Recorded 6/30/21

Bitcoin price at the time ~$34,500

Peter McCormack, aka The King of Bedford, is the host of the What Bitcoin Did Podcast and has traveled the globe interviewing a wide variety of people and some of the brightest minds in the Bitcoin space. In this episode, we cover the terrors of being a fan of England soccer, his journey into and through podcasting, what it is like to interview a President, why Bitcoin matters, and much more.

Where to find Peter:

@PeterMcCormack (https://twitter.com/PeterMcCormack)

https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/

Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin (https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/the-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin)

Interview with President Bukele (https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/why-el-salvador-made-bitcoin-legal-tender)

2:15 - Peter’s background

3:15 - The pain of being an England soccer fan

13:45 - Underrated US cities

17:00 - The accidental podcaster

32:00 - The journey to interview El Salvador’s President Bukele

48:30 - Why Bitcoin matters to the people of the world

57:15 - Why Bitcoin stood out

1:02:00 - How Bitcoin changes personal health decisions

1:22:30 - Reaction to Ross Ulbricht’s recording

Resources mentioned:

Bitcoin white paper (https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf)

Swan Bitcoin (swanbitcoin.com/e3)

Cash App (https://cash.app/app/KWJSDQR)

Strike (https://invite.strike.me/21XVVW)

Hope.com

Rich Roll Podcast (https://www.richroll.com/)

Pat Flynn Podcast Course (https://courses.smartpassiveincome.com/p/power-up-podcasting)

Bitcoin Beach (https://smartpeopleshit.buzzsprout.com/1758058/8396636-mike-peterson-bitcoin-beach-banking-the-unbanked)

The Bullish Case for Bitcoin - Vijay Boyapati (https://vijayboyapati.medium.com/the-bullish-case-for-bitcoin-6ecc8bdecc1)

BTC001 - Preston Pysh and Robert Breedlove (https://tinyurl.com/965b7n3h)

Headspace (https://www.netflix.com/title/81280926)

Wim Hof Breathing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybOi4hjZFQ)

Calm (https://www.calm.com/)

Ross Ulbricht Bitcoin 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V_SkLxgQjQ)

St. Vincent de Paul (https://www.svdp.us/)