{"podcast":{"title":"The ThriveWell Journey | Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Life After Disruption","slug":"the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442","podcast_index_feed_id":6999442,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thethrivewelljourney/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.thethrivewelljourney.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thethrivewelljourney/20251222_021217_f8924c8bbd3115a178545411f87014ae.jpg","author":"L. Michael Burt | ThriveWell Journey - Entrepreneurial Leadership & Life After Disruption","episode_count":88,"summary":"The ThriveWell Journey: Let’s Make Thriving Our New Normal A transformation podcast for entrepreneurs, leaders, and creators navigating disruption, reinvention, and identity shifts while building something meaningful. Hosted by L. Michael Burt, the show explores entrepreneurship, leadership, and sustainable success through the lens of transformation, identity, and alignment. It is designed for those who have experienced burnout, life disruption, health challenges, career shifts, or internal turning points and are seeking a grounded way to move forward without losing themselves in the process. Through recorded conversations with founders, creators, and change-makers, along with Live Friday sessions called \"Friday Night Lives\" focused on real-time recalibration, the podcast offers insight into rebuilding clarity, redefining success, and leading from who you are becoming, not who you used to be. This is not about hustle or grind. It is about navigating change, integrating growth, and building a life and business that supports long-term well-being, purpose, and impact. 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Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Wealth | Eric Runge","slug":"is-your-money-losing-power-bitcoin-inflation-and-the-future-of-wealth-eric-runge","published_at":"2026-04-27T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442/is-your-money-losing-power-bitcoin-inflation-and-the-future-of-wealth-eric-runge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thrivewell-journey-entrepreneurship-leadership-life-after-disruption-6999442","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thethrivewelljourney/2766949","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/285553/2766949/thethrivewelljourney/2026_04_25_18_56_09_a7327bb2-1359-49fa-b6d8-224212e12e16.mp3","summary":"Most people are asking whether Bitcoin is risky. But the better question is this: do we understand the money we already trust every single day? On this episode of The ThriveWell Journey Podcast, L. Michael Burt sits down with Eric Runge, founder of Veritas Bitcoin Strategies, to talk about Bitcoin, inflation, fiat currency, the U.S. dollar, financial trust, and what people need to understand before making decisions with money. This episode is not built on hype, panic, or quick financial promises. It is a grounded conversation about what happens when the cost of living rises, the dollar loses purchasing power, and more people ask whether Bitcoin belongs in long-term wealth. Eric breaks down fiat currency versus sound money, why the dollar is no longer backed by gold, why Bitcoin is often called digital gold, and why studying money matters before making investment decisions. Michael asks the questions many people have but may not know how to ask: What is Bitcoin? Why does it have value? How is it different from other cryptocurrencies? Should regular people pay attention? How do families, entrepreneurs, and investors prepare for a financial world changing faster than they realize? Money is not just numbers on a screen. It affects stress, family, retirement, business, opportunity, and how people plan their future. If you are trying to understand inflation, Bitcoin, the future of the dollar, or wealth in uncertain times, this episode will give you better questions and a stronger foundation. This episode is for educational purposes only and is not financial advice. Speak with a qualified financial professional before investing. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Austrian Economics and Monetary Theory 02:55 The Importance of Understanding the Dollar and National Debt 06:00 The Sh…","meta_description":"Most people are asking whether Bitcoin is risky. But the better question is this: do we understand the money we already trust every single day? 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