Best Prev Podcasts (2025)

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Bitcoin, Liberty, and Lawfare w/ Angela McArdle (Prev Chairman @ Libertarian Party) 59:12

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In this episode of Cryptoconomy I sit down with Angela McArdle to talk about what happens when Bitcoin, state power and human freedom collide. Angela has spent the last few years at the center of the liberty world. She has helped push for clemency for Ross Ulbricht, fought lawfare against Bitcoin developers and activists, and worked to turn liberta…

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5. Live Pitch-Fix: Finding the Right Narrative for Critical Minerals Startup Magmatic 42:15

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How can you adapt your pitch on the fly to a potential customer, to an investor, or to a generalist audience? Today you can listen in on a live consulting session where I help a founder crack this question. In this episode, I'm consulting Oliver Siegel, the co-founder and CEO of the deep tech startup Magmatic Bio. Magmatic designs synthetic protein…

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Holiday Special: Aging, Family Triggers, & Finding Gratitude in the Chaos | Harder to Breathe 1:14:46

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Feeling like the magic of the holidays is slipping away? Or maybe you're just growing up? In our Season 2 finale, Ryan Dusick and co-host Brian "Duck" Maillard sit down for a candid, heartfelt reflection on another year gone by. From the bittersweet reality of aging parents to navigating family triggers during the holidays, this episode is all abou…

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#101: Web3 Fundraising with Max Torres (SAFE, SAFT) 44:44

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Fundraising in web3 isn’t just web2 with a token attached. On Episode 101, we break down what actually changes when you introduce tokens, interoperability, decentralization, and community ownership into the funding model. I’m joined by Max Torres, Managing Partner at Taco3 Ventures and former Head of Finance at 0x Labs, where he helped raise $85M a…

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Shinedown's Brent Smith: Fighting Monsters, Sobriety, & Rock's Responsibility | Harder to Breathe 1:35:34

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"I'm no good to him if I'm dead." That was the realization Shinedown frontman Brent Smith had when his son was born—a moment that sparked a journey from the depths of addiction to becoming one of rock's most powerful voices for mental health. In this raw and inspiring episode, Ryan Dusick and Co-host Brian "Duck" Maillard sit down with Brent Smith …

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Is Runes Dead? (@JakeBlockchain vs @RaphaStacks) 1:07:26

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In this episode, I sit down with Rapha and Jake Blockchain for a deep dive on the future of Runes on Bitcoin—what they unlock, what they break, and what actually survives once the hype clears. We get into why Runes exist in the first place, how they change miner incentives and blockspace markets, and whether Bitcoin-native fungible tokens end up as…

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Sara Bareilles on Fear, Broadway, & Why She's "The Opposite of Fearless" | Harder to Breathe Podcast 21:14

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From "Love Song" to Waitress on Broadway, Sara Bareilles has built a career on vulnerability and taking creative risks. But is she fearless? "I'm the opposite of fearless," she confesses in this intimate interview. Host Ryan Dusick sits down with his old friend Sara Bareilles for a deeply personal conversation about navigating the music industry, o…

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4. Casestudy: Speaking to Corporates vs. Investors vs. Talent vs. Farmers with Nina Mannheimer from Klim 35:01

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If your startup needs to speak to very different audiences — investors, corporates, consumers — this episode lays out why that skill matters more than most founders think. How you explain your work changes depending on who’s in front of you, and that can decide whether people actually understand what you do. If you’re selling cookies, fine. If you’…

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Sadness vs. Depression: Understanding Anhedonia and Finding Political Hope | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:22:41

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Is it just a "bad week," or is it something deeper? In this episode of Harder To Breathe, we explore the often-confusing line between sadness and clinical depression, and how to recognize the signs of anhedonia (the inability to feel pleasure). Ryan shares a profound experience seeing Alanis Morissette live, sparking a conversation about trauma, th…

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#100: Operational Security for Onchain Treasuries with Safe (prev. Gnosis Safe) 45:48

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Operational security is becoming the biggest priority in crypto, here’s how top teams protect their onchain treasuries. Safe is the gold standard for smart contract wallets, securing over $60billion for organizations like the Ethereum Foundation, Optimism, Polygon, Chainlink, Morpho, and ENS. In this episode, with Shebin John, Research Engineer at …

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3. Pitching Specialised VCs: Cutting-Edge Tech Doesn’t Sell Itself, with Steve Molino From Synthesis Capital 36:50

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When you are working on a technical or scientific innovation, pitching a specialized VC firm may seem like the light at the end of the tunnel. Finally, someone who will get it. Or… will they? Today’s guest, Steve Molino, is Principal at Synthesis Capital based in New Jersey. And today’s episode asks: How can founders with complex tech craft pitch d…

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School Shooting Survivor: Trauma, EMDR & Redemption feat. Ellie Wyse | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:02:49

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On May 7, 2019, Ellie Wyse was a high school freshman with an hour left in her day when a routine drill turned into an active shooter situation. In this powerful and essential conversation, Ellie bravely recounts her experience surviving the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting and the complex realization that one of the perpetrators was a peer. Sh…

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2. How to Announce Your Fundraise Without a Headache - A PR Crash Course With Elisheva Marcus from Earlybird VC 33:54

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A crisp crash course on announcing your fundraise correctly, including: a good timeline for drafting, reviewing, and sending out the press release how to correctly manage stakeholder feedback and how to maximize the benefits of the announcement The guest you’ll hear from today, Elisheva Marcus, and I met at the Deep Tech Momentum conference in Berl…

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AI & Loneliness: How to Find REAL Connection in the Algorithm Age | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:21:19

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This is not a conspiracy theory; it's a mental health crisis. Returning guest Hillary Spiritos joins the hosts for a crucial discussion on the challenges facing young people in the age of AI and pervasive social media. We explore the profound effects of the algorithm—a system so isolating it mirrors the environment of a cult or a totalitarian state…

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Ep. 22 ROI guide for startup marketers | Rapti Gupta, Head of Marketing at Aavaatar Venture, a fractional CMO and prev. CMO at Bugasura 2:49:18

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Here's the truth: most startup marketers can't prove their campaigns drove revenue.They're trapped between "we need more leads" and "can you show ROI?" Armed with incomplete data, conflicting dashboards, and a founder who compares them to their friend's company. Rapti Gupta has lived this reality for over 13 years at startups, from bootstrapped to …

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Musician Davis Rowan: Rehab, Ultra-Marathons, & Finding Purpose | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:19:51

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This is an unvarnished look at the path to recovery. Ryan reconnects with his old friend, musician Davis Rowan, whom he met at the Betty Ford Center. Davis shares his powerful story of how alcohol, which once felt like a "solution" to social anxiety, became a destructive force, culminating in a terrifying diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) …

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The Narrative War: How Founders Shape the Public Narrative for Better or Worse 14:51

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Climate activism failed to inspire hope, can founders fill the void? Discover why the next cultural revolution won’t be led by politicians, but by startup leaders. Episode Summary In this solo episode, Marina Schmidt dissects how startup founders have become some of the most powerful public communicators of our time—and why that power matters. She …

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-- Red to Green is now Scaling Nerds -- The Communications Podcast for Science and Tech Founders 1:40

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The food tech and biotech podcast Red to Green is becoming Scaling Nerds: the communications podcast for science & tech founders. New episodes every two weeks! Please share with friends, colleagues and whoever might be interested. Connect with Marina Schmidt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/ Need help with comms as a startup …

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Porn Addiction: Sobriety vs. Recovery, Shame, Suicide Prev. w/ C. Morley | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:25:23

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This episode goes beyond the surface to the heart of addiction. We sit down with former tech entrepreneur Curtis Morley, whose life's purpose shifted after the tragic loss of his best friend to suicide. Curtis believes his friend didn't understand the difference between sobriety and recovery, a lesson Curtis now uses to help men combat the epidemic…

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TONGUES OF FIRE ( HEALING & DELIVERANCE ) 19:14

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Tongues of Fire (Healing and Deliverance )is a powerful movement dedicated to setting lives free through the fire of the Holy Spirit. It is a place of intense prayer, healing, and divine encounter where burdens are lifted, yokes are broken, and destinies are restored. Through worship, the Word, and prophetic intercession, believers experience spiri…

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#99: Institutional Crypto Trading & Yield with Bo Zhang from Function 49:33

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Why are so many Web3 projects with massive treasuries not doing active treasury management? That’s the question we explore in this episode with Bo Zhang, COO at Function: a project building the rails that allow Bitcoin to actually function: liquid, composable, and yield-generating. Together with Bo, we dive deep into the intersection of institution…

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Government Collapse & The Crypto Lifeline w/ Naz Kabbani (Investor @ BECO Capital) 54:03

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In this episode, Mark sits down with Naz Kabbani, an investor formerly at BECO Capital (the Middle East’s largest VC fund with $900M AUM) and Paradigm (a leading crypto VC fund with over $12Bn AUM). Naz shares an eye-opening firsthand account of the Lebanese Banking Crisis, revealing how his family—like many others—lost 75-80% of their life savings…

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Toxic Masculinity & Stillness: Finding Balance with Steve Braun | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:18:16

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In this vital episode, we sit down with Steve Braun, a master mental performance coach and communication consultant (and co-founder of BGB Studios). Drawing on his martial arts discipleship, Steve explains that the core of our modern mental health and societal conflict is a deep imbalance between masculine (Yang) and feminine (Yin) energies. This c…

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Ep 21. What Mailmodo teaches about marketing in crowded markets | Zeeshan Akhtar, prev. Head of Marketing (Mailmodo) 1:49:28

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Zeeshan Akhtar breaks down four years of marketing at Mailmodo, from solo marketer to leading an 8-person team. He gets into the specifics: how they differentiated with AMP emails, which early channels worked (and which didn't), why they bet big on the State of Email report, how they structured the team into pods, and what their high-velocity creat…

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TONGUES OF FIRE FOR HEALING. 9:00

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The “tongues of fire” symbolize the living presence and power of the Holy Spirit — a divine flame that purifies, empowers, and renews. When this fire touches your soul, it burns away the weight of fear, guilt, and bondage, bringing inner healing and spiritual freedom. It penetrates the deepest wounds, igniting faith, courage, and clarity where desp…

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The Fear, the Freedom, and the Mid-Life Career Change | Harder to Breathe Podcast 58:09

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"How do you make a total left turn from the music industry to the mental health field?" Ryan Dusick often fields this question, but the reality is that starting over is rarely a clean break—it's usually a long, messy process of grief and self-discovery. In this one-on-one episode, Ryan and Duck dive into the core challenges of major life transition…

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#98: Managing Ops for a Web3 Foundation (Everclear) with Max Kalyuzhnyi 59:54

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Max Kalyuzhnyi, Head of Operations at Everclear Foundation, shares his journey from Big4 audit to web3 finance. We cover token migrations, fundraising, vibe-coding, and the tools he uses for web3 ops, from Toku & Sablier to Integral, Rain, and Dakota. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web3 accounting & finance professionals - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:…

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Perfectionism vs. Excellence: How to Stop Stagnating and Start Growing |Harder to Breathe Podcast 49:07

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This week, hosts Ryan Dusick and Brian "Duck" Maillard tackle the ultimate double-edged sword: perfectionism. Ryan shares his incredibly vulnerable journey of realizing that his quest for perfection ultimately led to stagnation—a "rock bottom" in his professional life after leaving Maroon 5. Perfectionism, often mistaken for a strength, is revealed…

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Hashrate, Halvings, and the Future of Compute w/ Frank Holmes (CEO @ Hive Digital) 52:57

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Mark sits down with Frank Holmes, one of the most recognized voices in crypto infrastructure, to go inside the machine room of large-scale Bitcoin mining. Frank unpacks miner economics after the halving, how power contracts and geography determine winners, and the tech stack from firmware to immersion cooling. They explore treasury strategy (to HOD…

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"Put the Shovel Down": Helping a Loved One with Addiction w/ Amber Hollingsworth | Harder to Breathe 1:17:32

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Your natural instinct is to fix it, but what if your efforts are making the problem worse? We sit down with Addiction Expert Amber Hollingsworth, founder of the huge "Put the Shovel Down" community, who offers a revolutionary approach to family addiction recovery. Amber specializes in teaching family members how to stop enabling and break the cycle…

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#97: Building the Digital Assets Audit Department at Deloitte France 49:51

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Deloitte has been on the front lines of digital assets, working with exchanges, custodians, stablecoin issuers, and enterprises to bring crypto into regulated finance. In this episode, I’m joined by Jérémy Stevance, Manager on Deloitte France’s Digital Assets Team, who has spent the last four years building their crypto audit practice. He’s worked …

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Surviving Suicide: Sarah Gilman on Self-Harm, Healing & Hope | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:32:13

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In one of our most powerful episodes yet, actress and mental health advocate Sarah Gilman opens up about her deeply personal journey—self-harm, a suicide attempt in college, and the remarkable path that led her to become a voice for suicide prevention. She explains why suicide isn't about wanting to die, but about wanting to escape an intolerable p…

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Mental Health Is Sexy: Trauma, Humor & Healing w/ Aleksei Archer | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:28:40

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This episode is for anyone who has ever felt alone in their struggle. We sit down with the incredible Aleksei Archer—comedian, actor, and mental health advocate—who has transformed personal tragedy into a powerful force for healing. Aleksei shares her deeply personal story of losing her father to suicide, and how she uses humor and radical honesty …

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Evolution of DOGE w/ Jordan Jefferson (CEO @ MyDoge) 52:23

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They called it a joke. Then they ignored it. Now DogeOS is on a mission to build the most culturally-aligned app layer in crypto. Is this the trojan doge? A decentralized rebellion against the sterile Web3 status quo? Join us on this episode of the Cryptoconomy Podcast as we dive into the world of Dogecoin with Jordan Jefferson. Discover how Jordan…

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#96: Building an Enterprise Grade Crypto Accounting Software with Kryptos 38:55

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Should a crypto subledger do more than just bookkeeping and reporting? Kryptos began as a retail-focused crypto tax tool. Today, it has evolved into an enterprise-grade accounting platform, offering not just bookkeeping, but also treasury management, token vesting, payroll, invoicing, audits, and even proof-of-reserves. On Episode 96, we spoke with…

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Coping with Empty Nest Syndrome & Adulting is Hard! (Mailbag Q&A) | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:02:03

4M ago1:02:03

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🚨 LIFE UPDATE! 🚨 We're diving into YOUR questions in our first-ever mailbag episode! From the heartbreak of an empty nest to the challenge of making friends as an adult, we're tackling the real-life struggles you shared with us. This isn't just a Q&A—it's a raw, relatable, and honest conversation about navigating life's biggest transitions. In this…

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Nicky Byrne: Family, Fame & Overcoming Tragedy | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:36:38

4M ago1:36:38

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Join us for a deeply moving and intensely personal conversation with Nicky Byrne, the iconic member of Westlife, as he opens up about the sudden, heartbreaking loss of his father and the profound impact it had on his life. Beyond the dazzling lights of his global pop career, Nicky shares a raw account of navigating immense grief while in the public…

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TRL Host Damien Fahey on Fame, Crippling Anxiety & Finding Himself | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:50:50

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"My life was sleeping on an air mattress in Boston. Six months later, I'm in the middle of Times Square... I would literally run to the bathroom and dry heave out of anxiety." Damien Fahey gets real about the terrifying reality behind the TRL cameras. He was the face of MTV for years, taking over for Carson Daly on the biggest show in music televis…

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#95: Navigating Web3 Operations with Sarah Luehrs from Union Labs 47:43

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Navigating Web3 operations isn’t always glamorous. While developers are busy building, someone needs to ensure the machines run smoothly behind the scenes. Sarah Luehrs is the COO at Union Labs, and she pulls back the curtain on what it takes to navigate web3 operations and scale a remote-first team. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global community of web…

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A Mother's Fight: Brandy Vega on Suicide Prevention & Saving Lives | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:10:31

4M ago1:10:31

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The police banged on my door and just said, 'Is this your kid? Go check on her.'" Brandy Vega shares the terrifying story of the night she almost lost her daughter to suicide for the second time, and how it ignited a global movement. In one of our most powerful conversations yet, entrepreneur, advocate, and mother Brandy Vega shares her deeply pers…

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Actor Erik "Happy" Anderson on Sobriety, Mindhunter & The Business of Acting | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:27:45

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Actor Erik "Happy" Anderson — known for his unforgettable role as Jerry Brudos in Mindhunter and appearances in The Knick — sits down for a raw, unfiltered conversation about addiction recovery, 21 years of sobriety, and surviving the relentless pressure of Hollywood. By college, he was a "fall down drunk." By 26, he was homeless. In this candid in…

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#94 - Stablecoin Issuance Regulation with Legal Nodes (GENIUS Act v/s MiCA) 44:15

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Ep. 94 dives into the newly signed GENIUS Act and what it means for stablecoin issuers. I’m joined by Nestor Dubnevych (Legal Nodes) to unpack its impact on licensing, compliance, and cross-border operations. We also cover global regulatory trends and what teams need to know when building crypto payment products. ✅ OUR RESOURCES 🌐 Join a global com…

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Therapist Reacts: The Hidden Psychology of The Bear Season 4 | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:18:03

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In this deep-dive episode, Ryan Dusick breaks down the complex family trauma, addiction, and healing portrayed in Season 4 of FX's "The Bear." Is it the most realistic depiction of a dysfunctional family on television? The kitchen in "The Bear" isn't just about food; it's a metaphor for a chaotic family system. In this one-on-one conversation, host…

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How Blind Athlete Anthony Ferraro Defied the Odds and Found His Voice | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:01:50

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What does it take to be truly unstoppable? In this powerful episode of Harder to Breathe, we sit down with wrestler, Paralympian, skateboarder, musician, and motivational speaker Anthony Ferraro, who has accomplished it all while being blind. Anthony shares his incredible story, from growing up as a visually impaired kid in a massive family to beco…

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#93: Asset Management & Financial Reporting for DAOs with Jack Gale from kpk (formerly karpatkey) 57:00

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kpk is redefining crypto treasury management with secure, transparent, fully on-chain systems. In this episode, I speak with Jack Gale, core contributor at kpk (formerly Karpatkey), managing over $1.8B for top DAOs like Gnosis, Aave, ENS, and dYdX. We dive into why an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) is essential for DAOs, how kpk builds trust wit…

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From Psychosis to Eurovision: Turning Pain Into Power with X. ARI | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:40:52

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How do you turn your deepest pain into your greatest power? In this episode of The Harder to Breathe Podcast, we sit down with the unstoppable X ARI—a bold musical artist, fierce mental health advocate, and a true psychosis survivor whose story will leave you breathless. From surviving bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD, and multiple hospitalizations, to…

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Ep 20. Content marketing leader breaks down what really gets you hired 40:50

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Most hiring processes are fundamentally broken. Disha, content marketing leader at PriceLabs, reveals the uncomfortable truths about what really happens behind closed doors. Discover why 30-minute interviews fail both candidates and companies, the mistakes freelancers make when transitioning full-time, and the red flags in job descriptions that sig…

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How a Rock Star Healed His Depression & Addiction | Kyle Nicolaides | Harder to Breathe Podcast 1:26:06

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Dive deep with us as we explore the complex relationship between depression, healing, and the controversial world of plant medicine with Kyle Nicolaides, former frontman of Beware of Darkness and author of "Thank God for Depression." From rockstar struggles to spiritual awakenings, this conversation is raw, honest, and thought-provoking. 🌿✨ 🎧 In th…

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Ep 19. Career wisdom from content marketing leader: managing founder expectations, scaling from IC to team lead, and why planning short-term wins long-term | Disha Parekh (Head of Content, PriceLabs) 1:08:25

6M ago1:08:25

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Most content marketers get stuck doing the same thing for years. Disha Parekh took a different approach over her 15-year career. Starting at a publishing house, she worked at agencies, then moved to the brand side, strategically moving industries - from travel tech to HR tech to B2B SaaS - while climbing the content marketing ladder.She has followe…

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#92: Web3 Incorporation in Panama (A Legal Guide) 1:03:41

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Web3 is global, but where you set up your company matters. One growing hotspot is Panama. Panama doesn’t have specific crypto laws yet, so Web3 projects don’t need special licenses. It’s unregulated, but still legal. Plus, there’s 0% corporate tax on foreign income, making it a great place for innovation. To break it all down, I’m joined by Edgar Y…