ASOMOCO Unplugged
ASOMOCO Unplugged
Podcast Description
A relaxed journey through the chaos of our economic system, accompanied by soothing musical compositions and short interviews with some excellent guests www.asomo.co
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on a broad range of themes including the complexities of political economics, the role of technology in society, and societal critiques, with episodes touching on topics such as karmic reciprocity, the influence of big tech on economics, and the inner conflicts surrounding cryptocurrency. For instance, one episode discusses the Stone Soup Theory of billionaires and contrasts animism with monotheism while featuring songs by The Mononoke Wolf Choir.
A relaxed journey through the chaos of our economic system, accompanied by soothing musical compositions and short interviews with some excellent guests
Dear ASOMOCO community,
I’m really happy to present Episode 2 of my new podcast ASOMOCO Unplugged, a relaxed and informal walk through the chaos of our economic system, accompanied by musical compositions and guest contributions. In the first half we cover:
* Karmic reciprocity, David Graeber and Intro to Econ Life
* The Inner Civil War, my follow-up to the Stone Soup Theory of Billionaires
* Shaun Chamberlin on why we should use Mastodon
* Animism vs. monotheism, and a beautiful song from The Mononoke Wolf Choir
* Cory Doctorow’s concept of Big Tech Enshittification and whether Jay Graber of Bluesky can avoid it
In the second half, we have a crypto special:
* Jemima Kelly and Eli Gothill on the Grim Ghost of Crypto Future
* Numerical nouns vs. numerical adjectives and why this matters for the Hole in Bitcoin’s Heart
* Professional wrestling and how it inspired my recent essay, the Art of Crypto Kayfabe
* The crucial concept of countertrade, and how it secretly governs the Bitcoin world
* Josh Davila on TrumpMusk’s Bitcoin gambit, patronage networks and the risk of political manipulation of the crypto markets
* Cryptography vs. cryptocurrency
Links and community shout-outs
* Mark Kohr’s great ‘Ecodemmurage Currency’ video
* Sarah Jaffe’s Work Won’t Love You Back
* Surviving the Future by the late David Fleming, edited by Shaun Chamberlin (see also Lean Logic)
* Shaun on Mastodon, and his excellent course on Surviving the Future
* Josh Davila’s Blockchain Socialist podcast, and Blockchain Radicals book
* David Graeber, Cory Doctorow and others in the SPECTRE video about basic income
Bonus for paying subscribers
All my sweet paying subscribers who keep ASOMOCO going get a bonus 14 minute meditative track here. Enjoy!
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.asomo.co
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