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Saifedean's The Bitcoin Standard Podcast is the place to discuss Bitcoin and economics from the Austrian school's perspective. Listen to the weekly saifedean.com discussion seminar, where a group of learners from all over the world discuss the website's online courses, as well as a wide variety of economic, political, and social issues, and occasionally host special guests for the discussion. The podcast also includes the most interesting interviews conducted with Saifedean on other shows.

The Bitcoin Standard Podcast Dr. Saifedean Ammous

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Saifedean's The Bitcoin Standard Podcast is the place to discuss Bitcoin and economics from the Austrian school's perspective. Listen to the weekly saifedean.com discussion seminar, where a group of learners from all over the world discuss the website's online courses, as well as a wide variety of economic, political, and social issues, and occasionally host special guests for the discussion. The podcast also includes the most interesting interviews conducted with Saifedean on other shows.

    160. Palestine/Israel Debate with Professor Walter Block

    160. Palestine/Israel Debate with Professor Walter Block

    Can a libertarian or anarchist support the state of Israel? In this debate, Austrian economist Walter Block argues the affirmative and makes the case for why Israel is a force for liberty, while Saifedean argues political Zionism is the socialist central planning of land ownership, and is not possible without the violation of the property of Palestinians.

    References
    PalestineRemembered.comIsraeli soldiers recount Tantoura massacre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ1TAOibLssIsraeli settler stealing Palestinian home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNqozQ8uaV8Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course ECO22: The Fiat Standard – and read chapters of his forthcoming book, Principles of Economics, by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here. 

    • 1 hr 19 min
    159. Fiat food with the Meat Mafia

    159. Fiat food with the Meat Mafia

    Saifedean sits down with the Meat Mafia guys to discuss fiat food, the benefits of eating meat, why the destruction of money leads to the destruction of food, and how bitcoin fixing money fixes food!

    References
    saifedean.com/meatsaifedean.com/fiatfood9. Bitstein on Bitcoin, Meat, and Arctic Carnivore Diets40. Dr. Shawn Baker on Meat, Fiat Foods, and Bitcoin127. Why We Get Sick with Dr Benjamin Bikman135. Cholesterol Con with Malcolm KendrickEnjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course ECO22: The Fiat Standard – and read chapters of his forthcoming book, Principles of Economics, by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here. 

    • 1 hr 50 min
    158. Paxful with Ray Youssef

    158. Paxful with Ray Youssef

    We are joined by Ray Youssef, the founder of one of the world's biggest peer-to-peer bitcoin markets, Paxful. We discuss his entrepreneurial history, what drew him to bitcoin, and how Paxful has grown in the developing world. We also discuss Ray's views on economic development in Africa in general and Egypt and Nigeria in particular, what policies can end poverty, how bitcoin helps, and why Paxful delists centralized shitcoin scams.

    Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course ECO22: The Fiat Standard – and read chapters of his forthcoming book, Principles of Economics, by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here. 

    • 2 hr 3 min
    157. Law & Order in a Free Market w/ Edward Stringham

    157. Law & Order in a Free Market w/ Edward Stringham

    Can law, order, and defense be provided on the market? Why can't they be normal goods? We are joined by economist Edward Stringham to discuss his fascinating work on free market anarchism and private governance. Stringham examines the economic of government from an Austrian perspective, and clearly shows how the world is increasingly relying on private voluntary legal and defense services rather than inefficient monopolies. We also apply these ideas to examine the concept of public health, and Stringham's work at the American Institute for Economic Research on the Great Barrington Declaration.

    References
    Book: Private Governance: Creating Order in Economic and Social Life - https://www.amazon.com/Private-Governance-Creating-Economic-Social/dp/0199365164 Book: Anarchy and The Law: The Political Economy of Choice - https://www.amazon.com/Anarchy-Law-Political-Economy-Independent/dp/1412805791 Great Barrington Declaration - https://gbdeclaration.org/ SSRN papers - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=685664 Coronavirus and Economic Crisis, AIER - https://www.aier.org/product/coronavirus-and-economic-crisis/ Private Policing in San Francisco - https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=2672 Edward's Twitter - https://twitter.com/edstringham Edward's Website - https://edwardpeterstringham.wordpress.com/ Edward's Profile on AIER - https://www.aier.org/people/edward-peter-stringham/ Enjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course ECO22: The Fiat Standard – and read chapters of his forthcoming book, Principles of Economics, by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here. 

    • 2 hr
    156. Fiat Food Science & PR with Calley Means

    156. Fiat Food Science & PR with Calley Means

    How much of the fiat food science taught in your universities is just agribusiness marketing PR? To find out, we host former big food marketing consultant Calley Means to discuss his experience with manufacturing fiat science for industrial junk food sales!

    References
    Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford appointed to DGA committee - https://twitter.com/DoctorTro/status/1617344477332373506 New government funded food-pyramid says lucky charms are healthier than steak - https://www.goodranchers.com/blog/new-government-funded-foodpyramid-says-lucky-charms-are-healthier-than-steakFredrick J. Stare wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrick_J._Stare Carnivore diet references - https://justmeat.co/ Shawn Baker Episode - https://saifedean.com/podcast/40-dr-shawn-baker-on-meat-fiat-foods-and-bitcoin Michael Goldstein Episode - https://saifedean.com/podcast/9-bitstein-on-bitcoin-meat-and-arctic-carnivore-diets How to Grill a Steak and Beat Fiat food - https://saifedean.com/podcast/7-how-to-grill-a-steak-and-beat-fiat-foodCalley Means
    Website - https://calleymeans.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/calleymeans?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorEnjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course ECO22: The Fiat Standard – and read chapters of his forthcoming book, Principles of Economics, by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here. 

    • 1 hr 33 min
    155. IMF & World Bank Misery Industry with Alex Gladstein

    155. IMF & World Bank Misery Industry with Alex Gladstein

    Alex Gladstein joins us to discuss the destructive influence of the World Bank and IMF on the development of poor countries, and how fiat facilitates their operation, a topic discussed extensively in Saifedean's book, The Fiat Standard. With an infinite fiat credit line from the Federal Reserve, the "misery industry" is always looking for an excuse to get countries indebted, and the results have been catastrophic for the world's poor, but highly lucrative for fiat banking cartels.

    Resources (All links available on saifedean.com/podcast/155-imf-world-bank-misery-industry-with-alex-gladstein)
    Alex Gladstein's article: Structural Adjustment: How the IMF & World Bank repress poor countries and funnel their resources to rich onesAlex Gladstein's book: Check Your Financial PrivilegeFull text of Fiat States, Chapter 11 of The Fiat StandardEnjoyed this episode? You can take part in podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s courses – including his ongoing course ECO22: The Fiat Standard – and read chapters of his forthcoming book, Principles of Economics, by becoming a Saifedean.com member. Find out more here. 

    • 2 hr 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
347 Ratings

347 Ratings

john in 10 mile ,

151 "esg scam" was superb

I appreciate how you allowed the interviewee to speak and develop their thoughts without jumping over them. Well done.

Michael Stookey ,

Amazing

I don’t know why this guy hates fiat so much. Ha. But I love the passion, love the energy, and above all, I love the honesty.

rrk75 ,

All hindsight analysis.

This guy makes himself so smart. Why didn’t he have his guard up on sbf? He often likes to Antagonize main stream. He needs a reality check. Did he just make a correlation that a vegan diet causes obesity. What a dumb f guy.

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