Paul Keating

Paul Keating and DirectorHodl come on the show to talk about Hummingbird, the documentary they just released on IndeeHub. The film started life as a small video idea for Bitcoin Jungle and grew over a couple of years into a feature-length meditation on indigenous prophecy, the fiat system, and the strange gravitational pull of one small town in Costa Rica. The philosophical spine of the film is the prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor, which is unpacked in some depth during the conversation. The eagle represents the engineering mind that builds and abstracts. The condor represents the body and its way of living in relation to the land. The prophecy holds that these were once in balance, then tipped toward the eagle after European contact around 1500, and that the current 500-year cycle is meant to bring them back together to birth a third bird called the Hummingbird, which carries both. The film weaves that mythological frame together with the very grounded story of Estella, a Costa Rican farmer who lost money to a bank, fought off corporate pressure to take her land for monoculture planting, and through her daughter Kena became the connective tissue of what eventually grew into the Bitcoin Jungle community. She now has a sign at the farmers market reading La Abuelita del Bitcoin. The IMF loans, the structural adjustment programmes, the resource stripping all sit in the film as the practical machinery by which the eagle mindset extended its reach into the global south. The rest of the hour wanders into the realities of making the film. Roughly twenty hours of footage. DirectorHodl editing essentially solo, watching the cut something like a hundred times, finishing only when he reached the right level of crazy. Paul talks about the strange productivity tax of living somewhere as beautiful as Uvita, where the days are short and the sun pulls you out of the chair. DirectorHodl suggests you visit, you pick up the energy, and you carry it home. Hummingbird is on IndeeHub now, with a free YouTube release planned for the coming weeks, and it premieres at the Bitcoin Film Fest in Warsaw in early June. Links Hummingbird on IndeeHub Finding Home Episode 4 [Discount code: PIONEER21] Revolution.Rocks BTC Prague Discount code (15%) – NOSTR

Episode 169 feat. ⁠ Paul Keating⁠ - one of the happiest men alive, building Primal, in the jungle (the mighty jungle) - - WE discuss: - Paul's Bitcoin origin story - The Psychology of Work - Bitcoin is Local Money - Jungle Life - Heaps More - - Relevant Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠ F⁠ollow Paul on Nostr⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discover Bitcoin with HardBlock and get $10 Free BTC ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠˚ 🟧 - - ⁠⁠YUGE thanks to Paul for spending some scarce time and finite energy telling the tale of how he discovered Bitcoin. - - If you enjoyed listening, please share this pod around with friends, tolerable family and other laser-eyed minds on the Internets. - - - Please Support the Show : Give us a like, or boost, or send sats and zaps direct using value4value via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcasting 2.0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ apps, like ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fountain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Breez⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - Zap Sats to discoveringbtc@primal.net - - * Intro/Outro Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'Gravity's Rainbow', Klaxons (VanSheTech remix)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ * Language Warning

In this episode, Bethany and Adam sit down with Paul Keating to talk about the broken state of social media and what a better future could look like. They get into how platforms like Instagram and Facebook profit off your attention through ads and addictive algorithms, why censorship on legacy platforms is a real problem (including what happened to Dr. Saladino during COVID), and how Primal - a social media app built on the open-source Nostr protocol - is trying to fix all of that by giving users full control over their feeds, no advertising model, and the ability to send real Bitcoin (called Zaps) directly to creators. The conversation naturally flows into Bitcoin itself - why it matters, how it differs from crypto, what sound money means, the debasement of the dollar, Bitcoin's humanitarian potential for the unbanked, and why Paul lives entirely on a Bitcoin standard in Costa Rica. They wrap up by recommending the book Thank God for Bitcoin and teasing a future deep-dive Bitcoin episode. Guest Bio: Paul Keating is a builder at Primal, a social media app built on the decentralized Nostr protocol that lets users control their own feeds, own their data, and send Bitcoin directly to creators. A passionate Bitcoiner who lives fully on a Bitcoin standard in Costa Rica, Paul is also behind the upcoming documentary Hummingbird: The Bitcoin Jungle Story . Resources & Links Paul Keating Website: https://www.hiimpaulk.com/ Primal: https://primal.net/home H2Tab (use code BETHANY for 10% off): affiliates.drinkh2tab.com/BETHANY Sharkbanz: https://www.sharkbanz.com Connect with All Things Possible Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SurferBethanyHamilton Instagram: @bethanyhamilton TikTok: @bethanyhamiltonofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBethanyHamilton Website: https://bethanyhamilton.com The Bethany Hamilton Network: https://bethanyhamilton.com/network

Paul Keating joins me to discuss Nostr, a decentralized open protocol for social media and other forms of online communication, the power of owning your online identity using key pairs, how zaps are revolutionizing creator monetization, what life is like at the Bitcoin Jungle in Costa Rica, home births, and parenting as a digital nomad. Paul Keating is the head of growth at Primal and is living in the Bitcoin Jungle of Costa Rica. Nostr: https://primal.net/paul Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulinthejungle Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paulinthejungle Film: https://primal.net/hummingbird Bitcoin Jungle: https://www.bitcoinjungle.app/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - What is Paul Keating Working on Today? 1:49 - Problems with Social Media 3:38 - Working for Paul Saladino 7:12 - A Nostr Standard 13:14 - Becoming a Nostr-First Podcast 17:11 - Decentralized vs Centralized Social Media: Identity at the Protocol Layer 20:31 - Nostr’s Organic Adoption Via Government Overreach 26:35 - Primal Studio and Nostr.build 33:29 - The Nostr Protocol: Key Pairs 35:15 - Zaps on Nostr 38:42 - Life at Bitcoin Jungle in Costa Rica 42:55 - Home Births and Becoming a Parent 46:26 - Traveling as Young Parents 51:16 - Balancing Parenting and Work 58:09 - How to Connect with Paul New episodes 3x per week. Let's learn together. If you want to learn more or connect, visit my website: https://jakewoodhouse.io/

QW & Avi roast the top zapper, discuss Dark Nostr, NJP's, Costa Rica circular economy, Bitcoin Jungle, the Primal House and much more with Paul Keating, Jon Chenot and Micael. The Great Parasite Book - https://thegreatparasite.com/ Citadel Theory - https://CitadelTheory.com Avi Burra's Book 24 : https://www.amazon.com/24-Avi-Burra/dp/B0CN9NRNNB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=27RW9P8JQ4YMV&keywords=avi+burra+24&qid=1700327391&sprefix=avi+burra+24%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-1 Plebchain Radio Shirt - Black and Yellow - https://lightning.store/product/plebchain-radio-black-t-shirt/

Send us Fan Mail Grammy Award winner Eileen Ivers , hailed “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times , shares tunes and chats with Irish Voice columnist Paul Keating about her musical training and upbringing in The Bronx (“the 33rd county of Ireland”), her memories of visiting and playing in Ireland, her experience touring with Riverdance, and the challenges of innovating while honoring musical traditions. More about Eileen Ivers WMI PLUS At Home episodes are supported by a grant from Con Edison and world music lovers like you. We thank you! Support the show Stay in touch with us! Join our newsletter