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Bitcoins and Gravy #88: Decentralized Cloud Storage!
December 21st, 2016 by
johnbarrett On today's show I feel privileged to be speaking once again with Shawn Wilkinson, the brains behind Storj. Storj.io is decentralized cloud storage utilizing the world’s best blockchain - that's right the Bitcoin Blockchain. In the first half of the show I take us all back in time to the 2015 Texas Bitcoin Conference in Austin, Texas and to an interview from the lost Tree House Studio archives. Back in 2015 I had an opportunity to sneak into the Bitcoin conference hackathon and interview the... Read More -
Bitcoins and Gravy # 87 Thieves Emporium!
December 11th, 2016 by johnbarrett On today’s show I am thrilled to have back with me here in the studio author Max Hernandez. Max was kind enough to drop by to see me here at the Tree House Studio in Nashville for yet another rockin good discussion about freedom and government and darknets and drones and of course about his very popular novel Thieves Emporium. Listeners if you have not read Thieves Emporium yet, please do yourself a favor and head over to Amazon right now and order yourself a copy. I have a link below in the s... Read More -
EP #86: The Distributed Health Conference in Nashville!!
October 17th, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I get to share with the world my great experience at Nashville’s very own Distributed Health Blockchain conference that was held on Monday October 3rd in the heart of downtown Music City USA. In addition to some amazing panel discussions and presentations by some brilliant women and men, I was also able to slip away from time to time to get some face to face interviews with some of the charming, intelligent and friendly attendees. In this episode I include some of those in... Read More -
Bitcoins & Gravy Episode #85 Huntercoin: a Human Mine-able Crypto Currency & Game!
July 31st, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I am privileged to be speaking with Andrew Wagner a Huntercoin evangelist living in Vancouver, Canada. Andrew was kind enough to break away from his gaming console to spend some time with us by giving us the inside scoop about Hunter Coin and what may just turn out to be the future of gaming. I’d like to thank our sponsor [CryptoCompare.com](http://cryptocompare.com) the absolute best resource on the internet for discovering new and exciting, up to date information on the... Read More -
EP #84 Ethereum Denver!
June 27th, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I have the privilege of speaking with Kent Barton in Denver, Colorado. Kent is the founder of Ethereum Denver, a meetup group that provides workshops and events for Ethereum enthusiasts as well as the broader blockchain/cryptocurrency community in Mile High City! In this interview Kent and I solve most of the world's problems, so this is a must listen show folks! : ) And a shout out to the Bitcoins and Gravy Freelance Transcriptionist for his excellent and highly accurate wor... Read More -
EP #83 John Ferguson is coming to Porcfest!
June 22nd, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I have a special guest visiting me here in the Tree House Studio and that is none other than John Ferguson, the self proclaimed Simpleton of Safe. Yes I'm talking about the same John Ferguson we know and love from the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Podcast network that you are listening to right now. John Ferguson is the host of the Safe Crossroads podcast and a new cutting edge podcast called Technology & Choice all right here on the Let's Talk Bitcoin Podcast network. John is on his way... Read More -
EP #82: Griff Green & The Universal Sharing Network
June 12th, 2016 by johnbarrett Today I welcome to the show Griff Green, formerly a chemical engineer turned Community Organizer for Slock.it and The DAO. Slock.it is a software company focusing on smart contracts and The DAO is... well The DAO is The DAO. Griff Green recently did what only a handful of people in the world have done. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Digital Currency and now he travels the globe as a Crypto-Nomad. Today Griff talks to us about smart contracts, Autonomous Beer Kegs, and The Universa... Read More -
EP #81: Ned Scott explains Steem.it!
May 22nd, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I welcome Ned Scott, the CEO of Steemit. Ned talks to us about the value of Community and the value of reputation - two vitally important concepts that lie at the heart of Steemit. Working with the Larimers, Ned is blazing a trail forward and setting a great example of how we can learn to communicate better in the future. This is a must listen episode friends! I'd like to thank our sponsor [CryptoCompare.com](http://CryptoCompare.com) the absolute best resource on the interne... Read More -
Episode #80 Bitsquare Founder Manfred Karrer
April 27th, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I take a trip to Barcelona, Spain to spend some time with Manfred Karrer, the founder of Bitsquare. Bitsquare is an open source peer-to-peer application that allows anyone to trade bitcoin for national currencies or cryptocurrencies. Bitsquare requires no registration or verification process and does not hold a users data or funds. Welcome to the future of trading here at the dawn of the age of cryptocurrencies! I'd like to thank our sponsor [Cryptocompare.com](http://Cryptoco... Read More -
Episode #79 Chris Coney – The Marketing Monk
April 10th, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I am privileged to be speaking with the Marketing Monk, Chris Coney. Chris teaches an online course called Digital Money Revolution that can be found by going to http://digitalmoneyrevolution.com. This course promises to get you up to speed on the exciting and sometimes challenging new world of bitcoin and altcoins. Welcome to the Dawn of the Age of Cryptocurrencies! And I'd like to thank our sponsor [CryptoCompare.com](http://CryptoCompare.com) the absolute best resource on ... Read More -
Episode #78 Fernando Gutierrez Explains Dash
March 9th, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I take a trip to Madrid, Spain where I have a great conversation with Fernando Gutierrez of Dash. For those of you not familiar with Dash, Dash is Digital Cash. More importantly, Dash is a technology leader in the digital currency space, with a rapid pace of deploying new innovations. The Dash developers have delivered a number of "firsts", such as the first privacy-centric transaction system, the first to enable nearly instant payments, the first to enable user governance and th... Read More -
Episode #77: Innovation and Cryptoventures at Duke University!
February 14th, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I am very happy to be speaking with Professor Campbell R. Harvey. Mr. Harvey is a Professor of Finance in the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Professor Harvey is a trail blazer in that he is currently teaching an MBA course in Blockchain technology and all things related! Listen now to this great conversation with an educator who truly cares about the future of finance and the power of disruptive technologies. Read More -
Bitcoins and Gravy EP #76: Paul Snow talks Block Size, The Hearn Affair & Factom!
February 6th, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I am privileged to have back on the show, Paul Snow. Many of you know Paul from the Texas Bitcoin Conferences and also from what I consider to be one of the most important platforms emerging from the bitcoin space - Factom. Paul and I talk about the progress being made by Factom, the great Block Size debate and we also touch on the Hearn Affair affectionately known as the Hearnado or the Hearnia and how it has affected morale in the Bitcoin Community. ##MAGIC WORD: Hidden... Read More -
Episode #75 BTC Media Now in Nashville!
January 12th, 2016 by johnbarrett On today's show I am thrilled to welcome to the studio the CEO of BTC Media, Mr. David Bailey. I also welcome John Riggins of BTC Media who will be heading up BTC Media's new office opening soon in Shanghai, China. In this episode we have a great conversation about how BTC Media aims to change the digital landscape here in the South with many exciting developments coming this year! BTC Media recently moved to Nashville and is now the world's preeminent Bitcoin media group, reaching millions o... Read More -
A Message to The Bitcoin Foundation
January 3rd, 2016 by johnbarrett In this sermon the right Reverend Johnny preaches about the evils that exist in todays world and about the path that we must follow if we hope to find redemption. A good life is not about fame and fortune and it's not about wielding power or controlling others. We must have the strength of character to fight the good fight and to fight as Peaceful Warriors against hierarchical structures that shroud themselves in opacity and persuade people to tithe. Life should be about putting your love... Read More -
Holiday Bitcoin Song: Let It Grow!
December 22nd, 2015 by johnbarrett ###Let It Grow **To the tune of:** *Let It Snow* By Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn, 1945 Lyrics by John Barrett Copyright 2015 RJM Publishing BMI – Nashville, Tennessee Oh the currencies they’re all crashing While my bitcoin friends are stashing Deflation is all we know - so Let It Grow, Let It Grow, Let It Grow While the bankers are busy cryin And the Wall Street crooks are fryin My stash will be building - so Let It Grow, Let It Grow, Let It Grow A... Read More -
Bitcoins and Gravy EP #74: BitLunch & Bitcoin Music 2015
December 20th, 2015 by johnbarrett On today's show I head over to Tenn 16, one of East Nashville's great little eateries where I meet up with Melvin, Aaron, Kate and Bob of the New Nashville BitLunch meetup group. During lunch we talk about the youth unemployment crisis here and abroad, the miserable failure of a Vancouver bitcoin ATM machine, the prestigious Vanderbilt University Computer Science Department and everything else bitcoin related. The BitLunch meetup group is a revolving group of great folks who enjoy getting togeth... Read More -
Episode #73: Distributed Consensus on Cannabis Genetics
August 2nd, 2015 by johnbarrett On today's show I interview Kevin McKernan the Chief Scientist at Medicinal Genomics and Courtagen Lifesciences. Kevin talks to us about everything from the Human genome project gone bad to free market regulations and testing in the Cannabis field, families moving to Colorado to help their children get relief from epileptic seizures, the opiate crisis in America and how Bitcoin blockchain technology is helping us move toward personalized medicine and away from the dangers inherent in one size fi... Read More -
EP #72: Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know It!
July 19th, 2015 by johnbarrett On today's show I interview film producer Torsten Hoffman about the release of his new Bitcoin Documentary, *Bitcoin: The End Of Money As We Know It* which recently picked up two awards at the Freedom Fest in Las Vegas. In the words of Calvin Tran, this important documentary is: "Dynamic and filled to the brim with hard-hitting history. There’s electricity in the pace, a kineticism in the narration, a fervor in the subject matter and the high-stakes world of finance. It is a rapid film that ca... Read More -
Bitcoins and Gravy #71 The Bitcoin Trader - Venzen speaks!
July 5th, 2015 by johnbarrett On today's show I travel to the remote coastal village of Krabi in Thailand to speak with Bitcoin Trader Venzen Khaosan. Venzen is a market analyst and trader with over 6 years of experience in stocks, forex and commodities trading. After completing school, he studied anthropology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and became interested in the pre-14th century Indian Ocean trade routes that connected Southern African Gold supply with South East Asian porcelain and bead industries. This... Read More
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