In this episode of Sat Chats, we meet Konrad Fitzpatrick—Canadian Bitcoiner, ex-bank teller, and the grandson of Polish immigrants who lived through communism. His first exposure to Bitcoin came through RuneScape gold arbitrage, but it wasn’t long before he started orange-pilling 80-year-old customers at his bank and studying fiat’s collapse from behind the counter.

We unpack how fear, anger, and greed all play a role in orange-pilling, why older folks sometimes “get it” faster than Gen Z, and why Konrad believes Executive Order 6102 is coming for Bitcoiners next—unless you self-custody.

We cover:

✅ Gold confiscation, the Petrodollar, and Nixon's 1971 move

✅ Why salary raises are a lie in a fiat system

✅ Lightning vs. Western Union: cost and speed showdown

✅ How Bitcoin builds “financial muscles” for the future

✅ Roasted Red Pepper hummus and canceled fiat envelopes

Konrad clearly knows his stuff—but he still has to choose: 46,955 sats or $50 in fiat. Does he trust the math… or the paper?

Support Sat Chats directly by:

— Zapping Lightning to satchats@getalby.com

— Grabbing your slot in the studio today at https://satchats.com/

— Sending Bitcoin to bc1q5yrwe6qxujzumg5j28g0rvckx9n859sa08fupc

Links for today’s Show Notes:

Bitcoin Well:

https://www.bitcoinwell.com

https://twitter.com/TheBitcoinWell

https://www.bitcoinwell.com/satchats (affiliate link with exclusive onboarding video and bonuses)

Executive Order 6102 (Gold Confiscation History):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102

Alex Gladstein’s Article on the Petrodollar (recommended reading):

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/u-s-petrodollar-system

Sat Chats Giveaway (10 Million Sats Contest):

https://www.satchats.com/giveaway

In this episode of Sat Chats, we meet Spencer—front-end dev, early Bitcoiner, and proud grandson of the most legendary Icelandic Napster grandma of all time. His Bitcoin journey started in a political science class during the WikiLeaks era, leading him to mine on a MacBook in the middle of lectures, get called out by his professor, and eventually buy ASICs out of car trunks in Miami with stacks of cash.

We trace his path from peer-to-peer file sharing to peer-to-peer money, explore the hacker mindset that made Bitcoin click, and ask whether mining still makes sense—or if you're better off just stacking.

We cover:

✅ Mining in dorm rooms and garages

✅ Why Spencer still runs a miner today

✅ CIA rumors, Satoshi’s disappearance, and Bitcoin’s origin story

✅ When to buy vs. build

✅ Jalapeño Lime hummus and ungovernable energy

Chapters

00:00 Episode Preview/Intro

01:59 Becoming Ungovernable with Bitcoin

06:35 The Emotional Connection to Money

08:33 The Hacker Mentality and Bitcoin

12:32 The Role of Curiosity in Bitcoin Adoption

22:45 Common Objections to Bitcoin Mining

31:38 Current State of Bitcoin Mining

38:35 Reflections on a Decade of Mining

Spencer is obviously a smart person but he gets a choice: $50 in fiat or $50 in sats… will his choice throw a wrench in the Sat Chats studio vibes?

Support Sat Chats directly by:

— Zapping Lightning to satchats@getalby.com

— Grabbing your slot in the studio today at https://satchats.com/

— Sending Bitcoin to bc1q5yrwe6qxujzumg5j28g0rvckx9n859sa08fupc

In this Rehash episode of Sat Chats, we revisit three guests who show how Bitcoin hits different. Whether you’re rebuilding from scratch, deep in the code, or confronting your own investing assumptions. What ties them all together? Bitcoin reveals what you value most.

Brandon (Ep. 59) shared one of the most honest stories we’ve had on the show. A former repo man during the 2008 crash, he walked through pain, pandemic rabbit holes, and financial regret—before Bitcoin helped reset his priorities: steak, eggs, time outside, and telling the truth. His clarity hit hard. His message: Bitcoin is the reset.

Simple Steve (Ep. 60) made us feel like node runners and node dreamers. A rocket scientist with Big Lebowski vibes, Steve introduced us to UTX Oracle, gave us his dead-simple Bitcoin standard (credit card now, sats later), and patiently Sherpa’d us deeper into the protocol. We simped. And we learned.

Ann Garland (Ep. 61) walked in with a trucker hat and Dirty Maj energy—and walked out with sats in her stack. Her thoughtful pushback gave us space to confront a big question: why aren’t more women buying Bitcoin? It got real when Chris asked if she knew Apple’s CEO. (She didn’t.) But it wasn’t a “gotcha”—it was a lightbulb moment.

We cover:
✅ What it means to say “Bitcoin reset my life”
✅ How Simple Steve’s method actually puts you on a Bitcoin standard
✅ Why “you ain’t even know” is funny and revealing
✅ The power of challenging someone’s narrative with love

This episode brings the full Sat Chats spectrum: gritty stories, practical tools, and the joy of rethinking what we thought we knew. Exactly what Rehash is for—reflection, story, correction, and stacking momentum for the road to 99.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Sat Chats Rehash

00:22 Episode Intro/ Ep. 59—Brandon's Journey with Bitcoin

04:57 The Impact of Bitcoin on Life Values

08:11 Ep. 60—Simple Steve: The Rocket Scientist

17:47 Challenging Assumptions in Investing

27:29 Wrap-Up and Future Guests

Support Sat Chats directly by:

— Zapping Lightning to satchats@getalby.com

— Grabbing your slot in the studio today at https://satchats.com/

— Sending Bitcoin to bc1q5yrwe6qxujzumg5j28g0rvckx9n859sa08fupc

Links for today’s Show Notes:

— https://youtu.be/AhooDzZ_z0I (Brandon)

— https://youtu.be/GzDu-ux1coo (Steve)

— https://youtu.be/lbVEbVfvz2g (Anne Garland)