Dave Bradley joins the show to tell us all about Bitcoin in Calgary, Alberta, including the Bitcoin Rodeo conference coming up in July, plus much more!

Key Takeaways: 🔹Bitcoin Brains was one of the first physical Bitcoin stores in Canada, and Dave Bradley played a significant role in building the Bitcoin community in Calgary. 🔹The political climate in Canada, particularly the divide between Western Canada and the federal government, has led to frustration and a sense of being ignored by the government. 🔹The diversity and cultural differences within Canada, particularly between provinces, contribute to the challenges of governance and decision-making at the federal level. There has been a significant transfer of wealth from Western Canada to Eastern Canada over the last 30 years, with Alberta being the most affected province. 🔹The rise of woke culture in Canada has led to a shift in political dynamics and a growing dissatisfaction with the current government. 🔹Bitcoin has the potential to play a significant role in Alberta's future, with the possibility of putting Bitcoin on the province's balance sheet and leveraging its energy industry for Bitcoin mining. 🔹Bitcoin aligns incentives and allows individuals to act in their own self-interest while benefiting the greater good. 🔹The Bitcoin Rodeo conference is in Calgary on July 2-3, just before Stampede - use code FREEDOM for a discount!

Connect with Dave: https://x.com/BitcoinBrains https://x.com/TheBitcoinRodeo https://www.bitcoinrodeo.com/ https://bitcoinbrains.com/

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The Freedom Footprint Show is a Bitcoin podcast hosted by Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf.

In each episode, we explore everything from deep philosophy to practical tools to emit freedom dioxide to expand your freedom footprint. This isn't a show for bitcoin news or analysis - we dig into the deep topics that are important to us and to our guests. Join us if you want to go deeper down the rabbit hole of Bitcoin and related freedom-go-up technologies and ideas!

Dr. Ahmad Ammous joins us to talk about fiat medicine and how Bitcoin can fix it!

Key Takeaways: 🔹The healthcare system is broken and focused on profit rather than patient care. 🔹The opioid epidemic is a result of pharmaceutical companies pushing dangerous drugs for profit. 🔹The medical system is controlled by centralized agencies that promote pharmaceutical medicine and suppress alternative treatments. 🔹The history of medicine in the US is connected to the creation of the Federal Reserve. 🔹The placebo effect is a powerful factor in medicine. 🔹Sunscreen may not be as beneficial as believed and could have negative effects. 🔹A free market approach to healthcare could lead to more diverse and effective treatments. Fiat medicine prioritizes profit over patient health and suppresses alternative treatments. 🔹The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the flaws of the medical system, including the manipulation of statistics and the focus on pharmaceutical solutions. 🔹Understanding one's own body and taking control of personal health is crucial for overall well-being. 🔹Bitcoin has the potential to improve the medical system by enabling direct doctor-patient relationships and reducing the influence of third-party intermediaries.

Connect with Dr. Ahmad Ammous: https://x.com/AmmousMD

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https://www.freedomfootprintshow.com/ https://twitter.com/FootprintShow https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm https://twitter.com/lukedewolf

Thanks to our sponsors - check out there websites for info:

BitBox: https://bitbox.swiss/freedom

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Support the Show: If you value what we do here at the Freedom Footprint Show, consider sending us some value back. You can send us a boost or stream us some sats on Fountain. Check out https://www.fountain.fm/ You can support us directly with Bitcoin on Geyser Fund: https://geyser.fund/project/freedom/

The Freedom Footprint Show is a Bitcoin podcast hosted by Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf.

In each episode, we explore everything from deep philosophy to practical tools to emit freedom dioxide to expand your freedom footprint. This isn't a show for bitcoin news or analysis - we dig into the deep topics that are important to us and to our guests. Join us if you want to go deeper down the rabbit hole of Bitcoin and related freedom-go-up technologies and ideas!

Softsimon from Mempool joins us to discuss Bitcoin fees, spam, fixing the filters, the Blocksize Wars, and much more!

Key Takeaways:

• Data transactions, such as JPEGs and token transfers, contribute to fee spikes in Bitcoin.
• High fees are necessary to price out spam and non-essential transactions.
• The debate between big blockers and small blockers centers around decentralization and user control in Bitcoin.
• Roger Ver's book promoting Bitcoin Cash as the true Bitcoin is seen as a failed attempt to gain support.
• New users should understand the history and context of the Bitcoin Cash fork. Bitcoin has experienced multiple forks due to disagreements and attempts to hijack the protocol.
• Bitcoin's resistance to change is a key feature that protects it from being easily manipulated.
• Mempool is working on transaction acceleration services to help users with stuck transactions.
• Transparency is important in the Bitcoin ecosystem, and Mempool aims to provide an open and auditable transaction acceleration service.

Connect with Softsimon and Mempool: https://x.com/softsimon_ https://mempool.space/

Connect with Us:

https://www.freedomfootprintshow.com/ https://twitter.com/FootprintShow https://twitter.com/knutsvanholm https://twitter.com/lukedewolf

Thanks to our sponsors - check out there websites for info:

BitBox: https://bitbox.swiss/freedom

Bitcoin Adviser: https://content.thebitcoinadviser.com/freedom

Orange Pill App: https://www.orangepillapp.com/

Support the Show: If you value what we do here at the Freedom Footprint Show, consider sending us some value back. You can send us a boost or stream us some sats on Fountain. Check out https://www.fountain.fm/ You can support us directly with Bitcoin on Geyser Fund: https://geyser.fund/project/freedom/

The Freedom Footprint Show is a Bitcoin podcast hosted by Knut Svanholm and Luke de Wolf.

In each episode, we explore everything from deep philosophy to practical tools to emit freedom dioxide to expand your freedom footprint. This isn't a show for bitcoin news or analysis - we dig into the deep topics that are important to us and to our guests. Join us if you want to go deeper down the rabbit hole of Bitcoin and related freedom-go-up technologies and ideas!