The Cazzell Report

Business Operations, Purposeful Education, and Money and Cultural Values with Linh Smooke

Linh Smooke is the COO of the popular independent tech publication, Hacker Noon [https://hackernoon.com/]. Hacker Noon reaches 1-2M people each month, and has recently moved off of Medium. In this episode, Amber and Linh discuss the behind-the-scenes operations of Hacker Noon, Linh's experience empowering people  in education, the obsession of startup culture's "hustle porn," and how economic transactions implicate cultural values.

Founding Hacker Noon, Independent Publications, and the Future of Tech with David Smooke

David Smooke is the founder and CEO of the popular independent tech publication, Hacker Noon. Hacker Noon reaches 1-2M people each month, and is in the process of leaving Medium. In this episode, David discusses how Hacker Noon began, why they are leaving Medium, independent tech publications and his predictions for the future of artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized technologies.

Building Bitcoin, Voluntaryism, and Online Identity with Martti Malmi

Martti 'Sirius' Malmi [https://twitter.com/marttimalmi] flew out form Finland, and we got to discuss his personal and political values of "voluntaryism." In this episode of the Cazzell Report, Martti shares how his voluntaryism led him from building out the Bitcoin websites [https://news.coinpath.io/bitcoins-second-ever-developer-is-back-with-a-big-vision-for-crypto/]and forums with Satoshi Nakamoto, to his current project which focuses on building a decentralized online identity system [https://iris.to/].

Podcasting Adventures, Decentralized Distribution, and IP Laws with Charles Max Wood

In this episode of the Cazzell Report, Charles Max Wood talks about founding and growing DevChat.TV. DevChat.TV [devchat.tv] includes a collection of 19 popular computer developer podcasts collectively reaching 70,000+ listeners per week. Charles discusses the challenges of podcasting, his new startup (PodWrench [https://podwrench.com/]) geared to meet those challenges, and his plans to release 6 more developer podcasts. Amber and Charles also discusses open-source development, IP Laws, and ethical sponsorship -based monetization.

Slanted News, Journalist Layoffs, and Consumers as the Fake News Remedy with Noah Smith

Noah Smith (journalist and contributor to the Washington Post), joins Amber in a discussion on AirBnb's Jewish listing ban,  the Covington Catholic news debacle,  the Gillette ad, journalistic layoffs, and how to address fake news.