The first radio host in the world to accept Bitcoin
Top 25 Most Important Talk Show Host
5× TALKERS Freedom of Speech Award Winner
23+ years on air
15,000+ hours of broadcast
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A Free Talk Live listener called in and told Mark and Ian about Bitcoin. The currency was five months old. Two weeks later, Gavin Andresen — the head developer at the time — emailed the show. They met with him in January 2011 and took Mark's first Bitcoin on the air that night. The first radio host in the world to do it.
Roger Ver was an advertiser of the show. He heard that segment, went into a three-day manic phase, came out of it, and demanded Free Talk Live start accepting Bitcoin in payment. He went on to become "Bitcoin Jesus." Charlie Shrem later said Bitcoin wouldn't exist without the show.
Free Talk Live was the first stage in a multi-stage rocket that shot Bitcoin into the stratosphere.— Gavin Andresen, lead Bitcoin developer
Source CoinTelegraph: Meet the Man Who Introduced Roger Ver to Bitcoin
Libertarian legal theorists, state legislators, crypto founders, foreign-policy writers, founders of the liberty movement.
From solo commentary to cross-partisan debate to long-form interviews — each show with its own tempo.
Solo commentary on liberty, culture, crypto, and whatever needs saying. Mark at his most himself.
Two guys, one mic, zero script.
The nationally syndicated call-in Mark co-founded in 2002.
A libertarian and a progressive. Disagreement without drama.
Long-form conversations. People worth hearing from.
Mark co-launched Free Talk Live in 2002 on one station. Syndicated in 2004. Over the years the show has aired on more than 300 stations, satellite radio, and globally.
It takes a special host to run a show where anyone can call in and say anything. High-wire act with no net. Mark has been doing it for 23 years and counting.
No algorithms, no platform drama — just the show when it drops.
