Rabbit Hole Stories Joël Kai Lenz, Ian Scanlon

In today’s episode, we spoke with Ivan Makedonski from Sofia, Bulgaria. 
Ivan works for Breez, a popular Lightning Wallet and open-source project, and has been active in the Bitcoin ecosystem for a while now. 
We went down Ivan’s rabbit hole, how tragedy made him find Bitcoin, why it’s a good time to stop fighting back to adapt to any situation, and the state of Lightning. 
You can follow Ivan on his Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nackoo2000
Or you can connect with Ivan on nostr: npub18jp8mdkytalxyg06zxdevpzwkxjpy9r2rat8gapgwnmmyejp3lps7edjnx
You can follow us on Twitter (@rabbitholetales), check out our website (https://rabbitholestories.co/), or send us an email (show@rabbitholestories.co)
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Topics mentioned in the episode:

Ivan’s episode on the Once Bitten podcast: https://fountain.fm/episode/I6CIaKoU1Hyve5UPLiob

Breez Lightning Wallet: https://breez.technology/

Breez’s new SDK: https://breez.technology/sdk/

In today’s episode, we, or Joël mostly, got to speak to Jason Maier. He’s one of the few progressive voices in the Bitcoin ecosystem and aims to get more people from the left on board. 
We talked about Jason’s rabbit hole story, how he uses Bitcoin in his day job as a teacher, and what he thinks we need to change to get more liberals or progressives on board. 
You can follow Jason on his Twitter: https://twitter.com/cjasonmaier
You can follow us on Twitter (@rabbitholetales), check out our website (https://rabbitholestories.co/), or send us an email (show@rabbitholestories.co)
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Topics mentioned in the episode:

Jason’s Book: https://www.bitcoinprogressive.com/

The Geyser Fund: https://geyser.fund/project/progressives

Today, we have a special episode planned for you! In light of Bitcoin Pizza Day, we thought it would be a fun idea to sit down, eat a pizza and talk about the celebration, what happened at Bitcoin Miami, and what we’re currently doing. 
Also, both of us will be at BTC-Prague later in June. If you see us, come by and say hi. We have some stickers for you, and you might get to be in one of our videos!
You can follow us on Twitter (@rabbitholetales), check out our website (https://rabbitholestories.co/), or send us an email (show@rabbitholestories.co)

In today’s episode, we spoke with Q. 
He tuned in from Los Angeles and was eager to talk about his rabbit hole story, what his work at Bitcoin Magazine looked like, why Arsenal still has a chance for the title - spoiler they bottled the title again - and where he sees the biggest potential for Bitcoin.
You can follow Q on his Twitter: https://twitter.com/q_liketheletter
Or watch Q’s latest episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwJHI0upFpAjxkrjf6SYxgQ
You can follow us on Twitter (@rabbitholetales), check out our website (https://rabbitholestories.co/), or send us an email (show@rabbitholestories.co)
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Topics mentioned in the episode:

Q Weekly Update: https://twitter.com/QweeklyU

Check Your Financial Privilege: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Check-Your-Financial-Privilege-Gladstein/dp/B09V2NM9VJ/

23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Things-They-Dont-About-Capitalism/dp/0141047976/

The Bullish Case for Bitcoin: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bullish-Case-Bitcoin-Vijay-Boyapati/dp/1737204118/

In today’s episode, we spoke with Yaël Ossowski. He lives in Vienna, Austria, but is originally from Canada. 
In our 80 minutes conversation, we went down his Bitcoin rabbit hole, why he became a libertarian, and why he chose to invest more time into Bitcoin in 2020 after already using it for a few years.
You can follow Yaël on his Twitter: https://twitter.com/YaelOss
You can follow us on Twitter (@rabbitholetales), check out our website (https://rabbitholestories.co/), or send us an email (show@rabbitholestories.co)
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Topics mentioned in the episode:

Fix the Money Substack: https://www.fixthemoney.net/

Yaël’s website and blog: https://yael.at/

Yaël’s profile at the Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://www.btcpolicy.org/authors/yael-ossowski

The company Yaël’s works for: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/

Yaël’s Huffington Post article: https://yael.ca/2017/09/09/bitcoin-has-become-about-the-payday-not-its-potential/

Yaël’s Bitcoin presentation in 2013: https://youtu.be/CtVypq2f0G4

The Book of Satoshi: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Satoshi-Collected-Writings-Nakamoto/dp/0996061312/

Yaël’s nostr: npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfc

In today’s episode, we talk to Ray Youssef, the CEO of Paxful. 
Ray told us how we found his faith, why it’s important to dive down multiple rabbit holes, and what we, as Bitcoiners, can do to get more people on board. One option might be Civ Kit, his newest project. 
You can follow Ray on his Twitter: https://twitter.com/raypaxful
You can follow us on Twitter (@rabbitholetales), check out our website (https://rabbitholestories.co/), or send us an email (show@rabbitholestories.co)
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Topics mentioned in the episode:

Civ Kit: https://civkit.org/

Ray’s explanation about Paxful: https://medium.com/@raypaxful/ray-youssef-my-promise-to-make-paxful-users-whole-through-a-public-trust-65cacdf493d0