Podcast Episodes

S02E02 Mathias Buus – The future is peer-to-peer

Season 2 Episode 2

In This Episode

Shawn interviews Mathias Buus, CEO of Holepunch, about revolutionizing the internet with peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies like Pear Runtime, Hypercore, and Keet. Mathias shares his jou…

Published on 1 day, 19 hours ago

S02E01 Nicholas Anthony – CBDCs and defying digital control

Season 2 Episode 1

Shawn Yeager kicks off Season 2 of Trust Revolution with Nick Anthony, policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and fellow at the Human Rights Foundation,…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

S01E13 – Reflecting on Trust Revolution: Season 1 recap

Season 1 Episode 13

In this solo episode, Shawn reflects on the first 12 episodes of Trust Revolution, expressing gratitude to listeners and sharing insights gained from conversations with various builders, thinkers, an…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

S01E12 OpnState ‒ Global financial control: AML’s hidden cost

Season 1 Episode 12

OpnState, a pseudonymous civil servant and former corporate banker, joins Shawn to expose the hidden mechanisms of global financial standards and their impact on trust and sovereignty. From his role …

Published on 2 months ago

S01E11 Matt O'Dell ‒ The past, present, and future of freedomtech

Season 1 Episode 11

Matt O'dell, Bitcoin OG and freedom tech advocate, joins Shawn to dissect trust in a world of surveillance and centralized control. From Bitcoin’s role as a beacon of financial agency to Signal's str…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

S01E10 Stephen Pollock ‒ Bitcoin and American statecraft

Season 1 Episode 10

Stephen Pollock, SVP of Development at the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), joins Shawn to explore Bitcoin’s growing role in U.S. policy and statecraft. This discussion covers BPI’s mission to educate…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

S01E09 R.U. Sirius ‒ The Internet’s lost promise and paths to freedom

Season 1 Episode 9

In this episode, Shawn sits down with a legendary figure from the early days of digital culture, R.U. Sirius, exploring the radical roots and transformative potential of the Internet. Our guest share…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

S01E08 Rishad Tobaccowala – Trust is the currency of the future

Season 1 Episode 10

Rishad Tobaccowala, futurist and author of Rethinking Work, joins Shawn to unravel the dynamics of power, talent, and trust in a decentralized, AI-driven future. This conversation exposes the seismic…

Published on 3 months ago

S01E07 Fran – Revolutionizing the app store

Season 1 Episode 7

In this Trust Revolution episode, Shawn Yeager and Fran, the Buenos Aires-based creator of Zapstore, explore the chokehold of centralized app stores. Fran details how Apple and Google’s control stifl…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

S01E06 Bronwyn Williams – Navigating the unraveling cycle of society

Season 1 Episode 6

In this hard-hitting episode of Trust Revolution, Shawn sits down with Bronwyn Williams, a South African futurist and economist, to dissect the collapse of trust in centralized systems. Bronwyn analy…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago