#21 Eric the "Normie" Visits
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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 backlog of boosts, talk about how listener support shapes the show, and use Eric’s questions as a springboard for explaining why I’m drawn to decentralized tools, peer-to-peer payments, and open protocols in the first place.
From there, we get into permaculture, homesteading, and why I think comfrey deserves a place on every homestead. That leads into a bigger discussion about natural systems, pattern recognition, local community, Bitcoin meetups, Meshtastic, open-source philosophy, and the tension between fiat thinking and the slower, more grounded mindset behind Bitcoin and permaculture. It’s part catch-up, part culture translation, and part friendly sparring match between two old friends with very different vocabularies for making sense of technology, freedom, and the systems shaping everyday life.
- Bitcoin: https://bitcoin.org/en/
- Podcasting 2.0: https://podcasting2.org/
- Nostr: https://nostr.org/
- Fountain: https://fountain.fm/app
- Take My Sats: https://www.takemysats.com/
- Alby: https://getalby.com/
- Cake Wallet: https://cakelabs.com/
- Castamatic: https://castamatic.com/
- SimpleX Chat: https://simplex.chat/en/downloads/
- Stacker News: https://www.stacker.news/
- Meshtastic: https://meshtastic.org/
- LinuxFest Northwest: https://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/
- Fedora Project: https://fedoraproject.org/
- Space Tomatoes Podcast: https://www.spacetomatoes.net/
- Local Bitcoiners Podcast: https://localbitcoiners.com/
- Western Washington University: https://www.wwu.edu/
- University of Washington: https://www.washington.edu/
- Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Boeing: https://www.boeing.com/
- AppsJack Capable Communities Podcast: https://appsjackcorp.blogspot.com/p/podcast.html
Join us on Nostr: Oshi (npub1uzt238htjzpq39dxmltlx60vxym9fetk9czz6kddq6fhvkf4z3usy9qtrh) & Permanerd (npub1zqdpzty2mshxncqqxy2078qax6mlehsxmpx5095wtxw4tpepkr0s2ce6fj)
Send an email: sayhi@youarethealgo.com
