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Legendface66

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Howdy all,

I'm here for assistance :-/

Since ending Beyond Bitcoin I've been thinking of producing a new podcast with a more broad subject matter. The following subjects were of interest:

Alegality, Darkmarkets, Anarchism, The Battle of Orgreve and it's relevance to the rise of capitalism in Britain, The Cypherpunks, Identity Systems - I was thinking of leading with this and continuously returning as technologies develop, The Crypto wars, Maybe an examination of the MEGA saga which continues to develop, And whatever seems relevant to all of this.

The first thing I need is a name. The second is an introductory interview. The goal is to tie all these subjects together. we are all aware of this idea of a new country emerging on the internet foreshadowed by colonial metaphors like "wild west" and "gold rush". This seems like a great place to start. Ideas so far:

The Numbers Game/ A game of numbers (get the reference there?) New Nation (or some thematic variant)

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

As for introductory interviews I feel like I want to aim high and find someone unassociated with, but relevant to the Bitcoin community. Any ideas or introductions would also be massively appreciated.

And any other ideas. just throw 'em at me. I'm looking forward to serving this great community again :-)

Posted on March 23, 2015 at 9:19 PM

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• markxmayer

  

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  And I know this is going to sound crazy, but how about Beyond Bitcoin? It would seem to capture the broad nature of the show just fine in my eyes.

  A game of numbers is good - I think The Numbers Game is too close to The Bitcoin Game (Rob's show).

  No matter what you do, count me in as a listener - and a potential sponsor if you go that route. I'm glad you are back.

  Posted on March 23, 2015 at 10:05 PM
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• Legendface66

  

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  Haha thanks man, good feedback! It will be great :-) looking forward to getting stuck in. I've had some interesting conversations recently

  Posted on March 24, 2015 at 12:27 AM
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• loon3

  

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  Yes! Great to hear you'll be making more podcasts!

  You could stick with the theme and call this series Before Bitcoin

  Posted on March 24, 2015 at 5:00 PM
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• Cryptonaut

  

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  @loon3 Yes! Great to hear you'll be making more podcasts!

  You could stick with the theme and call this series Before Bitcoin

  not a bad idea actually, ties in with the suggestion of Cypherpunks to.. the story of digital currency goes back like at least 30 years, definitely a lot of ground to cover. like this written in the late 80's http://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/crypto-anarchy.html

  Posted on March 24, 2015 at 8:48 PM
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• Legendface66

  

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  I didn't think of that. At all. I think in part because initially I was trying to disassociate myself from Bitcoin. I may have to reconsider. Great manifesto such a foreshadowing of our age. and with the crypto wars hot again it really feels like the time

  Posted on March 25, 2015 at 11:17 AM
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• optictopic

  

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  I enjoy your podcasts very much. One of my favorite shows was when you introduced us to James JL777. I really like hearing about what is being developed in the shadows by cypherpunks and learning about their motivations and insights. Very glad you will continue creating podcasts and documenting these fast changing times.

  Posted on March 26, 2015 at 10:20 PM
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• adam

  

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  So.... I've wanted to create a show for like two years now called "The New Renaissance" about disruptive technologies generally, so crypto, p2p, decentralized systems, additive manufacturing and agorism.

  I always imagined it as a discussion show with several hosts as well as the deep dive interviews you do.

  Posted on March 27, 2015 at 2:03 PM
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• deadnettlez

  

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  The battle for the future will be fought with ideas. What happens when highly specific niche oriented communities start to roll their own tokens, and sentient AI starts to trade these tokens at high freqencies? Will the fortunes of these communities be made or broken by their memes? I love the name Krypto Wars, but what about MemeWars?

  Posted on March 27, 2015 at 4:37 PM
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• sull

  

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  "Progression"

  Posted on March 27, 2015 at 10:21 PM
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• Legendface66

  

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  Alright, sounds like we're getting somewhere. The Meme Wars is a term I haven't heard yet but it sounds like a great way to frame a lot of the ideological conflict we see everywhere today from crypto to politics.

  @adam it sounds like a very similar idea to what I was thinking - my intended focus was a bit more historically/sociologically oriented but still technocentric.

  The phrase "The New Renaissance" is a great title too. It would take some serious content to back it up but that's the business. If you think you have the time to maintain some kind of involvement or know anyone who does it would be great to chat a few specifics. I'm moving to Maine in a couple months so I'll be on a similar time scale soon.

  Actually, if you have specific subjects you feel you're unable to cover on LTB it might be nice to create a space where yourself and others could explore those subjects.

  Posted on March 29, 2015 at 11:52 AM
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