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Strong Property, Strong Civilization | The Svetski and Moss Series | Episode 2 (WiM213) Sep 09, 2022

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Alex Svetski & Mark Moss, co-Authors of the book, “The Uncommunist Manifesto”, join me for a conversation about how “Stronger property leads to a stronger civilization.” We discuss why Marxism discourages innovation, ownership of private property and capitalism.

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"The Uncommunist Manifesto" Website: https://www.uncommunist.com/optin1642549665295

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Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com
00:01:37 Static vs Dynamic Classes: “Making vs Taking” Classes
00:17:16 “Stronger Property Leads to a Stronger Civilization”
00:26:48 Dynamic Inequality: Static Marxism Hierarchy vs Dynamic Hierarchy
00:45:04 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios
00:45:45 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:46:58 Property vs Un-Property: How Communism Attacks Private Property
01:05:25 Why Marxism Discourages Innovation
01:16:05 “Double Diamond Design”
01:23:40 Free Market Capitalism: How Marxism Goes Against Darwinism
01:36:32 “What is Money” Outro

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The Nature of Discrimination | The Aneesh Karve Series | Episode 3 (WiM212) Sep 08, 2022

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Entrepreneur Aneesh Karve joins me for a detailed conversation about the book "Discrimination and Disparities," written by Thomas Sowell. We discuss the governments ability to intervene in free markets and how that has lead us on a path of undesired outcomes and rebranded Marxism.

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Guest
Aneesh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/akarve
Discrimination and Disparities: https://www.amazon.com/Discrimination-and-Disparities-audiobook/dp/B078N861YQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=discrimination+and+disparities&qid=1660844142&sr=8-1

Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.Com
00:01:37 “The Invincible Fallacy” and the “Fatal Conceit”
00:18:03 Rebranded Marxism and Examples of how Governments Manipulate with Statistics
00:26:04 A Complicated System vs a Complex System: Why Society Needs Free Markets
00:36:02 How Government Intervention Leads to Undesired Outcomes
00:42:59 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios
00:43:44 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health
00:44:53 Explaining “Discrimination 1A, 1B and 2"
00:54:48 “People Follow Incentives not Laws”
01:07:37 “People are Depraved because they’re Deprived”
01:13:22 Government Intervention Corrupting the Population’s Ability to Self-Organize
01:28:46 Consequences of Government Intervention, Messaging, and the Manipulation of Incentives
01:43:19 “What is Money” Outro

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Everything Divided by 21 Million with Knut Svanholm (WiM211) Sep 02, 2022

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Author and Bitcoiner Knut Svanholm joins me for a deep conversation about God, time, and Bitcoin. We discuss his latest article, “Real Scaling Solution for Bitcoin” and his book, “Everything Divided by 21 Million”.

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Guest
Knut Svanholm's Website: https://www.knutsvanholm.com
Knut Svanholm's Twitter: https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm
Knut's Article: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/real-scaling-solution-for-bitcoin
Knut Svanholm's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Knut-Svanholm/e/B087WQ4H28%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 Learn about Bitcoin with Swan Private at SwanPrivate.com
00:01:37 Introducing Knut and discussing his article, “Real Scaling Solution for Bitcoin”
00:11:10 How Bitcoin Minimizes Trust
00:25:07 How Bitcoin is a Tool for Storing and Saving Time
00:39:28 “Everything Divided by 21 Million”
00:57:33 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios
00:58:18 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:59:29 Definitions for God & Beliefs
01:20:45 Dawkins & Peterson: Objective and Subjective Reality
01:30:42 “The Line between Living and Non-Living”
01:42:36 What does it Mean to “Use Bitcoin”?
01:55:14 Where to find Knut’s Work
02:00:17 “What is Money” Outro

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Information Warfare with Edward Dowd (WiM210) Sep 02, 2022

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Edward Dowd, Former Equity Portfolio Manager with Blackrock, joins me to discuss his views on the societal impact of the pandemic, how centralization of media is tied to the corruption of money, and how we are living in a state of “Information warfare.”

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Guest
Edward's Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/edwarddowd

Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 Swan Private
00:01:37 Introducing Edward Dowd
00:04:14 Brief History of Information Warfare
00:20:02 How to Discern between Facts and Propaganda
00:30:13 Attack on Language
00:37:22 “Centralization of media is tied to the corruption of money.”
00:55:19 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios
00:56:04 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health
00:57:13 Dealing with the Criticism of Being Labeled a “Conspiracy theorist”
01:12:05 How Does the “Hegelian Dialectic” Thesis Play Out in the Years to Come?
01:25:18 “Magic Juice” and Information Warfare
01:32:40 Mass Formation Psychosis
01:46:10 Edward’s Views on Bitcoin
01:56:54 Where to Find Edward’s Work
01:58:45 “What is Money” Outro

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"Money: Free and Unfree" with George Selgin (WiM209) Aug 29, 2022

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American Economist and Director of the Cato Institute, George Selgin, joins me for a conversation about his book, “Money: Free and Unfree”. We discuss the history of the Fed, the consequences of centrally planned money, and the future of gold and Bitcoin.

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Guest
George's Website: https://www.cato.org/people/george-selgin
George's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgeSelgin
"Money: Free and Unfree" https://www.amazon.com/Money-Free-Unfree-George-Selgin/dp/1944424296

Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 Swan Private
00:01:37 Introducing George Selgin and his Book, “Money: Free and Unfree”
00:06:30 The Consequences of Centrally Planned Money
00:17:02 What Contributed to the Collapse of 1921?
00:23:49 Differences in the Gold Standards Pre- and Post-1914
00:38:26 Watch "Hard Money with Natalie Brunell" From Swan Studios
00:39:10 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health
00:40:19 What is the Geopolitical Relevance of Gold Today?
01:03:52 The Current Federal Reserve System and the Pre-Fed National Currency System
01:10:11 How Much Influence Does the Federal Reserve Have Today on the Modern Economy?
01:13:44 How Do We Get to a Decentralized Money, and Where Does Bitcoin Fit In?
01:19:32 Where To Find George Selgin’s Work
01:20:24 “What is Money” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
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"To Think, or Not to Think" | The Yaron Brook Series | Episode 4 (WiM208) Aug 25, 2022

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Yaron Brook joins me for a discussion on Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism where we discover how Reason has created progress, freedom, and the pursuit to a good life. This series will loosely follow Ayn Rand's written work "The Virtue of Selfishness."

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The Virtue of Selfishness: http://ikesharpless.pbworks.com/f/AynRand-TheVirtueofSelfishness.pdf

Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 Swan Private
00:01:37 Freedom of Choice: “To Think, or Not to Think”
00:16:12 Is There Purposeful Misdirection Among Our Leaders?
00:30:42 “A Code of Values Accepted by Choice is a Code of Morality.”
00:35:09 Reality is That to Which Life is Adapted...
00:45:02 Beauty, Goodness, Justice: How Do They Fit Into the Objectivist Worldview?
00:50:23 Where Does “Graspability” Reside in a “Subject/Object” Paradigm?
01:00:21 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios
01:01:16 Take Control of Your Healthcare with Crowd Health
01:02:15 Three Cardinal Values of Objectivist Ethics
01:21:33 How Vices Coincide Within Moralist Views
01:26:34 Ayn Rand’s Views on Abortion
01:31:00 Choosing Who Influences You
01:35:34 Personal & Religious Moral Codes Being Pathways to Happiness
01:51:24 “What is Money” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
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A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism | The Stephan Kinsella Series | Episode 1 (WiM207) Aug 23, 2022

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Stephan Kinsella is an American intellectual property lawyer, author, and deontological anarcho-capitalist. He joins me for an in-depth conversation about the book "A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism: Economics, Politics, and Ethics" by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

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Guest
Stephan's Website: https://www.stephankinsella.com
Stephan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/NSKinsella
A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism: Economics, Politics, and Ethics: https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Socialism-Capitalism-Economics-Politics/dp/0898382793

Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 Swan Private
00:01:37 Introducing Stephan and the Book: "A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism"
00:22:07 Discussing Laws of Causation & the Ethics of Liberty
00:39:25 Rule Sets for Society based upon Private Property
00:50:03 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios
00:50:51 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:51:58 Is the State Necessary to Arbitrate Conflict?
01:04:29 "Norms need to be Universal…"
01:20:25 Demolition of Socialism: Morally and Economically
01:29:33 Diamond-Water Paradox
01:40:04 “Property, Contract, Aggression, Capitalism, Socialism”
01:51:14 “What is Money” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
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Identity Politics and Other Lies | The Aneesh Karve Series | Episode 2 (WiM206) Aug 19, 2022

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Entrepreneur Aneesh Karve joins me for a detailed conversation about the book "Discrimination and Disparities," written by Thomas Sowell. We discuss how governments manipulate statistics and how intervening in free markets leads to more inequality and less wealth creation.

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Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money” Intro
00:00:08 Swan Private
00:01:37 The Incentive Structure of Fiat: How Politicians Manipulate Statistics for Profit
00:08:36 The Butterfly Effect of Literacy Throughout History
00:14:13 The History of China's Authoritarianism: How Discrimination Affects Progress
00:19:35 The Network Effects of Language
00:23:27 Rapidly Changing Pre-Requisites for Success: Discussing the Downfall of Eastman Kodak
00:26:21 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios
00:27:06 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:28:15 Are Property Rights Enough to Protect the Individual?
00:34:09 “Individual Optionality Increases as the Integrity of Private Property Increases.”
00:37:18 The Pillars of Language & the Breakdown of Definitions
00:41:43 Inequality Without Discrimination: Discussing Society's Ability to Self-Regulate
00:51:54 “What is Money” Outro

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

The Truth is Defenseless | The Platonic Philosophy Series | Episode 4 (WiM205) Aug 17, 2022

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In this special edition series, I will be joined by multiple thinkers and philosophers to discuss Platonic and Neoplatonic philosophy. This ongoing series of conversations will focus on the nature of goodness, truth, justice, freedom, beauty, reason, and love. My first guest in this series is the eminent cognitive scientist and philosopher John Vervaeke, and we examine D.C. Schindler's masterpiece "Plato's Critique of Impure Reason: On Goodness and Truth in the Republic."

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Guest
John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john
Plato's Critique of Impure Reason: https://www.amazon.com/Platos-Critique-Impure-Reason-Goodness/dp/0813228247#:~:text=Plato's%20Critique%20of%20Impure%20Reason%20offers%20a%20dramatic%20interpretation%20of,real%20image%22%20of%20the%20good.

Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Swan Private
00:01:37 The Truth is Defenseless
00:07:00 “Knowledge is About Evidence, but Understanding is About Relevance”
00:12:27 The Self as the Through-Line Within Which Aspires to Through-Line into Reality
00:16:34 Metacognition: Self-Reflection as the Internalization of the Perspectives of Others
00:21:56 Exploring the Relationship Between the Soul and the Real, and Property
00:32:37 The Ecstatic Moment and the Impossibility of a “Perfect” Metaphysics
00:38:44 A Paradox of Perspective: Science Cannot be Defended Scientifically
00:42:44 The Pure Consciousness Event: Adverbial Overriding Adjectival Experience
00:52:22 “Is-Ness”: Where Becoming and Being, Relative and Absolute, Converge
00:56:10 Multiple Object Tracking Experiments: Seeing Quantity over Quality
00:59:39 “Precisely What is Most Important Cannot Be Said…”
01:06:10 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios
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01:08:04 Goodness as the Cause of Truth
01:10:44 The Etymological Root of “Intelligence”: “To Read Between the Lines”
01:17:35 Property, The Law, and Religion as a Meta-Meaning System
01:28:25 Why Do We Punish Treason? Human History in the Cave of Statism
01:33:19 Playing in the Platonic Dojo: Toward a Just Apprehension of Money
01:38:14 Money and Religion: Systems for Cost-Effectively Scaling Trust?
01:41:33 Post-Statism: An Absolute 21M Bitcoin to Replace the Specter of Death?
01:48:44 Could Debasing Currency be Catalyzing Misology?
01:56:44 Does Bitcoin Put Power in Service to Reason?
01:59:04 The “In-Itself-Ness” to Bitcoin that We Can’t Mess With…
02:08:45 Could Bitcoin Be the Platonic Form of Money?
02:16:34 The Inadequacy and Indispensability of Images
02:18:51 A Dramatic Literary Structure Mapping Onto Feedback-Driven, Complex Reality
02:27:22 Reading the Platonic Dialogues as a Spiritual Exercise…
02:35:09 The Interpenetration of Rationality and Ritual: A Dramatic Enacted Mythos
02:38:27 Distinguishing the Imaginary from the Imaginal: A Sailboat vs Toddler Zorro
02:52:12 “What is Money?” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
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Reversal, Reality, and Invisibility | The Platonic Philosophy Series | Episode 3 (WiM204) Aug 17, 2022

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Outline
00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro
00:00:08 Swan Private
00:01:37 Breaking In: Reversal and Reality
00:06:50 Socrates as the Living Symbol of Philosophy
00:10:33 The Paradoxical Identity of Procession and Reversion
00:17:07 How Socrates the Courage that Nobody Can Define
00:21:04 The Dramatic Roles of Socrates and Christ
00:27:04 The Sun, The Good, and the Mediating Third
00:32:27 Sciencia Intuitivia
00:37:01 The Deep Continuity Between Vision and Cognition, Mind and Biology
00:40:37 The Pricing System as a Set of Perpetual Feedback Loops
00:45:15 The Nature of the Absolute
00:48:00 Could Causality be an Illusion?
00:51:20 The Dramatic Structure of Knowledge
00:51:58 Watch “Hard Money with Natalie Brunell” From Swan Studios
00:52:44 Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:53:52 The 6th Sense: The Climax of a Film Is a Reversal
00:57:19 Reciprocal Opening: How to Keep Falling Ever-Deeper in Love
01:02:06 On Being Invisible
01:04:45 The Difference Between Discovery and Invention…
01:09:29 What is It About Self-Knowledge that So Closely Resembles The Good?
01:13:05 “The Supreme Reality is Not Anything the Eye Can See, but the Power By Which the Eye Can See”
01:19:36 Cybernetics, Organisms as Messages, and Purifying the Mediating Thirds
01:25:35 Information: Surprise, Or, The Difference that Makes a Difference
01:31:00 “One Must Love More Than Ideas In Order to Love Ideas Properly”
01:35:32 The Mission of Socrates: Get Justice, Or Die Trying
01:37:40 “The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living”
01:45:21 “Perfect Freedom is thus Identical to Absolute Obedience to What is Absolute”
01:51:00 “What is Money?” Outro

WRITTEN WORK
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