The Noise and the Need
It is 2026, and the noise floor has never been higher. We exist in a constant state of high-velocity information bombardment. Your feed is a relentless torrent of hot takes, roadmap updates, and desperate attempts to capture thirty seconds of your attention before the next scroll. The space is loud, it is fast, and often, it is completely hollow.
We are all drowning in "content," yet starving for connection.
Too many podcasts have succumbed to this velocity. They have become transactionary – interrogations disguised as conversations. They are designed to extract maximum alpha in minimum time: "What’s your price prediction?" "Wen next update?" "Who are your competitors?"
It is efficient. But it isn’t human.
Plebchain Radio has always existed to cut through that static. But even the signal needs room to breathe. We need a release valve – a space built not for the grind, but for the recharge. A place where the agenda is that there is no agenda (ahem).
Introducing "Sunday Brunch"
This is the foundation of my new show under the Plebchain Radio umbrella: Sunday Brunch.
It is exactly what it sounds like. There are no pre-written questions, no gotcha moments, and absolutely no sermons. If the rest of the week is about the grind, this show is about the pause.
Picture that rustic wooden table from the show’s cover art, bathed in Sunday morning sunlight. The coffee is hot. The record player is spinning in the background. That is the energy we are curating.
The concept is simple but distinct: I invite a guest – a developer, an artist, a philosopher, or a builder you respect – and we just … hang. We talk about life, we talk about art, we talk about culture, and we talk about what happens when the laptop closes.
But the goal goes beyond just casual chatter. I want you, the listener, to feel like you are pulling up the third chair at that table. You are part of a genuine moment of connection, not a witness to a performance. It is unscripted, unhurried, and meant to be unapologetically human.
The Guest as DJ
But here is the twist that separates Sunday Brunch from every other "fireside chat" in your feed: The guest is bringing the vibe. For this show, they holds the aux cord.
I have always believed you learn more about a person by looking at their record collection than by reading their LinkedIn profile, their GitHub commit history, or even their nostr feed, for that matter. A resume tells you what they have done; a playlist tells you who they are.
Throughout the episode, we will pause the conversation to spin a track selected specifically by the guest. And we won’t just listen – we’ll unpack it. Why this song? Why right now? Does this track remind them of a childhood memory, a specific struggle during a bear market, or a moment of triumph?
The dynamic shifts instantly. If a hardened privacy dev comes on and plays a delicate piece of classical music, you see a side of them that code review never reveals. If a lightning startup founder drops a grime track or 90s grunge, the hoodie comes off and the human steps forward. Music is the ultimate icebreaker, and on Sunday Brunch, it is the co-host.
Value-for-value in Action
The show will be streamed live on nostr and be available on all podcasting apps within a day or two of recording. 90% of the sats streamed or boosted during a song will go directly to the artist. The remaining will be split between the guest and the show.
I am working on similar zap splits during the live stream itself – that will come in short order once the tech is ready.
The Decompression Chamber
I call this the Decompression Chamber. There is a specific reason this show drops on a Sunday.
Sunday is the liminal space – the quiet airlock between the chaos of the week you just survived and the battle you are about to enter on Monday morning. It is the only day where it is acceptable – and necessary – to stop.
In a world that demands you listen at 2x speed to consume more data, Sunday Brunch is a request to slow down. This is low time preference applied to your media diet. This is my attempt to lower your cortisol.
Think of this show as a hard reset. It is a way to recalibrate your internal compass before the fiat world starts throwing noise at you again. It is mental health hygiene for the sovereign individual.
The Beginning
The table is set. The coffee is brewing. The only thing missing is you.
To kick off this new era, there was only one choice for my inaugural guest. If we are going to build a show on sovereign infrastructure, we should start by talking to the architect.
I am thrilled to announce that the very first guest on Sunday Brunch will be nostr:nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqpqunmftuzmkpdjxyj4en8r63cm34uuvjn9hnxqz3nz6fls7l5jzzfq6xn4mu , the creator of Fountain.
Oscar will be bringing his personal playlist, and together, we will christen this new format the only way we know how: with value-for-value, good music, and high-signal conversation.
Mark your calendars: Sunday, January 11, 2026 12:00 PM ET / 17:00 UTC
Subscribe to the Plebchain Radio feed wherever you get your podcasts (but preferably on Fountain). Grab a coffee, put on your headphones, and pull up a chair.
See you at the table.