YATA - You Are The Algorithm

In this episode, I’m joined by my longtime friend Eric Veal for a wide-ranging conversation that starts with Bitcoin curiosity and quickly expands into value-for-value podcasting, Podcasting 2.0, and how hard it can be for “normies” to decode the jargon around sats, splits, Nostr, and the broader self-sovereign tech world. We also read through a…

In this episode, I’m joined by Oshi for a wide-ranging catch-up on building small Bitcoin-native businesses, selling at farmers markets, and why his cookie experiments may be stealing the spotlight from HODL Butter. We talk through product ideas, shipping food, customer trust, and the strange joy of trying to grow a circular economy one jar, bar,…

I flew solo for this episode while Oshi was away, and I opened by catching up on listener boosts, questions, and app recommendations from the community. I also shared a few podcast stats, reflected on how much listener support helps steer the show, and gave an update on what I’ve been tinkering with lately—including an idea for organizing a Nostr…

In this episode, we catch up after missing a week and dig into a bunch of what’s been happening on and off the mic. We start by reading a pile of boostagrams, thanking everyone who’s been listening from the beginning, and looking at the latest show analytics — including a strangely underperforming Episode 17 and a growing list of countries tuning…

This week, Oshi and I catch up on boosts, show stats, and a listener question that sends us straight into phones, SIMs, eSIMs, and privacy tradeoffs. We talk through GrapheneOS, Pixel devices, user profiles, Wisp, Amber, Silent Link, and the never-ending balancing act between convenience, security, and actually understanding the tools we’re trying…

In this catch-up episode, Oshi and I finally get back behind the mic after a few busy weeks and trade stories about everything that happened while we were away. We open with a look at the show’s recent momentum, shout out the listeners who sent boosts, and reflect on how much we enjoy being part of the Bitcoin and Nostr ecosystem. From there, we…

Oshi and I got back in the saddle after a missed week and caught up on everything from a chaotic kids’ baseball tournament to Oshi gearing up for a farmer’s market run with Bitcoin signage, permits, menus, and all the little frictions that come with trying to do honest local commerce. We also ran through listener boosts and feedback, reflected on…

In this episode, Oshi and I catch up on the realities of shipping chocolate in summer heat, then dig into a lively batch of boosts, listener notes, and questions from the YADA community. We talk Bitcoin mining setups, Bitaxe experiments, solo mining versus pools, Lightning channels, node-running, and the practical side of privacy and security—from…

In this episode, Oshi and I catch up on summer life, then get into one of the most practical Bitcoin topics we’ve covered so far: how to acquire non-KYC bitcoin. We make the case that the best path is still the simplest one: sell a product or service for sats. From there, we walk through peer-to-peer options like RoboSats, Bisq, meetup trades, and…

In this episode, we catch up on life first — including an aging cat’s recovery, a quiet weekend of deep cleaning and tree planting, and a surprisingly deep rabbit hole into persimmon varieties, pollination, and planning a more biodiverse harvest. From there we dig into listener boosts, podcast analytics, and a few open questions from the community,…