December 23, 2019· 43 min
A Human Rights Activist Explains Why Bitcoin Is So Important to His Work
Orality
Model
91%
Highly oral (epic poetry, sermons, hip-hop)
Speaker Breakdown
HostJoe Weisenthal(2,224 words)
M:94%
HostTracy Alloway(1,219 words)
M:29%
GuestAlex Gladstein(4,395 words)
M:28%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic45%
certainly, basically, massive
Engagement69%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, like, so
Repetition100%
like (163x), think (72x), bitcoin (72x)
Parallelism100%
And I'm Tracy Alloway...., But I kind of feel like of the..., But you have, like, a little b...
Sound Patterns48%
39 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases7%
you know what, i mean, to be honest
Literate Indicators
Hedging8%
may, perhaps, might
Passive Voice8%
is overvalued, is when, be interested
Abstract Nouns19%
investment, community, business
Subordination7%
although, because, though
Sentence Length40%
Avg: 15.1 words/sentence
Word Complexity48%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style31%
566 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style100%
apply, fully, scandalously
Description
When people think about Bitcoin, they often think about neo-goldbugs who hate inflation and the Federal Reserve. But beyond the financial case for it, there's a moral, human rights case as well. On this week's podcast, we talk with Alex Gladstein, the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation. He explains why he sees Bitcoin as an essential tool in his fight for human rights all around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.