Media appearances

External Dialogues

Our alumni show up on other people's podcasts from time to time, talking about Sovereign Engineering and what they built (and why). We try to keep track of these conversations here. You can find our "internal" dialogues at No Solutions.

  1. Open Markets Podcast cover art

    May 31, 2026 · 1h 54m

    Open Markets Podcast #7

    Yo joins Open Markets to talk Nostr marketplace development, gamma markets, on-chain zaps, and the build culture around Sovereign Engineering.

    With yo, Sync

    Projects: Shopstr, Plebeian Market

  2. Nodesignal episode cover art

    May 08, 2026 · 1h 18m · 🇩🇪

    Nodesignal #280

    Max, Egge, and Thomas discuss six weeks of building on Madeira, demo-day pressure, AI-assisted project work, and how Friday demos became real Bitcoin and Nostr tools.

    With Max, Egge, Thomas

    Projects: FIPS

  3. Open Markets Podcast cover art

    May 05, 2026 · 1h 26m

    Open Markets Podcast #5

    Arjen and Sync join Open Markets to talk FIPS: mesh networking for decentralized connectivity, local community resilience, and protocol-first markets.

    With Arjen, Sync

    Projects: FIPS, Learn FIPS

  4. Citadel Dispatch cover art

    Mar 06, 2026 · 57m

    Citadel Dispatch #193

    Arjen joins Citadel Dispatch to talk FIPS, an open-source mesh networking project for middleman-free internet: node identity, encrypted traffic, peer discovery, and sats-aware routing.

    With Arjen

    Projects: FIPS, Learn FIPS, Tollgate

  5. The Good Stuff video thumbnail

    Sep 11, 2025 · 1h 36m

    The Good Stuff #22

    Gigi and Pete walk through Bitcoin circular economies, eCash payment systems, Nostr's permissionless internet vision, AI, and the Sovereign Engineering context in Madeira.

    With Gigi, Pete Winn

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