Best Sam Knowles Podcasts (2025)

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The Global Financial System Is Structurally Broken | David Dredge 1:13:51

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David Dredge joins the show for a deep dive into why risk is being dangerously misunderstood across global markets, and why Bitcoin’s recent underperformance may actually be a symptom of structural stress, not failure. David explains why volatility itself isn’t the risk, why leverage is the real accelerant, and how TradFi risk models quietly manufa…

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Ep 21: Spiritual Awakening & Trauma — Rebecca English Williams on Truth & Transformation 1:17:48

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In this transformative episode of Barefaced Chat, Kelly Saynor sits down with Rebecca English Williams to talk about spiritual awakening, trauma, and the truth that emerges when we face ourselves fully. Rebecca shares her journey through healing, sisterhood, and self-discovery, including her psilocybin retreat experience — a turning point that open…

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Bitcoin, Liquidity, And The Coming Inflection Point | Jeff Ross 1:04:00

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Jeff Ross joins the show for a breakdown of why the global financial system is cracking and why Bitcoin’s recent weakness may be the setup. We discuss why governments are trapped into monetising debt, why inflation is no longer a policy choice, and how deflation could ultimately kill fiat currencies altogether. Jeff also explains why the four year …

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Liquidity, Deficits & the Real Bitcoin Signal | Sam Callahan 1:11:08

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Sam Callahan is the Director of Strategy & Research at OranjeBTC. In this episode we discuss why Bitcoin’s fundamentals have never been stronger, why Bitcoin periodically decouples from global liquidity, how internal market dynamics can override macro conditions, and why today’s divergence between improving fundamentals and weak price action may ac…

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Ep 20: Yoga Nidra, Burnout & Goddess Energy — Wise Heart Sam on Rest, Recovery & Reconnection 53:06

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In this soul-soothing episode of Barefaced Chat, Kelly Saynor sits down with Sam from Wise Heart — a guide and teacher helping women reconnect with their bodies through rest, ritual, and self-compassion. Together, they talk about burnout, rest shame, and the power of slowing down, exploring how Yoga Nidra and Goddess energy can bring deep healing a…

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Fiat Money, Inflation & the Collapse of Civilization | Saifedean Ammous 1:07:00

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Saifedean Ammous joins the show to explain why the real collapse didn’t begin in 1971, but in 1914, and how fiat money quietly rewired civilisation itself. We break down how governments escaped monetary discipline through war finance, why inflation destroys savings, culture, and long-term thinking, and how central banks learned to fund wars, empire…

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The Bitcoin Bull Market Hasn’t Started Yet | Eric Yakes 56:41

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Eric Yakes joins the show to discuss what’s really driving Bitcoin right now and why price is determined by fundamentals, not cycles or models. We break down how marginal supply and marginal demand actually work in Bitcoin, why the four-year cycle may never have been real, and how years of behind-the-scenes work inside institutions and regulators l…

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The Future of Bitcoin Treasuries | Jeff Walton 48:21

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Jeff Walton joins the show for a deep dive into the state of Bitcoin treasury companies, the rise of digital credit, and why we may be entering the most aggressive phase of institutional Bitcoin adoption yet. We get into Paper Bitcoin Winter, why so many treasury companies are trading below 1× MNAV, and whether the original playbook of issuing equi…

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AI, authenticity, and digital detox — Kerry Watkins on Social for Good 48:25

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Social for Good founder, Kerry Watkins, joins Master Data Storyteller, Sam Knowles, to talk charity communications, nonprofit social media strategy, and building authentic engagement on LinkedIn. They cover why relying solely on a company page limits reach ("LinkedIn particularly wants people to network with other people"), how to swap broadcast po…

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How Bitcoin Is Changing the World | Erik Hersman, Phillip Walton, Eric Yakes & Mark Kamau 1:19:19

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Erik Hersman, Phillip Walton, Eric Yakes & Mark Kamau join the show for a deep dive into energy, mining, and the reality of electrifying Africa — and why Bitcoin is quietly unlocking possibilities no NGO or government has ever managed to achieve. We get into the wild journey across northern Kenya to the forgotten village of Saru where communities l…

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How Broken Money Distorts Reality | Seb Bunney 1:21:37

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Seb Bunney joins the show for a conversation about broken money, distorted reality maps, and why Bitcoin might be the only force capable of realigning society. We get into his personal journey from mountain-bike coaching in Whistler and realising hard work no longer pays, to discovering how central banks, misaligned incentives, and financialisation…

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Bitcoin, AI & The Fourth Turning | George Bodine 1:36:59

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George Bodine joins the show for a wild conversation about the fourth turning, AI, quantum, and why he believes the next 3–5 years will be the most volatile period in Bitcoin history. We get into his insane life story — from trailer parks to flying F-18s at Top Gun, ejecting from a crashing jet, working underground as a miner, becoming a pro artist…

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The $60 Billion Bitcoin Bet | Strategy CEO Phong Le 1:16:15

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Phong Le, CEO of Strategy, joins the show to break down exactly how the world’s biggest Bitcoin treasury company works. The Bitcoin-backed credit markets, the preferreds, the leverage, and how Strategy keeps buying Bitcoin in bull and bear markets. We dig into how MicroStrategy pivoted during 2020, how Phong and Michael Saylor built the Bitcoin tre…

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Bitcoin Adoption Is Going Mainstream | Max Guise 57:08

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Max Guise from Block joins the show to break down one of the biggest leaps forward for Bitcoin self-custody: BitKey’s new privacy upgrade, why it matters, and how it removes one of the last major trade-offs between safety and privacy. We get into how BitKey’s new chaincode-delegation system prevents Block from seeing balances or transactions, and w…

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Ep 19: Being a Woman in Business — Barbara I’Anson on Grief, Growth & Grit 1:22:37

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In this episode of Barefaced Chat, Kelly Saynor sits down with Barbara I’Anson — a woman who embodies strength, leadership, and honesty — to explore what it truly means to be a female boss in business. Barbara shares her story of navigating success and grief, power and vulnerability, and how she’s built a career around authenticity, bravery, and he…

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Engineering rigour vs PR Malarkey - Stephen Waddington on data, stories, and measurement 39:33

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Master Data Storyteller, Sam Knowles, welcomes Wadds Inc.'s Stephen Waddington to explore engineering-style rigour in PR. They discuss: elevating the function during the pandemic, building multi-source datasets for the "Pints & Profits" case study, why "synthetic audiences" are "ultimately junk," McDonaldization and repeatability, balancing numbers…

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Did the Bitcoin Bull Market Just End? | Checkmate & Alec Dejanovic 1:35:27

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Checkmate and Alec Dejanovic from Checkonchain break down what’s really happening with Bitcoin’s price. The unprecedented long-term holder sell-off, the spot buyers absorbing billions, and why this cycle looks less like a normal bull market and more like a Great Rotation. We get into old coins coming back to life, sovereign accumulation, stalled ET…

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Bitcoin, AI & the Coming Surveillance State | Mark Suman 1:15:49

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Mark Suman is the co-founder of Maple, a fully private, open-source AI. Mark breaks down how Big Tech and governments are using AI to harvest data, profile behaviour, and build the foundations of a coming surveillance system. We get into closed-source models tracking your thoughts and emotions, AGI hype vs reality and the rise of Chinese open-sourc…

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Ep 18: Skin, Confidence & Reinvention — Michele Knowles Gets Barefaced 1:11:39

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In this episode of Barefaced Chat, Kelly Saynor sits down with Michele Knowles — a voice of wisdom in the aesthetics and skincare industry — to talk about confidence, reinvention, and what real customer service truly means. From the power of great skin to the importance of human connection, this conversation explores what it takes to redefine yours…

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Bitcoin, Gold & the Coming Liquidity Pivot | Lyn Alden 1:19:10

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Lyn Alden is a macroeconomist, investor, and the author of Broken Money, known for her deep analysis of liquidity cycles, fiscal dominance, and long-term market structure. In this episode, Lyn breaks down the major macro shift happening right now, the end of quantitative tightening, the turning point in global liquidity, and what this means for Bit…

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Is BIP444 An Attack on Bitcoin? | Rob Hamilton 1:23:14

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Rob Hamilton is the co-founder and CEO of Anchor Watch, a Bitcoin custody and insurance provider. In this episode, Rob breaks down BIP-444, the proposed soft fork aimed at stopping spam. He explains why it represents the most contentious governance moment since the block-size wars, what the proposal actually changes, how it could trigger chain spli…

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What It Really Means to Be Sovereign | SeedSigner 1:49:27

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SeedSigner is an open-source Bitcoin signing device. In this episode, SeedSigner breaks down why trustless hardware matters and why Bitcoin security is a journey, not a destination. He explains how hardware wallets have become a “cat-and-mouse” game of exploits and firmware trust, why he chooses to trust math over manufacturers, and how SeedSigner …

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Ep 17: Brides, Beauty & Boundaries — Chloe Ewer Gets Barefaced 55:22

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Makeup artist, educator, and founder of Cheshire Makeup Company, Chloe Ewer sits down with Kelly Saynor for a heartfelt conversation about beauty, boundaries, and building a business rooted in authenticity. From creating calm on wedding mornings to handling the pressure of perfection, Chloe shares how she’s learned to protect her peace, empower her…

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Data doesn't create meaning - we do 40:56

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Master Data Storyteller, Sam Knowles, welcomes AI Pathfinder and TED Talker, Susan Etlinger, for a conversation about AI, meaning-making, and agency. Topics include the influx of new data types, Orwell vs Huxley (after Neil Postman' Amusing Ourselves to Death), why we're "intentionally ceding control to machines", the burden of proof for automation…

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Bitcoin Power Law: The End of Exponential Growth | Matthew Mezinskis 1:39:33

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Matthew Mezinskis is a macroeconomic researcher, host of Crypto Voices and creator of Porkopolis Economics. In this episode, Matthew breaks down why Bitcoin doesn’t grow exponentially like traditional finance, it grows on a power curve. He explains why this difference matters for sustainability, how it challenges credit-based systems, and what it m…

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Why Bitcoin’s Bull Market Isn’t Over | Rational Root 1:01:25

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The Rational Root is an on-chain analyst and the creator of the Bitcoin Strategy platform. In this episode, Root breaks down whether Bitcoin’s four-year cycle is truly over. He explains why the recent correction “broke the structure” of the bull market, why early Bitcoiners are taking profits at $100K, and how this institutional “IPO moment” could …

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Ep 16: Skin, Strength & Surgery — Sienna’s Brave Story 30:34

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At just 14 years old, Sienna Pountain has already faced more challenges than most of us will in a lifetime. Living with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) and recovering from her third surgery, Sienna joins Kelly Saynor on Barefaced Chat to share her love for skincare, the struggles she faces with her skin, and her dream of one day launching her own …

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Don’t Lose Your Bitcoin Generational Wealth | BTC Sessions 1:12:16

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Ben Perrin is the creator and host of BTC Sessions, one of Bitcoin’s longest-running educational channels. In this episode, Ben breaks down what true Bitcoin self-custody looks like — from beginner-friendly wallets to advanced multi-sig setups — and explains how to protect your family’s Bitcoin if something happens to you. We discuss the trade-offs…

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The Spiritual War for Bitcoin | American HODL, Erik Cason & Marty Bent 1:33:25

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Marty Bent is the Founder of TFTC and Managing Partner at Ten31, Erik Cason is the Co-Founder of Vora, and American HODL is… American HODL. In this Bitcoin Whitepaper Day special, marking 17 years since Satoshi published the paper that changed the world, the three reflect on Bitcoin’s wild evolution from a fringe internet experiment to a $2 trillio…

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Rebuilding the World’s Financial System with Bitcoin | Obi Nwosu 2:09:55

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Obi Nwosu is the CEO and co-founder of Fedi. In this episode, Obi explains how Bitcoin can uplift billions by creating new forms of community-based finance, why privacy is the dividing line between freedom and surveillance, and how tools like Fedimint and Fedi are re-engineering what custody means for the world. Obi also warns that if Bitcoin drift…

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Empowering people through information: Inside the ICO 43:38

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Master Data Storyteller, Sam Knowles,speaks with Angela Balakrishnan, Executive Director of Strategic Communications & Public Affairs at the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) about information rights, public trust, AI, and why "data is about people". Topics include the ICO's role, rights awareness, AI priorities and consultation, practical…

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Ep 15: How Oral Health Impacts Whole-Body Wellness — with Dr. Janine Yazdi-Doughty 1:20:21

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Your mouth tells a bigger story than you think. In this episode of Barefaced Chat, Dr. Janine Yazdi-Doughty, dental surgeon and public health advocate, joins Kelly Saynor to explore the powerful link between oral health and whole-body wellbeing — and what early intervention and prevention can really achieve. From everyday dental care habits to unde…

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Bitcoin and the End of Financial Repression | Alex Gladstein 1:02:25

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Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and author of Check Your Financial Privilege and Hidden Repression. In this episode, Alex explains why Bitcoin is the most powerful tool for human rights in the 21st century, freedom money that protects people from surveillance, censorship, and financial control. Alex break…

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Bitcoin & The Coming Liquidity Boom | Nik Bhatia 1:15:47

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Nik Bhatia is a financial researcher and the author of Layered Money and The Bitcoin Age. In this episode, Nik explains why last week’s repo market spike was a potential warning shot that liquidity in the system is drying up. He breaks down how the Fed’s plumbing actually works, why banks are hoarding reserves instead of lending them, and what it m…

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Jailed by a Dictator, Fighting Back with Bitcoin | Leopoldo López 1:36:50

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Leopoldo López is a Venezuelan opposition leader, former political prisoner, and founder of the World Liberty Congress, a global alliance of democracy defenders and freedom fighters. In this episode, Leopoldo tells the story of how he went from mayor of Caracas to being hunted, imprisoned, and sentenced for “sending subliminal messages” through his…

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Ep 14: Changing Beauty Education — Hannah Curlita on Diversity & Inclusive Skin Training 1:03:23

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She’s a beauty educator, business founder, and advocate for true inclusivity in aesthetics. In this episode of Barefaced Chat, Hannah Curlita, founder of Curlita Beauty Clinic & Academy, joins Kelly Saynor to talk about transforming her beauty career into a mission — one that empowers others to treat every skin type with care, respect, and understa…

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Bitcoin Is Rebuilding the Financial System | Andrew Hohns 1:43:53

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Andrew Hohns is founder and CEO of Battery Finance and CEO of Newmarket Capital. In this episode, we get into how Bitcoin-backed credit can rebuild trust in the global financial system — and why integrating Bitcoin into institutional finance could change everything from mortgages to sovereign debt. We explore why Bitcoin is the ideal form of collat…

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Why Bitcoin Must Win | Matt Odell 1:49:31

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Matt Odell is host of Citadel Dispatch, co-host of Rabbit Hole Recap, managing partner at Ten31 and co-founder of OpenSats & Bitcoin Park. In this episode, we dive into the rise of surveillance capitalism, why freedom tech is the only path forward, and what a truly sovereign digital society could look like. We explore how Nostr and Bitcoin together…

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Has the Debt Spiral Started? | Luke Gromen 1:20:05

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Luke Gromen is the founder of Forest for the Trees. In this episode, we discuss why the U.S. debt cycle is reaching a breaking point, how AI and geopolitics are accelerating structural change, and why we could be witnessing the endgame of the fiat era. We get into why stablecoins may represent the next phase of the petrodollar system, the rise of f…

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Ep 13: The Truth About Beauty Trends — Grace Day Gets Barefaced 1:08:46

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From glossy magazines to Instagram skincare shelves — Grace Day has seen the beauty industry from every angle. As a writer, editor, influencer, and trained aesthetician, she joins Kelly Saynor to talk about what really works (and what doesn’t) in the world of beauty. They dig into the rise of transparency, the pressure of online influence, her hit …

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Ultra-processed data: the hidden risk AI can't solve 30:26

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In this episode of the Data Malarkey Podcast, Master Data Storyteller, Sam Knowles, welcomes Kelly Beaver, Chief Executive of Ipsos UK & Ireland, to explore why the data industry is at a crossroads. Kelly shares insights from the Market Research Society's "Campaign for Better Data" - tackling synthetic data, the risks and benefits of AI to the mark…

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Market Chaos: Is the Bitcoin Bull Run Over? | Checkmate 1:10:40

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Checkmate is a Bitcoin analyst known for his on-chain & macro research. In this episode, we get into the weekend’s deleveraging event across the markets, the structural fragility it exposed, and why Bitcoin’s resilience through it all might mark a new era of maturity for the asset. Checkmate breaks down what caused over $20 billion in liquidations,…

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The AI Revolution That Ends Humanity | Roman Yampolskiy 1:04:42

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Dr. Roman Yampolskiy is a computer scientist and AI safety researcher whose work explores the existential risks of artificial intelligence and the limits of human control. In this episode, we dive deep into whether superintelligence can be contained, why AI may already be on an unstoppable trajectory, and what that means for humanity’s future. Roma…

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Ep 12: From PR to Self Acceptance — Lucy Yates on Acne Scars, Image & Motherhood 1:09:11

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Brandon Quittem is a the Author of The Mycelium of Money and VP at Swan. In this episode, we discuss the fourth turning, how history’s generational cycles shape today’s political chaos, and why Bitcoin could be the institution that emerges from the wreckage of a failing system. We explore the death of monoculture, the erosion of trust in institutio…