The Progressive Bitcoiner Podcast

My guest today Andy Schoonover. Andy is Co-Founder and CEO of Crowd health, a community-based means of paying for healthcare.  We cover: Andy's reason for starting Crowd Health The problems with traditional health insurance What are the...

My guest today is Lili from Foundation Devices, where she serves as Head of Business Development. Lili is a privacy advocate and expert in Bitcoin privacy best practices.  We cover: Why she cares about privacy in the first place The areas of...

My guest today is Brady Swenson, head of marketing and education at Swan Bitcoin. Brady brings a unique perspective to the conversation, having grown up in a politically active Democratic family.  We cover: Growing up in a Democratic family and...

This was a Twitter Spaces with Abe Cambridge. We covered lots of topics and took some fantastic questions from the audience.  https://thesunexchange.com/

Something new for today's episode! Myself and our audio extraordinaire, Tom Maxwell, sit down for a wide-ranging discussion: Tom's life in music How has medicine affected Mark's worldview What sacrifices would you be willing to make to ensure the...

My guest today is Scott Wolfe. Scott is the Executive Director at the Canadian Association of Community Health Centres and Global Coordinator at IFCHC. He has been a lifelong advocate for health and social policy for historically marginalized...

My guest today is Jason Maier. Jason is a secondary school math teacher, who after learning about Bitcoin, realized its potential for aiding in progressive values. He is writing a book entitled A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin whose Kickstarter has...

My guest today is Daniel Batten. Daniel is an entrepreneur, coach, ClimateTech VC, and author. He is a lifelong environmental advocate who has lent an objective eye to Bitcoin’s environmental impact. Daniel has researched and written extensively on...

My guest today is Merissa Coello. Merissa has her Masters in Geography from UCSB and spent her undergrad in environmental studies. As a lifelong environmental advocate addressing climate change has been her personal and professional goal. Despite...

My guest today is Logan Bolinger. Logan, is an attorney and prolific writer on Bitcoin. He has been a welcomed voice in the space as he draws from his experience as an attorney and Bernie Sanders supporter, as well as his Master's degree in English...

My guest today is Margot Paez. Margot Paez is a PhD candidate in the civil engineering department at Georgia Institute of Technology. She has an MS in physics from GT and works on climate change statistical-based modeling, primarily in relation to...

My guest today is Dr. Patrick Melder, surgeon and founder of in Guatemala. Inspired by Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador, Bitcoin Lake wants to educate the local community on the various benefits and possibilities of Bitcoin and the lightning network. His...

My guest today is entrepreneur and author of "The Price of Tomorrow," Jeff Booth. Jeff has been featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Inc.com, The Globe and Mail, BNN, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg,...

My guest today is Gilles Buck, teacher and founder of the Bitcoin Nature Fund, a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity dedicated to habitat restoration, conservation and rewilding. A lifelong environmentalist and educator, he believes that Bitcoin can be...

My guest today is Sun Exchange Founder and CEO, Abe Cambridge. Sun Exchange identifies schools, businesses, and organizations that want to go solar and allows platform users to earn Bitcoin from leasing this solar power.  We cover: Abe's...

My guest today is Anita Posch. Anita is a Bitcoin advocate, educator, podcaster, author, and the founder of Bitcoin for Fairness. Bitcoin for Fairness is a non-profit initiative raising knowledge and understanding of Bitcoin for people in emerging...

Today's guest is Nathaniel Harmon. Nathaniel received an M.S. in Marine Geology and Geochemistry from the University of Hawai‘i Manoa. Having been involved with Bitcoin since 2013 he has incredible insights into what Bitcoin means for progressive...

My guest today is Dr. Matthew Facciani, who is an expert in misinformation. He is a postdoctoral researcher at Vanderbilt University in the Medicine, Health, and Society department. His forthcoming book, Misguided: Where Misinformation starts, how it...

My guests today are solar energy experts Ali Chehrehsaz and Nima Tabatabai of Optimize Infrastructure. We cover: Why can’t we just switch to RE tomorrow? Solar value deflation and curtailment Why is Bitcoin a unique solution to the problems of...

My guest today is Alex Gladstein. Alex is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and has served as the Vice President of Strategy for the Oslo Freedom Forum. Since 2018 Alex has served as the key voice for the intersection between...

My guest today is Bryan Solstin, a software developer and aerospace propulsion engineer who is running for US Senate for the state of Washington. He is running primarily on a platform supporting Bitcoin and STEM. We cover: His journey away from...

My guest today is prominent Bitcoin journalist, Pete Rizzo. We focus on his Forbes article from 2021 that makes the ethical case for Bitcoin compared to other cryptocurrencies.  We cover: Why Pete has focused his career on Bitcoin Comparing his...

Today's episode is with guests Mandy Campbell and Sarah Satoshi. Through OkCoin and Ladies in Bitcoin, respectively, they are focused on fostering inclusion in Bitcoin adoption.  We cover: Their paths into Bitcoin Ladies in Bitcoin OkCoin's...

Today's guest is US National Security expert and Bitcoin Policy Institute Fellow, Matthew Pines.  We cover: What is the Bitcoin Policy Institute? Why is Matthew focused on Bitcoin? Can Bitcoin support US economic growth and energy innovation?...

My guest today is Allie Rae who has started the adult content platform   We cover: Her career as a NICU nurse Why she needed to leave her career as a nurse Life as an adult content creator  OnlyFans deplatforming  Losing access to...

Today's episode is with Hermann Vivier and Senior surfing coach, Luthando. Together, Hermann and Luthando are bringing surfing to their local township while also promoting Bitcoin adoption in the community. We cover: The connection between surfing...

Today's episode is with philosophy professor and prolific Bitcoin writer, Bradley Rettler. We go through as many of the frequently asked questions regarding Bitcoin as we can in a nearly 3 hour marathon. This is definitely one to share with friends...

Today's episode is with Kal Kassa, founder of Bitcoin Birr and the Hoseki app. He sees Bitcoin as foundational for empowering the people of Ethiopia. We cover: Inflation and stores of wealth in Ethiopia  The failure of financial aid in Africa...

Today's episode is with author and entrepreneur Justin Rhedrick aka Bitcoin Vegan. We talk about how going to prison was also a means for finding purpose.  What stopped him from going back Why the Orca is an apex predator How Bitcoin changed him...

Today's guest is the founder of The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, Avik Roy. Mr Roy makes the case that Bitcoin can help maintain America’s economic leadership as well as be a valuable force for helping those most susceptible to...

Today's episode is with Rev Wendy Hamilton who is running for Congress to represent the District of Columbia. She is also pro Bitcoin. We cover: Her ministerial work and helping with Andrew Yang's campaign D.C. Statehood  Bitcoin and economic...

Today's conversation is with Jon Logan, Co-Founder of Bank Black USA and a 20 plus year veteran of the NYC Fire Department.  We cover: The history of Black banking Why Bitcoin is a part of the plan for financial freedom for Black America His...

Today's episode is with Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Craig Warmke. We examine his recent paper Bitcoin Behind the Veil (see link below). Looking at Bitcoin from behind the veil of ignorance allows us to minimize our biases and evaluate Bitcoin...

Today's episode is with elementary school teacher Aarika Rhodes who is running for CA 32nd Congressional District in 2022 for the Democratic Pary.  We cover: Aarika's upbringing and development of resilience Her platform including Democracy...

I sat down with philosophers Troy Cross and Andrew Bailey to discuss various philosophical questions that intersect with Bitcoin. We also address their new paper that proposes a way to invest in bitcoin without contributing, even slightly, to...

In today's episode I talk with musician, writer and "reformed environmental vegan" Mark Goodwin. We cover: The transition from environmental vegan to Bitcoin environmental vegan Is Bitcoin political? Hint: No...maybe? Petro-dollar complicity...

Today's episode is a discussion with social worker and prominent voice in the progressive focused Bitcoin community, Nicole Dobrow. We cover: Why progessives are hesitant about Bitcoin Bitcoin and financial inclusion Self-soverignty and women's...

Today's episode is a discussion with author and content creator Dawdu about the intersection of Bitcoin and Black America.  https://www.iamdawdu.com/    

The Progressive Bitcoiner podcast was started to give a voice to the individuals and communities who have used Bitcoin to foster positive changes for personal, social, and environmental issues