I'd Rather Be Right with Luc & Nate
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingListen to Luc and Nate banter, discuss, and often debate various topics including finance, politics, current events, ancient events, and everything in between. They tend to discuss Bitcoin a LOT but they promise there is always more than just Bitcoin in an episode. Also, the episodes usually consist of at least one garbage opinion by one of the cohosts but often many more. Don't get too offended by what either of them says because while they'd both readily admit that they'd rather be right they are often dead wrong.
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The Inflation Series: Hyperinflation Part 1: Ancient Hyperinflations, Weimar, and Zimbabwe and The Warnings They Provide
October 20, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBOn this episode, we do a deep dive into hyperinflation. (This episode will have two parts.) Here's some of what we cover: A discussion about the definition of hyperinflation and its limitations. Ancient Hyperinflations including, Ancient China, Ancient Rome, The Holy Roman Empire, and the United States. Weimar Germany Zimbabwe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/idratherberight/message
The Inflation Series Part 3: Consumer Price Inflation And How the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") Impacts Your Life
August 23, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBOn this episode, we do a deep dive into consumer price inflation. Here's some of what we cover. A Basic Definition The Consume Price Index ("CPI") including some of its history, how it is calculated, and how and why the government makes changes to the calculations, and some criticisms of CPI. Some alternate measurements for consumer price inflation. Then we discuss if Luc and Nate were working for the government, how and why they would adjust CPI. Resources mentioned in this episode: ...
The Inflation Series Part 2: Monetary Inflation and How Money Printing Is Making The Rich Richer and The Poor Poorer
August 04, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBOn this episode, we do a deep dive into monetary inflation. Here's some of what we cover. We discuss what it is and the tools central bankers have as their disposal including quantitative easing and yield curve control. Universal Basic Income The Cantillon Effect How it operates at a global level The Federal Reserve And what we think will happen in various real world examples. Resources mentioned in this episode: I'd Rather Be Right's episode on the bond market "Deep Dive: Bonds, Th...
The Inflation Series Part 1: What Is Inflation and What Causes It? Reasoning From First Principles
July 19, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBThis episode is the first part of a multi-part series (or season) on a topic that's quite big in the news these days, inflation. On this episode, we do a deep dive using first principles reasoning to address what is inflation and what causes inflation. We're keeping it simple so we can create a strong foundation for the following series. Don't worry, there are some jokes in there and some of our usual banter. But this episode is heavy on learning. Here's some of what we cover. We discuss...
What To Do About All These Mass Shootings?
June 09, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBSo on today's episode we discuss about what to do about all these mass shootings. We have some slightly off topic conversations about qualified immunity, adoption, and parenting. Then we finish off with a conversation about why none of these policies will be implemented. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/idratherberight/message
What Overturning Roe V Wade Means for our Future
May 25, 2022 00:06 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBWe opened with an original clip of the protests outside the supreme courthouse that formed when the leaked Roe V Wade ruling was announced. We discuss where this leak could've come from - and what this means for the midterm elections. Eventually, of course, we bring it back around to bitcoin! Please like and subscribe! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/idratherberight/message
420! Drugs! Have You Wanted To Find Out How Judges Analyze Cases? Well We Do Deep Dive Into The Mask Mandate Case
May 20, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBNote: We're way behind here at getting things edited and to you all. Apologies. -------- It's 420! So we talk about drugs. Then we talk about the mask mandate case. We finish off with a discussion about how the Israel is adding $200 billion worth of Chinese Yuan to their reserves. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/idratherberight/message
The best topic in the world: Taxes! Also Biden and Mitch McConnell being amoral.
May 04, 2022 13:02 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBLuc & Nate start this week by discussing the differences between accountants and tax attorneys and why you should probably have a tax attorney if you are in business. Then they move on and speak about the recent Biden speech in Iowa. They watch a little bit and comment on Biden's plans to bring more ethanol into the market. After this, they shift to moral redlines and how Mitch McConnel admitted he has none. Essentially he's an amoral crazy person running the senate. Enjoy! --- Send ...
How Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work Creates a Cryptocurrency That is Equal and Secure While Proof-of-Stake Benefits the Rich at the Expense of the Poor
April 07, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBAfter some banter about the vodka and the best letter in the alphabet, it's onto Ripple and Greenpeace's coordinated attack on Bitcoin. We break down why the arguments are flawed, the real benefits of Bitcoin's energy-intensive proof-of-work process, and why it's superior to proof-of-stake. If you've enjoyed our other Bitcoin deep dives you should really like this one. We haven't touched as much on how proof-of-work operates. Then we finish off with some discussion about the slap heard 'ro...
How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Should Change Your Predictions For 2022
March 24, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBAfter a quick discussion about how the Fed's decision to raise rates will impact inflation (or not), Luc and Nate revisit their predictions for 2022 in light of Russia invading Ukraine and the West's subsequent response. Plus they discuss one new possible event for 2022 and make a prediction. If you'd like to see their predictions and the current standings, you can see them here. And please send Luc and Nate your predictions. They'd love to hear them. --- Send in a voice message: https...
Why President Joe Biden's Executive Order on Digital Assets is Bullish for Bitcoin!
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBAfter a quick review of Nate's trip to the Caribbean including a short story on how the Arbuans used to protect their gold, we move onto the bulk of the episode where we discuss Joe Biden's executive order on digital assets is bullish for Bitcoin! Then we go over a short but important article entitled "Bretton Woods III" by Zoltan Pozsar. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/idratherberight/message
How to Destroy the US with Special Guest: RUSSIA
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBAs you can guess, this episode is all about Russia invading Ukraine and the potential consequences of our new reality. After a brief recap of the events, we end up discussing the risks to Putin, his potential strategies, whether the US and NATO countries should provide more help, then we get into an argument Luc had considered about the consequences of the United States deciding to kick Russia off teh SWIFT network. This includes a conversation about the potential monetary competition betw...
Courting Controversy: Joe Rogan, the Canadian Trucker Convoy, the Bitfinex Hack Bitcoin Recovery, and Terrible Rapping
February 22, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBWe got a bit of a looser and more chill episode this week where we talk about the Joe Rogan controversy, the Canadian trucker convoy, the Bitfinex hack bitcoin recovery. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/idratherberight/message
A Bitcoin Lightning Round! With Special Guest Evan Bolick!
February 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBApologies for the bad audio quality when Nate is talking! Especially near the end! After Nate finds out that Luc doesn't know what day of the week Nate introduces a special guest, Evan Bolick, who wanted to ask Luc and Nate questions about Bitcoin. The questions include topics such as: Does bitcoin use too much energy? (This is the first question and is a long response.) Is quantum computing a threat to bitcoin? Is blockchain technology more valuable than bitcoin itself? Does bitcoin ...
How World War III Happens: Russia, China, and the World's Largest Silicon Chip Factory in Taiwan
February 08, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBFirst, we have a quick chat about taxes for the podcast and some specific taxes in New Mexico. Then it's onto the main bulk of the episode where we discuss whether Russia will invade Ukraine and why Putin would decide to do so. This leads us to discuss how this might impact China's decision to invade Taiwan and why that is a clear threat to the interests of the United States. Then we finish up with two topics. We talk about The Fed hiking interest rates and Justice Stephen Breyer's retire...
How Big Latex Will Save Your Dating Life Plus CPI, Fed Tightening, and How The Democrats Are Ineffective
January 27, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBAfter learning about Nate's new late-night DJ voice, we jump into the meat of the podcast. First up, we discuss CPI and how teachers are underpaid. Then it's onto the Federal Reserve's decision to tighten and this leads to a conversation about Amazon and antitrust law. Then we segway into some banter about one of the websites we bought, www.BigLatex.com. We finish out with talk of the filibuster and how ineffective Democrats truly are. Then we finish out with some housekeeping about t...
Mimetic Desire: A Useful Mental Model for Thinking About the World
January 18, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBAfter a short talk about January 6th and why it was an insurrection, we get into the real meat of this week's episode which is all about mimetic desire. First, we discuss what mimetic desire is and how Rene Girarard came to create the theory. Then we talk about the differences between Celebristan and Freshmanistan, how Freshmanistan leads to mimetic conflict, and how scapegoats have been used as a way to resolve mimetic conflict. Then we talk about how the gospel may have changed our underst...
Ghislaine Maxwell, More 2022 Predictions, and The US Debt
January 11, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBAfter an intro about homelessness, national parks, wild animals, serial killers, and pickup artists. Then it's onto Ghislaine Maxwell and how the rich and powerful abuse their privileged position. (Of course, we make a lot of NSFW jokes during this bit.) Then we get into some more predictions including about the Supreme Court (Roe v. Wade and vaccination mandates) and some more Bitcoin predictions including price predictions. We finish up with a conversation on the US Debt Clock, the nati...
The 2022 Prediction Episode!
January 04, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBAfter a raucous NSFW start to the podcast involving elves, Santa, and sex toys, we dive into the podcast. Before we jump into the prediction, we go over some of the major events of last year and things that shocked us. We keep this relatively short. Then at 17:40, we jump into our predictions for 2022. First, we make some economic predictions including predictions CPI, an economic crash, and the price of oil. Then we do make some political predictions including predictions about elections,...
Marketing Basics and How To Market The I'd Rather Be Right Podcast
December 28, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBAfter a brief start where we find out the guys don't know anything about the moon, we jump into the podcast. First, we talk about the early history of marketing. Then we talk about whether marketing even works and how it takes advantage of human wants and needs. Then it's onto marketing the podcast specifically. So first, we start with looking at what the I'd Rather Be Right podcast offers listeners. Then we have a general discussion about the podcast industry, how it works, how podcast...
Overturning Roe v. Wade, Two Good Books On Some of Our Favorite Subjects, Congressional Cryptocurrency Hearing, and The Bitcoin Drop
December 22, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MBFirst, we start out with some really bad NSFW jokes about the big latex lobby. Then we jump into Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the case the Supreme Court of the United States is hearing that is looking to overturn Roe v. Wade. This leads to a long conversation about how overturning Roe v. Wade might impact the country and politics. Then we jump into some books Nate has read recently and recommends. The books deal with the petrodollar system, oil, China, Russia, and the U...
Strategic Petroleum Reserves (and oil), the Bitcoin Bond and Bitcoin City, and Thanksgiving
December 17, 2021 18:48 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBFirst, we start off with a discussion about the strategic petroleum reserves and Biden's decision to release 50 million barrels of oil from the reserves. This leads to some interesting facts about both the strategic petroleum reserves and oil itself. Then Luc and Nate make a bet about whether the price of a gallon of regular gas will be worth more or less than $3.398 on January 15th. Then we move onto El Salvador's Bitcoin Bond and plan to build Bitcoin City. Then we discuss our Thanksgiving...
Strategies for Traveling Better then Updates on Inflation, the Treasury Bond Auction, and Bitcoin
November 26, 2021 21:17 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBThis is a bit of a random episode with a bunch of different topics. First, Luc and Nate banter about a bunch of other podcasts and how we like to talk s**t about famous people. Then it's onto the rest of the podcast. First, we talk about traveling including different strategies to improve your travel experiences and lessons learned when traveling. We also get a bunch of travel stories from Luc and Nate. And Nate disses a large group of people. Then Luc and Nate talk about the new consume...
Deep Dive: Bonds, The Bond Market, Quantitative Easing ("QE") and How They Impact All Other Assets
November 19, 2021 22:23 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBFirst, we find out that Aaron Rodgers paid Nathan Bitcoin. Then Luc and Nate announce a bet that, by the end of the episode, puts Nate in deep dept. Then it's onto our topic. First, we talk about bond prices, bond yields, and how they work together. Then we talk about the yield curve and why we want to talk about bonds. This includes how they impact the price of other assets. We then discuss the structure of the bond market and how the treasury auctions work. This leads to an explanation o...
How to Build and Improve Your Friend Group
November 12, 2021 18:38 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBAfter a cold open and some banter about Shiba Inu, we jump into our main topic at 3:30. First, Luc and Nate provide some background on how they met and learned these skills. Then we dive into the basics of meeting and connecting with new people, working to improve yourself, and what not to be. Then we discuss making room for new people and the importance of eliminating toxic friends. Then we discuss strategies for meeting new cool people, how to nurture your new friendships, hosting events,...
Bitcoin For Beginners Part Deux: The Lightning Network Deep Dive
November 05, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBFirst, we have a quick shoutout to Jill and Cary. Luc gives us a quick update on his new job and why he decided to join a company. At 6:14 we get into the deep dive on the Lightning Network. First, we start with some basics about how the Bitcoin blockchain and some of its known limitations. This leads us to the basics of the Lightning Network. Then Luc frames the issue around how the critics of Bitcoin compare Bitcoin to the traditional finance system. We then get into some more details abou...
Raising Mentally Healthy Kids, Roger Murtaugh Moments, the Global Energy Crisis, Complex Systems, the Threat of Nuclear Annihilation, Globalization, and the Border
October 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBWith a joke about Nate's innate desire to be right, we find out why Nate wouldn't be a good parent and discuss how difficult or easy it is to raise mentally healthy kids. Then we move on to Nate's Roger Murtaugh moment when he found out he was too old to party like he used to. At the 8:40 mark, we get into the meat of the podcast which is all about the global energy crisis. We start off talking about the United Kingdom, then broaden back out all of Europe, and then discuss how it's impacti...
The Metaverse, Virtual Reality, Taxes, ALL of the Taxes, An Evergrande Crisis Update, Nate's BlockFI Update, and Does The SEC Consider Cryptocurrencies Securities
October 13, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBFirst, one of Luc's introduction jokes about the metaverse leads to a small but interesting conversation about virtual reality. Then it's onto the main topic of the episode. This is a deep dive into taxes, ALL of them. It starts with a discussion on eliminating the stepped-up basis and taxing unrealized gains. This leads to a discussion on a possible wealth tax, the current state of the estate tax, gift tax, income tax, and how they all relate to wealth inequality. We also have a discussio...
Ethereum, Solana, NFTs, Who Understands Bitcoin, Seeking Truth and Trustworthy Sources, Vaccine Mandates & Executive Orders, Woolly Mammoth, and The Joys of Lab Grown Meat
September 30, 2021 18:53 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBFirst, we talk about all of the issues why Bitcoin versus other cryptocurrencies. This includes an accidental hard fork by Ethereum and how Solana went down. This leads to a short discussion NFTs and why Nate doesn't own them. Then we get into how Bitcoin could become a world reserve asset and then reserve currency and whether politicians understand Bitcoin. This leads us to discuss who gets Bitcoin and who doesn't and what traits lead to an easier and faster understanding of Bitcoin. All...
Evergrande Isn't So Grand, Doing Business in China, Ice Cream, Bitcoin, The Debt Ceiling, Republicans, the state of the United States, and Apple Surveillance
September 23, 2021 21:36 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MBFirst, we start off with a little banter about vaccines in salad dressing and a few poop jokes. Then we get into the real meat of our podcast, the Evergrande crisis. We start out by providing some background on China, Evergrande, and the crisis overall. This leads to some discussion about how business is done in China and how the financial system has changed since 2008 including how Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger don't fully appreciate those changes and causes the conversation to devol...
Bitcoin for Beginners
September 09, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBThis episode is all about Bitcoin. We jump back and explain Bitcoin from the beginning and in the order that Nate thinks it's best to understand it. This starts with a discussion about how Bitcoin is money and that leads us to discuss what money is, what problems it solves, and what properties make for good money. This hopefully explains why certain people find Bitcoin valuable. Then we address various Bitcoin concerns including is it secure, is the volatility something to be scared about, w...
Nate’s Leveraged Bitcoin Trade, Supply Chain Issues, A Dire Warning, and How Easy Money Is Impacting Everything Especially Housing
September 02, 2021 15:43 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBFirst, we close the loop on Nate’s leveraged Bitcoin trade and discuss good and bad leverage. Then we jump into the main topic this week which is all of the supply chain issues that are impacting every aspect of the economy. And Nate issues a dire warning. Make sure you have all essential supplies that you need for 2-3 months. Make sure to check out this tweet thread by Preston Pysh. Then we talk about how easy money is impacting the economy, especially the housing market. Check out this...
Hardware Wallets, Beer Prank Banter, the mess in Afghanistan, Mark Cuban and Doge, and Vaccine Mandates
August 26, 2021 17:08 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBFirst, we address you can, in fact, receive Bitcoin even if your hardware wallet is not on or connected to the internet. This somehow leads to a long banter session between Luc and Nate about prepaying for beers and how you could really mess with a bar. Then we dive into our serious topics. First, we start with Afghanistan and how our leaders have failed us. This is a long and rather serious conversation. Then we talk about Nate's Twitter habit and how Mark Cuban is engaged in immoral Doge...
Nate's (Fake) Menagerie, Infrastructure Bill Woes, Inflation, The Poly Network Hack, and Bitcoin
August 18, 2021 20:48 - 50 minutes - 47 MBFirst, we start off with some banter about Nathan's (fake) menagerie, running a drug cartel after being a successful hacker, and dating old poeple. Then it's onto the serious stuff with a discussion on the debacle around passing the infrastructure bill, inflation, and who wins and loses during these big spending bills. Then we discuss the Poly Network hack, the potential future value of Bitcoin, and whether it's a good idea to take on debt to buy more Bitcoin. --- Send in a voice messag...
Covid Dogs, Adult Summer Camp, Albuquerque Social Scene, Politics of the West, Native Americans, Robots, Clones, God, The Universe, The MCU, Star Wars, and Bitcoin
August 11, 2021 19:31 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBFirst, we start off with a quick discussion about Covid dogs and Nate's adult summer camp adventure which segues into a discussion on the emerging Albuquerque social scene. This leads Luc and Nate into a long discussion on Native Americans and their history and current political beliefs. Of course, this being I'd Rather Be Right, this somehow leads them to discuss robots who contain your consciousness, cloning, the existence of a God, and an afterlife. And this discussion on the universe...
Olympic Patriotism, Marketing, Fraud, Magic, and a Bitcoin Bet. And Luc was WRONG!
August 10, 2021 00:06 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBSorry for the missed week. Apparently Luc and Nate don’t have their shit together and need to make better plans about to what to do when one of them is on vacation. But the good news is this means you get two podcasts this week. We start out with a discussion about Olympics and how it may have a toxic patriotism. This leads to a discussion about how Nate grew up with a guy that may be a traitor. This leads to a discussion on good and bad maraketing, how it’s similar to picking up women, fr...
Billionaire Space Flight, Ted Lasso, Thinking In System, and Jill Tells Us What We Got Wrong
July 22, 2021 17:54 - 1 hour - 109 MBThis week Jill is with us. First, we talk about billionaire space flight. Then it's onto a deep dive on all things Ted Lasso. This leads to a conversation about therapy. Then we talk about the book Thinking In Systems by Donella Meadows. And we finish out with Jill telling us everything we got wrong. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/idratherberight/message
Bitcoin: The Game As It Was Meant To Be Played: PukeCookies.com, Assassinations, Ross Ulbricht, How Does Bitcoin Help Poor People, L2 Scaling, and the China Ban
July 06, 2021 20:56 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBFirst, we bought PukeCookies.com~! Tell us what we should do with the website. This, of course, leads to a discussion on disrupting the assassination market and Ross Ulbricht of The Silk Road fame. Then it's onto a listener question: How does Bitcoin help poor people? This includes a discussion on inflation, set monetary rules, dollar-cost averaging, saving in the dollar vs Bitcoin, why someone should invest in Bitcoin instead of altcoins, and whether the politicians who created our system...
Our Grossest Episode: Sword Fights, Books, Creativity, Puke Cookies, Architecture, Poop, Apple, & an Alexa Warning
June 29, 2021 19:29 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBFirst, we get into whether there are any winners in sword fight which segues into a long discussion on different books including The Book of Five Rings by Musashi, Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, Nate’s favorite book Travels by Michael Crichton, A Case of Need by Michael Crichton, On Writing by Stephen King, and Proof: The Science of Booze by Adam Rogers. This leads to the creative benefits of beers and other strategies for increasing creativity which someone ends up with Luc pitching a gross bu...
Miami Updates, Bitcoin: El Salvador, Latin America, A Warning, and the FBI, and Did Nate and Luc get drugged in Miami?
June 16, 2021 16:31 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBFirst, we start up with some updates that took place in Miami, then it’s onto our regular show. Right out of the gate we get into the big news that El Salvador passed a law that officially made Bitcoin legal tender. This leads to a discussion El Salvador and its current affairs as well as how Latin America is treating Bitcoin which includes a warning on what might see from Bitcoin in this bull market. Then we have a quick conversation about the FBI confiscating the Colonial Pipeline hackers...
An In Person Podcast Episode in MIAMI: Rum, Montana, Vaccines, Pandemic Politics, New Mexico, Ancestors, US History, and Bitcoin
June 04, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBFirst, Nate and Luc's discuss their history and review their first day of travel, which leads to an exciting talk about traveling and sightseeing by train. Nate then engages in an I'd Rather Be Right Tradition of talking down to a group, in this case, Montanans. Then they talk about how weird bitcoin people can be with their anti-mask tendencies and vaccine reservations. Then Nate drops knowledge bombs about the mRNA vaccine while debating what's worse, long-haul covid or a shot of the vac...
This Was Supposed to Be a Book Report: Bitcoin, Beer, Reflexivity, Technology, Cyber Terrorism, Aliens, Lies, Dating, Epstein, Nate’s Personal Nemesis Anthony Fauci, and Covid Vaccines and Masks
June 03, 2021 16:33 - 2 hours - 112 MBFirst, this was supposed to be a book report. It largely wasn’t. Right out of the gate, we introduce our special guest, Jill (last name unknown to protect the guilty and innocent alike). Then we hit some Bitcoin updates including updates from both Apple, PayPal, and the Bitcoin Miami conference. This leads to a discussion on beer, why some cities have a great beer scenes, and others don‘t. We discuss an idea Nate has for a club and what makes for good nightlife scenes. Then eventually we...
Invasion of the Pod! The UFO episode.
May 27, 2021 19:30 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBThe guys finally take on the UFO question! Are they sun flares? Do the pilots who see these things know what they're talking about? Maybe they're just bad at their job. If you don't stay up to date on all the UFO theories and evidence, this episode is for you! Nate plays the skeptic while Luc fills him in on the history of UFO sightings, including David Fravor's story recently featured in the NY Times. They then go back through the story of Roswell NM, The Invasion of the White House, sigh...
Bitcoin: WTF happened yesterday? And more thoughts on Bitcoin.
May 20, 2021 17:58 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBFirst, we start off with a quick summary of the events surrounding Bitcoin for the day and then we jump back in time and walk through how it all started a week ago with Elon Musk and walk the listener through the week. Then we discuss learning about Bitcoin and question whether Elon Musk really understands it when he compares it to Doge. This leads to a discussion on why Bitcoin has an average 10 minute block time and why the block sizes are the size they are. This leads to a conversation ...
Birthdays, Sketch Comedy, Inflation, Bitcoin, and Nathan Being Right
May 19, 2021 02:39 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBFirst, we get into Nathan’s birthday party and his review of Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live. This of course leads to a discussion of sketch and improv comedy. Then we talk about Covid vaccines. Then it’s onto Bitcoin, CPI, and the current state of inflation. This is a deep dive into the Consumer Price Index (CPI), how it works, and how inflation happens including a discussion on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). All of this of course is wrapped in the context of Bitcoin as an inflation hedg...
The One That Went Off The Rails: Crypto, Vaccine IP Protection, Liz Cheney, and then Insanity
May 11, 2021 00:36 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MB"We don't have any topics written down for this episode." "Let's just wing it." Bad idea. Everything started out normally on this episode. We got into Cryptocurrency including, Doge, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. This included a long debate on whether it's possible to change Bitcoin. Then we moved onto whether it's a good idea for the United States to waive the covid vaccine IP protection so that other countries can manufacture them. And we did a quick hit on the GOP trying to remove Liz Cheney f...
Medical Scare, Govt Education's Lack of Substance and How Poor Sensemaking Can Lead to Good and Bad Decisions.
May 04, 2021 17:27 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBWe are back from spring break! The podcast starts with the boys discussing Nate’s medical scare. Is he going to die? Did he get injected with superhuman drugs like Captain America? Tune in to find out! They then have a lively discussion about the FDA’s drug schedule and how it was so right about marijuana. Naturally, this leads to more takedowns of the governmental system, starting with the education system since President Bidens came out with a new proposal to aid families with child care....
Genius, Drugs, Porn, Luc's Horror Story, the Coinbase IPO, and Bitcoin
April 16, 2021 16:15 - 1 hour - 77 MBFirst, we talk about how Nate got blocked on Twitter which leads to a discussion on how geniuses go crazy and make less good art as they get older. This leads to the cyclical nature of the world including how rare it is to have great investing ideas, which of course, as it inevitably does leads to Bitcoin. If you want to skip hearing about Bitcoin this week, skip to 20:10. After some Bitcoin, we start talking about Luc being a new dad, what it might have been like to live in ancient Egypt,...
Babies, Countries, Is Bitcoin's Environmental Impact Something to Worry About?, The Future and Bitcoin, and Why Mark Cuban is Wrong
April 13, 2021 21:22 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBSummary: Luc’s big news! He’s a new dad. This being us, this leads into a discussion on the science of babies, child-rearing, and Luc’s experience in the hospital. Then we get into the benefits of siblings which, of course, leads to travel experiences, Luc’s hatred of the French, and how much he appreciates that Berlin knows how to party. Then we move onto how we made the United Kingdom our bitch, how African Americans gave us great music, and how classical music just sucks (because it’s...
Babies, Countries, Bitcoin, and Why Mark Cuban is Wrong
April 13, 2021 21:22 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBSummary: Luc’s big news! He’s a new dad. This being us, this leads into a discussion on the science of babies, child-rearing, and Luc’s experience in the hospital. Then we get into the benefits of siblings which, of course, leads to travel experiences, Luc’s hatred of the French, and how much he appreciates that Berlin knows how to party. Then we move onto how we made the United Kingdom our bitch, how African Americans gave us great music, and how classical music just sucks (because it’s...