I must have listened hundreds of hours to bitcoin podcasts this year and wanted to share some of my favourite ones. Hopefully it will be helpful for someone to decide with the allocation of their precious time, so here are my recommendations, in no particular order.
Blockdigest - a bi-weekly podcast, with focus on current events in the space. Most of the knowledgeable and ethical people around; no ads, no sponsors, no bs. The downside is that the format is a bit hard to digest (heh, get it?), as the videos are quite long (2-3h), covering many topics in depth, sometimes relapsing into rants and namecalling. But this comes with their "grassroots" approach (they featured u/nopara73, Wasabi wallet creator, many times, as well as other privacy oriented topics), and I have learned a lot from these guys and girls over time, and Janine deserves a special shout out for her journalistic ethics and vigour, continuing to call out many faulty practices in her work field.
Tales From The Crypt - "what's up you freaks, it's your boy Marty Bent!". I like the relaxed, fun, but inquisitive style of the host, having beers/whisky with his guests, making them feel comfortable while grilling them with good questions. The selection of guests is great, too (Matt Corallo, Nic Carter, Hasufly, Jack Mallers, Pierre Rochard etc etc)!
The host also has a "Weekly Recap" series as part of the podcast, as well as a daily (!) newsletter with recap of the daily stuff from the bitcoin space.
WhatBitcoinDid - Peter (the host) attracted the wrath of bitcoiners by interviewing Craig "Faketoshi" Wright earlier this year without being able to challenge him enough on the technical side. But he seems to be driven by genuine curiosity, desire to learn and an open mind, which became evident with the progression of his podcast, the guest selection and the kind of discussions that have been had on his show. I like his approach to actually travel to his guests to interview them, so thumbs up for the effort. It was fun to observe him starting from a point of "zero knowledge" and advance to a full-blown bitcoin maximalist (well, almost!) by gaining understanding of how bitcoin works. One of my favourite episodes are the one with Tuur Demeester and Nic Carter. Guests like Adam Back, Giacomo Zucco, but also non-bitcoin guests like Hester Pierce (SEC commissioner), Grin's/Mimblewible dev Michael Gordner etc.
Noded - Bitcoin maximalism to the.. maximum. It might surprise you though that the views are actually quite balanced and not at all without critical, adversarial thoughts on bitcoin. The CVE-2018–17144 bug (inflation bug in the Bitcoin Core software) got extensive, critical coverage (a whole episode w/ John Newbery as a guest) and the views and questions of the hosts are much more nuanced and critical than the term "maximalist" might suggest. Guest list is comprised of devs like Rusty Russel, Christian Decker, Matt Corallo and "hardcore" bitcoiners like Murad Mahmudov. People with knowledge, low time preference, skin in the game and deeply rooted in the bitcoin space.
Stephan Livera Podcast - another "grassroots" podcast, mainly focused on people from the developer and building space. Incredible work ethic of Stephan, suddenly coming out of nowhere and then bringing out a podcast almost every day, although it seems to have slowed down a lot recently. Guests like Justin Moon (creator of the "BUIDL bootcamp"), Rene Pickhardt (Lightning dev/builder/educator), Samourai wallet dev etc.
Tone Vays - probably no description necessary. Tone has been in the space for many years now, not afraid to call a bear market when everyone is a bull (and vice versa). Impressive dedication to shill his ref links in the beginning of each video, but we allow it for all the dedication to his youtube channel over the years. Not a podcast to go for technical information on bitcoin, but if you're into readings of those candles, those magic nines and things like that, it's a good podcast with some entertainment value and a good track record of staying scam-free. On that note, also check out Tone's CryptoScam series, where he analyzes various altcoins with guests like Peter Todd, StopAndDecrypt, Paul Storzc etc.
Cryptoconomy- a guy with a pleasant voice reads out (and comments on) some of the most important articles in the bitcoin space (by Nick Szabo, f.ex). If you don't like reading long articles, this might be the podcast for you.
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