Best Nick Rizzo Podcasts (2024)

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S15 E43: Sergio Demian Lerner on BitVMX, Rootstock & Layer 2s 1:14:31

26m ago1:14:31

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Sergio Demian Lerner is the architect of Rootstock, Bitcoin's first sidechain. Recently, he became interested in BitVM as an instrument to create trust-minimized sidechains. So he optimized the design & created BitVMX!By Vlad Costea

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S15 E42: Super Testnet & Shinobi on Bitcoin Projects That Suck 1:09:51

34m ago1:09:51

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What are the Bitcoin projects that suck? In this episode, Super Testnet & Shinobi point out to lots of suboptimal features in CoinJoins, Lightning Network, Nostr, BitVM, and Bitcoin development itself. It's fun, it's educational & it's brutally honest!By Vlad Costea

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An Episode Almost Missed: Simon Benn's Change of Heart 28:00

4d ago28:00

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Join us for an unforgettable episode that almost didn't happen! As Anna prepared for her interview with Simon Benn, a passionate advocate for healing and resilience within the adoptee community, she shared the poem she had selected to guide their discussion about their adoption stories. Simon's intense reaction to and dislike of the poem initially …

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#102 | David Feuerman | K9 Bros | 1:49:51

7d ago1:49:51

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Send feedback for the show Discover the fascinating journey of scaling a food business. We'll explore the personal challenges of delegation, the heartwarming support of local farmer's markets, and the significance of single-ingredient dog treats for pet health. With influences ranging from food science at Cornell to diverse interests in architectur…

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ECE CEO Biography: Discovering Gigi Schweikert's Path as Lightbridge Academy's CEO 1:01:31

7d ago1:01:31

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Join host Tony D'Agostino in a conversation with Gigi Schweikert, CEO of Lightbridge Academy, as they explore her journey of leadership and passion for early childhood education. Gain valuable insights from Gigi's experiences and expertise in nurturing both children and the professionals who shape their lives. About the Episode: • Explore Gigi's jo…

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Adam Rich Farewell 28:00

11d ago28:00

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Tune in to the latest episode of the Anna Jinja Show, where we explore the extraordinary power of saying yes. In this special episode, Anna expresses her gratitude to Adam Rich, the show's dedicated engineer, who is embarking on a new adventure. Through heartfelt conversations with guests like Wendy McVicker, Bruce Dalzell, Caryn Bailey, and Dr. Ca…

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#101 | Amir Lamdan | 1:38:11

12d ago1:38:11

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Send feedback for the show Amir Lamdan is a nutrition coach, strength and conditioning coach, and Serra BJJ brown belt. Join us as we unravel a gripping narrative that begins with a newfound love for sports broadcasting at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, only to be dramatically redirected by world events. Staying in the U.S. instead of movi…

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S15 E41: F/Dev (1440000bytes) on Joinstr & Bitcoin Privacy 1:53:44

15d ago1:53:44

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F/Dev, also known as 1440000bytes or simply "Floppy", is an open source developer best known for his work on Joinstr: a CoinJoin implementation for Electrum wallet. In this episode, he talks about Bitcoin privacy & his new job at LayerTwo Labs.By Vlad Costea

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Ann Brandon - Adoptee's Journey of Identity & Belonging 28:00

18d ago28:00

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Join us for an emotionally charged episode as Ann Brandon, Associate Director of the Office of Health Promotion at Ohio University, reveals her deeply personal journey of identity and belonging. In a candid conversation, Ann reflects on her experience as an adoptee, a mother, and a woman navigating the complexities of her own past. From the challen…

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#100 | Live From HYROX NYC | 41:49

18d ago41:49

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Send feedback for the show Can a fitness competition bring together community, endurance, and an unexpected symbol of love? Join us as we celebrate our 100th episode live from Pier 76 in Manhattan, filled with the enthusiastic energy of the HYROX fitness competition. Our friends from OG are here, and the camaraderie is palpable despite the logistic…

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S15 E40: Rijndael on Taproot Wizards & BIP420 1:46:51

20d ago1:46:51

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Rijndael is the CTO of Taproot Wizards – a group of bitcoiners who want to make Bitcoin magical. In this interview, he talks about why OP_CAT matters and what kind of features we should expect to see in Bitcoin once a covenant soft fork gets activated.By Vlad Costea

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#99 | Kai | Elite Motorsports | 1:44:18

24d ago1:44:18

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Send feedback for the show Sitting down with Kai one of the owners at Elite Motorsports. Embark on a podcasting journey with us and discover why genuine storytelling can create a deep connection with your audience, and how cross-promotion and networking can expand your reach. We offer personal insights and practical advice to help you navigate the …

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S15 E39: Pete Rizzo on Bitcoin History, Journalism & Culture 1:53:28

22d ago1:53:28

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Pete Rizzo is a veteran Bitcoin journalist who still remembers the time when Bitcoin & crypto were the same undivided community. In this episode, he talks about why Bitcoin history matters & how he approaches journalism.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E38: Crypsi on Crypto Art & Cypherpunk Culture 1:32:51

22d ago1:32:51

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Crypsi is the representative of an art collective which expresses its anti-establishment ideas through physical paintings & collages, as well as digitally tokenized ideas. In this episode, he explains why memes are art & why memecoins matter.By Vlad Costea

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Jenny Stotts & Caitlin Kraus 28:00

24d ago28:00

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Tune in to our latest episode as we delve into the intricate world of adoption and foster care with two remarkable guests: Jenny Stotts and Caitlin Kraus. Jenny Stotts, Ohio’s pioneering Youth Ombudsman, appointed by Governor Mike DeWine, brings a wealth of experience as a licensed social worker and advocate. Join us as she shares her insights and …

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S15 E37: Marek Narozniak on MimbleWimble & Quantum Computing 1:08:08

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Marek Narozniak is a Polish physicist who works on a MimbleWimble implementation that can get added to Bitcoin via extension blocks to become a privacy layer. He also specializes in quantum computing, and busts some FUD about their threat.By Vlad Costea

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NTTFGPOD S5 Ep.115 w/Bobby Landgraf 1:19:15

27d ago1:19:15

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Send us a Text Message. Please support, friend of the show and funny little fuck, Sean Morton at the live taping of his first special. TIX HERE: https://www.tiffscomedy.com/shows/265877 ---------------------------------------------------- Our guest this week is the man behind the scenes. As the bass tech for Rex Brown and an understudy for the band…

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S15 E36: Eli Ben-Sasson on STARKs, Rollups & Privacy 1:06:14

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Back in 2014, Eli Ben-Sasson co-authored the Zerocash paper, which proposed a ZK SNARK system that creates anonymous Bitcoin payments. Around the same time, he also spoke about the compression benefits of zero-knowledge proofs – a full Bitcoin node can be synced within seconds just by verifying against a valid proof.More recently, he became interes…

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#98 | Sammy Siegel | Round 2 | 1:16:03

1M ago1:16:03

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Send feedback for the show In this episode, I'm joined by Sammy Siegel as we take a humorous and heartfelt journey through the trends of our past, including a hip-hop fashion brand that ruled our school days. We'll tackle the perplexities of our digital habits, share a laugh about the resurgence of fanny packs, and I'll reveal my experience in swap…

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#97 | Tommy "Beethoven" DiGennaro | 1:35:38

1M ago1:35:38

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Send feedback for the show Ever grappled with the ups and downs that life throws at you, especially when chasing after a dream that demands every ounce of sweat and resilience? This week's episode is an odyssey through the world of martial arts, where we unpack the journey back from injury, the mental and physical preparation for fight night, and t…

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S15 E35: Nick Schteringart & Konstantin Wünscher on OpenDelta on Runes 1:03:10

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OpenDelta is a synthetic dollar (stablecoin) that's built on top of Bitcoin's newly-launched Runes protocol. In this episode, co-founders Nick Schteringart & Konstantin Wünscher discuss about how and why they built this.By Vlad Costea

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Dr. Melissa Rizzo & Nick Kizirnis 28:00

1M ago28:00

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Dr. Melissa Rizzo answer the question: How do you think your life would change after first discovering a family secret that you had a brother that had been adopted as an infant and then years later having the opportunity to meet this sibling? We will find out one such story from Melissa Rizzo and how she sought to understand how adopted individuals…

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#96 | Charles "The Handsome Homebuyer " Weinraub | 1:33:13

2M ago1:33:13

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Send feedback for the show When the microphone flips on and the recording light blazes to life, there's an electric charge in the air that only true podcast aficionados can understand. This episode encapsulates that thrilling journey, from the reflective power of communication to the soul-stirring tales of personal growth and development. We tackle…

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S15 E34: Charlie Lee on Privacy & MWEB (Mimble Wimble Extension Block) 1:19:53

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MWEB was activated on Litecoin's main net in 2022, providing a useful mix of privacy and scalability. It's a fascinating soft fork that's 100% compatible with Bitcoin. In this episode, Charlie Lee explains how MWEB works & why it matters.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E33: David Bailey on Bitcoin Maximalism & Ordinals 1:44:25

2M ago1:44:25

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David Bailey is the owner of Bitcoin Magazine. Ideologically, he is a Bitcoin maximalist who wants everything to happen on Bitcoin and get traded for BTC. During this episode, we also mint a special ordinal... which you can buy for 3.125 BTC!By Vlad Costea

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S15 E32: Aaron Day on CBDCs vs Bitcoin 1:59:32

2M ago1:59:32

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Aaron Day has been a bitcoiner since 2012 – and in the aftermath of the scaling wars, he decided to support the big block camp due to ideological reasons. Today, Aaron is concerned that adoption might not catch up with the rise of CBDCs.By Vlad Costea

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#95 | Alex Vargas | Ranked 14th In The World | 1:41:46

2M ago1:41:46

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Send feedback for the show As your host, alongside my guest Alex Vargas, I take you on a journey through the mental chess and physical grind of martial arts, sharing tales from my return to Jiu-jitsu to the finer points of boxing's knockdowns and scoring. We navigate the landscape of adulthood, laughing at the absurdity of our evolving definition o…

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S15 E31: Ray Youssef on NoOnes & Why Roger Ver Was Right 2:02:45

2M ago2:02:45

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Ray Youssef is the CEO of NoOnes, a P2P marketplace which enables people from the Global South to exchange bitcoin for gift cards or local currencies. As he describes it, NoOnes is the platform where "everyone eats" – meaning that all parties make advantageous trades that help them feed themselves and their families.Consequently, Ray is an advocate…

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S15 E30: Charlie Lee on Lightning & Litecoin 30:40

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Charlie Lee is the creator of Litecoin and the current managing director of the Litecoin Foundation. Some may also remember him as Engineering Director at Coinbase. But very notably, Charlie Lee is one of the earliest believers in the power of the Lightning Network and an investor in Lightning Labs.I've decided to invite Charlie on the Bitcoin Take…

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#94 | Dr. Saransh Kapoor | 1:15:28

2M ago1:15:28

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Send feedback for the show Every swipe, click, and notification shapes our digital existence, but at what cost to our real-life presence? I've found solace in wielding a second phone stripped of the social media vortex, discovering a new kind of freedom amid the cacophony of the digital age. Saransh Kapoor joins the conversation, bringing his uniqu…

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S15 E29: Tomek Kolodziejczuk on Bitcoin Film Fest 2024 & The European Halving Party 1:41:36

3M ago1:41:36

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Polish bitcoiner & libertarian Tomek Kolodziejczuk is co-organizing the 2nd annual Bitcoin Film Fest. In 2024, the event happens at the same time as the European Halving Party.In this episode, we talk about Bitcoin-related art, the current state of cinema, and why the halving (or halvening?) is such a major event.…

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S15 E28: Deadalnix (Amoury Séchet) on Forking Bitcoin, Big Blocks & Scaling 2:43:06

3M ago2:43:06

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Amaury Séchet is the developer who forked Bitcoin to create Bitcoin Cash in August 2017. A year later, he became one of the first people to find out about the inflation bug in Bitcoin – yet he chose to not exploit it and collaborate with the Bitcoin Core devs instead.Deadalnix was also one of the first large blockers to figure out that Craig Wright…

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S15 E27: Adam Soltys & Cole on Coinos & Lightning Network 1:17:02

3M ago1:17:02

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Adam Soltys is a Canadian bitcoiner, best known for his work on Raretoshi – a marketplace for Liquid network NFTs. Cole is a marketer who likes the Lightning network. Together, they built Coinos: a custodial & newbie-friendly Lightning wallet.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E26: Roger Ver on Bitcoin 1:26:50

3M ago1:26:50

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As of 2024, Roger Ver has been in Bitcoin for 7 years and in Bitcoin Cash for 7 years. This episode is a reflection on his journey and an attempt to bring back one of the greatest Bitcoin advocates and entrepreneurs.By Vlad Costea

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#93 | Zachy Gunz | Strength, Discipline, and Perspective | 2:01:28

3M ago2:01:28

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Send feedback for the show My respect for Joe Rogan's boundless curiosity has never been a secret, but today's episode goes beyond mere admiration, weaving through the personal triumphs and trials of martial arts, the vigor of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and the camaraderie that underpins the most unexpected tournament outcomes. With Zachy Gunz, we dissec…

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S15 E25: Nicholas Gregory & Tom Trevethan on MercuryLayer 1:12:33

3M ago1:12:33

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Thanks to the efforts of CommerceBlock CEO Nicholas Gregory and CTO Tom Trevethan, Statechains are now a reality on the MercuryLayer. Originally designed by Ruben Somsen, Statechains serve the purpose of transferring ownership of bitcoins in a private, scalable, and affordable environment. However, the original Statechain design requires the ANYPRE…

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#92 | Kaz Minott | Mindfulness & Health | 1:44:54

3M ago1:44:54

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Send feedback for the show When life serves you a high-speed chase of responsibilities, how do you dodge the obstacles and sprint toward success? Join us as my guest Kaz and I share the field, discussing the parallels of pushing boundaries in both football and nonprofit leadership. We tackle how the game's physicality and the boardroom's strategy p…

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S15 E24: Bryan Bishop on BIPs, Webcash & Biohacking 1:54:12

3M ago1:54:12

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Bryan Bishop is a computer programmer who currently moderates the Bitcoin-dev mailing list and considers a position as BIP editor. In this episode, he talks about his work in Bitcoin, his Webcash experiment, and why he is an advocate of biokaching.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E23: John Carvalho on Lightning, Synonym & Bitcoin 2:11:15

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As the CEO of Synonym, John Carvalho has experimented with many Bitcoin layers & protocols – including OmniBolt, Lightning & sidechains. In this episode, he explains what lessons he's learned and why he believes in more conservative ways to scale Bitcoin.By Vlad Costea

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#91 | Andre "Lucky Libra" Ferguson | 2:31:06

3M ago2:31:06

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Send feedback for the show Andre Ferguson AKA Lucky Libra dropped by the studio to chop it up on episode 91 of Rizzology. Super blessed to be able to have such amazing humans come on the show and talk about life and everything in between. We focused on a wide range of topics for today's show, mostly dealing with the world, traveling, future plans, …

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NTTFGPOD S4 Ep.114 w/Sean Morton 57:16

3M ago57:16

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Send us a Text Message. Stand-up comedian and great friend of our show, Sean Morton! Give him a follow https://www.instagram.com/seanmortoncomic/ for his upcoming dates! ** SUBSCRIBE TO HEAR MORE NONSENSE** Not These Two Fucking Guys Podcast Video Episodes: YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-fGNWWrjlo1sIPTA_YwOw nttfgpod.com IG: https://www.in…

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S15 E22: Eric Voskuil on Libbitcoin & Bitcoin Culture 2:52:14

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Eric Voskuil is the maintainer of Libbitcoin & the author of Cryptoeconomics. In this episode, he offers details about the Libbitcoin incident that took place in the summer of 2023 and also criticizes some aspects of the cult of Michael Saylor.By Vlad Costea

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#90 | Noah Siege | 2:06:03

4M ago2:06:03

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Send feedback for the show Noah and I confront the elephant in the room: our collective attachment to the digital world. Are smartphones enhancing our lives or eroding the fabric of our relationships? We share intimate stories of work-life balance struggles, including the courage it takes to step away from the 24/7 demands of a connected existence.…

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#89 | Joe Ciliberti | 2:19:42

4M ago2:19:42

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Send feedback for the show As we peel back the curtain on the Arnold Sports Festival and reminisce about encounters with bodybuilding legends like Kai Greene, we're reminded that even the most iconic figures are just people beneath the spotlight. My guest, Joe Ciliberti, and I share a laugh over the humbling realization that these athletes, whom we…

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Susan Roth, Maya Roth-Wadsworth, & Nick Kizirnis 28:00

4M ago28:00

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Join us for an intimate exploration into the remarkable life of Susan Roth, an adoptee who thrives on breaking boundaries and seizing every opportunity with unwavering passion, humor, and courage. Discover Susan's multifaceted journey as she seamlessly weaves connections, whether through her masterful woodworking, compassionate nursing, or her role…

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#88 | The Dude from Dudes | 1:41:49

4M ago1:41:49

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Send feedback for the show Embark on a journey through the chaotic charm of podcast and video production, where gear mishaps become teachable moments and lighting isn't just about setting the mood—it's an art. Join me and my special guest, Tom "The Dude from Dudes" , as we navigate the intersection of creativity and discipline, from wrestling rings…

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S15 E21: Fiatjaf on Nostr, Drivechains & Why Lightning Sucks 1:55:36

4M ago1:55:36

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Fiatjaf is the creator of Nostr, a decentralized social media protocol which enables everyone around the world to communicate without censorship. Surprisingly, he doesn't agree with some existing Nostr software, no longer likes Lightning & promotes BIP300.Nostr Bitcoin and Lightning (00:00:47) Fiatjaf's creation Nostr, association with Bitcoin, and…

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Madie Roth-Wadsworth & Nick Kizirnis 28:00

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Embark on a journey through the intricate world of identity, relationships, and family dynamics, framed by the unique perspectives of twinship and adoption. Both twins and adoptees often confront profound questions of individuality and belonging. Twins navigate comparisons and the challenge of being seen as a unit rather than as individuals, while …

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S15 E20: Bastien & Baudoin on Satochip, Satodime, Seedkeeper & Self-Custody 1:37:38

4M ago1:37:38

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Bastien and Baudoin are the creators and main promoters of Satochip: an affordable self-custody solution which makes use of the smart card technology to provide hardware wallet features. In this episode, they explain how Satochip works & why it's unique.By Vlad Costea

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S15 E19: Alexei Zamyatin on Build on Bitcoin and Layer 2s 53:55

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Alexei Zamyatin is an academic cryptographer who works on the Build on Bitcoin projects. His approach to scaling Bitcoin with second layers involves some unconventional methods, which he describes in this interview.Zero Knowledge Proofs and Rollups (00:01:21) Discussion of the development of layer two solutions, including zero knowledge proofs and …

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