#069 - Joe Bryan - How the Government Bankrupted Society
Mr Obnoxious
Peter McCormack
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2025
⏱️ 109 minutes
🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Joe Bryan is a writer and thinker focused on the intersection of money, society, and freedom. With a background in finance and a deep understanding of Bitcoin, Joe is one of the most articulate critics of fiat money and the systemic damage caused by government control over currency.
In this interview, Joe explains why inflation is not just an economic phenomenon but one of the greatest crimes against society. We explore how money printing distorts markets, fuels inequality, and erodes personal freedom. Joe breaks down the hidden consequences of fiat currency—rising housing costs, corporate capture of vital industries, and the silent theft of wealth through inflation. He argues that only by separating money from state control—and embracing a decentralised alternative—can we restore economic sanity and create a freer, fairer world.
Joe's excellent video, "What's the Problem?", is available to watch here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtFOxNbmD38
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | the money is broken. And so your whole life up to this point has been built on a lie. |
| 0:04.6 | Everything is a lie. Everything is a lie because... The food pyramid is a lie. |
| 0:08.6 | No, but you structure money is at the heart of everything. Money is at the root of every decision |
| 0:14.0 | directly or indirectly. The way that you think about having a family, think about setting up |
| 0:19.1 | your life, think about having a house, a career. |
| 0:21.5 | It's all linked to the money. And so if your money is corrupted, every decision is corrupted. |
| 0:26.7 | I think a large sway the society feels like they work ever harder and their quality of life |
| 0:31.6 | doesn't go up or declines. |
| 0:34.7 | This episode is brought to you by our least sponsor, a massive legends iron, the largest |
| 0:39.8 | NASDAQ listed Bitcoin miner using 100% renewable energy. |
| 0:44.2 | Now they're not just powering the Bitcoin network, they're also providing cutting-edge |
| 0:48.4 | computer resources for AI, all backed by renewable energy. |
| 0:53.3 | Now my boy Danny and I have been working with their founders, Dan and Will, for quite some time now, |
| 0:58.1 | and we've always been super impressed with their values, |
| 1:00.7 | especially their commitment to local communities and sustainable computing power. |
| 1:05.5 | So if you're interested in mining Bitcoin or harnessing AI compute power, |
| 1:10.0 | Irond is setting the standard. And so you can find out more at iron. Iron is set in the standard. |
| 1:11.6 | And so you can find out more at iron.com, which is iran.com. |
| 1:15.9 | That is iron. |
| 1:17.1 | We're good. |
| 1:18.5 | We're on. |
| 1:19.0 | Joe, good see you. |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 24 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Peter McCormack, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Peter McCormack and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.