{"podcast":{"title":"The \"What is Money?\" Show","slug":"the-what-is-money-show-1365694","podcast_index_feed_id":1365694,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI","website_url":"https://whatismoneypodcast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8862bce3-8814-46a6-9b72-a533960bbd50/fc74b5de-5bf7-4b92-8bab-4c8eb0ed805e/3000x3000/wim-podcast-profile-6.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Robert Breedlove","episode_count":600,"summary":"\"What is Money?\" is the rabbit that leads us down the proverbial rabbit hole. It is the most important question for finding truth in the world. In this podcast, we will pursue this \"rabbit\" by engaging in a diversity of deep conversations with deep thinkers from different walks of life.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T08:22:53.785372+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694"},"episode":{"title":"How the Dollar Became a Computer Virus Installed Inside the Human Brain w/ Tom Bilyeu","slug":"how-the-dollar-became-a-computer-virus-installed-inside-the-human-brain-w-tom-bilyeu","published_at":"2026-05-22T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/how-the-dollar-became-a-computer-virus-installed-inside-the-human-brain-w-tom-bilyeu","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694","url":"https://whatismoneypodcast.com/episodes/how-the-dollar-became-a-computer-virus-installed-inside-the-human-brain-w-tom-bilyeu-_x3KH42J","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/088a85e5-437f-4c81-b306-10b9ff8c3ece/2effec98-bec5-4728-ba08-7a86d776e682/episodes/audio/group/2a61377b-bec8-4cf4-9c3b-6396b246c7ca/group-item/cdd869f2-95bf-4563-b159-1f05d5e6b4f3/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=MLdpYXYI","summary":"What if the dollar isn't just a flawed tool — but a computer virus installed inside the human brain? In this conversation, Robert Breedlove joins Tom Bilyeu — co-founder of Quest Nutrition, founder of Impact Theory, and one of the most influential voices in entrepreneurship and mindset — for a first-principles demolition of everything most people believe about money. Starting from the foundations of self-ownership and property rights, the conversation moves through why fiat currency is a pyramid scheme with central banks at the apex, how inflation is mechanically indistinguishable from theft regardless of intent, why the dollar is a one-node SQL database that a small group of people can edit at will, and what Bitcoin actually is at the level of physics, game theory, and history. Tom brings a layman's relentless questioning and Robert builds the complete case from scratch — gold, Bretton Woods, Nixon, fractional reserve banking, the Gutenberg printing press, and why the emergence of Bitcoin may dissolve the nation-state the same way the printing press dissolved the church. This conversation explores the deeper forces shaping human behavior, institutions, and the future of civilization.","meta_description":"What if the dollar isn't just a flawed tool — but a computer virus installed inside the human brain? In this conversation, Robert Breedlove joins Tom Bily…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8001,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/episodes/how-the-dollar-became-a-computer-virus-installed-inside-the-human-brain-w-tom-bilyeu/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/how-the-dollar-became-a-computer-virus-installed-inside-the-human-brain-w-tom-bilyeu.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}