{"podcast":{"title":"THE Bitcoin Podcast","slug":"the-bitcoin-podcast-6443613","podcast_index_feed_id":6443613,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/VV0f6IwusQoi5kOqvNCx","website_url":"https://bitcoinpodcast.net","image_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/VV0f6IwusQoi5kOqvNCx/files/COVER_ART---DEFAULT---4eced655-475a-49c7-a222-997498359a53.jpg","author":"Walker America","episode_count":245,"summary":"THE Bitcoin Podcast, hosted by Walker America, is the fastest-growing Bitcoin podcast in the world. Bitcoin is scarce, but Bitcoin Podcasts are abundant. Get the Bitcoin signal you need all from one podcast. Whether you're deep down the Bitcoin rabbit hole or just starting your journey, there's something here for you: Bitcoin Talk interviews, Bitcoin Out Loud readings, Bitcoin News Roundup, and Bitcoin 101.BitcoinPodcast.net a","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T06:17:14.680561+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-podcast-6443613"},"episode":{"title":"Fear vs Freedom in Venezuela: Socialism, Hyperinflation & Bitcoin | Mauricio Di Bartolomeo","slug":"fear-vs-freedom-in-venezuela-socialism-hyperinflation-bitcoin-mauricio-di-bartolomeo","published_at":"2026-01-19T19:18:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-podcast-6443613/fear-vs-freedom-in-venezuela-socialism-hyperinflation-bitcoin-mauricio-di-bartolomeo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-podcast-6443613","url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/VV0f6IwusQoi5kOqvNCx/items/eplkb2DywdCEQEvKR18O/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---92b81897-0384-4a9b-8fe4-2b8e9e961e38.mp3","audio_url":"https://feeds.fountain.fm/VV0f6IwusQoi5kOqvNCx/items/eplkb2DywdCEQEvKR18O/files/AUDIO---DEFAULT---92b81897-0384-4a9b-8fe4-2b8e9e961e38.mp3","summary":"A firsthand account of Venezuela’s collapse under socialism—how fear, censorship, hyperinflation, and capital controls destroyed property rights—and why Bitcoin offers a path to real ownership, financial sovereignty, and freedom when institutions fail. In this episode of THE Bitcoin Podcast , Walker America speaks with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo about Venezuela’s economic collapse, the Chaves and Maduro regimes, life under socialism, what Venezuelans really think about Trump taking out Maduro, and why removing a dictator does not instantly restore freedom. Drawing from firsthand experience, Mauricio explains how fear, censorship, capital controls, and the breakdown of property rights hollowed out Venezuela’s economy and drove mass migration. The conversation explores why capital flees first, how brain drain accelerates collapse, what El Salvador’s security turnaround under President Nayib Bukele teaches about rebuilding nations, and why Bitcoin matters as a form of real ownership in countries suffering from inflation, authoritarianism, and state control of money. FOLLOW MAURICIO: • X: https://x.com/cryptonomista • Nostr: https://primal.net/mauricio PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: LEDN : Bitcoin-backed lending. Go to ledn.io/walker and unlock liquidity WITHOUT selling your bitcoin. BLOCKSTREAM JADE : Head to https://store.blockstream.com/ to automatically get 21% off every Blockstream Jade hardware wallet, no code needed, through the end of 2025. Use coupon code WALKER for an extra 10% off! BDIC™ is building an insurance marketplace on the bitcoin standard. Sign up for the waitlist at: http://bdic.io/walker Buy Bitcoin with River: http://partner.river.com/walker GET FOLD ($10 in bitcoin): https://use.foldapp.com/r/WALKER JOIN THE SUBSTACK TO GET NEW EPISODES DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOU…","meta_description":"A firsthand account of Venezuela’s collapse under socialism—how fear, censorship, hyperinflation, and capital controls destroyed property rights—and why B…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5427,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bitcoin-podcast-6443613/episodes/fear-vs-freedom-in-venezuela-socialism-hyperinflation-bitcoin-mauricio-di-bartolomeo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-podcast-6443613/fear-vs-freedom-in-venezuela-socialism-hyperinflation-bitcoin-mauricio-di-bartolomeo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}