The Full Collection
Every conversation, guide, field note, and tool we have published since the beginning. This is not a feed designed to keep you scrolling. Think of it more like the card catalog in a working library: organized by type, searchable by topic, and built so you can find exactly what you need and get to work.
Flirting With Bitcoin has been a slow, deliberate project from the start. Every episode, essay, and guide in this collection exists because it earned its place through editorial rigor and practical value. Some of the earliest episodes are short and scrappy. The more recent work is longer, more researched, and shaped by years of covering Bitcoin full time. All of it is here.
The collection spans more than a hundred podcast episodes, seven in-depth guides covering everything from protocol fundamentals to multi-generational custody planning, four practical tools for modeling savings and evaluating your own sovereignty, and a growing set of field notes that sit somewhere between essay and editorial commentary. You can filter by category, search by keyword, or simply browse the shelves.
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Podcast Episodes
The Roman Calendar is Dead: NextBlock's Bitcoin Time Revolution
Bitcoin's immutable block height as a universal timestamp, and why rethinking how we measure time matters more than it seems.
The Gentrification of Bitcoin
The cultural tension between Bitcoin's grassroots cypherpunk origins and its Wall Street moment. Can both worlds coexist?
The Cost of Ignoring Bitcoin
Opportunity cost is the quietest form of loss. What it actually costs individuals and families to remain on the sidelines during a monetary transition.
Attention Theft to Viewer's Choice
From algorithmic feeds harvesting attention to value-for-value streaming. The arc from passive consumption to sovereign choice.
Staying Sovereign While Engineering
Building software inside corporate structures while holding Bitcoin convictions. Engineers navigating that tension daily.
Zapstore, Cashu, Blossom, and Beyond
Decentralized app distribution, ecash tokens, media hosting, and the protocols expanding the Bitcoin ecosystem right now.
Building the Future on Bitcoin Island
What it looks like when a community organizes its economy around Bitcoin. Circular economies, local adoption, and building from the ground up.
The FTX Files
A detailed examination of the collapse that shook the industry, and why self-custody was always the answer sitting in plain sight.
Santa Claus is Fiat
Holiday consumerism through the lens of monetary incentives. How fiat culture shapes traditions and what honest money looks like.
A Free Iran with Bitcoin
When a government controls the money, it controls the people. Bitcoin as a financial lifeline in places where freedom is not guaranteed.
Married With Bitcoin
The episode that launched the Married With Bitcoin series. Navigating sound money in a household with two very different perspectives.
Married With Bitcoin Part 2
The follow-up exploring how household Bitcoin conversations evolve when one partner starts to see the bigger picture.
From Banana to Bitcoin Republic
El Salvador's transformation from cautionary tale to Bitcoin nation-state experiment. What it means for sovereign adoption worldwide.
One Block at a Time
The philosophy of incremental progress applied to Bitcoin adoption. Small, consistent actions compounding over years.
The Shady Bitcoin Baby
A satirical look at what happens when Bitcoin culture meets mainstream expectations. Absurdity as a mirror.
The Miseducation of Bitcoin
The persistent misconceptions about Bitcoin and where they come from. Why the most common criticisms miss the point entirely.
Can You Smell What the BlackRock Is Cooking
The largest asset manager enters Bitcoin. What institutional adoption actually changes and what it cannot touch.
Bitcoin for the Irresponsible
Risk, irresponsibility, and the fine line between conviction and recklessness when it comes to allocation.
Bitcoin for the Rest of Us
Moving past the early-adopter bubble. What mainstream Bitcoin adoption looks like for regular people with regular jobs.
All Aboard for Bitcoin Island
Community-driven adoption in a physical location. What happens when a group of people decide to build a circular Bitcoin economy.
Bitcoin Chills Texas Heat Wave
Bitcoin mining, energy markets, and the Texas grid. How proof-of-work miners are becoming demand-response partners for utilities.
The Schiff Hits the Fan
The gold vs. Bitcoin debate dissected. Why the argument is less about assets and more about generational assumptions.
Content Creators Declare Independence
Creator economics and the shift from platform dependency to value-for-value models. Independence through Bitcoin and Lightning.
Episode 020: Bitcoin Giveaway
A community giveaway episode exploring why giving bitcoin to someone is one of the most effective ways to spark real curiosity.
Bitcoin in the Time of Inflation
When purchasing power erodes daily, people look for alternatives. Bitcoin's fixed supply in the context of an inflationary world.
FWB029: The Satoshi Savings Calculator
The episode that introduced the savings calculator concept. Disciplined accumulation modeled across different timeframes.
Married With Bitcoin
A four-part series exploring how couples and families navigate Bitcoin together. From the first awkward conversation about money to joint custody planning and multi-generational thinking. Best read in order.
Field Notes and Essays
Panic at the Crypto
Market panic examined without the breathless headlines. What volatility actually tells you and what it does not.
The Shady Bitcoin Baby
Cultural satire meets monetary commentary. A field note on the absurdity that emerges when Bitcoin goes mainstream in the wrong ways.
When Governments Go Bankrupt
Sovereign debt, currency crises, and what happens to citizens when the state runs out of other people's money.
Bitcoin Is the New New World
A frontier thesis for the digital age. Bitcoin as unexplored territory, full of opportunity and requiring a pioneer's disposition.
Guides
How Bitcoin Works
A first-principles breakdown of the Bitcoin protocol. Transactions, blocks, mining, and consensus. No shortcuts, no hand-waving.
Bitcoin Security Checklist
Practical operational security for people who hold their own keys. Seed storage, transaction verification, device hygiene, and recovery planning.
Bitcoin Market Structure
How Bitcoin markets actually work. Order books, liquidity, custody arrangements, and the difference between spot and derivative exposure.
Bitcoin Tax Record Keeping
Practical record-keeping strategies for Bitcoin holders. Cost basis tracking, disposal methods, and maintaining clean books without overpaying.
Bitcoin for Creators
How creators, writers, and independent publishers can use Bitcoin and Lightning to build sustainable, platform-independent revenue streams.
Bitcoin for Families
How to have the Bitcoin conversation at home, plan multi-generational custody, and teach children about money without the lecture.
Self-Custody First Steps
Your first move from exchange custody to holding your own Bitcoin. Step by step, with common mistakes flagged and explained.
Tools and Calculators
Satoshi Savings Calculator
Set a target, model your stacking rate, and see what consistent accumulation looks like over different timeframes. No moonshot projections.
DCA Planner
Plan and visualize a dollar-cost averaging strategy. Set your frequency, amount, and time horizon. Simple math, no speculation.
Conviction Checklist
A structured self-assessment for Bitcoin holders. Work through the questions that matter before making allocation decisions.
Sovereignty Scorecard
Evaluate your personal sovereignty across custody, privacy, verification, and independence. Identify where your setup is strong and where it needs work.
Not Sure Where to Start?
If the volume here feels overwhelming, that is fine. The Start Here page will give you a clear path into the material based on what you care about most. You can also jump straight to the Podcast for recent episodes, the Guides for structured learning, or the Tools section to put ideas into practice.