Welcome to "Ya know what really grinds my gears?" podcast! In this podcast we dissect religious behavior, ideologies and beliefs while filtering everything through the New Covenant lens of Grace. In this segment I talk about escaping the Dysfunction that is the Charismatic cycle with the focus being on the Hysteria of "Natural VS. Supernatural". We…

Welcome to "Ya know what really grinds my gears?" podcast! In this podcast we dissect religious behavior, ideologies and beliefs while filtering everything through the New Covenant lens of Grace. In this segment I talk about escaping the Dysfunction that is the Charismatic cycle of "Desperation" and "Euphoria" as it relates to the unbiblical notion…

In this episode of "Ya know what really Grinds my gears?", I zero in on a specific group of people who distort the Gospel for personal gain, while preserving their religious, empty agenda of works, hijacking the True Gospel of Grace. These people prey on those who are desperate. They repackage Jesus and sell Him as a rewards benefit. I'm talking ab…

In this episode of "Ya know what really Grinds my gears?", I zero in on a specific group of people who distort the Gospel for personal gain, while preserving their religious, empty agenda of works, hijacking the True Gospel of Grace. These people prey on those who are desperate. They repackage Jesus and sell Him as a rewards benefit. I'm talking ab…

"The reason you're sick, lost your job, your car was stolen and your marriage is failing is because God is trying to teach you a lesson." Have you heard anything like this before? Trying to make sense of difficult times through this logic? Don't worry, it's not TRUE! God sent Jesus to DIE for the Sin of the world so we could receive the Abundant li…

Welcome to You know what really grinds my gears podcast! In this podcast we dissect religious behavior, ideologies and beliefs while filtering everything through the New Covenant lens of Grace. This Episode: In this episode Amber and I talk about the term "Religious", what it means and the negative overtones the word carries when it is used in cert…

Words have meaning and an origin. Words carry weight and intention. Covenant Distinction? What's that? Sin awareness? What do you mean? Feet washing? The Superbowl "You Get Me" Ad? What's that all about? In this episode Amber and I talk about these topics and more! Want to contact me? Email: thegracegamut@gmail.com Follow Me on Social Media: @thegr…

Jill and Meltem reunite amidst corona-madness to breakdown how they are thinking about this unprecedented situation. They take us back to the Black Plague and project into an increasingly sci-fi future. Tune in as they discuss the options on the table, the policy responses (and lack thereof), and the implications of it all--exploring everything fro…

This episode of What Grinds my Gears was recorded live on stage at SF Blockchain Week 2019. In this episode, Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson discuss banking Bitcoin, what a bank really is, and whether or not we're just building the same thing in a different way. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, …

Every movement that has withstood the test of time — from religions to empires — has had a founding myth attached. This is the story of how it all started. Often these legends are shrouded in mystery. They are left open to interpretation. This week we discuss how bitcoin is no different. From the cypherpunk mailing list to Occupy Wall Street, we pu…

They say there are two certainties in life: death and taxes. And while we don’t get know of anyone who has managed to cheat death, we certainly know of people who have dodged their taxes. In this episode we unpack the myth that cryptocurrency can help you evade taxes, walk through the history of offshore accounts, and discuss some of the open quest…

Most of us take our connectivity to the internet and other telecommunications networks for granted. But behind the simple and benign act of connecting to the internet lies an intricate maze of physical hardware, wires, and complex routing logic consisting of layers upon layers - and many curious parties sniffing your web traffic. In this episode, w…

Encryption has long walked the line between weapon and tool. While the so-called “Crypto Wars” ended in the 1990’s, in 2013, Edward Snowden showed us why the fight was long from over. This week, we discuss the brink of another type of Crypto War, the one over cryptocurrencies. Check out the extended shownotes on Medium. -----If you enjoyed this con…

Bitcoin: is it a safe haven or a risk asset? This week we are (for once) talking price. We try to make sense of the recent run ups and retracements and we explore how the valuation of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fit into the larger economic landscape. -----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, revie…

What do you get when you put together a consortium of private members issuing a currency that is aimed at world domination? First, the Federal Reserve. And then, 100 years later, Facebook’s Libra! In this episode, we untangle why Facebook needs FaceCoin, how digital money in a digital world is changing the role of banks, and what does and doesn’t m…

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Every May, the blockchain and crypto industry gets together for a week of announcements, hype, and lambo giveaways. In this live recording, Jill and Meltem provide a retrospective on years past and discuss how this year’s “Blockchain Week” differs. ----- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and su…

You can’t talk about bitcoin for ten minutes without having someone bemoan the lack of a bitcoin ETF. In this live episode, we talk about the history of pooled investment vehicles, why they’ve grown exponentially over the last two decades, and why US firms are so fascinated by making bitcoin, which is friendly to retail, more friendly for instituti…

Markets are the beating heart of the financial system. As new asset classes emerge and markets get built, the questions are often the same: who should be able to participate in markets? How should trades get executed? And what are the tradeoffs we make with each of these decisions? Small differences in architecture here are going to effect the viab…

Episode Description: What the heck is a tether and why is everyone always talking about it? This week, we untangle what’s going on with Tether, Bitfinex, and their affiliated banks, and why this topic keeps coming up. We also delve into collateralization, fractional reserve banking, and of course, market liquidity. ----- Since 2015, Consensus has b…

Media about crypto has been at best confusing and at worst blatantly and deliberately wrong. It bounces back and forth between utopian, unrealistic hype which oversells the technology and grim, depressing tales of doom, destruction, terrorist financing, and tax evasion. So what's actually fact, and what is FUD? ----- Since 2015, Consensus has been …

How do you figure out if you’re any good at investing? How do you decide if you made the best choices possible in picking stocks, bonds, or crypto assets to buy? In the wild world of finänce, defining and measuring the performance of an investment is as much an art as it is a science. In this episode, we delve into some of the theory and practice o…

Forks, or chain splits, are some of the most dramatic events in cryptocurrency. In this episode we untangle how we think about them. Are they like stock splits? Dividends? Or is it more like owning a cow that gives birth to a surprise and potentially unwanted baby? From great schisms to evolutionary theory, we’re covering everything you need to kno…

This week, we dive into liquidity, a word whose blatant abuse really grinds our gears! We break down what liquidity *actually* means in markets, for companies, and for individual assets, and the role of market participants and market structure in managing this flow. We then translate this over into crypto land, and examine some common misconception…

This week we are talking about prediction markets. Tune in to hear about the history of prediction markets, their applications across governance and finance, and how they are getting implemented as decentralized marketplaces. From gambling to synthetic derivatives to assassination markets, we will be covering the good, the bad, and the ugly. ----- …

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This week, we delve into crypto seasons and how winter isn’t actually winter at all but the dawn of a new age. New species are emerging, and old species are on the verge of going extinct (well, bankrupt). We also do some soul searching and ask - what if the best use case for crypto today is replicating existing market structures? You can find our e…

Innovation theater: a performance enacted by a big corporate incumbent to demonstrate it is still fresh, innovative, and on the cutting edge, often without any real value add to the firm. This week we are exploring enterprises and their experimentation with blockchain. We talk about where it’s gone wrong in the past and where it might be going in t…