledge to share. But by virtue of his involvement in Bitcoin and Kaspa, he's got stories to tell too.What does the future of Proof of Work…

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Remote Roundup: Intentional Travel, Nomadding Berlin, Work Setups, Co-Living Trends, Overhyped Destinations (September 2025) 1:01:14

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By Jason Moore

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Traveling with No Destination and No Goals: Lessons from a 3-Year, 38,000-Mile Solo Bike Ride Around the World with Jacob Lemanski 56:53

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By Jason Moore

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Fitz Cahall: States of Adventures & Finding Yourself By Getting Lost 1:26:02

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🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! Fitz Cahall—founder of The Dirtbag Diaries and co-founder of Duct Tape Then Beer—joins me to trace a life built around curiosity, craft, and the wild. We get into the nomadic childhood that pushed him outdoors, the dog-mauling that forged resilience, discovering …

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Safari Planning 101 + How to Build Your Life Around Travel with Scott Brills 1:32:36

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By Jason Moore

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S16 E44: Abdel on ZK STARKs & Bitcoin Maximalism 3:18:37

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Abdel is a Starkware engineer who, over the last 7 years, went from building EIP 1559 on Ethereum to becoming a Bitcoin maximalist who wants ZK STARKs to happen. In this episode, we talk about his journey & some of Bitcoin's cultural issues.Time stamps:00:00:59 - Sponsors: Sideshift, Citrea, Bitcoin.com News, LayerTwo Labs, NoOnes.com00:01:38 - Abd…

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10 Steps to License Your Product Ideas for Location Independent Passive Income (No Manufacturing Required) with Courtney Laschkewitsch 1:35:54

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By Jason Moore

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S16 E43: Vikrant Sharma on Cake Wallet, Bitcoin & Privacy 1:48:49

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Vikrant Sharma, better known as Vik, is the CEO and founder of Cake Wallet: the first Bitcoin wallet to support both Silent Payments and PayJoins. In this episode, we talk about the wallet's Monero roots & what is next in terms of features.Time stamps:00:01:05 - Introducing Vik00:01:24 - Cake Wallet Features for Bitcoin and Monero00:03:08 - Backgro…

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Adventures in Urban Exploration with Greg Abandoned 1:35:07

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By Jason Moore

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S16 E42: Michael Tidwell on Bitcoin Drama & Tabconf 2:36:50

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Michael Tidwell is the organizer of Tabconf, the longest running Bitcoin technical conference which takes place every year in Atlanta. In this episode, we talk about Bitcoin drama & use a fun roulette game to figure out who's guilty of it.Time stamps:00:01:09 - Welcome and episode gimmick intro00:01:30 - Sponsors shoutout00:01:36 - Bitcoin drama di…

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Counterintuitive Advice on Selling Online, Starting Before You’re Ready, & Building a Fiction Career with Nat Eliason 1:25:21

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By Jason Moore

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Do You Like MAPS? ..I have something special for you 2:23

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🔗 Join the tester list now: adventurediaries.com/yes Do you love maps, exploration, adventure, travel, and stories of the natural world? Maybe you’ve got a shelf full of National Geographic, or you find yourself daydreaming about places you’ve never been. If so, I’ve got something special just for you. I’m testing a brand-new Adventure Diaries proj…

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Jeff Jenkins: Chubby Diaries Plus Size Adventures & The Nat Geo Never Say Never Story 1:00:21

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🎙️ Please make sure to click the ‘Follow’ the show – It really helps the show, thanks! In todays episode i sit down with Jeff Jenkins — creator of Chubby Diaries and host of Nat Geo’s Never Say Never. Inclusion in adventure. Owning your story. Building a mission-first business that opens doors for plus-size travelers. Jeff grew up in Orlando, found…