Magic Internet Money Podcast
Bitcoin 101 with Brad Mills
I fell down the rabbit hole and have been following Bitcoin since 2011. The Magic Internet Money podcast is my evolving journey in the world of cryptocurrency as I try to reconcile my bitcoin maximalist philosophy & my respect for the Austrian Economic, Libertarian, and Cypherpunk roots of bitcoin's creation with the desire to stack BTC by investing in the rest of the space. I hope you enjoy the conversations.
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Can Banking be Saved?
Brad invites amateur economist, Bitcoiner, and fan of the show, Henry Magram, onto the show to discuss in-depth two major concepts; The first being Austrian economics and the second being fractional reserve banking.
Brad and Henry mostly agree on a few things, but there are the matters of the fine print to settle. Henry is a close follower of the Austrian school and explains the position more in-depth after Brad asks him about the possibility of a middle-ground between Keynesian and Austrian positions.
Canadian Politics, Money Printing, and Championing Bitcoin
In this episode, Brad sits down with Sunny Ray and Kyle Kemper. Ray is the cofounder of one of the largest exchanges in India, Unocoin, while Kemper is Justin Trudeau's half-brother and a diehard Bitcoiner. Ray and Kemper are also the hosts of the Love and Freedom podcast, a platform that discusses "current events, challenges, & the opportunities for freedom."
The trio talk about the state of politics in Canada and their wish for Bitcoin advocate and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre to come to power. They also debate what global money printing portends for the common person and why this proves the case for Bitcoin once more. Tune in for these and more!
Navigating the Cryptocurrency Chessboard
In this episode of Magic Internet Money host Brad Mills invites investment strategist Lyn Alden, and analysts Dylan LeClair, and Checkmate onto the show to get into the thick of the technology of blockchains, namely on the topic of censorship resistance and the potential impact the Ethereum 2.0 merge might have in the world of cryptocurrencies.
Freedom Currency for the Freedom Convoy
On this episode of Magic Internet Money, host Brad Mills invites Freedom Convoy activist and Bitcoin advocate, BJ Dichter onto the show. The pair discuss the nature of politics in Canada and the up-and-coming conservative politician Pierre Poilievre. Brad and BJ talk about their experience learning about how the money supplies work and who runs them behind the scenes.
Thinking Clearly about the Banking System
Frances Coppola (author of The Case for People’s Quantitative Easing) joins Brad Mills to break down the evolution and inner workings of the financial system. The two walk through the last 100 years of changes to central banks and monetary policy to arrive at the current state of banking in 2020 and beyond. This episode helps contextualize bitcoin in the broader scope of the international financial system by understanding the nuances around money creation and distribution.
Dismantling Financial Apartheid
In this episode, Brad Mills, host of the Magic Money Internet Podcast, is joined by Ray Youssef, the founder of Paxful. The two discuss a range of topics during this episode such as Bitcoin, Africa, and the story of how Ray founded Paxful. Today, Paxful is a network with more than 5 million global users, with more than half of them from the continent of Africa. Tune in to hear how Ray Youssef goes from being a serial entrepreneur, to founding the Paxful network, to dismantling Financial Aparthied.
2 Bitcoiners with Ansel Lindner
Bitcoin has disrupted the finance world and promises to revolutionize how we define finance itself. Being decentralized and granting the regular person financial autonomy is a huge deal in a world where the elites run the show. But Bitcoin is far from perfect, and for something with such significance, there's going to be contention. Also, the establishment is not going to be exactly elated about something that could potentially topple it all.