I've listened to bitcoin podcasts in the past, and a lot of them to get different perspectives. These days just 1 or 2 though because I have 1) other things to do. and 2) I have no need. I just get the latest news from Stacker News...

Having said that - when merchant adoption? If bitcoin cannot slowly and gradually transition to a medium of exchange used for transactions, goods and services, then it will die. It cannot be number go up forever.