WTF Crypto?? with Pavel

Pavel is back to talk about crypto! Why is everything so cheap right now? What’s around the corner? Is he still trading? And what the hell is a privacy coin? Plus, we talk about his new apartment and his workout routine because, hey, why not?

NOTE: This episode was recorded on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Any outdated information is to be expected given the volatility of crypto markets. Speaking of crypto markets, none of this is financial advice. If you follow it like it's advice and not simply commentary, you will probably lose money. Consult a professional financial advisor, for crying out loud.

Pavel Links

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/PavelCHADsyuk

• Tokens to watch (links to CoinMarketCap):

  • BTC: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/

  • ETH: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ethereum/

  • LINK: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/chainlink/

  • AVAX: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/avalanche/

• Author Mentioned, Saifedean Ammous: https://amzn.to/3H1kNxh (in particular, check out "The Bitcoin Standard" and "The Fiat Standard")

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Farm to Table with Joseph Ecklund

Today I'm chatting with Joseph Ecklund of FarmMatch. Have you ever wanted to buy food directly from local farmers? Here's how.

Joseph Links

• Sign up for FarmMatch

• Be friends with Joseph on Facebook

• Follow Joseph on Twitter

• Learn more about Anthroposophy

• Book Mentioned: "Everything I Want to do is Illegal", by Joel Salatin

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What it Means to be Human with Mark Changizi

I'm thrilled to be joined once again by Mark Changizi. We're discussing what it means to be human. How do masks hinder our ability to be human? Is there a telos—a fundamental purpose—to being human?

Changizi Links

• Pre-order "Expressly Human"

• Subscribe to Mark on YouTube

• Follow Mark's Substack

• Follow Mark on Twitter

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Revising History with Thad Russell

My good friend, mentor, and sometimes employer Thad Russell returns to Blackbird to talk about how he does history along with some of the big changes that have been going on in his world.

Note: This episode was recorded well in advance, and the Chicago event is no longer on offer.

Thad Links

• Join Thad's Patreon for access to his courses and seminars

• Follow Thad on Twitter

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Rethinking Binaries with Carol Queen

You know Carol Queen from her many appearances on Unregistered with Thaddeus Russell along with her courses at Renegade University, most recently "A World of Desires". Carol is a prolific author and editor, along with being the resident sexologist (she actually has a PhD!) at Good Vibrations in San Francisco.

Carol Links

• Follow Carol on Twitter

• Visit Carol's website

• Buy Carol's books on Amazon (affiliate link)

• Check out Carol's most recent course at Renegade University, "A World of Desires"

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Truth, Beauty, and Goodness with Jack Mason (née The Perfume Nationalist)

In this episode, continuing my series of interviews with instructors from Thad Russell's education programs, I'm speaking with Jack Mason, who taught The War on Beauty in the 21st Century.

You know Jack from his podcast The Perfume Nationalist, his appearances on Unregistered with Thad Russell, and his previous appearance on Blackbird. Contrary to popular belief, he's never been on Red Scare, which I've still never listened to.

In this chat, we're covering topics such as these:

• Gay culture

• Fragrance

• Puritanism from the neoliberal left

• The War on Beauty

• Why Jack is right about everything

Jack Links

• Subscribe to The Perfume Nationalist (I highly recommend a paid subscription).

• Follow Jack on Twitter.

• Get the Aesthetic on Instagram.

• Get Jack's course, The War on Beauty in the 21st Century, at RU:

Watch Blackbird Live!

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BB88: Getting Right with Daniel McCarthy

I wanted to do a series with some of the most interesting presenters in Thad Russell's online education program. In this episode, I'm speaking with Dan McCarthy, who taught the course on Conservatism. You know Dan from his many appearances on the Tom Woods Show and other podcasts we love. He's the editor of the conservative quarterly journal, Modern Age, a writer, and a brilliant historian of American politics.

In this chat, we're covering topics such as these:

• The definition of conservatism, and how it differs from right-wingism

• An overview of some of the thinkers who shaped modern conservatism

• Why Dan would consider himself a Hamiltonian as opposed to a Jeffersonian if he had been a founding father

• Why Dan is skeptical of the "national divorce" narrative

Dan Links

• Follow Dan on Twitter

• Read Modern Age

• Grab Dan's course on Conservatism at RU

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BB87: A Stoic Approach with Jonathan Church

I'm traveling the next few weeks, so the Sunday Stream is pre-recorded. For this week's episode I chatted with economist, author, cancer survivor, cultural commentator, and practitioner of Stoicism, Jonathan Church.

We hit on the following topics:

• The current state of the economy and particularly inflation (Trigger warning: He's not an Austrian economist and gives some ritually impure answers. I don't push back. You've been warned.)

• How to deal with adversity, even our own mortality, calmly and rationally

• How Stoicism can solve the racial and cultural divisions we see today.

Jonathan Links

• Follow Jonathan on Twitter

• Read Jonathan's first book, "Reinventing Racism" (Affiliate link)

• Jonathan's website

• Jonathan's writings at Quilette

• Jonathan's page at BLS

Other Resources Mentioned

• Counterweight Support

• Oikeiosis

• The Good Men Project