{"podcast":{"title":"Plebchain Radio","slug":"plebchain-radio-6414268","podcast_index_feed_id":6414268,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/xRzQd3loNa0ItnvWXcOz","website_url":"https://primal.net/plebchainradio","image_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/xRzQd3loNa0ItnvWXcOz/files/COVER_ART---DEFAULT---72d98f3f-84d4-4e69-a04a-0ed1e26b5b00.jpg","author":"Plebchain Radio","episode_count":181,"summary":"Plebchain Radio is the broadcast hub for the sovereign web. Hosted by Avi Burra and QW, the network explores the synthesis of Bitcoin culture and the Nostr protocol. From breaking news to immersive music sessions, we bring you the voices shaping the parallel economy. This is where the signal is distinguished from the noise.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plebchain-radio-6414268"},"episode":{"title":"149 – The Bat Signal Virus: Ridestr and Drivestr with Stirling Forge","slug":"149-the-bat-signal-virus-ridestr-and-drivestr-with-stirling-forge","published_at":"2026-02-06T06:00:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plebchain-radio-6414268/149-the-bat-signal-virus-ridestr-and-drivestr-with-stirling-forge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plebchain-radio-6414268","url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/xRzQd3loNa0ItnvWXcOz/items/ykQVQa6pRbXI7AFNgF4m/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---02d5384d-6c57-4e38-acec-19203f5b5d98.mp3","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/xRzQd3loNa0ItnvWXcOz/items/ykQVQa6pRbXI7AFNgF4m/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---02d5384d-6c57-4e38-acec-19203f5b5d98.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Avi talks with Stirling Forge about building a decentralized rideshare alternative on Nostr, sparked by the brutal economics of driving for Uber and Lyft today. Stirling shares his background: former weather forecaster turned rideshare driver who stacked sats hard when payouts were better, then watched driver take-home shrink dramatically in recent years (with platforms extracting a much bigger share). From there, the episode dives into his open-source project: Ridestr (rider) and Drivestr (driver), a peer-to-peer rideshare flow that uses Nostr as the communication layer, does routing and fare calculation locally on-device, and aims to keep privacy tighter (drivers share approximate location; riders avoid broadcasting location by default). A big chunk is the “how does this not die to network effects?” question, and Stirling’s answer is the episode’s secret sauce: Road Flare , a “bat-signal” mode for repeat rides. Riders scan a driver QR once, save them to a favorites list, and later ping their personal micro-network of trusted drivers first, reducing signup friction and sidestepping the classic chicken-and-egg problem. Links Stirling on nostr Ridestr Video 1 | Ridestr Video 2 Ridestr GitHub page Avi's New Book – July 18 Finding Home Episode 3 – Paraguay [IndeeHub Code: PIONEER21 ] Avi's First Book – 24 (2nd Edition)","meta_description":"In this episode, Avi talks with Stirling Forge about building a decentralized rideshare alternative on Nostr, sparked by the brutal economics of driving f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6229,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plebchain-radio-6414268/episodes/149-the-bat-signal-virus-ridestr-and-drivestr-with-stirling-forge/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plebchain-radio-6414268/149-the-bat-signal-virus-ridestr-and-drivestr-with-stirling-forge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}