59. Bitcoin: The Most Islamic Form of Money? with Harris Irfan

59. Bitcoin: The Most Islamic Form of Money? with Harris Irfan

In today’s episode Saifedean talks to former investment banker and author of Heaven’s Bankers, Harris Irfan. They discuss Harris’ decades of experiences in Islamic finance and what sparked his interest in bitcoin as a Muslim. Harris explains why bitcoin might be the most sharia-compatible money, why the decentralized nature of bitcoin should be appealing to Muslims, and what Islamic scholars get wrong about bitcoin. We then discuss whether a hard free market money like bitcoin would make fina...

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140. Climate Alarmism with Professor Richard Lindzen

140. Climate Alarmism with Professor Richard Lindzen

Richard Lindzen is professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he joins us to offer his scientific expertise on climate alarmism. He discusses how his background in phys...

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139. Fossil Future with Alex Epstein

139. Fossil Future with Alex Epstein

Alex Epstein joins us again to discuss his excellent new book, Fossil Future, which makes a powerful case for why fossil fuels are essential for human flourishing, and why restricting them is the real...

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138. Climate physics with Professor William Happer

138. Climate physics with Professor William Happer

Princeton Professor Emeritus in Physics, William Happer, joins us to discuss the impact of CO2 on the Earth's climate and the state of modern science. What is the scientific evidence on the relationsh...

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137. Clown Continent

137. Clown Continent

What on earth is going on in Europe and how did things get so bad? In this seminar, we discuss the double calamity of skyrocketing energy costs and plummeting pensions and currencies. While high time ...

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136. Starfish Publishing with Niko Laamanen

136. Starfish Publishing with Niko Laamanen

Niko Laamanen, founder of Konsensus Network, joins us to discuss bitcoin publishing and his company's decentralized “starfish” organizational model. He explains how reading The Bitcoin Standard led hi...

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135. Cholesterol Con with Malcolm Kendrick

135. Cholesterol Con with Malcolm Kendrick

Does high cholesterol really cause heart disease? Is there such as thing as “good” and “bad” cholesterol? What impact do statins – the most profitable drug in the history of medicine – have on human h...

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134. Praxeology in One Lesson with Conza

134. Praxeology in One Lesson with Conza

What is praxeology and why does it matter? In this episode, Conza, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Australia, joins us to discuss the theoretical foundations of economics. He explains why praxeol...

10 Okt 20222h 7min

133. Bitcoin Banks with Caitlin Long

133. Bitcoin Banks with Caitlin Long

Wall Street veteran and founder of Custodia Bank Caitlin Long joins us to discuss bitcoin banks, leverage and the macroeconomy. She explains how new “dollar and digital asset banks” like Custodia Bank...

4 Okt 20221h 57min

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