You're The Voice | by Efrat Fenigson Efrat Fenigson

My guest today is Natalie Brunell, a journalist, podcaster, Bitcoin educator, and business and financial media commentator. Natalie is also one of the most prominent female figures in Bitcoin today, leading the industry with grace and professionalism, and as such she’s an inspiration to many. In this episode Natalie takes us back to her roots which led her career to Media and into the world of Bitcoin. She discusses her upbringing in a family that valued hard work and openly shared the challenges they faced in Poland, in the US after immigrating and during the financial crisis. Natalie explains how Bitcoin transformed her perspective on money and gave her hope for a future of prosperity and abundance. We talked about a topic we’re both passionate about: the importance of women speaking up, expressing themselves, and claiming authority in their fields. We then discussed the importance of financial literacy and the role of Bitcoin in education, and lastly we touched on podcasting, censorship and independent journalism. Natalie prefers focusing on solutions rather than problems, and highlights the importance of learning, being humble and valuable to others. This is an episode you don’t want to miss!

"Financial literacy needs to spread. I just want to help people with the education of Bitcoin and I want the general public to find it approachable."► If you got value, please like, comment, share & subscribe. Thank you!



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-- CHAPTERS --



00:00 - Coming Up...

02:17 - Introduction, Natalie's Childhood & Personal Story

10:00 - Why Did Natalie Start Her Podcast?

12:27 - Ad Break

14:26 - Natalie's Engagement

15:11 - About Coin Stories

17:57 - First Money & Bitcoin Experiences

21:15 - Speaking Out as a Woman

25:22 - Courage in Starting Up, Speaking Out

28:10 - Entry Points for Financial Literacy

31:10 - The New Media World

38:50 - Bitcoin: A Solution for Censorship & So Much More

43:26 - Bitcoin in 5 & 10 Years

45:22 - The Power of Learning, Humility, and Providing Value

 

-- LINKS –



Natalie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/natbrunell

Natalie’s Website: https://talkingbitcoin.com/ 

Natalie’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCru3nlhzHrbgK21x0MdB_eg  

Natalie’s Substack: https://nataliebrunell.substack.com/ 

Natalie’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/nataliebrunell

Efrat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/efenigson

Efrat's Telegram: https://t.me/efenigson

Watch/listen on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice

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Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jeffrey Peel for The New Era Podcast, about my latest article “The Digitalization of Money” and beyond. We discussed globalists, governments & central banks’ plan to  digitize money, using CBDCs and stablecoins, and the role of Bitcoin in the changing financial landscape. I emphasized the importance of understanding the monetary system and how it is tied to various global events and agendas. The conversation zoomed in on Ripple’s role as a CBDC leader, on Israel’s progress with CBDCs, and more broadly Israel’s role as “The World’s Lab”. I ended with the need for individuals to take control of their own financial sovereignty.

► Link to my referenced article: https://efrat.substack.com/p/on-the-brink-of-a-dramatic-change



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-- CHAPTERS --

00:00 Introduction & Inspiration for Efrat's Article

05:25 Stablecoins and the Globalization of the Dollar

08:47 The Astonishing Link Between Tether and US Debt

09:56 Ripple (XRP): The Ideal CBDC Partner for Gov. & Central Banks?

14:28 Argentina's Millei's Monetary Strategy

15:55 CBDC Progress is Israel

21:22 Israel, "The World's Lab": Covid, CBDC, Oct. 7th

25:43 The Sellout of Citizens and the Death of Democracy

28:32 Another Detail About Ripple

30:46 Separation of Money & State Will Lead to Individuals' Reclaim of Power



-- LINKS –

Jeff’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffreyPeel

The New Era: www.thenewera.uk

Efrat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/efenigson

Efrat's Telegram: https://t.me/efenigson

Watch/listen on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice

Support Efrat's work: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/efenigson⁠

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* Apologies for the grainy video quality, feel free to listen to audio only if the quality is not satisfactory. All links in the next tweet.

My guest today is Professor Ian Brighthope, award winning therapist and physician with 49 years of practice, an academic, an agricultural scientist and a specialist in nutritional, herbal and environmental medicine. Ian founded or led clinics, schools, councils & initiatives of integrative and natural medicine for the past 45 years. 

In this episode, Ian shares his journey, his frustration with conventional medicine, and his exploration of alternative approaches. He shares his historical success in treating HIV/AIDS patients with nutritional medicine and the challenges he faced during that time, vs. the challenges during Covid. He criticizes governments and globalists that led the Covid-19 agenda, discusses the influence of Big Pharma on the medical industry, and the long-term damages of lockdowns. He also touches on vaxx-injuries, the health risks of the jabs as well as childhood vaccines. This episode is also full of hope and solutions, covering cannabis & psilocybin for treatments, and the paths humanity can choose to walk in. Ian believes health is about making people healthy, not just treating the sick.



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Ian’s Substack: ⁠https://ianbrighthope.substack.com/⁠ 

Ian’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/VirusFighterVi1

World of Wellness: ⁠https://wowintl.org/⁠  

AMPS for medical professionals: ⁠https://amps.redunion.com.au/⁠ 



Efrat's Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/efenigson⁠

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Watch/listen on all platforms:⁠ https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice⁠

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-- CHAPTERS --

00:00 - Coming Up in This Episode

00:50 - Introduction & Ian’s Background

03:00 - Early Medical Career & Frustration with Conventional Medicine

04:30 - Alternative Approaches to Medicine

11:20 - Treating HIV/AIDS with Nutritional Medicine, Especially Intravenous Vitamin C

19:20 - Australia's Reaction to COVID-19

22:20 - COVID-19 Inquiry & the Need for a Royal Commission

28:30 - Corruption in the Medical Industry & the Influence of Big Pharma

36:20 - Impact of COVID-19 Measures & Lockdowns

39:20 - Fauci, AZT & HIV AIDS

40:40 - Australia’s Plandemic Effects & Economic Damage

43:10 - Toxics in the Central Nervous System

45:00 - Childhood Vaccines 

49:40 - Treatments Using Cannabis

59:20 - Genetic Manipulations & Engineering

1:04:10 - The Power of Psilocybin

1:12:10 - Humanity Evolving & A Message of Hope

1:19:00 - Revealing the Truth

1:21:00 - Follow Ian & His Work

Golden Insights: Bitcoin, Gold, & Economic Conundrums

🎙️ My guest today is Lawrence (Larry) Lepard, is an experienced gold silver and bitcoin investor, the Founder and Managing Partner of Equity Management Associates focusing on monetary debasement insurance through investments in precious metals and bitcoin, formerly a venture capital investor, with a BA in Economics from Colgate University, and MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.

In this episode we discuss the importance of sound money and the flaws of the current monetary system. Larry explains the role of gold and Bitcoin in protecting against monetary debasement and highlights the need for a fair economy. He educates gold admirers about Bitcoin and the potential for a Bitcoin standard. 

We touched on the challenges of government intervention, wall street price manipulations, and the potential for hyperinflation. We also dive into the psychology behind financial crises with concrete past examples such as 1971, 2008 and more.



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Larry’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawrenceLepard

Larry’s Website: ⁠https://ema2.com/⁠ 

Efrat's Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/efenigson⁠

Efrat's Telegram:⁠ https://t.me/efenigson⁠

Watch/listen on all platforms:⁠ https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice⁠

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Filming & Editing: Pigeoning Productions www.PigeoningProductions.com



-- CHAPTERS --

00:00 - Coming up in this episode

01:10 - Introduction & Larry’s Background

04:40 - The Battle for Sound Money

06:00 - Bitcoin's Impact on Monetary Debasement

07:00 - Introducing Bitcoin to Gold Admirers

14:15 - The Need for a Fair Monetary System

15:00 - The Keynesian Economy and the Problem of Funny Money

20:20 - Would America Adopt a Bitcoin Standard?

22:40 - Wall Street / BlackRock ETFs & Implications for Bitcoin

24:00 - The Possibility of Government Intervention

25:52 - Possible 6201 Scenario & Self-Custody Importance

29:20 - Bitcoin Ecosystem Maturity - We're Still So Early!

36:00 - Future Predictions - Is a Financial Collapse Coming? 

39:00 - Silicon Valley Bank Crash

40:30 - Gresham's Law and Hyperinflation

43:20 - The Potential Manipulation of Bitcoin's Price

47:20 - "It's Going Up Forever, Laura"

49:00 - Pension Funds

54:00 - Real Estate & 2008 Great Financial Collapse

01:01:20 - Gold & Bitcoin for Older Investors

01:08:00 - Larry's Activity & Fun Character

🎙️You're The Voice - Episode 23 - Dr. Ahmad Malik - Being Comfortable in the Uncomfortable

My guest today is Dr. Ahmad Malik, an Orthopaedic Surgeon turned podcaster in light of censorship, silencing & sanctions he underwent in the past few years. This episode is a conversation between two friends about the meaning and essence of life, more than it is a ‘podcast episode’. And yet, in this emotional, yet fun episode, Ahmad shares his personal story and his awakening journey. We deeply explore the phenomena of cancel culture and silencing during Covid, especially amongst the medical profession. Ahmad bravely shares the consequences he faced for speaking out, including suspension and losing his job. We also touched on podcasting, building physical and mental resilience, bitcoin, mindset of change adaptation and uncertainty acceptance, finding strength in the face of fear and embracing failure. I think you’ll feel that theme of this episode is the power of love and connection, choosing humanity and unity over division. (This episode was recorded 4 months ago yet still very relevant).



-- LINKS –

Ahmad’s Twitter:⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/DocAhmadMalik

Ahmad’s Substack - please subscribe:⁠ ⁠⁠https://docmalik.substack.com/⁠

Ahmad’s Website:⁠ ⁠⁠https://docmalik.com/⁠

Efrat's Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/efenigson⁠

Efrat's Telegram:⁠ https://t.me/efenigson⁠

Watch/listen on all platforms:⁠ https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice⁠

Support Efrat's work:⁠ ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/efenigson⁠⁠

Support Efrat with Bitcoin:⁠ https://geyser.fund/project/efenigson⁠



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-- CHAPTERS --

00:00 - Introduction & Personal Story

07:30 - Ahmad Realizing How Unhealthy He Was

12:00 - Flaws in the Medical System

16:20 - Questioning the EU and Brexit

19:00 - Censorship, Cancel Culture, Sanctions During Covid

27:00 - Speaking Out & Getting Suspended

40:00 - Politics & Why Ahmad Started the Podcast

49:00 - Favorite Episodes & The Challenges of Podcasting

57:00 - Adapting to Change, Waking Up

01:10:00 - Avoid Debt & Invest in Bitcoin

01:16:00 - Mental & Physical Resilience, Failure, Fear, Love

01:22:00 - Choosing Humanity and Unity

01:25:00 - Breaking Free from Tribalism

01:29:00 - Health & Well-being, inc. Sleep, Stress, Exercise & Diet 

01:40:00 - Meditation & Wrap Up

🎙️You're The Voice - Ep. 22: Christian Keroles - Bitcoin is Changing the Game

My guest today is Christian Keroles (aka CK), Director of Financial Freedom at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), a passionate and dedicated advocate for Bitcoin and a speaker at industry events. In his role at HRF, he’s focusing on advancing open-source Bitcoin development and global Bitcoin adoption. Formerly as Chief Operating Officer at BTC Inc, CK was instrumental in shaping Bitcoin Magazine into the foremost publication it is today, and he has played a pivotal role in establishing one of the world's most influential conferences in the Bitcoin & fintech industries—the Bitcoin Conference.

In this episode CK shares his journey into the Bitcoin world and his views on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), while outlining the advantages of Bitcoin's open and neutral nature compared to CBDCs. He dives into Bitcoin’s competitive edges, adoption status, and the potential to revolutionize the way we measure and communicate value. CK encourages people, especially the younger generation, to stay hopeful and open-minded about the possibilities that Bitcoin offers for a better future.

(This episode was filmed at the Bitcoin Amsterdam Conference in Oct. 2023 and is still highly relevant).



-- MY TAKEAWAYS –

► Bitcoin's open and neutral nature + its head start, crash CBDCs.

► Bitcoin is still in very early stages, with a huge potential for growth.

► Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the way we measure and communicate value.

► Bitcoin offers hope for a better future, especially for the younger generation.



-- LINKS –

CK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ck_SNARKs 

CK on Nostr: https://primal.net/ck 

CK’s mentioned article about CBDC & Bitcoin: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/why-central-bank-digital-currencies-cant-compete-with-bitcoin-

Watch/listen on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice 

Efrat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/efenigson 

Efrat's Telegram: https://t.me/efenigson 

Support Efrat's work: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/efenigson⁠ 

Support Efrat with Bitcoin: https://geyser.fund/project/efenigson 

Efrat’s links: https://linktr.ee/efenigson 



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-- CHAPTERS --

00:00 - Introduction

03:40 - CBDC - CK’s Take on it

06:00 - Bitcoin's Open, Neutral Nature, Compared to CBDC

08:30 - Bitcoin's Open Source vs. Closed Top-Down Systems

10:20 - CBDC Adoption and Bitcoin's Head Start

12:00 -  Bitcoin Adoption in Different Countries

13:20 - Upcoming Monetary Changes & Bitcoin's Adoption by Younger Generations

15:10 - Bitcoin's Impact on Quality of Life

16:50 - Onboarding Boomers & Elderly Population

19:00 - Bitcoin Applications, Tools, Use Cases & Education

23:20 - Nostr and Building on Bitcoin

26:20 - Bitcoin’s Future & its Potential to Create Value

32:00 - Bitcoin's Fixed Supply & Energy Consumption

34:10 - Bitcoin's Paradigm Shift

36:00 - Message of Hope & Building a Better World