Just caught up with this! What an inspiration is Ben Gunn! Don't know where to begin. I'm old now, but I recognise his mindset. I just never was confident to back my own ideas. (Can confirm that Nathan Day is a good guy!)
097 - Ben Gunn: Volatility, Stoicism & Anti-Fragile Networks
By Timothy Allen
Aired Sep 27, 2024 · 3h 17m · Last boosted Jul 9, 2025
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Bitcoin, Forestry, Stoicism, Próspera, Volatility, Risk, Anti-fragility, Nostr, Identity, Land Ownership, Parallel Networks, Freedom, Citadels. Timothy Allen talks with Ben Gunn. Pseudonymous Ben is somewhat of an elusive character.. and I mean that in the best possible way. He’s a grafter, a proof-of-worker and he doesn’t sit down and do podcasts very often. I drove up the Welsh borders to visit him at his woodland estate last week to chat about a number of things. The idea was initially sparked by a conversation we had in Prague a few months prior...
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BonSep 20, 2024
3.5k 1.25x speed is the perfect podcast playback speed.
At this point you all sound super weird when I hear you say anything at 1x.
Nathan DaySep 16, 2024
5k What a whiny little bitch. 😂
Rog @ SC Bitcoin ⚡UKSep 13, 2024
500 Didn't realise you read these out. Just heard you make my day, my week, my month, my life! Fame at last!
Nathan Day calls me the Destroyer of Tech, because I make all easy software go wrong. Then eventually right.
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Rog @ SC Bitcoin ⚡UKJan 20, 2025
500 Eye-opening podcast. I'm not familiar with his work so this was inspirational. Not sure why he's described as weird or annoying, I didn't detect that.
Rog @ SC Bitcoin ⚡UKJan 20, 2025
500 Inspirational.
Nathan DayJan 20, 2025
5k "He's one of the weirdest individuals I've ever met in my life. Really hard work. Really annoying. But also brilliant."
Can confirm.
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BonSep 10, 2024
2.3k That Cunty list is quite exclusive.
npub1dqepr0g…Sep 9, 2024
50k The Charles Myriel article is a flipping banger!
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Rog @ SC Bitcoin ⚡UKJan 16, 2025
500 Your podcast is great but it uses up about 5 hours of my time.
I record it and edit out all the swearing, especially the c word. My editing skills are poor.
Then I'm not embarrassed to listen to it with my 15 year-old granddaughter.
The final version runs for about 10 minutes!
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BonNov 19, 2025
4.3k First boost in awhile guys. I’ve been listening to every episode but haven’t been boosting/commenting since Fountain isn’t my main podcast player now.
Rog @ SC Bitcoin ⚡UKOct 27, 2025
500 Ideal episode. Role model for podcasters.
They said early on that they had no content for this episode, and they achieved that goal by brilliantly meandering, chatting and generally killing time.
💯 % success!
Well done lads! I'll be back!
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BonOct 7, 2024
2.3k Great show as always 😂
Rog @ SC Bitcoin ⚡UKOct 6, 2024
500 The best thing about this show? Max's proper English voice. Not Mockney, not Brummie, not Yorkshire, not Liddypoool. Just proper English, like my own.
Forget privacy, self sovereignty and other boring crap. Just say absolutely anything, but in a proper non-yankee voice.
It's not an accent. It's the bitcoin of voices.
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Nostr ParaguayNov 16, 2024
100 Very interesting podcast. Steve really had an understanding of what is wrong with the financial system and what difficult decisions need to be taken to fix it.
Sadly his loyalty to the Conservative party creates a gapping flaw in his thinking. He explains how the last 100 years has seen an enormous increase in the size of the state. The conservatives were on charge for most of the time!!!
They are socialists Steve, why can't you see that?
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Rog @ SC Bitcoin ⚡UKJan 8, 2025
500 Love Giovanni's work and his commitment to unbiased scientific method.
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Nevertheless, if you're prepared to concentrate, this is brilliant stuff. Audio only on fountain, so you don't get to see the charts he refers to.
Kudos to Stephan for keeping it on track with a light touch!
Rog @ SC Bitcoin ⚡UKJan 4, 2025
500 I've been interested in Gio's power law work since I discovered it about a year ago.
He's been attacked by many who should know better, but who won't retain the open mindedness they once had for bitcoin itself. The attacks are always ad hominem and never scientific.
Good to see Stephan being a leading light in the open-minded discussions.
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100 Newbie on Fountain. Already think it's the future.
Rog @ SC Bitcoin ⚡UKOct 14, 2024
500 Fascinating episode. I'm listening on fountain when possible. But sometimes it's good to see the speakers as well, so I have to still use Spotify sometimes.
I don't find Nostr very easy or useful but I just keep going because I know I will get better, and it will get better.
Oscar explains stuff really well.
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100 Great podcast
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100 Great podcast
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BonFeb 9, 2026
134k This was just as tough to listen to as it was when reading it for the first time.
#FREESAMOURAI #PARDONSAMOURAI
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BonMay 5, 2025
42k Guys I haven’t sent a boost in a long ass time even though I’ve been listening to every episode. Appreciate the hussle and dedication to the show. Sending extra sats for past episodes. 🌩️⚡️⚡️
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Nostr ParaguayNov 1, 2024
20k Great podcast. Thanks for the feedback on fanfare.io. Open to working with anyone that wants to solve the problem.
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Nostr ParaguaySep 19, 2024
10k Jim Banco really has it right.
If your bitcion is not in your custody e you are not in bitcion and you are having no effect on the price.
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BonMay 5, 2025
7.9k I think this is the first podcast I’ve ever listened to where it was recorded from a camping trip. Respect 😄Audio was crispy good 👌 Thanks for the Patreon tip I had no idea I could continue to zap you here but get access to that content as well. Seriously under zapped show, hope more people find it.
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BonJan 21, 2025
6.8k Happy New Year guys. RE: Fedimints and Freedom One in particular. 3 of the 4 guardians have been offline for around 3 weeks now making anyone with sats in that mint unable to move them out before they actually shutdown. You said they don’t want to rug anyone but unless they come online soon this is essentially a rugging.
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Nathan DayMar 24, 2025
5k Trust is a vector. 🤟
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Nathan DayMar 14, 2025
5k I could listen to you two talk all day long.
Please don't get run over!
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Nostr ParaguayDec 18, 2024
5k Great podcast!
The guys at Bridge2bitcion are training bitcoiners all around the world to orange pill merchants.
This is a scalable model.
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Nathan DayDec 17, 2024
5k Watch out for Czech Neck. 👀😂
https://youtu.be/Xbq3kc29Tmg
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Nathan DayNov 7, 2024
5k is a Northerner?
Fake news.
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BonOct 30, 2024
3.5k No boosts yet for this monster episode with The Hated One? Good chat as always guys, glad we got to hear this one this time 😄
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@npub1lt8nn8aaa… Mr. @npub1lt8nn8aaa… ladies and gentlemen. Great conversation guys, really enjoyed it.
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