In this episode, Brewster Kahle, the Founder and Digital Librarian of the Internet Archive, takes a look at how we can preserve the internet for future users by making use of the decentralized web. He takes a look at how past experiences can help guide a better future, goes on to explain how he envisions the world being changed by not only Web 3.0, but Web 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 to follow, and talks about the work of the Internet Archive.

In this episode, Kristin Smith, who is the Executive Director of the Blockchain Association takes a look at the need for policy makers to really understand what cryptocurrencies can do and why professional advocates are essential in providing that education. She also considers the role the U.S. infrastructure bill has played in that process and why hitting the pause button on legislation could be of benefit for everyone. 

In this episode, Rainey Reitman, who is a leading civil liberties advocate and Board Member for the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web, tackles the need for digital privacy and how that is evolving with Web 3. She takes in financial censorship and how it affects freedom of expression, goes on to how cryptocurrencies can help enhance civil liberties, the issues thrown up by the US infrastructure bill and how changing the way the web incentivizes users could benefit us all. 

In this episode, Alex Feerst, who co-launched the Digital Trust and Safety Partnership, which establishes best practices for ensuring online safety, and now leads Murmuration Labs, which works with tech companies to create and improve online trust and safety practices, takes an expert jump into content moderation. He explains what content moderation involves and why it’s a cosmically huge problem, and he considers the need for human involvement and the nuanced tools necessary to ensure the decentralized web is a place for everyone. 

In this episode, Danny O’ Brien, who’s been an activist for online free speech and privacy for over 20 years and is now a senior fellow with the Filecoin Foundation, tackles the world of internet censorship and how important it is for us all to get it right. He kicks off by explaining what things were like in the early days, or the “before times,” of the internet, and looks at how things are changing with decentralization and whether re-decentralization is a better word to use for what’s happening now. He also takes a dive into how decentralization can  enhance our civil liberties and considers what role blockchain technology will play in 30 years time.

In this episode, Sheila Warren, who began her career as a Wall Street attorney before turning to philanthropy and technology for nonprofits over a decade ago and who is now Head of Blockchain, Digital Assets, and Data Policy at the World Economic Forum, takes an expert jump into DeFi. She kicks off by explaining what DeFi is, then takes a look at the potential it offers for financial inclusion and delves into the rumblings of a showdown between decentralized finance and regulators, explaining how the WEF’s Policy-Maker Toolkit can help policymakers negotiate that tightrope and why we are all better off if “premature regulation” is avoided. If that’s not enough, there’s also a look at why demanding Bitcoin is one of the most foolish things a ransomware attacker can do, as well as what illicit activities in the early days of the internet taught regulators at the time.