Best Ryan Howell Podcasts (2025)

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Ethereum’s Next Decade | Tomasz K. Stańczak, Ansgar Dietrichs, Dankrad Feist, & Danny Ryan

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This episode showcases four of the most important talks from our Bankless Summit event in Buenos Aires for Devconnect, each capturing how Ethereum is evolving as it enters the real world. Tomasz K. Stańczak reveals the EF’s new priorities around developer acceleration, founder support, institutional engagement, and unifying the L2 ecosystem. Ansgar…

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Politics Thursday: Simon Watts and Kieran McAnulty on council rates cap 22:39

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On Politics Thursday this week Nick Mills was joined by Local Government Minister Simon Watts and Labour MP Kieran McAnulty. They discussed Minister Watts’ announcement that councils' rates rise will be limited to 2% - 4%. Watts and McAnulty then hit the other big political news of the week including RMA reforms for Regional Councils, water reform …

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WCC CEO Matt Prosser joins Nick in the studio 21:49

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Nick is joined by Wellington City Council CEO Matt Prosser for the first time in the studio. After 7 months in the job we hear how it’s going for Prosser, particularly after the Deloitte report. How will he change the city, and make it a better place to be? We find out, as Nick asks him about the latest reports, AI use in council, and regional coun…

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Why Prices Are Crashing & What's Next—How Mike Nadeau Called the Cycle

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Michael Nadeau called the top before the 10/10 crash. In this episode, he sits down with Ryan to explain why. They break down the onchain data that flipped him risk off, Bitcoin’s decisive break below the 50-week moving average, and why global liquidity and rate cuts may not rescue this cycle. Michael shares the price zones where Bitcoin becomes co…

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Labour Leader Chris Hipkins in the studio on rates caps and regional councils 20:40

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Labour Leader and MP for Rimutaka, Chris Hipkins joins Nick Mills in the studio for their final monthly catch up for 2025. Hipkins discusses the mood in Labour before the end of the year and after the Labour conference in Auckland. He explains the new GP clinic loan scheme and discusses his thoughts on the rates cap and regional council changes fro…

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The Private World Computer | Aztec Co-Founders Zac Williamson & Joe Andrews

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If crypto wins without privacy, did we actually win? In this episode, Ryan sits down with Aztec co-founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews to unpack their eight-year quest to build a private world computer for Ethereum, covering the Aztec ignition chain, zero-knowledge-powered “private intents,” and how you can route trades across L1 and L2s withou…

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#64 You can’t put a price tag on it. A conversation about life experiences that shaped a vision for taking care of People, Winning at what matters, and Transforming to be the best in the world. w/ Tyler ... 1:53:53

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Let us know what you are think about this episode here. 💬 Text here. A Vision for an organization does not come overnight or easily. It comes after years of experience, both failures and successes. Implementing a vision is a whole new challenge. In this conversation with Tyler Patterson, we discuss how the history of the Wolfhounds and his life exp…

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The Holy Grail of Crypto Privacy: Encrypted Ethereum, FHE & Living Forever | Rand Hindi, Zama Co-Founder

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Ethereum is transparent by design, and that’s a problem if you don’t want your entire financial life on display. Rand Hindi, co-founder of Zama, joins us to explain how fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) can turn Ethereum into an encrypted, confidential blockchain where contracts stay composable and UX feels exactly the same. We get into why blockc…

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Mayor Andrew Little joins Nick Mills for his monthly catch up 31:30

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Mayor Andrew Little is in studio for his last of the monthly catch ups for 2025 with Nick Mills. He answers questions from Nick and listeners on the state of the city and the latest in council news. They discuss regional council changes, the Golden Mile review, the Deloitte report plus the $48 billion cost of local water reforms. And on December 13…

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Tiaki Wai Metro Water Chairman Will Peet on the Government new water reform 6:54

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Local councils will have to foot the $48 billion bill for the Government’s new water reform ‘Local Water Done Well’. Nick Mills talks with Chairman of Tiaki Wai Metro Water Will Peets on how the reforms will work. They discuss the effects on ratepayers, how the bills will work, the change from Wellington Water and the appointment of new CEO Michael…

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Friday Faceoff: Wayne Guppy and Stephen Franks 32:52

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Nick Mills wraps the week with former Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy and lawyer and former MP Stephen Franks. They get into the hot topics of the week starting with the latest OCR cut then into the proposed reform of regional councils. Guppy and Franks also discuss the Tom Phillips inquiry, Luxon’s leadership coup rumours, Nationals police target and…

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Friday Sport Kick off with Adam Cooper 9:37

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For this week's Friday Sport Kick-off, All Sports Breakfast host Adam Cooper joins Nick Mills to discuss the latest in sport – including the Phoenix. They dissect what is going wrong with the Phoenix and the crowd sand discuss their game this weekend. They also chat about The Tall Blacks upcoming games and Golf for Good out in Kapiti starting this …

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ROLLUP: Ethereum’s Big Week | Supercycle Debate | Monad Mainnet | Bitcoin’s Quantum Problem

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Happy Thanksgiving! Ethereum is heading into one of its biggest upgrades of the year. In this week’s Weekly Rollup, Ryan and Anthony Sassano break down the Fusaka hard fork, what it ships for L2 scaling and gas limits, and why Justin Drake’s real-time ZK proving demo could reshape Ethereum sooner than expected. They revisit the four-year cycle deba…

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Politics Thursday: Ginny Andersen and Tim Costley on the latest OCR cut 21:06

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On Politics Thursday this week Nick Mills was joined by Labour MP Ginny Andersen and National's Ōtaki MP Tim Costley. They discussed the latest cut in the Official Cash Rate, how this will impact Kiwis and if we are beginning to see changes in the economy. Costley and Andersen also hit the big political news of the week including Nicola Willis's st…

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Economist Brad Olsen with Nick Mills on the latest OCR cuts 7:58

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CEO of Infometrics and economist Brad Olsen joins Nick Mills to talk about the latest cut to the Official Cash Rate. He gives his thoughts on the state of the economy, and how it will effect Kiwis. He also discusses the bank reaction and liquidations. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Black Myth Wukong | The Performance Behind Sun Wukong & The Reality of Acting in Games 59:43

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Mark Takeshi Ota the voice of Sun Wukong from Black Myth: Wukong, joins Tom to discuss acting in games, motion capture & bringing characters to life. Mark shares his journey across titles such as Dead Island 2, Baldur's Gate 3 & The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. 🔗 Listen & Subscribe: 🎧 Spotify: https://readyaimfire.tv/spotify 🍏 Apple Podcasts: htt…

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Nicola Willis: Finance Minister talks economy, Regulatory Standards Act, OCR, regional councils 21:14

9d ago21:14

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The National Party could join coalition partner NZ First and campaign on repealing the Regulatory Standards Act at the next election, deputy leader Nicola Willis says. This is despite the law, which was pushed by the Act Party during coalition talks, being less than a month old, and having been passed into law with votes from both National and NZ F…

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Dwell Housing CEO Elizabeth Lester on Wellington initiative to help homelessness 7:57

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Dwell Housing CEO Elizabeth Lester joins Nick Mills to discuss the new initiative to help homelessness in the Wellington CBD. Dwell is partnering with Downtown Community Ministry (DCM) to provide more support to our homeless population in Wellington. Lester discusses what the programme has accomplished so far and the future for the city if it were …

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Do We Need Another L1? - Inside Monad’s Parallel EVM with Co-Founder Keone Hon

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Monad just launched Mainnet! That’s why Ryan sits down with Monad co-founder Keone Hon today. We ask the blunt question: do we really need another general-purpose L1? Why not just build this as an Ethereum L2 instead? Keone explains how Monad’s parallel, pipelined EVM works under tight consumer-hardware constraints (32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, 100 Mbps), de…

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Alan Davies talks to Nick Mills about his return to NZ after a decade 14:49

9d ago14:49

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Stand-up comic and actor Alan Davies joins Nick Mills to discuss his new show touring Aotearoa next year. The pair chat about his career history - including Jonathan Creek, his inspirations, what keeps him going, his family and discuss the All Blacks, England rugby feud. Davies tells Nick about his memories of NZ and what he's looking forward to th…

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Director of Buy NZ Made Dane Ambler with Nick Mills on why we need to buy local 7:15

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Nick Mills is joined by Dane Ambler, executive director of Buy NZ Made to discuss the new finding from Xerox that if 10% of kiwi's spending was local - it would inject $11 billion into our economy. They talk about the campaigning days of the organisation, the impact of buying local for kiwis, and the future of NZ businesses. LISTEN ABOVE See omnyst…

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CEO of Masters Builders Ankit Sharma chats to Nick on the new building law changes 9:02

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CEO of Masters Builders Ankit Sharma talks to Nick Mills about the new building consumer protections announced by the government yesterday. They talk about the impact on master builders, consumers, and the future of construction in NZ. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Real Crypto Cycle: What Happens When Global Liquidity Peaks | Michael Howell

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Global liquidity veteran Michael Howell joins to map out the “master variable” driving asset prices: a 65-month global liquidity and debt refinancing cycle that underpins booms, busts, and the recent “everything bubble.” He breaks down the coming debt maturity wall, rising repo stress, the shift from Fed QE to “Treasury QE,” and a new capital war b…

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Business Panel: Sarah Wilson and Henry Hutcheon on business in the Hutt Valley 32:34

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For a Hutt special Business Panel this week, Nick is joined by Henry Hutcheon, owner of Plenty Foods, and Sarah Wilson, founder of her own recruitment firm and board member of Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce. They discuss their businesses, what they do, and how it’s going at the moment. Henry’s new supermarket is three weeks old, and Sarah has been…

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Is It All Over? What The Markets Are Saying For 2026

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We analyze the crypto market's turbulence as Bitcoin falls below $90k, signaling potential bear market conditions. Also, it’s DevConnect! We discuss investor sentiment, and examine key updates like Vitalik Buterin's roadmap for Ethereum and Aave's new app. Tune in for essential market updates! ------ 📣 BLACK FRIDAY | BANKLESS PREMIUM https://bankle…

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Friday Faceoff: Dr Bryce Edwards and Brigitte Morton wrap the week 33:06

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Nick Mills wraps the week withpolitical commentator and academic Dr Bryce Edwards and lawyer and political commentator Brigitte Morton. They get into the hot topics of the week starting with NZ police culture, the commissioner and the email’s sent to the electorate office. Morton and Dr Edwards also discussed the rise in prisoner numbers and the bu…

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Friday Sport Kick-off with Jason Pine and Adam Cooper 10:53

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For this week's Friday Sport Kick-off, Jason Pine and Adam Cooper join Nick Mills to discuss the latest in sport. They look at the recent All Blacks performance at Twickenham and look forward to this weekend Wales match. They also give the All Blacks a score for the year, take a look at Razor’s tenure, discuss Jamie Joseph’s future as a coach and g…

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Politics Thursday: Ginny Andersen and Tim Costley 19:48

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On Politics Thursday this week Nick Mills was joined by Labour MP Ginny Andersen and National's Ōtaki MP Tim Costley. They discussed the new Cook Strait ferry designs, and price tag and got heated over the end to puberty blockers for young people experiencing gender dysphoria. Costley and Andersen talked about the other political issues of the week…

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Ferry Holdings Ltd Chairperson Chris Mackenzie on the ferry announcement 7:22

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Ferry Holdings Ltd Chairperson Chris Mackenzie joined Nick Mills to discuss the new ferry designs and cost, revealed yesterday by Winston Peters. They talked about the changes, the process to get to this decision and the future of the Cook Strait ferries and wharf. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Defensive Investing for an AI Bubble | Ruchir Sharma's Hedge Rules

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America isn’t just leading the AI race; it’s increasingly built on it. Investor–author Ruchir Sharma joins Bankless to unpack why U.S. growth, stock gains, and even debt complacency are now tethered to a single story, and what a sensible hedge looks like. We trace how U.S. dominance happened, what could puncture the current euphoria, and where the …

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WellingtonNZ's Heidi Morton on the brighter future ahead for city events 8:35

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Head of Events & Experiences at WellingtonNZ, Heidi Morton chats with Nick Mills on the upcoming event calendar for Wellington. They talk about the importance of events for the city and how WellingtonNZ is working to attract events to the city. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Music time with James Irwin: Upcoming gigs in Wellington 8:47

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This week on music time, Nick and James discuss two incredible shows playing live in Wellington - Rhian Sheenan (Friday 21st November at The Great Hall, Massey University) and Sharon Van Etten (Tuesday 25th November at the Opera House). They also celebrate a Kiwi band recently inaugurated in the music hall of fame and go off trail with tales of how…

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Bryan Johnson: Don’t Die, Beating Entropy, AI Alignment & The Two-Species Future

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Bryan Johnson lays out “Don’t Die,” a moral framework that puts existence first and turns longevity into a shared fight against entropy. We pressure-test the hard stuff: selfishness, inequality, stagnation, and the so-called two-species future. Bryan argues these are solvable with smart societal engineering if “don’t die” is for everyone. He breaks…

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Tāme Iti chats with Nick Mills on his new book Mana and his legacy 21:40

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Aotearoa's legendary activist, artist and now author, Tāme Iti chats to Nick Mills about the release of his new book Mana. He talks to Nick about his legacy, and the fight for Māori rights in this country. They also chat about the state of Te Pati Māori and parliament at the moment. Tāme Iti's autobiography Mana is out now. LISTEN TO THE FULL INTER…

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Beehive Buzz with Azaria Howell: Capital Gains polls and TOP rebrand 8:46

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Newstalk ZB senior political reporter Azaria Howell joins Nick Mills for Beehive Buzz this week discussing the latest poll results on capital gains tax and the rebrand of The Opportunities Party. Will their new name and leader be enough to hit 5%? For the latest insight into parliament, it's Beehive Buzz with Azaria Howell LISTEN ABOVE See omnystud…

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ROLLUP: Market Uncertainty | Trump’s Bullish Plan? | Coinbase ICOs Return | Uniswap Fee Switch On | JPM Base Coin | Crypto Privacy Season?

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Market uncertainty? On this week’s Weekly Rollup, Ryan and guest co-host Tom Schmidt dig into a jittery crypto market, Trump’s new economic ideas aimed at boosting sentiment, and whether the four-year cycle prophecy is finally catching up with Bitcoin. They also cover Coinbase bringing ICOs back to U.S. retail, Uniswap’s long-awaited fee switch mom…

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Friday Faceoff: Mark Sainsbury and Peter Dunne wrap the week 31:54

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Nick Mills wraps the week with legendary broadcaster Mark Sainsbury and former minister Peter Dunne. They give their thoughts on the McSkimming IPCA report, Andrew Coster's involvement and how police culture is looking in New Zealand at the moment. Dunne and Sainsbury also discussed the other hot topics from the week like the new drug driving testi…

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Friday Sport kick-off: Jason Pine and Elliot Smith on the All Blacks 11:31

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For this week's Friday Sport Kick-off, Nick Mills and Jason Pine are joined by Elliot Smith, ZB All Blacks commentator, calling in from England to give us his thoughts on the line up for the Twickenham game. They give their predictions for how the boys in black will go this weekend, and the vibe in England at the moment. Nick and Jason also chat ab…

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Wellington Hospital celebrates 20 years, CEO Guy Ryan joins Nick in studio 11:49

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Wellington Hospital Foundation CEO Guy Ryan joins Nick Mills in studio to celebrate the foundation's 20th birthday. They talk about the good they've bought to the community, the history, founder Bill Day and the impacts they continue to have in Wellington 20 years later. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…