One of the great things about producing podcasts covering the Bitcoin space is that there is no shortage of enlightening, bizarre and intellectually challenging conversations to be had. Strangely enough, Mark Beylin, an intrepid and perhaps disenchanted member of the Ethereum community might have said it best in a recent tweet:
With that in mind and 2019 coming to an end, now is a good time to share some of our favorite and most prescient Bitcoin Magazine-produced podcasts from the year, presented in chronological order. If you haven’t heard them yet, be sure to give them a listen over your holiday break.
The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast: Reclaiming Privacy With Jameson Lopp
In a staggered fashion, Bitcoin Magazine launched five different podcast titles focused on conversations outside and within our humble citadel. The Bitcoin Magazine podcast itself was first launched back in April 2019 with Dave Hollerith[1] and Grahm Petersen[2] as hosts, featuring news and interviews with people whose work impacts Bitcoin. Episode one of this show featured a deeply personal conversation with Jameson Lopp[3], one of Bitcoin’s best-known community members, about the difficult journey he has undertaken to reclaim online and physical privacy.
The Bitcoin Magazine Podcast: What Makes Bitcoin Secure with Dan Held
In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Hollerith and Petersen covered the news at the time — including stories about shadow banking[4], Binance’s spin-off company[5] and explaining Bitcoin to your dad[6] — that have surprising relevance even today. Then they talk with Bitcoin HODLer and long-form writer Dan Held[7]. In the episode, they discuss Held’s essay on Bitcoin’s security, the halvening and what Held sees as