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 Not a slow week at all! I just genuinely think a conversation with nostr:npub1tvqc82mv8cezhax5r34n4muc2c4pgjz8kaye2smj032nngg52clq0rkrq4 and nostr:npub1lrnvvs6z78s9yjqxxr38uyqkmn34lsaxznnqgd877j4z2qej3j5s09qnw5 on nostr:npub10qrssqjsydd38j8mv7h27dq0ynpns3djgu88mhr7cr2qcqrgyezspkxqj8 will bring people value, and I am personally really excited to talk with them.  

Bitcoin podcasts all having the same “big name” guests over and over and over again is fine and understandable because those big names generate the most engagement. This is the incentive structure of the podcasting world. A Saylor interview will always be a podcaster’s number one most viewed episode. Heck, even outside of Bitcoin, Joe Rogan gets exponentially more views when Elon Musk comes on than when it’s a random MMA fighter, but that doesn’t mean that random fighter won’t bring a ton of signal and unique value. 

This is my hobby, not my job, and I’m making a point to have whomever the hootin’ heck I feel like on THE Bitcoin Podcast. 

Sure, I have “big names” on the show, because many people won’t even look at a podcast unless the guest is someone they recognize, and those big names are big names for a reason; they bring a ton of signal. 

But I also have anons, developers, and generally anyone I feel like talking to.

QW and Corn have been hardcore Nostr users for a long time, and I like these dudes. So I invited them on the show. 

I hope you will find the conversation valuable 🤙