Somewhat Scholarly Podcast

LIVE Bitcoin Q&A on Saturday, May 9th, 2020 at 11:00am Eastern Daylight Time: Open to everyone! And of course, it's FREE! If you can't attend live, send your questions in advance to: [email protected] To watch LIVE: Search for "Somewhat Scholarly" on YouTube, or click this link: Don't forget to Subscribe to the channel and let … Continue reading "012 – Should You Care About Bitcoin?"

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Or as the Mexicans call it, "Battle of Puebla Day" or "Battle of Cinco de Mayo." Enjoy some mariachi and tales of travel in a land that doesn't really celebrate its own holiday (it's all relative). And don't forget about the upcoming Bitcoin & Investing Q&A, on YouTube LIVE: LIVE Bitcoin … Continue reading "011 – Happy Cinco de Mayo"

LIVE Bitcoin Q&A on Saturday, May 9th, 2020 at 11:00am Eastern Daylight Time: Open to everyone! And of course, it's FREE! Search for "Somewhat Scholarly" on YouTube, or click this link: What Can You Control? The simple answer is: your time, your attention, your education, your skills, and your resources (which includes your money). In … Continue reading "010 – What Can You Control?"

Today is a good day to pause, reflect, and re-center yourself. I recommend you take the time that you had planned to listen to a podcast to instead mediate in silence, and express gratitude for everything in your life. Elon Musk's tweet: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1256673706979389440 Louis Armstrong's song, "What a Wonderful World" (1967): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3yCcXgbKrE Don't forget to … Continue reading "009 – What a Wonderful World"

LIVE Bitcoin Q&A on Saturday, May 9th, 2020 at 11:00am Eastern Daylight Time: Open to everyone! And of course, it's FREE! Search for "Somewhat Scholarly" on YouTube, or click this link: Bitcoin is an open, borderless, decentralized, immutable system of creating, tracking, and sending wealth from person to person without reliance on a third party … Continue reading "008 – What Makes Bitcoin So Special?"

James Bond has a license to kill, and modern banks have a license to steal. Yes, even that kind, friendly, well-dressed loan advisor at the bank who's helping you qualify for your first home loan (or car loan, or student loan) is actually an unwitting participant in a global ring of organized crime. You new … Continue reading "007 – License to Kill"

It's a simple question, really: Can you print prosperity? If yes, then let's print copious amounts of prosperity for everyone!!! If no, then what are the consequences of the massive "economic stimulus" that the government and central bank are unleashing upon the economy? Someone has to pay the cost. And it's going to be the … Continue reading "006 – Can You Print Prosperity?"

On March 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors announced that the policy of ‘fractional reserve’ banking would no longer continue as of March 26, 2020 (a day that will live in infamy); as of that date, the reserve requirement would be zero percent for all types of deposits. This will have profound consequences … Continue reading "005 – The End of Fractional Reserve Banking"

Emily Truesdell is a horse trainer, equine massage therapist, and freelance copyrighter. You can follow her equine journey on Instagram @buddy_gets_a_makeover If you’d like to send Emily an email, please ask for her email at [email protected]

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