{"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":"The Internet Is Dismantling Governments Faster Than Anyone Predicted w/ Mike Slomczewski","slug":"the-internet-is-dismantling-governments-faster-than-anyone-predicted-w-mike-slomczewski","published_at":"2026-02-03T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/the-internet-is-dismantling-governments-faster-than-anyone-predicted-w-mike-slomczewski","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-money-show-1365694","url":"https://whatismoneypodcast.com/episodes/the-internet-is-dismantling-governments-faster-than-anyone-predicted-w-mike-slomczewski-5gMyTaRX","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/2effec98-bec5-4728-ba08-7a86d776e682/episodes/96918254-f089-4cad-b274-c16e84664bc7/audio/9b7b27c0-244f-4e72-9e9d-a34c72421211/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=MLdpYXYI","summary":"In this conversation, Mike Slomczewski joins the show to examine how the internet is reshaping power faster than political institutions can adapt. They explore why nation-states are losing legitimacy, how digital coordination undermines centralized authority, and why democracy struggles to function in an environment defined by speed, anonymity, and global networks. They discuss the rise of micro-societies, parallel institutions, and voluntary digital communities that increasingly replace traditional governance structures. From censorship and surveillance to Bitcoin, decentralization, and exit over voice, this episode examines what comes after the nation-state — and whether political systems built for the industrial age can survive the digital one. This is not futurism or speculation — it’s an analysis of incentives, coordination, and why political fragmentation may be an inevitable outcome of networked civilization.","meta_description":"In this conversation, Mike Slomczewski joins the show to examine how the internet is reshaping power faster than political institutions can adapt. They ex…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8372,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-what-is-money-show-1365694/episodes/the-internet-is-dismantling-governments-faster-than-anyone-predicted-w-mike-slomczewski/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/the-internet-is-dismantling-governments-faster-than-anyone-predicted-w-mike-slomczewski.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}