{"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":"151 – The Milk Route Meets the Mesh with Ryan Cooper","slug":"151-the-milk-route-meets-the-mesh-with-ryan-cooper","published_at":"2026-02-18T06:00:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plebchain-radio-6414268/151-the-milk-route-meets-the-mesh-with-ryan-cooper","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plebchain-radio-6414268","url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/xRzQd3loNa0ItnvWXcOz/items/uaOd2tOAg7CyXcg9QYtk/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---562e06d2-2b65-4d86-97f7-06f2e221c604.mp3","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/xRzQd3loNa0ItnvWXcOz/items/uaOd2tOAg7CyXcg9QYtk/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---562e06d2-2b65-4d86-97f7-06f2e221c604.mp3","summary":"Ryan Cooper from Bitcoin Ranch joins Avi for a boots-on-the-ground conversation about rebuilding real-world resilience: food, trade, and community. Ryan shares his path from Detroit childhood roots and a fiercely independent, homeschool-led upbringing to managing a Chevy dealership, then getting “pandemic orange-pilled” into realizing how fragile modern supply chains really are. That wake-up call turns into a local “milk route,” hands-on support for nearby farmers, and the broader Bitcoin Ranch vision: a decentralized farm incubator built around relationships, volunteer labor, and a growing network of producers and consumers who want clean food and direct-to-consumer markets. They dig into the “Denim Road” idea (a regional trade corridor), the practical realities of distribution, and Ryan’s near-term solution: member-only microstores. Think climate-controlled sheds with shelf rentals for producers, RFID (or future Nostr-based) access for members, and minimal middlemen, inspired by honor-system farm stands and a self-serve community shop model Ryan saw in Finland. The throughline is proof-of-work living: if you want real food, real money, and real comms, you build it, locally, with people you can shake hands with. Links Ryan On Nostr Avi's New Book – July 18 Finding Home Episode 3 – Paraguay [IndeeHub Code: PIONEER21 ] Avi's First Book – 24 (2nd Edition)","meta_description":"Ryan Cooper from Bitcoin Ranch joins Avi for a boots-on-the-ground conversation about rebuilding real-world resilience: food, trade, and community. Ryan s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5680,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plebchain-radio-6414268/episodes/151-the-milk-route-meets-the-mesh-with-ryan-cooper/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plebchain-radio-6414268/151-the-milk-route-meets-the-mesh-with-ryan-cooper.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}