Straight, No Chaser
Understanding Freedom through Money, Technology, Economics and Philosophy
Podcasting since 2025 • 14 episodes
Straight, No Chaser
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Gerhard Wolmarans - If It’s Not 200 Years Old, I'm not Interested
The news cycle says crisis; history says pattern. We sit down with political philosopher and lecturer Gerhard Wolmarans to test whether our moment is truly exceptional or simply another liminal passage where the old order fades and the new hasn...
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Bridge to Bitcoin - Money Changes Culture Before It Changes Policy
Want to see Bitcoin move from theory to till? We sit down with Bridge to Bitcoin—the team quietly onboarding UK pubs, cafés, galleries, and independents—to unpack a playbook that starts with footfall, not hype. Their pitch is disarmingly simple...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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Dirk Roeder - From 21 Wonders To Energy Freedom: On Travel, Grids, And Human Prosperity
What does freedom look like when it’s not a slogan but a daily practice? For Dirk Roeder, it starts with owning his time—and he stress‑tests that idea by circling the globe with his wife, mapping an eight‑month route through 21 wonders across f...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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Monthly Round Up 3: Silent Rails, Loud Implications
The mood swings of the market don’t define the mission—and this roundtable proves it. We swap war stories from live demos and travel to Lugano with an update on a coastal Bitcoin hub in South Africa, then dive straight into the most charged que...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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Carl Kritzinger - If money is freedom, what happens when 600,000 stores switch on Bitcoin?
Ever scanned a supermarket QR and paid with Bitcoin? That quiet click is a big story. We sit with Carl from Money Badger to trace how South Africa’s retailers—led by Pick n Pay—went from a scrappy Lightning experiment to nationwide Bitcoin paym...
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