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Ep. 55 Apr 18, 2025

Interview with Steve X on Crypto Is Cash

Special guest Steve X talks about Crypto Is Cash This episode’s Monero challenge: Go to one of our guest’s websites and copy/paste some text to Dave. This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3392381, cbb1b14e395dbb05a02b1bb55c82bdb672b7e07cc10c6ce2603fe558e22bf883 This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: MavMcQ, ayn 00:00:00 Amazons in space 00:08:01 Biden’s eloquent speech 00:12:15 Tariffs on China 00:13:31 Karmelo Anthony updates 00:20:00 Leticia James in hot water 00:21:39 More on El Salvador deportations 00:37:07 Ron & Dave on The Outlaw Crypto Podcast 00:40:53 9/11 conspiracies 00:48:23 Dave interviews Steve X about Crypto Is Cash Odysee URL: https://odysee.com/@TheCanaryInTheCage:b/The-Canary-in-the-Cage-Episode-55:b Rumble URL: https://rumble.com/v6s8vfx-the-canary-in-the-cage-episode-55-interview-with-steve-x-on-crypto-is-cash.html YouTube URL: https://youtu.be/GTy_bQFHpYs Resources discussed on the show: BitRequest (https://www.bitrequest.io/), for accepting crypto as a vendor. AcceptCrypto (https://acceptcrypto.org/), tutorials for accepting crypto as payments. cryptoiscash@proton.me, Steve X’s email. npub1s024kwkjt9ymyg66la2n9l6d0vc0suuwxkr782gxzg6cwvpxs0vs9ts66n, Steve X’s nostr npub.

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Ep. 54 Apr 11, 2025

Financial Derivatives, Tilling Time!

Dave gives a quick explanation of basic financial derivatives, and Ron lets us all know it’s time to till our gardens along with some tips. This episode’s Monero challenge: Tell us what you would do with your own pack of cloned dire wolves. This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3387366, 470276921ef36c9bb0ef57fda0b3134a98776793446e22f678f35066a6f2fb60 This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: almagest, MavMcQ, OliverChase, ayn 00:00:00 Dire wolves & KFC toothpaste 00:04:43 Trump team updates 00:06:58 Our X account updates 00:11:31 Tariffs and the markets 00:21:08 Texas self-defense case 00:26:07 El Salvadoran prisons 00:31:45 Trump & Bibi 00:35:30 Obama collecting welfare 00:43:12 Dave goes over the basics of financial derivatives 00:54:20 Ron lets us know it’s time to till our gardens and gives some tips on it

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Ep. 53 Apr 4, 2025

Starting in the Trades, Dead Man's Switches

Ron gives advice for anybody seeking to go into the trades, Dave explains dead man’s switches and gives a call to action to the community. This episode’s Monero challenge: Trump has announced that he will run for a 3rd term. The constitution only says he can’t serve one, not that he can’t run. Give us your funniest answers as to what would happen if both Trump and Obama run in 2028! This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3382317, 673c9566fc3bab8ae569d41d02596ab58d73442349861e40da432148cdd5e71e This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: MoneroMash, MavMcQ, ayn 00:00:00 Corey Booker’s record breaking filibuster 00:03:34 RIP Val Kilmer 00:14:09 Trump compromised? 00:16:40 Woke school mascots 00:20:57 Liberation Day 00:26:12 Trump’s third term 00:30:59 Man arrested for leaving kids at McDonald’s while he went on a job interview 00:38:22 Virginia Giuffre 00:40:31 US soldiers dead in Lithuania 00:43:05 China gearing up for war? 00:51:11 Dave explains dead man’s switches and gives a call to action 00:57:03 Ron gives advice for anybody seeking to go into the trades

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Ep. 52 Mar 28, 2025

XMRChat, Mushrooms as Filters?

Dave talks about using XMRChat for donations and Ron discusses some initial research about using mushrooms as soil filters. This episode’s Monero challenge: Trivia - How do astronauts poop in space? This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3377287, f2eb885bc16eedf71199660cc3734c1dcf49fab8a120e18b58520139208e1ef8 This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: MavMcQ, OliverChase 00:00:00 Democrats don’t understand the internet 00:03:05 Signalgate 00:14:04 Las Vegas Tesla arsonist caught with DNA & 23andMe 00:21:09 No more SNAP for soda & monkey anatomy lessons 00:27:28 An example of bad security being praised as good security 00:32:10 Europe planning for war? 00:33:30 How Trump can make national voter ID & how it could backfire 00:41:53 Supreme Court sides with the ATF 00:46:55 Trump backs Lindsay Graham 00:49:28 Dave talks about XMRChat 00:53:02 Ron brings up a potential use for mushrooms in the garden Resources discussed on the show: XMRChat (https://xmrchat.com/), interactive donation app for content creators who want to receive Monero.

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Ep. 51 Mar 21, 2025

Interview with Dr. Jonathan Maxham

Special guest Dr. Jonathan Maxham joins us to discuss his novel approaches to medicine & health. This episode’s Monero challenge: Go to one of our guest’s websites and copy/paste some text to Dave. This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3372243, d032ef7efa06dffafdca05c736af9478bf2e15ac2a8e2b1eb1680eb32acb6464 This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: MavMcQ, moneromash 00:00:00 Ron called out by a viewer about bio-diesel! 00:02:56 AOC’s barber problem 00:04:43 Senate Democrats pass the horrible CR 00:08:43 Tim Walz is gonna kick our asses 00:10:27 Chuck Schumer’s bizarre hand movements 00:12:10 Gavin Newsom’s podcast 00:14:20 Immigrants and due process 00:52:25 Trump’s new war in Yemen 00:59:55 Are auto-pen signatures valid? 01:07:22 Attacks on Teslas 01:19:26 Interview with Dr. Jonathan Maxham about his approach to medicine & health Resources discussed on the show: MaxhamCare (https://maxhamcare.com/), Dr. Jonathan Maxham’s personal website. @the.bearded.do (https://www.instagram.com/the.bearded.do/), Dr. Jonathan Maxham’s Instagram. Sunrise Clinics (https://www.sunriseclinics.org/), a direct primary care clinic in Las Vegas.

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Ep. 50 Mar 14, 2025

Bio-Diesel, Power Management

Ron discusses whether bio-diesel is really worth it and Dave explains power management. This episode’s Monero challenge: Trivia - Tell us which senator once threatened to beat the filibuster by peeing in a bag This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3367174, Blockhash: 4e0a943b055be23e4e518a676c074f584937733b31dd16b8b25c739c655f7241 This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: moneromash, OliverChase, ayn, falcon 00:00:00 Don’t touch my balls! 00:05:17 Trump’s cabinet compromised? 00:08:39 Trump v Massie 00:13:53 Mahmoud Khalil 00:19:14 More on the cabinet 00:22:10 Government seizing Bitcoin 00:30:09 What information about federal workers is public? 00:40:22 Dave talks about power management 00:49:36 Ron talks about bio-diesel Resources discussed on the show: CyberPower (https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/), excellent power management solutions.

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Ep. 49 Mar 7, 2025

Tracking Crypto Transactions, Oil Disposal

Dave encourages trolling transparency cryptocurrency advocates with some neat tricks and tools, while Ron talks about how to deal with used oils. This episode’s Monero challenge: Find the most recent Bitcoin transaction that begins with the following digits: 8c4e3f9c This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3362135, 6bb7546d6b0d09080290305a12cfc936c68d76953fff978f8a120bec10964a33 This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: ScandiTiger, MavMcQ, almagest 00:00:00 PSA for Democrat voters 00:10:10 Reminder for Trump’s cabinet to get to work 00:14:50 Still no Epstein files 00:20:52 Trump’s SOTU speech 00:25:04 Random nonsense 00:39:04 Uncage Your Brain stickers spotted in Northern Ireland! 00:41:27 Fetterman, Al Green & DJ the honorary Secret Service kid 00:49:45 Zelenskyy at the White House 00:59:39 Dave goes over the dangers of transparency cryptocurrencies & how you can track them 01:13:06 Ron talks about the proper ways to deal with used oils. Resources discussed on the show: CryptoTracker (https://github.com/snex/crypto-tracker), Dave’s own custom scripts for finding crypto details.

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Ep. 48 Feb 28, 2025

Testing Your Soil, Drive Encryption

Ron gives a quick reminder about checking your soil, and Dave explains drive encryption. Sorry about the sound quality, mics were not picked up properly. This episode’s Monero challenge: Give us your best advice to Attorney General Pam Bondi on the Epstein files. This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3357123, b30280c70621e56b4d8ab7efae6c82d2be49e2cec749a8a3ed687a00c0ff90d0 This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: moneromash, MavMcQ, almagest, OliverChase, ayn 00:00:00 The Epstein files 00:19:57 Kathleen Kennedy gone & reviving old IPs 00:24:25 RIP Gene Hackman 00:31:31 Congress increases the debt 00:48:05 #LearnToPlumb 00:53:33 Random nonsense 01:06:13 Dave talks about hard drive encryption 01:12:57 Ron gives a quick reminder on checking your soil

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Ep. 47 Feb 21, 2025

BleachBit, Dealing With ICE

Dave gives a lesson on how file deletion really works and why you should install BleachBit, and Ron talks about how to deal with ICE or any other federal agency at your workplace using a personal anecdote. This episode’s Monero challenge: During the show, we mention a secret phrase. Contact us with the phrase for a chance to win! This episode’s Monero winner: An anonymous listener stole the Monero within 1 hour of the show going live! Congrats! 00:00:00 Should the government be allowed to charge us to use public goods and services? 00:05:40 Social Security Database shenanegans 00:12:49 SNAP and charity 00:19:15 Another plane crash 00:23:59 Suspicious Google search terms in DC 00:28:17 Rand Paul & Libertarians 00:39:53 DOGE rebate checks 00:49:30 Stupid things from X 01:02:49 Yale study on COVID vaccines 01:07:08 Fort Knox audit 01:10:44 Dave teaches about BleachBit 01:18:25 Ron talks about how to deal with ICE at your workplace Resources discussed on the show: BleachBit (https://www.bleachbit.org), A tool to truly and safely erase your data.

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Ep. 46 Feb 14, 2025

Why to Stock Food Now! Bypassing Locks

Ron gives a warning about why you need to start stocking food right now, Dave embarrasses himself while teaching about bypassing locks, and a viewer sends in an absolutely hilarious answer to last week’s Monero challenge. This episode’s Monero challenge: Go to the episode page at https://thecanaryinthecage.com/episode/46. The bitting code to the attached key image is the password to a locked zip file. In that zip file is a Monero seed phrase. Get it before anybody else! This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3347083, 1e2f49df9b2aca1931b0cc5cc79f235c37bd299f914e2fa8213fc3ea545b7ccf This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: moneromash, Crusader, OliverChase, RN, ayn, almagest 00:00:00 Trump’s strategy revealed 00:12:58 Nancy Mace going HAM 00:14:59 Federal judges out of control and how to rein them in 00:24:36 The new media & Chuck Schumer’s anti-corruption website 00:28:58 The Sam Brinton story 00:30:25 Will Trump test the concept of blanket pardons? 00:31:22 Stories of people dying due to USAID cuts 00:43:01 Female sports leagues & Russian prisoner release 00:53:43 Canada to conquer the USA 00:55:43 Dave gives some basics on locks and bypassing them 01:14:14 Ron has an immediate call to action to start stocking food immediately and why Resources discussed on the show: LockPickingLawyer (https://www.youtube.com/@lockpickinglawyer), the best resource on learning about lock bypassing. CovertInstruments (https://covertinstruments.com/), an excellent site for purchasing lock bypassing tools.

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Ep. 45 Feb 7, 2025

PGP, Bees & Bugs

Dave gives a quick primer on PGP, and Ron explains why bees & bugs are important and how you can act on this. This episode’s Monero challenge: Make a PGP key, then send a signed & encrypted message to Dave using his public key. This episode’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3342019, 2d0ee9e27f7ae5a69f519d37242c260abe86cc264d9e110797d34ef2e4e1f42f This episode’s Monero winner candidate list: almagest, ayn, moneromash, OliverChase, RN, SteveX 00:00:00 Trump taking a chainsaw to the federal government 00:06:25 USAID and massive fraud 00:10:41 Impeach Trump for being dastardly! 00:17:01 Is the NFL rigged? 00:18:52 DC plane crash updates 00:23:07 Trump talking about invading Gaza 00:32:51 Birthright citizenship 00:49:01 Dave gives a quick primer on PGP 00:57:40 Ron explains why bees & bugs are important, and how you can act on this Resources discussed on the show: HoneyFlow (https://honeyflow.com/), a beekeeping kit for beginners. OpenPGP (https://www.openpgp.org/), the modern standard for PGP encryption and signing.

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Ep. 44 Jan 31, 2025

Interview with Frank Trezza about Pentesting & Infiltration

Interview with Frank Trezza about Pentesting & Infiltration This week’s Monero challenge: Copy & paste some text to us from any of guest Frank Trezza’s websites for a chance to win 0.01 XMR! This week’s Monero winner height & blockhash: 3336974, 5c822569c8440c10444dbeebc4780b035bc60b925668cc4230602d6eaed7fb35 This week’s Monero winner candidate list: almagest, ayn, inkstain, OliverChase, RN, ScandiTiger88 00:00:00 Senate hearings for Trump’s cabinet 00:06:51 Angela McArdle and the Libertarian Party strategy going forward 00:14:56 Plane crash over DC 00:21:02 Back to senate hearings 00:22:47 Whose mayor is worse, Chicago or LA? 00:26:04 Deportations starting 00:31:29 Random silliness 00:37:46 Lyft being sued for not driving a fatty 00:40:02 More on the DC plane crash 00:49:32 Frank Trezza on pentesting & infiltration Resources discussed on the show: Steele Trezza & Associates (https://steeletrezza.com/), for when you need a pentesting team. CounterSurveil Podcast (https://countersurveil.net/), a podcast for those interested in cybersecurity, new episodes every Monday evening.

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Ep. 43 Jan 24, 2025

Home Insulation, Unbound DNS

Home Insulation, Unbound DNS This weeks Monero challenge: Tell us the IP address of our website, https://thecanaryinthecage.com for a chance to win 0.01 XMR! 00:00:00 Chicago cuisine 00:08:16 The 28th amendment 00:10:09 Biden’s pardons 00:15:08 Dina Titus lawsuit update 00:17:14 Trump’s pardons incl. ROSS ULBRICHT IS FREE 00:29:48 Trump declassifying the JFK docs 00:36:29 TikTok banned… NOT 00:37:14 DEI will DIE 00:38:10 Being disarmed at a traffic stop - what are your rights? 00:44:30 Super secret elite military units & drug wars 00:51:08 Trump’s inauguration preacher & other random bits 01:03:06 Dave discusses Unbound DNS 01:14:28 Ron gives some quick tips about home insulation Resources discussed on the show: Unbound DNS (https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/unbound/about/), open source, self-hosted, validating, recursive, caching DNS server.

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Ep. 42 Jan 17, 2025

ntfy.sh, Home Plumbing

ntfy.sh, Home Plumbing 00:00:00 Monero giveaway results 00:02:03 Trump is a convicted felon 00:05:46 Tim Kaine and Pete Hegseth 00:10:10 Biden burning the place down on the way out 00:12:24 TikTok ban 00:17:01 North Carolina hurricane victims 00:24:02 The Pfizer Boob Job 00:25:40 Mike Pence, RFK, and GMOs 00:39:07 The New Media 00:42:15 Illegal alien arrested in California for lighting stuff on fire 00:48:12 Senator blocked from taking the floor and arrested 00:51:02 Dave gives an overview of ntfy.sh 00:59:48 Ron gives some home plumbing advice ntfy.sh (https://ntfy.sh), open source notification software that can be self hosted.

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Ep. 41 Jan 10, 2025

HVAC Maintenance, Freedom of Information

HVAC Maintenance, Freedom of Information 00:00:00 Monero giveaway results and some BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS 00:09:31 SoCal fires 00:23:23 NVEnergy data breach 00:30:00 Jimmy Carter funeral 00:37:32 Ron’s X memes 00:47:55 Dave talks about hosting video game tournaments in the pre-eSports age 00:57:01 Dave teaches about Freedom of Information laws 01:07:50 Directed energy weapons 01:13:20 Ron teaches about HVAC maintenance

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Ep. 40 Jan 3, 2025

OSINT, Welding

OSINT, Welding 00:00:00 Cybertruck explosions in Las Vegas 00:15:47 Crime rates 00:24:06 New Orleans car attack 00:41:36 Poisonous fogs 00:44:35 Operation Paperclip 00:55:40 Dave discusses OSINT 01:09:01 Ron discusses welding Resources discussed on the show: Archive.org (https://archive.org), The Internet Archive. OSINT Framework (https://osintframework.com/), a helpful tool for pointing you to OSINT tools.