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Bitcoin and Atlas Society with Robert Breedlove (WiM402) Dec 01, 2023

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Jennifer Grossman from The Atlas Society podcast interviews Robert Breedlove about his viral video on Francisco D'Anconia's Money Speech from Atlas Shrugged, and other topics related to money, Bitcoin, and economics.
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:45 - Intro
00:02:19 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:05 - Introduction
00:04:30 - Early influences
00:12:42 - The Need for Narrative
00:13:40 - The Money Speech Video
00:18:10 - How Robert Discovered Bitcoin
00:23:55 - Most Common Property Misunderstanding
00:28:04 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:29:09 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:30:04 - The Importance of Bitcoin
00:34:46 - Capitalism vs. Communism
00:36:30 - Must Read for Young Adult
00:39:57 - Emotion vs. Reason
00:41:26 - Human Rationality
00:43:14 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
00:44:20 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:45:22 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:46:13 - Bitcoin as a Tool for Freedom
00:49:22 - The Need for Pure Free Market Money
00:55:00 - Why Bitcoin is Performing Well in 2023
00:57:55 - Hyperinflation of the US Dollar
01:01:10 - Central Bank Digital Currencies
01:02:22 - Running for President
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The Creature from Jekyll Island with G. Edward Griffin (WiM401) Nov 29, 2023

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G. Edward Griffin joins me to talk about his book The Creature from Jekyll Island which explores central banking cartels, why the truth is not enough, the nature of money, and the biggest socioeconomic problem in the world today.
G. Edward Griffin is a legendary author, filmmaker, and public speaker.
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:34 - Intro
00:02:07 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:54 - Introducing G. Edward Griffin
00:04:42 - 7 Reasons To Abolish the Central Banking
00:06:08 - Central Banking Cartels
00:09:53 - Why The Creature From Jekyll Island
00:13:14 - Why The Truth is Not Enough
00:17:10 - Living a Lie
00:20:27 - How Cartel Can Sustain Itself
00:22:10 - What is Money?
00:35:20 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:36:25 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:37:22 - The Emergence of Money and Industrial Use Value
00:41:24 - Proof of Work and Truthful Money
00:44:44 - Weaknesses of Gold and Bitcoin
00:48:24 - Analogies for Why Printing of Money is Destructive
00:56:42 - Can Gold and Bitcoin Coexist Side By Side?
01:01:02 - Paradox of Government
01:02:31 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
01:03:38 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
01:04:39 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:05:31 - Money as a Voting System
01:12:32 - Two Types of Property and Grey Area
01:20:55 - The Biggest Socioeconomic Problem Today
01:27:17 - Where to Find G. Edward Griffin on the Internet
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Decentralized Food and Money with Robert Breedlove (WiM400) Nov 28, 2023

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In this episode with Robert Breedlove and Shawn Baker, we discuss the relationship between beef and Bitcoin, why inflation is theft, the radical change in a technological paradigm, and the global adoption of Bitcoin.
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:28 - Intro
00:02:01 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:48 - Introduction and Robert’s Background
00:04:40 - Bitcoin Enlightenment, Central Banking Monopoly, and Historical Currency Manipulation
00:11:49 - Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
00:15:20 - The Problem with Gold, The Nixon Shock
00:19:25 - How the US Went from Gold to Fiat Standard
00:22:55 - Why Inflation is Theft and What’s Backing the Dollar Today
00:29:40 - The Importance of Studying Money
00:31:20 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:32:25 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:33:22 - How Many People Are Into Bitcoin
00:36:46 - Bitcoin and the Cantillon Effect
00:40:55 - Global Adoption of Bitcoin
00:45:32 - How Bitcoin Price is Going to Accelerate
00:50:30 - Bitcoin vs. Crypto Currencies
00:53:32 - Can Black Rock and Central Banks Corrupt Bitcoin?
00:56:55 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
00:58:02 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:59:03 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:59:55 - Radical Change in a Technological Paradigm
01:03:20 - Smooth Transition vs. Chaotic Transition
01:06:00 - How Bitcoin Disincentives Warfare
01:08:33 - Bitcoin Banking System
01:11:10 - The Relationship Between Beef and Bitcoin
01:15:05 - When Should You Spent Your Bitcoin
01:17:50 - Where to Find Robert on the Internet
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Climate Change, Addiction, and Free Speech with Michael Shellenberger (WiM399) Nov 27, 2023

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Michael Shellenberger joins me in person at ARC Forum 2023 in London to discuss the impact of environmental alarmism, the problem with addiction and homelessness, and the importance of free speech.
Michael Shellenberger is a best-selling author and journalist. He is the founder of Substack publication Public.
This podcast was filmed at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference in London, England.
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:42 - Intro
00:02:15 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:01 - Introducing Michael Shellenberger
00:03:59 - Why Does Environmental Alarmism Harm Us?
00:06:13 - Driving Factors of Environmental Alarmism
00:09:53 - Is Environmental Alarmism a Conscious Act?
00:12:15 - Misrepresentation and Censorship of the Truth
00:16:46 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:17:51 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:18:47 - Causes and Solutions to Homelessness
00:27:19 - The Line Between Recreation and Addiction
00:31:40 - Socio-Economic Status and Addiction
00:36:03 - Abdication of Individual Responsibility
00:39:13 - The Hero’s Journey vs. Victimhood
00:41:14 - Facing Adversity and Achieving Success
00:42:55 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
00:44:02 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:45:04 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:45:55 - Homicide vs. Other Crimes
00:50:22 - Faith and Positive Future
00:52:27 - Definition of Free Speech
00:57:35 - Importance of Free Speech
01:00:11 - Why Freedom of Speech is Under Attack?
01:04:13 - Where to Find Michael on the Internet
// PODCAST //
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400
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Is Bitcoin Better Than Gold? with Robert Breedlove (WiM398) Nov 26, 2023

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In this episode with Robert Breedlove and the host of the Aimstone podcast, we discuss what is money, why Bitcoin is better than gold, the currency counterfeiting cartels, and the importance of studying Bitcoin.
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:31 - Intro
00:02:04 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:50 - Money as Time and Energy
00:09:32 - Money as an Attribute
00:05:05 - What is Money?
00:15:32 - Functions and Properties of Money
00:24:28 - Why Gold Was the Best Money
00:25:25 - Why Bitcoin is a Perfect Money
00:26:22 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:27:27 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:28:24 - What is the Unit of Account
00:32:51 - Bitcoin From Store of Value to Unit of Account
00:39:15 - Money vs. Currency
00:42:55 - Is Bitcoin Better Than Gold?
00:49:45 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
00:50:52 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:51:54 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:52:45 - Currency Counterfeiting Cartels
00:55:02 - Why Gold’s Price Hasn’t Responded Well To Money Counterfeiting
01:00:11 - What Would Change Robert’s Mind on Bitcoin
01:03:59 - Price Prediction for Bitcoin and the US Dollar Hyperinflation
01:06:13 - Financial Advise: Study Bitcoin
01:06:52 - Three Books Recommendation
01:10:07 - Where to Find Robert on the Internet
// PODCAST //
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400
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Understanding Money Mechanics with Bob Murphy (WiM397) Nov 25, 2023

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Bob Murphy joins me in-person at ARC Forum 2023 in London to discuss his book, 'Understanding Money Mechanics.' We talk about the nature of money, the cartels of central banking, the modern monetary theory, and the optimism of artificial intelligence.
Bob Murphy is an author and economist. He has authored several economics textbooks. He is also the chief economist at Infineo.
This podcast was filmed at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference in London, England.
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:37 - Intro
00:02:11 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:57 - Introducing Bob Murphy
00:03:29 - Introduction to Bob's Book 'Understanding Money Mechanics'
00:05:05 - What is Money?
00:06:21 - Difficulty of Understanding Money
00:10:47 - Money as an Attribute
00:12:49 - Fiat Currency and Fiduciary Media
00:13:57 - How Do Banks Create Money?
00:16:39 - Economic Mismatch of Banking System
00:19:09 - Faults with Fractional Reserve Banking
00:22:33 - Contract Violation by the Bank
00:24:27 - Emergence of Central Bank
00:29:13 - The Cartels of Central Banking
00:31:20 - Global Collusion of Central Banking
00:35:03 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:36:07 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:37:04 - Modern Monetary Theory
00:41:53 - Previlleged Market Actor
00:43:40 - Free Market Interest Rate
00:44:40 - Supply Creates Its Own Demand
00:47:33 - Keynesian Economics and First-Order Thinking
00:49:49 - Incentives of Pseudo Economics
00:51:02 - Symbiotic Relationship of Central Banking
00:54:55 - Stolen Purchasing Power
00:56:00 - Description and Criticism of MMT
00:59:40 - Optical Illusion of Accounting
01:02:39 - Discussing Fiat Currency
01:05:37 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
01:06:44 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
01:07:46 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:08:37 - 2008 vs. 2020 Financial Crisis
01:12:33 - Forecasting Inflation
01:15:58 - Outlook on the Economic Future
01:18:15 - Optimism of Artificial Intelligence
01:23:13 - Where to Find Bob on the Internet
// PODCAST //
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
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The Geopolitics of Energy and Power with Robert Bryce (WiM396) Nov 24, 2023

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Robert Bryce joins me in-person at ARC Forum 2023 in London to talk about why we should be pro-nuclear, the unreliability of renewable energy sources, the negative impact of inflation on the energy grid, and whether governments can stop Bitcoin.

Robert Bryce is an American author, journalist, podcaster, and documentary film producer.
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:48 - Intro
00:02:21 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:08 - Introducing Robert Bryce
00:03:38 - Pro-Nuclear Documentary Series
00:04:48 - Why Pro-Nuclear
00:09:10 - Unreliability of Renewable Energy and Money Printing
00:11:50 - Powering the Unplugged
00:15:33 - Theft is The Enemy of Light
00:17:35 - Embracing Micro Grids
00:20:33 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:21:38 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:22:35 - Negative Effects of Inflation
00:26:36 - Robert Bryce’s Interest in Energy
00:28:55 - Connection Between Political Power and Physical Power
00:32:04 - What is Electricity?
00:35:52 - Why Electricity is The Most Important Form of Energy
00:38:25 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
00:39:32 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:40:34 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:41:25 - Hydrocarbons Are Here to Stay
00:41:48 - Power Density vs. Energy Density
00:43:00 - Bitcoin is Energy
00:46:31 - Can Bitcoin Be Stopped?
00:49:31 - Turning Point for Energy and Geopolitics
00:55:04 - Why is the Global Power Grid Fragilized
00:59:21 - Where to Find Robert Bryce on the Internet
// PODCAST //
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400
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The Masculine and Feminine Aspects of Money with Kiana Danial (WiM395) Nov 22, 2023

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Kiana Danial joins me to discuss the difference between feminine and masculine energy, the significance of imagination, obtaining freedom in life, and what is money.

Kiana Danial is the founder and CEO of Invest Diva. She is an author, professional speaker, and investment and wealth management expert.

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Website: https://investdiva.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/investdiva/
// SPONSORS //
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:39 - Intro
00:02:12 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:58 - Introducing Kiana Danial
00:03:22 - What is Money?
00:04:35 - Feminine Energy vs. Masculine Energy
00:07:22 - Creativity of Feminine Energy
00:08:19 - Is Money Feminine or Masculine?
00:17:53 - The Zero-Sum Game of Wall Street
00:23:04 - What is Energy?
00:26:24 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:27:29 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:28:26 - Imagination and Flow of Energy
00:31:04 - Materialistic Manifestation of Imagination
00:33:38 - Importance of Communication in Entrepreneurship
00:35:00 - The Value of Imagination
00:37:58 - The Reality of Price
00:39:38 - Relationship Between Money and Freedom
00:41:54 - Five Steps of Investing
00:45:46 - Questions to Ask Before Buying Assets
00:47:01 - Bitcoin: Combination of Feminine and Masculine
00:50:00 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
00:51:06 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:52:08 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:53:00 - Obtaining Freedom in Life
00:55:11 - Is the Truth Imaginary?
00:57:36 - Finance is Feminine
01:00:47 - The Taboo of Money
01:04:03 - Where to Find Kiana on the Internet
// PODCAST //
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400
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Toward an Anthropological Theory of Money with Natalie Smolenski (WiM394) Nov 20, 2023

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Natalie Smolenski joins me to discuss her paper, 'Toward an Anthropological Theory of Money.' We talk about the relationship between anthropologists and economists, the difference between social institutions and social technology, and the anthropological significance of Bitcoin.
Natalie Smolenski is an author, Bitcoin entrepreneur, and theoretical anthropologist. She is the founder of the Texas Bitcoin Foundation.
// GUEST //
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Website: https://www.txbitcoinfoundation.org/
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:40 - Intro
00:02:14 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:03:00 - Natalie Smolenski's Background and Her New Paper
00:05:00 - David Graeber and Nick Szabo Twitter Debate
00:11:34 - Bridging Together Anthropologists and Economists
00:16:26 - Graeber's Top-Down Theory of Money
00:19:45 - Interstate Payments
00:21:43 - How Fiat Shaped Social Science
00:24:47 - Social Consensus and the State
00:27:27 - Defining Social Institution and Social Technology
00:30:04 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:31:09 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:32:07 - Distinguishing Social Institution and Social Technology
00:36:46 - How Technology Affects Institutions
00:38:31 - Money is the Most Sailable Good
00:41:18 - Spheres of Exchange
00:45:35 - Money as a Social Institution
00:47:37 - Functions of Money
00:51:55 - Objective Measurement of Value
00:53:41 - Credit Money vs. Commodity Money
00:57:10 - How the State Utilizes Credit Money
01:00:28 - Is Money a Creature of the State?
01:04:38 - Geopolitical History of Gold
01:07:23 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
01:08:30 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
01:09:32 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:10:23 - Payment vs. Settlement
00:14:56 - Legal and Psychological Settlements
00:19:04 - Legal Money vs. Emergent Money
01:22:46 - Value of Emergent Commodity Money
01:25:40 - Tending toward Commodity Money
01:28:45 - Utility of Bitcoin
01:31:10 - Anthropological Significance of Bitcoin
01:34:32 - Where to Find Natalie on the Internet
// PODCAST //
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?
RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI

// WRITTEN WORK //
Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/
Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/

The Digital Demise of Cultural Marxism with Chase Perkins (WiM393) Nov 17, 2023

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Chase Perkins joins me to discuss cryptographic digital protocols, the irrationality of Marxism, the importance of individual sovereignty, and why Bitcoin is the closest thing to an absolute right.
Chase Perkins is the Founder and CEO of Impervious.ai. He is also a data privacy attorney.
// GUEST //
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChaseTheTruth
Website: https://www.impervious.ai/
// SPONSORS //
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// OUTLINE //
00:00:00 - Coming up
00:00:29 - Intro
00:02:02 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
00:02:48 - Introducing Chase Perkins
00:03:32 - Using Cryptographic Digital Protocols against Marxism
00:07:25 - Hoppe's Definition of Communism, Capitalism, and Socialism
00:10:01 - Marxist Roots of Central Banking
00:12:45 - Aggression Against Private Property
00:14:48 - Marxism Among Young People
00:16:45 - Marxism as a Justification for Conquest
00:19:42 - Brutal Irony of Karl Marx
00:21:50 - Worldview and Irrationality of Marxism
00:23:55 - Disregarding the Individualism
00:27:01 - Moral Justification for Conquest
00:32:32 - How Bitcoin Reduces Violence
00:34:53 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite
00:35:58 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:36:54 - Protecting Minority from Majority
00:41:10 - Tyrrany of Democracy
00:46:16 - Importance of Decentralized Governance
00:50:20 - Justifying the Violence
00:53:35 - Linguistic Propagation of Narratives
00:59:00 - Why Preservation of Private Property is Morality Superior
01:03:03 - Marxist Propaganda
01:09:34 - Using Policies to Enforce New Laws
01:12:26 - Asking Questions and Seeking Answers
01:14:39 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro
01:15:45 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
01:16:47 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
01:17:39 - The Right to Say No
01:24:52 - Recognition of Individual Rights
01:27:01 - Cherry Picking of Data to Support False Narratives
01:29:48 - How to Empower Individual Sovereignty
01:34:02 - Emphasising Privacy of Data
01:37:39 - Bitcoin is the Absolute Right
01:39:54 - Designing a Decentralized Sound System
01:45:26 - The Value of Consent
01:47:35 - Where to Find Alex on the Internet
01:48:01 - Quick Introduction to Impervious

// PODCAST //
Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?
RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI

// WRITTEN WORK //
Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/
Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/

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