{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bitcoin Frontier","title":"The new Manhattan Projects: 50x cheaper energy, the race to space, and bitcoin","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7412cc34\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3460,"description":"Energy production is broken—and rebuilding it could unlock a new era of abundance. In this episode, we sit down with Isaiah Taylor, founder of Valor Atomics, to explore how cheap energy can reshape the world. Isaiah shares his family’s history with the Manhattan Project, why nuclear innovation stalled in the West, and how Valor is building modular giga-sites to produce cleaner, cheaper energy at scale. We discuss how robotics, AI, and manufacturing are shifting cost curves, the future of energy demand, and why decentralization is key to national resilience. Isaiah also shares his thoughts on bitcoin, the dangers of regulatory bloat, and how restoring antifragility to America’s legal system could unleash a new industrial boom.\nSUPPORT THE PODCAST:\n→ Subscribe\n→ Leave a review\n→ Share the show with your friends and family\n→ Send us an email podcast@unchained.com\n→ Learn more about Unchained: https://unchained.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description\n→ Book a free call with a bitcoin expert: https://unchained.com/consultation?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=TBF-podcast-description\n→ Buy bitcoin in an IRA—sign up today and get your first year free: unchained.com/frontier\n→ Watch the video premiere of Bitcoin, Not Crypto: https://unchained.com/frontier\nTIMESTAMPS:\n0:00 - Intro\n1:04 - Isaiah Taylor’s Manhattan Project family history\n3:18 - Secrecy inside America’s Secret City\n5:37 - Why America needs new Manhattan Projects today\n7:39 - How Valor Atomics is rethinking nuclear reactors\n10:01 - How a nuclear reactor really works\n13:38 - Why building reactors became a legal and talent problem\n16:59 - How AI is pushing investors toward hard tech\n18:59 - The future of energy: exponential demand and production\n21:46 - Why energy prices have been broken since the 1970s\n26:06 - Valor’s giga-site model to transform energy markets\n30:27 - Could machines create an infinite energy feedback loop?\n33:57 - Humanity’s mission:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WoeHujZLSYOjeE_EY1iBuQ0tTK0I8K63kAncvwN8qto/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NTI2/Y2ZjZjFjN2NlZjI3/ZmQyZjc5ODQyMTc5/OTYxMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}