The Contra-versy About AI Slop: How a Father-Son Duo Creates with Logic
Contra is a military veteran, Bitcoiner, Nostr philosopher, and the creative force behind a father-son music project. This conversation covers his Bitcoin origin story, why military veterans seem to take to Bitcoin and Nostr like a mission, and the real story behind his music that a lot of people consider to be AI slop. Contra found Bitcoin in 2016 through a military training class that touched on dark web operations and technology. His first instinct was pyramid scheme. The class instructor reframed…
Emergency Episode: My Reaction to the Live Nation / TicketMaster Court Case
It's a loooong rip and I'm riffin' hard, y'all. Getting excited because the American legal system has come down (finally) on big corporations misses the point. We've built an alternate system that can work for artists and fans. And we need your participation in it. Or else Corporations and Big Tech™ will KEEP WINNING. You want the artists & fans to win, don't you? You don't want indie music and the economy it upholds to die, do you? You'd rather pay for music with BTC than keep paying endless…
Radio Detox: Full Metal Bitcoin
Annonymal is a six-piece heavy metal band whose members are completely anonymous. No names, no faces, no location. By day they are Bitcoin journalists. By night they are the band giving Bitcoin its metal soundtrack, and they made a deliberate choice: they say heavy metal is the only genre built for what Bitcoin is. This episode gets into how a journalist asks "how can I be scarce?" and ends up writing songs that open with the Genesis block. Annonymal and Heather talk about why metal is the correct…
Radio Detox with M.K. Fain: The Internet You Actually Want
Ditto.pub is live! MK Fain, co-founder of Soapbox Technology and one of the engineers behind Ditto, joins Heather Larson to pull back the curtain on what Ditto is, where it came from, and where it is going. This is not a Twitter alternative. It is not another app asking you to learn a new protocol. It is the fun, customizable, personality-driven internet that most people stopped believing was still possible. (In full disclosure, Heather works for M.K. at Soapbox). The new Ditto strips out the…
Radio Detox Artist Takeover in DC: David Tarr
This one is different! Heather Larson's Radio Detox went live at Pubkey in Washington DC for the inaugural RUNSTR 5K on March 15, 2026, and singer-songwriter David Tarr took over as emcee for a full day of music, conversation, and community. A new music platform launched in the room, EpochMusic.xyz! Three young women made the case for Bitcoin better than most people twice their age. 🔥 Thank you, Ella Hough, Ainsley Costello, and Kathryn! And David Tarr debuted his new EP the day he dropped it. 🚀…
Radio Detox Special: Soapbox Sessions + Ditto
This week, I'm doing a feed warmer with my other podcast, Soapbox Sessions! Derek Ross and I are talking about the new Ditto! You can listen to Soapbox Sessions everywhere you get your podcasts. Or watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPVwsk16NNUT6mbKXjxUDyani6cbIELT0 Try Ditto: https://about.ditto.pub/ More about Ditto: https://soapbox.pub/ditto (DM Derek or I on Nostr to get into the Ditto BETA tester group to give feedback about the app!)
Trey Musgrave of Bitcoin District Initiative: Bitcoin on the Ground
Trey Musgrave went from shitcoining in Germany to building a Bitcoin circular economy in Washington, DC. As president of the Bitcoin District Initiative, he's hitting the streets to onboard merchants, build community, and prove that Bitcoin is for everyone, not just the rich. We talk about the soft-sell approach to orange-pilling local businesses, why meetups matter more than most Bitcoiners realize, and how Trey uniquely came to value-for-value music through his search for decentralization. Topics:…
Frank Covra on Punk Rock, Bitcoin, and the DIY Ethos
Frank Corva went from covering presidents to covering protocol. In this episode, the former White House correspondent shares his unexpected path into Bitcoin journalism, the burnout that comes with 24/7 news cycles, and why he sees Nostr as the next frontier for independent media. We dig into the Bitcoin circular economy, why onboarding matters more than ever, and the unique challenges women face in the space. Plus: how the DIY ethos of punk rock mirrors the decentralized spirit of Bitcoin. Topics…