Stranded Technologies Podcast

Infinita City

Infinita is building a network city for longevity biotech acceleration, starting with a first physical hub in Prospera ZEDE, in Roatan (Honduras). This is the Infinita community's main channel for news, podcast episodes, event announcements & more. www.infinitacitytimes.com

  1. Ep. 102: Arjun Khemani: Zcash, Radical Privacy, and the New Renaissance

    28.11.2025

    Ep. 102: Arjun Khemani: Zcash, Radical Privacy, and the New Renaissance

    Arjun Khemani is one of the sharpest young thinkers in the progress movement.He dropped out of high school at 16, built apps with Naval’s team, ran a podcast with guests like David Deutsch and Balaji, and found himself inside the Bitcoin–Zcash privacy debate before turning 20. Niklas sits down with Arjun to explore how COVID shifted his worldview, how The Beginning of Infinity pushed him toward a deeper model of progress, and why privacy became central to his thinking about innovation. They unpack Zcash as an encrypted monetary system, how zero-knowledge proofs work in practice, how privacy shapes creativity and risk-taking, and what a modern Renaissance of talent could look like in a world built on cryptography. They also cover: * The path from Bitcoin to Zcash and the tech behind shielded transactions * Privacy as a foundation for authenticity, safety, and experimentation * AI-driven surveillance and its implications for money * Funding talented people and the lessons from the Medici era * The philosophical lineage: Deutsch, Popper, Schmer, optimism, error correction * How Zcash fits into the broader landscape of crypto protocols A conversation for anyone thinking about cryptography, progress, startup societies, and how the next wave of talent emerges and gets supported. More about Arjun’s work: * Arjun’s X * Substack/Podcast Explore Infinita City: * Explore the Archive: The Infinita City Times * Visit Infinita City * Join the Builders’ Hub on Telegram * Follow Infinita City on X This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.infinitacitytimes.com

    58 мин.
  2. Ep. 101: Bryan Caplan: Pro Market & Pro Business, the Real Ethics of Entrepreneurship

    14.11.2025

    Ep. 101: Bryan Caplan: Pro Market & Pro Business, the Real Ethics of Entrepreneurship

    Ep. 101: Bryan Caplan: Pro Market & Pro Business, the Real Ethics of Entrepreneurship Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University and the author of several books, including Open Borders - The Science and Ethics of Immigration, The Case Against Education and the Myth of the Rational Voter. Niklas sits down with Bryan to talk about his new books and why markets often work better than we give them credit for. They dig into how governments block progress in the name of safety, why antitrust usually backfires, and how “free” public services wipe out space for affordable alternatives. Bryan makes a compelling new case for free markets - even free market advocates have often been overly critical of business, and he comes up with a novel concept: there are things that sound good and bad, and things that are good and bad. Politics is promoting things that sound good but are bad - markets are promoting things that sound bad but are good. They also cover: * the Microsoft antitrust case and its real cost * why poor countries suffer from too little big business * entrepreneurship as real-world experimentation A conversation for anyone building around regulation or trying to understand how progress really happens. More about GUEST’S work: * Bryan’s Wiki * Bryan’s X Explore Infinita City: * Explore the Archive: The Infinita City Times * Visit Infinita City * Join the Builders’ Hub on Telegram * Follow Infinita City on X This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.infinitacitytimes.com

    1 ч. 6 мин.
  3. Ep. 100: A Conversation with Dr. Mary Ruwart: The Lost Innovation Cost of the FDA, and How Founders Can Reclaim the Right to Build

    31.10.2025

    Ep. 100: A Conversation with Dr. Mary Ruwart: The Lost Innovation Cost of the FDA, and How Founders Can Reclaim the Right to Build

    Niklas sits down with biomedical researcher and libertarian author Mary Ruwart (Death by Regulation) to dissect how decades of FDA rules derailed innovation, extended timelines from 4 to 14 years, and quietly reshaped the entire pharma industry, from discovery to delivery. Together, they unpack: * The pivotal moments: 1962’s Kefeuver-Harris amendments and 1992’s PDUFA and how they changed the game * Why the system now favors chronic medication over simpler or even one-shot cures * How off-label use and underground networks (like HIV buyers clubs) filled the gaps left by regulation * What the rollback of “Chevron Deference” means and why this may be the biggest opening in decades * How “statistical significance” became a misleading gold standard * Why founders still building in the U.S. need to understand the incentives behind drug lag, suppression of short-term treatments, and the quiet cartelization of Big Pharma * What it means to build around, beyond or outside the FDA: from Montana to Próspera More about Mary’s work: * Mary’s X * Wiki * Amazon Books Explore Infinita City: * Explore the Archive: The Infinita City Times * Visit Infinita City * Join the Builders’ Hub on Telegram * Follow Infinita City on X This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.infinitacitytimes.com

    1 ч. 17 мин.

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Infinita is building a network city for longevity biotech acceleration, starting with a first physical hub in Prospera ZEDE, in Roatan (Honduras). This is the Infinita community's main channel for news, podcast episodes, event announcements & more. www.infinitacitytimes.com

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