These hot tubs look amazing!
The Becoming Sovereign Podcast
This Hot Tub Mines Bitcoin (Seriously)
By Sovreign
Aired Feb 16, 2026 · 1h 12m · Last boosted Feb 21, 2026
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In this episode, Brandon sits down with Michael Diederich, the owner of Snorkel Hot Tubs, to discuss his transition from a corporate career at Microsoft to running a physical business rooted in craftsmanship and Bitcoin. Michael shares the story of how he found Snorkel (a company founded in 1979), why he cashed out his retirement to buy it, and how he is slowly transforming a legacy brand into a Bitcoin-native business. In this episode, we cover: The "Snorkel" Story: How a wood-fired hot tub company from 1979 became a cult classic (and was featured on Hot...
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rev.hodlApr 20, 2026
221 South Bend Indiana Bitcoin Meetup is first Thursday of the month at Lang Lab 630pm.
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william_the_frenchApr 17, 2026
500 Great episode! Up here in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada we have an active farmers market culture with a strong cash is king culture. I’m wondering if anyone listening here is from my area and would like to help to orange pill these folks? Also the idea of insisting on denominating in Sats; I lived in Mexico for two months once and by the end of that short time I had started to think in Pesos. It doesn’t take long. Cheers
william_the_frenchApr 15, 2026
1k Born in 1972, when I was kid living in Northern Ontario our local am station ran a « virtual » garage sale over the am radio waves every Sunday morning. It was awesome!
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william_the_frenchApr 9, 2026
2.1k Hello, fanboying here a bit, also think you were the first podcast we to read one of my comments into the consciousness of…anyone. :) as to your 100th episode question. Have you ever thought of an audience shift? I listened to Lyn Alden on Peter Mackormack’s show this week and her message was beautifully adjusted to his new audience. If you wanted to get your message out to another group, like Peter has, who would be your target audience?
william_the_frenchApr 9, 2026
500 I missed it, this his Longy, right? What musicianship!!!
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william_the_frenchApr 21, 2026
500 Listening but old. We don’t like fountain because emails, so doxxing, other options?
rev.hodlApr 7, 2026
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rev.hodlSep 30, 2025
721 This year at Lake Satoshi, I think it's safe to say, the meshtadel truly went from concept to reality. From here on out, it's now about building it and making it stronger. I'm looking forward to more Bitcoiners joining us.
rev.hodlAug 18, 2025
1.1k Calling all local Bitcoiners, you can pick up Otis Bitmeyer coffee direct at meetups in the Michigan meshtadel network! Come hang with me at The South Bend Indiana Bitcoin Meetup, the first Thursday every month at Lang Lab, 630pm. Learn something, earn something, share something, buy something, build relationships and resilience with local Bitcoiners.
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william_the_frenchMar 18, 2026
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500 « Bitcoin is multi-level marketing for bros. » some creator on socials my wife follows.
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william_the_frenchApr 14, 2026
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william_the_frenchMay 21, 2026
5k Value4Value is the future. Respect your commitment!
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rev.hodlJun 7, 2026
2.1k Year of the firehorse, all y'all out there don't forget it! It's always a cool vibe in the bowl, constructive. Crashing out is not a bowl kind of vibe and I like that. Tried to boost from the @npub1cvcgs83gw… npub via boostmebitch.com but didn't quite get there, will try again! Looking forward to what you might find in the PO box too!
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william_the_frenchFeb 3, 2026
2.1k I would argue that the rat race and our educational system are two other factors impeding sovereignty.
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william_the_frenchFeb 3, 2026
2.1k 2 points:
Humans fail not gold -Peter Schiff
(Exactly-therefore a trustless system takes humans out of the equation for the win and its Bitcoin)
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« If I owned all the bitcoin it would be worth nothing; if I owned all the gold I’d be rich » again Peter…would you? If one person owned all the gold I don’t know that I’d want any, anymore, am I missing something here?
Jan 13, 2026
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william_the_frenchJan 21, 2026
2.1k This reminds me of the first book I read on blockchains « The Truth Machine ». Always building your reputation, still as anonymous as you choose, and your reputation still has value. Way down the line, but could you imagine a « sorry » button? And a « forgiven » button? Seems people either say nothing for fear of becoming a meme, or hide behind burner accounts, and have no guard rails. Wouldn’t it be nice to feel you could fuck up and make amends?
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william_the_frenchJan 13, 2026
2.1k This is the second or third podcast I’ve heard Saif share this theory and the more I struggle with it the more it is influencing my thinking. This was a sad hard fork. How do we avoid them in the future?
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rev.hodlMar 5, 2026
2k I agree completely that this idea of "fix the money, fix the world" has to begin from the individual. "Fix the money, fix the world" is a meme, a nugget of cultural capital. Fix the money, fix the world is simply an ideal not a formula. And by sharing this meme, Fix the Money, Fix the World, it's a short, compact way of communicating that ideal. It's a way for Bitcoiners to come into alignment culturally that Bitcoin will be used for the benefit of all.
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rev.hodlAug 15, 2026
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rev.hodlApr 26, 2026
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1.1k I miss an episode and it's the one you guys give a massive shout out to @npub1cvcgs83gw… ! This is the #valuechain, high velocity exchange builds capital, especially if that exchange causes a chain reaction of capital to propagate. Not just financial capital (btc) but also intellectual, experiencial, social, cultural, spiritual, ect. This is how the world we want to live in gets built by participation and cooperation, big or small. The key right now is velocity in my opinion.
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rev.hodlApr 19, 2026
1.1k This entire podcast is loaded with valuable takeaways. Worth listening to twice. So damn good! Personally I resonated with the discussion on producing high quality consumable products that can't be recreated because nature is intimately involved. I feel the same way about breeding and growing cannabis.
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rev.hodlApr 4, 2026
1.1k Interesting how the data on chain folks are the biggest maxis. #40hpw
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rev.hodlApr 4, 2026
1.1k Bitcoin And... Has the new that you can use, #40hpw. Thank you, sir.
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rev.hodlMar 29, 2026
1.1k I was called to Bitcoin during a meditation, I had barely even heard of Bitcoin. It didn't make sense but I went down the rabbit hole very deep and very fast. Definitely a sigma Bitcoiner for that reason, something higher was guiding me to Bitcoin.
P.S. Thanks for listening to @npub1cvcgs83gw… Podcast too! So cool to build cultural capital through podcasting together!
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1.1k It was a ton of fun to record with Staci on the Bitcoin Nova podcast. Check out @npub1cvcgs83gw… podcast for everything Bitcoin meetups. Attend your local meetup and if there isn't one start one. Local Bitcoiners are just a meetup away.
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rev.hodlFeb 22, 2026
1.1k Fascinating stories of what life is like in prison through the lense of a Bitcoiner. #pardonsamourai
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rev.hodlFeb 22, 2026
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rev.hodlOct 10, 2025
1.1k I'm thinking even more deeply about the earth disaster cycle and how to use permaculture to withstand it. There's so much evidence pointing to something happening over and over but the point about the megalithic structures being aligned to the stars suggests that the if the earths crust moves it does so much less often than every several thousand years or that if it does it somehow realigns back to its original position.
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rev.hodlSep 27, 2025
1.1k A shining example of why this is one of the best Bitcoin podcasts out there. Deep thoughts continue long after listening.
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rev.hodlSep 27, 2025
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rev.hodlAug 28, 2025
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rev.hodlAug 27, 2025
1.1k What information is accessible to Google and Apple when using tor on Mobile? I've heard there is a lot of data that is still accessible.
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Low time preference Big Green Egg owner, this sounds like the next purchase. Very interesting.