1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:05,760 I'm gonna do my list of the top songs of 2025. 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:07,680 It's not a complete list. 3 00:00:08,639 --> 00:00:10,880 I guess oh my god. How 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:24,505 much time do you think I have? But the podcast is back. Radio detox season two episode three with me, Heather Larson, your host, your detox guy to detox you off of hideous mainstream music and platforms 5 00:00:24,505 --> 00:00:27,305 that don't pay artists. So let's play some, 6 00:00:27,850 --> 00:00:32,330 okay, a few of my favorite songs of 2025. 7 00:00:32,330 --> 00:00:37,530 Actually, I have not done this before on Radio Detox. I haven't just 8 00:00:37,850 --> 00:00:59,110 recorded me talking and then playing the songs like I would have done back in the day when I used to play music on the radio. Do people still do that anymore? So no. They don't. Do do people still listen to that anymore? No. It's my hope that you'll listen to this podcast. And if you're just finding this and you're like, what the hell is this? This is something you could do yourself. You can play 9 00:01:00,150 --> 00:01:01,270 rights free 10 00:01:01,430 --> 00:01:02,390 music, 11 00:01:02,870 --> 00:01:11,134 independent music, however you wanna call this. Some people call it value for value music. Some people call it a whole lot of other things. Nothing sticks. 12 00:01:11,454 --> 00:01:16,335 Nothing draws in the people. So if you found Radio Detox in me somehow, 13 00:01:17,055 --> 00:01:33,640 please join this movement, whether you're a fan or an artist or somebody who's podcasting and you're like, hey. Wait. How do I play a music podcast? Like, how do I play music on a podcast and I don't get in trouble? Yeah. You can't play Taylor Swift on a podcast. She's gonna come for you. But Shredders, 14 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:38,200 they're not gonna come for you. Their music is in the Valueverse. 15 00:01:38,445 --> 00:01:40,365 They will let you play their music 16 00:01:40,765 --> 00:01:47,645 on your podcast. So I'm gonna play one of my favorite songs just to kick it off, one of the best songs of 2025 17 00:01:47,645 --> 00:01:49,005 as far as songs 18 00:01:49,325 --> 00:01:53,244 that you probably will never, you know, get fed 19 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:54,719 to you by Spotify. 20 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:59,520 Why are you still paying for Spotify? Don't do that as we head into 2026. 21 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:06,320 Support independent music artists and shredders. These guys part of the Doom Tree Collective out of Minneapolis. 22 00:02:07,115 --> 00:02:08,475 It's Florida Mandem. 23 00:02:20,630 --> 00:02:21,590 Two, it 24 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:23,430 but I won't lose. 25 00:02:24,390 --> 00:02:27,670 I came in on my own two, it might fail me, but 26 00:02:31,190 --> 00:02:31,750 might fail 27 00:02:32,310 --> 00:02:33,350 I won't lose. 28 00:02:34,550 --> 00:02:35,670 Came in on my own two, 29 00:04:04,695 --> 00:04:17,255 who I wanted recasting a large fucking net. I mean, huge. Who the fuck are yous? Ducking cops and since I was watching Wasted Youth. I came on my own too. I'm poor and I'm weird, baby. I got no time for you. 30 00:04:46,055 --> 00:04:59,150 I once worked for a radio station where we really had no rules. We did whatever we wanted, and that was actually our our thing. We said we play the seventies, eighties, whatever we want. We do what we want. There's no point to this. We had a huge music library. 31 00:04:59,390 --> 00:05:00,830 It was 1,600 32 00:05:00,830 --> 00:05:01,710 songs. 33 00:05:01,710 --> 00:05:09,775 And that we started the radio station because my boss had read the Purple Cow by Seth Godin. So it was this purple cow idea that we would have this thing that was so rare, 34 00:05:10,175 --> 00:05:20,240 and we started it and became so successful. Other stations across the country did it too. And then radio and shitified, and you couldn't have anything special and wonderful anymore. But now you can 35 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,200 with podcasting two point o 36 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:35,735 and shows like mine, Radio Detox. You can do whatever you want. You can play independent music. And one thing that I do wanna do that's not like radio, I don't wanna talk over the songs. I don't wanna have just a bunch of bullshit going 37 00:05:35,735 --> 00:05:39,815 on. So there's there's no talking over the ramp or 38 00:05:40,295 --> 00:05:41,975 sponsorships 39 00:05:41,975 --> 00:05:51,020 or, you know, the things that just I don't wanna do it. I don't have to do it. You know? All all this is is I play some music. You hopefully 40 00:05:51,020 --> 00:05:59,740 find out about an awesome new artist, and that was kind of the point of radio back in the day was to bring you closer to your artists and and 41 00:05:59,820 --> 00:06:21,470 find new music. And somehow that went away, and I could bitch about that all day. But another thing that I can do in the vein of whatever I want, I can play whatever kind of music I want. So I'm gonna play a bunch of different things in out of order. I'm not doing a countdown. This isn't Rick D's in the weekly top 40. I'm just randomly playing songs that I liked in 2025, 42 00:06:21,470 --> 00:06:22,670 and this one is 43 00:06:23,070 --> 00:06:24,030 Breathe, 44 00:06:24,350 --> 00:06:26,030 by the Greensands. 45 00:06:26,030 --> 00:06:27,710 Just something to chill for a sec. 46 00:10:34,830 --> 00:10:40,190 I 47 00:10:48,110 --> 00:10:52,385 don't know if anybody worked harder than Man Like Quicks in 2025. 48 00:10:53,105 --> 00:10:54,465 There were so many, 49 00:10:54,865 --> 00:10:55,745 seriously, 50 00:10:55,745 --> 00:11:02,145 so many songs I I could have picked from Man Like Quex. I could do an 51 00:11:02,225 --> 00:11:08,740 entire podcast of just songs from Man Like Quex, a rapper in Tanzania, and also my friend. 52 00:11:09,060 --> 00:11:11,380 And I'm very proud of Man Like Quex because 53 00:11:11,540 --> 00:11:17,300 dude just keeps putting out songs, and he's he's a real artist. Okay? There's no AI slop here. 54 00:11:18,045 --> 00:11:22,925 Love his music. Love him as a person, and he is one of the people that I know 55 00:11:23,565 --> 00:11:28,525 who managed to leave the fiat minds in 2025. 56 00:11:28,845 --> 00:11:33,005 And I'm specifically gonna play Bitcoin Arusha and shout out his 57 00:11:33,690 --> 00:11:35,290 learning initiative. 58 00:11:35,690 --> 00:11:42,970 We'll call it charity learning initiative project. Bitcoin Arusha, he is helping people in Arusha, Tanzania 59 00:11:42,970 --> 00:11:45,130 to learn about Bitcoin. 60 00:11:45,210 --> 00:11:50,095 And he was a school teacher, and now he's teaching people about Bitcoin full 61 00:11:50,175 --> 00:11:50,735 time. 62 00:11:51,135 --> 00:11:52,575 Dude works hard. 63 00:11:52,975 --> 00:11:57,214 Hopefully, I'll get to meet Quex in real life in 2026. 64 00:11:57,214 --> 00:12:04,200 That is my hope. So here's a little taste, just a little taste of the many songs Quex released in 2025. 65 00:14:24,535 --> 00:14:25,495 TZ, stand up. 66 00:14:27,590 --> 00:14:28,470 Let's go. 67 00:14:28,790 --> 00:14:30,230 You 68 00:14:31,510 --> 00:14:38,630 know what I'm gonna say, though? He could have made the song longer. The song is it's two and a half minutes. 69 00:14:39,110 --> 00:14:42,665 Damn it, Quex. He still hasn't made me a long song. 70 00:14:42,904 --> 00:14:46,505 You know my name on Noster. My display name is make songs longer. 71 00:14:46,665 --> 00:14:53,225 If you haven't been on Noster yet and you somehow found this podcast without finding Noster first or Bitcoin Twitter, hey. 72 00:14:53,889 --> 00:14:57,890 You found something. So, get on Noster. I recommend 73 00:14:58,050 --> 00:15:15,165 getting in the app store and getting Primal and get yourself on Noster, and then look me up. My username is Heather Larson, all one word, Larson with an o, and then make songs longer is a display name. And people are like, why are you make songs longer? Because short songs are so fiat, and and songs just keep getting 74 00:15:15,725 --> 00:15:26,390 shorter, and they need to be longer because I am that person who's going to put it on repeat because I like it, and you only made a two and a half minute song. Okay? So in 2026, 75 00:15:26,390 --> 00:15:29,430 let's resolve to make songs longer 76 00:15:29,750 --> 00:15:31,350 for the fans 77 00:15:31,670 --> 00:15:40,925 like me who bitch about song length. Okay? So let's do a little back to back now because I don't wanna talk between every single song. I wanna do a superset here. 78 00:15:41,325 --> 00:15:41,885 Again, 79 00:15:42,685 --> 00:15:47,325 Shredders has to be in my list because there's two two of my favorites 80 00:15:47,565 --> 00:15:58,830 right now back to back. I'm gonna do shit rules, and then I'm gonna do snerfs up, and you're really gonna enjoy the shit out of both of them, and you're really gonna enjoy the fact that I'm not gonna talk 81 00:15:58,990 --> 00:16:00,830 between them. Enjoy. 82 00:17:00,830 --> 00:17:10,205 Is it too heavy to measure? Is it effing it up? Does it ever get better? Man, I tell them whatever. Man, I tell them whatever. Man, I tell whatever. Man, I tell them it's cool. 83 00:17:10,525 --> 00:17:11,164 Shit rules. 84 00:18:26,550 --> 00:18:52,419 Dream the fever, but y'all seem defeated. All follow the leader, then all feet proceeded to say they really seen it, but we still can't believe it. Our father seeded the odd fodder. So the mod squad believing that the mob thought we'd treat him, but nah. You dreaming now you're who me? Five Dabolina was to do sex, my Kina. I'll be the me that it's countdown to beats, and I don't all fought for being my fault. I'm just saying, JB, we're getting weirder, we're all getting normal. We're getting a little lazy, or a little food gazey, or a little old rapper, still thinking ain't awake. 85 00:18:52,500 --> 00:18:56,835 Maybe wavy, or get worse lucked. Anyway, turf sucks, tryna surf sup. 86 00:18:57,315 --> 00:19:09,235 Woah. Clock ticks, trying to pause, don't hold off or stop shit. Just makes tense strings to make sense. Uh-huh. The brain's quick to make the plot. Think my mind run away when I'm trying to say anything, really. I make all of my best 87 00:20:03,790 --> 00:20:13,230 Couldn't actually do this without artists like two weeks in Nashville. So let's listen to one of many songs. Again, this is a this is a band that everybody likes, 88 00:20:13,550 --> 00:20:14,350 an indie band. 89 00:20:14,845 --> 00:20:20,925 Everybody likes them in the Valueverse. I'm sure they get lots of zaps and lots of boosts on your podcasting 90 00:20:21,085 --> 00:20:23,725 two point o apps that incorporate 91 00:20:23,885 --> 00:20:25,085 Bitcoin payments, 92 00:20:25,405 --> 00:20:31,440 aka value for value payments, whether it's a boost or a zap. Let's not get into the weeds because there's too much terminology 93 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,039 being thrown around 94 00:20:33,360 --> 00:20:38,640 for the very low level of adoption that we've had since I've been doing this for the last two years. So, like, 95 00:20:39,565 --> 00:20:40,525 in short, 96 00:20:40,685 --> 00:20:42,125 artists put their music 97 00:20:42,285 --> 00:20:43,565 on the Internet, 98 00:20:43,805 --> 00:20:48,765 and they receive Bitcoin in return. And in this world of of Bitcoin 99 00:20:48,925 --> 00:20:56,950 and Noster and open source and independent artists who have new ways to make money and receive value aka Bitcoin. 100 00:20:57,510 --> 00:21:04,950 This is one of the bands that does really well. Everybody loves two weeks in Nashville. Nobody's gonna say anything bad 101 00:21:05,190 --> 00:21:14,445 about two weeks in Nashville. In fact, it's hard to pick a favorite song from Two Weeks in Nashville. So I decided this was gonna be my favorite 102 00:21:14,765 --> 00:21:16,284 from 2025. 103 00:21:16,285 --> 00:21:17,245 I loved 104 00:21:17,405 --> 00:21:18,525 Underachiever 105 00:21:18,525 --> 00:21:22,125 more than any other Two Weeks in Nashville, aka Twin. 106 00:21:22,820 --> 00:21:30,740 This is I love this one more than any other song. I love you guys. It's two weeks in Nashville. Can't wait to hear more from you. I hope and pray in 2026. 107 00:21:50,590 --> 00:21:51,710 Some left. 108 00:21:51,950 --> 00:21:54,510 Feels like we're fighting resistance 109 00:21:54,510 --> 00:21:56,590 on a road to nowhere. 110 00:21:58,670 --> 00:22:01,230 It's like I'm living in a hurricane, 111 00:22:02,270 --> 00:22:03,070 indecisive 112 00:22:03,070 --> 00:22:05,150 with the need to change, 113 00:22:05,710 --> 00:22:05,870 far 114 00:25:07,290 --> 00:25:09,370 Another great thing about 115 00:25:09,690 --> 00:25:10,410 doing 116 00:25:10,730 --> 00:25:15,850 the independent music podcast where artists and podcasters receive Bitcoin 117 00:25:16,090 --> 00:25:17,130 in return, 118 00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:18,809 peer to peer, 119 00:25:19,210 --> 00:25:27,515 no middleman, you know, wallet to wallet. Another great thing about this is you're you're getting the chapters because it's podcasting two point o. So I actually do I even need 120 00:25:27,835 --> 00:25:28,795 to talk 121 00:25:28,955 --> 00:25:45,010 between the songs? I'm I'm gonna say no. I'm gonna give myself a break for a minute because you're gonna see the chapters. Right? So we we're gonna do two more songs now, and I'm not gonna talk between them because I love this. Right? You we have the technology. You don't need a person talking 122 00:25:45,170 --> 00:25:52,135 in and out of every song. So let's do a little back to back action here. We're gonna do Horizons of Hope by Jawbone. 123 00:25:52,135 --> 00:25:55,254 I've really been loving Jawbone in 2025. 124 00:25:55,414 --> 00:25:56,534 And Palynopsia 125 00:25:56,534 --> 00:25:57,014 is 126 00:25:57,335 --> 00:26:07,530 gonna follow, and that one is by Dirt Moon. And then I'm gonna come back and probably tell some stories about Sarah Jade, and we will play a song from her. 127 00:35:43,045 --> 00:35:46,245 Let's talk about Sarah Jade. One of my first 128 00:35:47,285 --> 00:35:48,245 introductions, 129 00:35:48,325 --> 00:35:51,045 the first person I met as far as musicians 130 00:35:51,045 --> 00:35:52,085 are concerned 131 00:35:52,165 --> 00:35:54,965 in this space where musicians 132 00:35:55,045 --> 00:35:56,005 are making 133 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:59,280 sometimes a lot more money than they make 134 00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:14,685 in traditional things. Certainly, they make nothing in streaming. Right? Podcasters probably don't make much money either unless you put six minutes of ads that are really repetitive at the top of your podcast. I don't wanna do that. Right? I would rather make, you know, like, $5 per episode 135 00:36:15,005 --> 00:36:24,605 doing this than, like, sell myself out like that or, like, try to make money with ads and, like, oh, god. All of that sounds so nauseating. So I met Sarah Jade 136 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:26,520 in February 137 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:27,440 2024 138 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:34,160 right here in Phoenix, Arizona where I live, and she did a show for us, and that was live on toonster.io, 139 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:36,560 and she made $750 140 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:37,440 worth of Bitcoin. 141 00:36:38,085 --> 00:36:41,125 Back then, Bitcoin was worth about $50,000. 142 00:36:41,125 --> 00:36:46,245 So if she didn't touch that money, there was a point in time where Bitcoin doubled and hit this all time high. 143 00:36:46,405 --> 00:36:48,565 She would have made, like, $141,500 144 00:36:48,565 --> 00:36:53,690 dollars. It was just her and her husband on stage, and she had her guitar. He had his guitar, 145 00:36:53,849 --> 00:36:58,090 and they played all original music for thirty minutes. 146 00:36:58,410 --> 00:37:01,050 And they made, you know, $750. 147 00:37:01,050 --> 00:37:03,770 I when when do you go play somewhere 148 00:37:03,954 --> 00:37:12,595 and make that much money for your original music and just working for, like, half an hour? And and she hung out with us all day. She was awesome. And I got to hang out with her again 149 00:37:12,915 --> 00:37:14,035 in 2025 150 00:37:14,035 --> 00:37:15,635 in Las Vegas. 151 00:37:15,714 --> 00:37:18,194 She was at the the Bitcoin conference. 152 00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:21,790 More specifically, she was at the We All Scream nightclub 153 00:37:21,790 --> 00:37:47,765 side event. Her and Jesse Lark and Bobby Shell and Martin Grooms were all out there playing at We All Scream, and so I got to spend some more time with her. She also did a show for us at the Valley High Golf Course for the Bitcoin Sports Network. So she was out there with, she was she was playing on her own, but she also had a little fun time, got on stage with our friend, Abel James. She was playing some music with him. So I've gotten to know Sarah and what she's been able to do 154 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:50,960 as an independent artist, 155 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:55,040 and and she's been working this year to bring together a lot of women artists 156 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:56,640 in San Diego. 157 00:37:56,720 --> 00:37:58,160 They've been sharing notes 158 00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:01,280 and ending some poor treatment, 159 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,119 just because 160 00:38:02,625 --> 00:38:04,705 she's been able to mobilize and 161 00:38:04,865 --> 00:38:19,720 and network with other female artists. And that's one of the really cool things about Sarah Jade is she's awesome. She's friendly. She's not threatened. It's not like, get off my corner. There's there's none of that attitude. And, you know, nobody deserves success, 162 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:31,895 I think, more than some of these artists that you're gonna hear on this podcast. And here was a new song that she did this year. I love her music because she's got a sense of humor. She is a reverent, great storyteller, 163 00:38:31,895 --> 00:38:36,695 and this is a perfect example of that. Sarah Jade with Hippies Raised a Cowgirl. 164 00:41:40,789 --> 00:41:42,789 You know, everybody could make these songs longer. 165 00:41:43,605 --> 00:41:58,965 That'll be I'm gonna get to a long one. Don't worry. Don't I'll probably play it at the end, but we're gonna keep going down the list, and I wanna introduce three songs really quick here because, you know, again, you got chapters in podcasting two point o. You don't need me to introduce every song. So here's some fun songs, 166 00:41:59,410 --> 00:42:00,530 three in a row, 167 00:42:00,850 --> 00:42:05,170 all time high, Lessons of Regret from Robbie P, a little little bitcoin, 168 00:42:05,170 --> 00:42:08,610 a little hip hop, a little attitude there. And then one of my favorites, 169 00:42:08,930 --> 00:42:11,490 a hardworking artist from The UK, 170 00:42:11,730 --> 00:42:14,850 longing and Bring It All Back Home to You Now. 171 00:42:15,545 --> 00:42:17,305 And then finally, we're gonna do 172 00:42:17,865 --> 00:42:32,890 I can't believe we're gonna say this, little EDM. This was one that brought the family together. This is the kind of music my kid likes. So I sent this to her, and she was like, oh, yeah. So, La Tech House from Dickie Tune Turret, and and then I'll come back to you after these three songs. 173 00:43:39,105 --> 00:43:40,385 I hit that bomb, 174 00:43:40,705 --> 00:43:49,345 hit that bomb for a all time high. What am I stupid? I knew that shit was one of my vice, and I still got bags. From here on out, I hold on tight. 175 00:43:49,585 --> 00:43:50,705 Old as smoke, 176 00:43:50,865 --> 00:43:53,345 under the lasers, robes, and lights. But I hit 177 00:45:20,210 --> 00:45:21,410 I'm trying 178 00:45:21,890 --> 00:45:24,450 up. Yeah. I feel like I'm trying to play catch up. 179 00:45:24,850 --> 00:45:27,650 I mean, four years ago, people said if you got one, 180 00:45:27,810 --> 00:45:32,985 that's what people are fighting for. Now they're fighting for point one. In four years, five years, 181 00:45:33,145 --> 00:45:34,345 point o one. 182 00:45:34,585 --> 00:45:35,865 And I'm on a 100. 183 00:45:37,305 --> 00:45:39,705 So, of course, I feel like I'm playing catcher. 184 00:45:41,225 --> 00:45:42,425 I reckon I'll get them back. 185 00:45:43,730 --> 00:45:45,569 I always find a way. 186 00:54:30,095 --> 00:54:35,055 Just a few songs left for my top songs of 2025. 187 00:54:35,295 --> 00:54:35,935 And 188 00:54:36,415 --> 00:54:38,735 have I gotten something in for everybody 189 00:54:39,055 --> 00:54:40,095 already? 190 00:54:40,335 --> 00:54:46,360 I think so. One of my favorite artists released a song this year that I really, really loved. 191 00:54:46,520 --> 00:54:48,600 Well, we always love this artist. Ollie, 192 00:54:48,920 --> 00:54:53,880 has a ton of great songs. Not one bad one in the bunch. They're all fantastic. 193 00:54:54,120 --> 00:54:55,400 And in 2025, 194 00:54:55,400 --> 00:54:58,115 he gave us this one called lost Summer. 195 00:55:14,110 --> 00:55:30,965 I have voices in my head, when my head hit the pillow, line here wakes calling cribs on Zillow, my shoulder got out shit, I've been calling it Willow, all you do is talk, yeah, yeah, yeah, ditto, they wanna hold them in like damn, that's a good old, hold up, let me coat, let the flow just sizzle, nothing for the sane, none, not even a little Cause everything you've seen nowadays artificial. 196 00:55:30,965 --> 00:55:32,805 I'm trying to make sense of the madness. 197 00:55:32,965 --> 00:55:34,805 And how much I've been paying in taxes. 198 00:55:35,125 --> 00:55:47,330 I just keep my head down through the work. Tick tick tick tock. Time passes. When alone I find peace from Woosah. Daydreaming how to grow the money moolah. My girl was talking last night, but some other things. All I heard was hippity dippity hoopla. 199 00:55:47,330 --> 00:56:04,275 Wearing in my old j's, I came a long way. A legend in my city, but I never got the praise. A lot of people hiding for themselves. They're afraid, but I can't give a what anybody say. I just do me. I just do me. You know the flow red when I'm on a red beat. I never needed AI lyrics to compete. Nah. I was born with this heat. 200 00:56:06,035 --> 00:56:06,835 Yeah. 201 00:56:07,955 --> 00:56:12,970 I never needed AI lyrics to compete. Nah. I was born with this heat. Yeah. 202 00:56:15,609 --> 00:56:16,490 I was too. 203 00:57:31,085 --> 00:57:33,965 Okay. Two songs left. Let's get down to business here. 204 00:57:34,365 --> 00:57:39,910 Gotta give a shout out to FM Rodeo. Did a show for us in Austin at Antones in December 205 00:57:39,910 --> 00:57:40,750 2024. 206 00:57:41,310 --> 00:57:44,510 Still love them. Sometimes called Austin's 207 00:57:44,510 --> 00:57:45,470 Green Day, 208 00:57:45,710 --> 00:57:46,350 I think. 209 00:57:47,390 --> 00:57:57,375 I don't know. I get we always have to compare a band to somebody else, but, no, we love FM Rodeo. Shout out to you guys, a great Austin band that we like a lot. And this one's Elephant Nightmare. 210 01:02:12,315 --> 01:02:15,994 And now to end the podcast. Take a deep breath. Just whoo hoosa. 211 01:02:17,860 --> 01:02:19,540 We're gonna take it down a notch. 212 01:02:19,700 --> 01:02:20,740 We're gonna relax. 213 01:02:21,140 --> 01:02:21,700 Okay? 214 01:02:22,100 --> 01:02:23,460 We're gonna chill. 215 01:02:23,540 --> 01:02:36,895 I I said this earlier that the podcast has got a little something for everybody, so I would be remiss if we didn't do some classical music, let alone a long song. I left the longest song for the end of the podcast, 11 216 01:02:36,895 --> 01:02:40,015 long, from a guy who came on to Noster. 217 01:02:40,414 --> 01:02:44,335 And this was in August. He decided he would have a posting strategy 218 01:02:44,570 --> 01:02:48,650 of posting himself on video playing his music daily. 219 01:02:48,730 --> 01:02:55,690 And he got up to about 450 followers doing that, which is huge on any social media app. As you probably know, and if you don't, 220 01:02:56,010 --> 01:03:01,755 social media follower count does not matter anymore because of the way all the legacy platforms 221 01:03:01,995 --> 01:03:10,795 have changed algorithms. Like, having a lot of followers is no guarantee that your content would be seen. Right? It's all about engagement, not followers. Well, Matthias 222 01:03:11,130 --> 01:03:16,410 McIntyre is very engaging on Noster where follower count really doesn't matter. Nobody cares. 223 01:03:16,650 --> 01:03:18,730 It's all about engaging with people, 224 01:03:19,130 --> 01:03:20,170 making friends, 225 01:03:20,650 --> 01:03:21,450 commenting, 226 01:03:21,450 --> 01:03:26,405 replies. Just having fun. That's what Noster is about. It's got the reverse chronological 227 01:03:26,405 --> 01:03:29,765 timeline of Twitter in 02/2007. 228 01:03:29,765 --> 01:03:40,725 So there's you know, if you show up and post every day, people are gonna zap your stuff, and they're gonna engage with you, and they're gonna listen with your they're gonna listen to your music. I mean and and that's what happened here. I I really enjoyed 229 01:03:41,060 --> 01:03:44,260 Mathias doing his daily content run 230 01:03:44,340 --> 01:03:45,540 on Noster, 231 01:03:45,700 --> 01:03:51,380 and it was it was proof of work and and just he's a very talented musician. And, yes, that's a long song. 232 01:03:51,619 --> 01:03:57,724 Eleven and a half minutes. You get to relax. So, hopefully, just center yourself. Take a deep breath. Let everything 233 01:03:57,724 --> 01:03:58,924 in 2025 234 01:03:58,924 --> 01:03:59,645 go 235 01:03:59,964 --> 01:04:03,165 and take a moment to, practice a little gratitude 236 01:04:03,565 --> 01:04:08,125 for Nostr and Bitcoin and and know that I'm wishing you well in 2026. 237 01:04:08,520 --> 01:04:10,520 May your stack be huge. 238 01:04:10,760 --> 01:04:21,080 May you have a life filled with tons of Nostr and open source software and tons of independent music. We'll be bringing you more radio detox 239 01:04:21,080 --> 01:04:23,720 and detox you off the fiat music system 240 01:04:23,975 --> 01:04:27,095 a heck of a lot more in 2026. 241 01:04:27,095 --> 01:04:29,735 So now one of my top favorites, 242 01:04:30,455 --> 01:04:35,895 favorite music, favorite story of how he came to Nostrand and what he did, but just some great music right here. 243 01:04:36,880 --> 01:04:40,480 I couldn't possibly include every artist or every song, 244 01:04:40,720 --> 01:04:41,840 from 2025 245 01:04:41,840 --> 01:04:43,040 that I adored, 246 01:04:43,440 --> 01:04:46,240 but had to had to have 247 01:04:46,400 --> 01:04:50,960 Matheus McEntire in here with The Forest Reclaims the Land.