{"podcast":{"title":"Bitcoin Well Podcast","slug":"bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220","podcast_index_feed_id":7678220,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/K4fNsugsQSuLZj6Ag7Oj","website_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2563778","image_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/K4fNsugsQSuLZj6Ag7Oj/files/COVER_ART---DEFAULT---173c1f22-7b4e-45b2-a4b0-f0db94825531.jpg","author":"Bitcoin Well","episode_count":54,"summary":"Under the Bitcoin Well Podcast banner are different shows including Answers, Explains and Reads. All shows that will help expand people's understanding of Bitcoin, both from a beginner and a veteran's perspective. With a strong focus on self-custody, self sovereignty, personal freedom and empowerment.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T12:19:37.141548+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220"},"episode":{"title":"They Knew the Strait Would Close. That Was the Point.","slug":"they-knew-the-strait-would-close-that-was-the-point","published_at":"2026-07-18T13:00:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220/they-knew-the-strait-would-close-that-was-the-point","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220","url":"https://fountain.fm/episode/rKxjDGg50h7WD9l0yOTG","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/K4fNsugsQSuLZj6Ag7Oj/items/ZkphytxB2LZnFH5UGu1E/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---46de5299-ca9d-4243-9f77-9d6ecd8ebbbf.mp3","summary":"In January 2026, US forces seized Nicolás Maduro and announced they'd run Venezuela through a transition. The stated prize was the oil. Nobody pretended otherwise. Zach reads his original piece pulling the thread from Nixon closing the gold window to the petrodollar handshake to Venezuela, Libya, Iran — and the uncomfortable possibility that the Strait of Hormuz closing was the planned outcome, not the disaster. Plus: what if the great power rivalry is, at the altitude where real money moves, less of a cage match and more of a script? And what you can actually do about it. Documented facts first. Tinfoil hats firmly resting in cold hard truth. RESOURCES & LINKS: 🚀 Buy Bitcoin/Freedom: https://bitcoinwell.com 📧 Join the Mission (Newsletter): https://bitcoinwell.com/newsletter 📊 Take the Bitcoin Survey: https://bitcoinwell.com/survey 📈 Investor Relations: https://bitcoinwell.com/investors CONNECT WITH US: 🕊️ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/thebitcoinwell 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/thebitcoinwell ⚡ Nostr: npub19mf4jm44umnup4he4cdqrjk3us966qhdnc3zrlpjx93y4x95e3uq9qkfu2 ( https://bitcoinwell.com/nostr ) WarMachine #Petrodollar #Nixon1971 #BitcoinReads #Venezuela","meta_description":"In January 2026, US forces seized Nicolás Maduro and announced they'd run Venezuela through a transition. The stated prize was the oil. Nobody pretended o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1201,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220/episodes/they-knew-the-strait-would-close-that-was-the-point/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bitcoin-well-podcast-7678220/they-knew-the-strait-would-close-that-was-the-point.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}