The Kevin Rooke Show is Bitcoin's builder's corner. Every episode is a long form conversation with entrepreneurs, developers, and founders shaping the Lightning Network and Bitcoin's scaling infrastructure.
It’s not marketing fluff. Kevin gets guests to talk through:✓What they’re building
âś“Why it matters
✓Where it’s failing
âś“How it can evolveHe asks tough questions about business models, UX friction, and protocol trade-offs, making this show a goldmine for anyone interested in the real world path to hyperbitcoinization.
🔊 Recommended Episodes:
Episode 124–
Roy Sheinfeld (Breez)“Open source Lightning wallets aren’t enough.” Roy dives into the tension between custodial UX and sovereignty.
Episode 117 – *
Olaoluwa Osuntokun (LND)One of the LND co-creators discusses Taproot, Lightning’s growing pains, and future privacy improvements.
Episode 105 –
Paul Itoi (Stacker News / Fountain)Discusses attention markets, podcasting 2.0, and how Lightning enables creators to monetize natively.
Episode 121 –
Tony Giorgio (Mutiny Wallet)Hardcore talk about privacy, surveillance, and adversarial Lightning use.
📢 What to Say on Stacker News:
Kevin Rooke consistently delivers the most technical, thoughtful Lightning Network interviews in the game. If you’re curious about where real world Bitcoin usage is going (not just memes), this is the feed.
You’ll hear from the builders behind Breez, Zeus, Phoenix, LN Markets, Stacker News, and more unfiltered, uncensored, and often brutally honest.