Hello DASH masternodes,
Several years ago, DASH was a major sponsor of Free Talk Live, the top crypto-friendly talk radio show in the United States. We were the first broadcast program to discuss bitcoin back in the day (2011), and many crypto OGs discovered bitcoin and DASH by listening to our libertarian talk show on the radio or online via live streaming and podcast. Since that time, I have been arrested, prosecuted, and convicted by the US federal government goons for selling DASH via our Crypto Vending Machines across New Hampshire. Unfortunately those vending machines (and the hundreds of DASH that was in the machines' hot wallet) are now in the hands of the FBI. I'm currently awaiting sentencing and am facing anywhere from time served to life in prison for eight completely victimless "crimes". However, regardless of what happens to me, Free Talk Live will continue to spread a message of peace, liberty, and cryptocurrency.
Last year, while on home confinement awaiting trial, I was awarded the coveted Freedom Of Speech Award by TALKERS Magazine, the key talk radio industry publication that maintains its "Heavy Hundred" list of the hundred "most important" talk shows in the nation. Free Talk Live is currently at #24 on the Heavy Hundred. We currently have over 170 radio stations across the United States that air our show at various times throughout the week. You can see them on a map here.
We on Free Talk Live have always been of the old-school view on crypto - that it's supposed to be peer-to-peer electronic cash to allow people to escape government money and the banking system middlemen. I've personally helped multiple mom and pop business owners in the Keene, NH area accept DASH at their point-of-sale, though my ability to do that has been crippled the last couple of years since I'm prohibited from using crypto by my bail conditions.
For over a decade we were sponsored by Roger Ver of Bitcoin.com but they decided to end our relationship at the end of 2022. At around the same time we reformatted our show "clock" to completely eliminate two of our four entire commercial breaks per hour, so now we have only two breaks per hour, which means our show has longer segments and 20% more talk time. It's been a really great change as we can now get deeper into discussions on-air.
At this time, we're in the unique position of having absolutely no advertisers. We're relying on our listeners to contribute directly for $5 a month via either our Patreon or Odysee. If we do accept advertisers in the future, I will be extremely choosy about it. I am really enjoying not stopping the on-air discussion for live ads, but I would be willing to do so for the right advertiser.
If we do accept advertisers, it will be no more than one per hour, though I'd prefer to have one sponsor the entire show, just to keep it simple and focused on one great sponsor.
So, that's why I wanted to come back to DASH. We have a history of promoting DASH whether or not DASH was sponsoring us, and our hosts are all fans of actually using crypto. We pay our hosts a gas stipend - currently in Bitcoin Cash from our longtime bitcoin.com sponsorship, but that would become DASH if this proposal is accepted.
I'd like DASH to replace our previous relationship with Bitcoin.com. It was a $5,000 per month sponsorship, but they shared airtime with multiple other sponsors. For DASH, I'd like the deal to be exclusive, meaning we would have no other live sponsors during the broadcast. A live sponsor is an advertiser we talk about live during the show. We do not do recorded ads anymore since we eliminated the two breaks per hour earlier this year. All recorded ad inventory is reserved to our radio network (Genesis Communications Network) and our radio stations that air the show so they can air their local ads. Recorded ads aren't near as effective as live sponsorships, which is what I'd like DASH to be - again.
In addition to at least one discussion per show about the things DASH wants promoted to our national radio audience, we can brand DASH in other ways. The studio can be the DASH.org studio and the phone lines the DASH.org phone lines. Our strength is in broadcast radio, but we do have a live video feed which could include the DASH logo at the top of the screen.
With what is happening in the world financially today, useful cryptos like DASH have never been more important. Let's bring DASH back together with its former broadcast partner, Free Talk Live.
For 100 DASH per month, conversations about DASH would be heard on 170+ radio stations, via our podcast, live streams, and on various video platforms.
Questions and feedback are welcome, thank you for reading.
Ian Freeman
Host, "Free Talk Live"
P.S. Per my bail conditions, I can't touch crypto, but I wanted to post this on behalf of the FTL crew, rather than them posting from a brand new account. If this proposal is welcome by you guys, the actual proposal will be made by another person from FTL.
Several years ago, DASH was a major sponsor of Free Talk Live, the top crypto-friendly talk radio show in the United States. We were the first broadcast program to discuss bitcoin back in the day (2011), and many crypto OGs discovered bitcoin and DASH by listening to our libertarian talk show on the radio or online via live streaming and podcast. Since that time, I have been arrested, prosecuted, and convicted by the US federal government goons for selling DASH via our Crypto Vending Machines across New Hampshire. Unfortunately those vending machines (and the hundreds of DASH that was in the machines' hot wallet) are now in the hands of the FBI. I'm currently awaiting sentencing and am facing anywhere from time served to life in prison for eight completely victimless "crimes". However, regardless of what happens to me, Free Talk Live will continue to spread a message of peace, liberty, and cryptocurrency.
Last year, while on home confinement awaiting trial, I was awarded the coveted Freedom Of Speech Award by TALKERS Magazine, the key talk radio industry publication that maintains its "Heavy Hundred" list of the hundred "most important" talk shows in the nation. Free Talk Live is currently at #24 on the Heavy Hundred. We currently have over 170 radio stations across the United States that air our show at various times throughout the week. You can see them on a map here.
We on Free Talk Live have always been of the old-school view on crypto - that it's supposed to be peer-to-peer electronic cash to allow people to escape government money and the banking system middlemen. I've personally helped multiple mom and pop business owners in the Keene, NH area accept DASH at their point-of-sale, though my ability to do that has been crippled the last couple of years since I'm prohibited from using crypto by my bail conditions.
For over a decade we were sponsored by Roger Ver of Bitcoin.com but they decided to end our relationship at the end of 2022. At around the same time we reformatted our show "clock" to completely eliminate two of our four entire commercial breaks per hour, so now we have only two breaks per hour, which means our show has longer segments and 20% more talk time. It's been a really great change as we can now get deeper into discussions on-air.
At this time, we're in the unique position of having absolutely no advertisers. We're relying on our listeners to contribute directly for $5 a month via either our Patreon or Odysee. If we do accept advertisers in the future, I will be extremely choosy about it. I am really enjoying not stopping the on-air discussion for live ads, but I would be willing to do so for the right advertiser.
If we do accept advertisers, it will be no more than one per hour, though I'd prefer to have one sponsor the entire show, just to keep it simple and focused on one great sponsor.
So, that's why I wanted to come back to DASH. We have a history of promoting DASH whether or not DASH was sponsoring us, and our hosts are all fans of actually using crypto. We pay our hosts a gas stipend - currently in Bitcoin Cash from our longtime bitcoin.com sponsorship, but that would become DASH if this proposal is accepted.
I'd like DASH to replace our previous relationship with Bitcoin.com. It was a $5,000 per month sponsorship, but they shared airtime with multiple other sponsors. For DASH, I'd like the deal to be exclusive, meaning we would have no other live sponsors during the broadcast. A live sponsor is an advertiser we talk about live during the show. We do not do recorded ads anymore since we eliminated the two breaks per hour earlier this year. All recorded ad inventory is reserved to our radio network (Genesis Communications Network) and our radio stations that air the show so they can air their local ads. Recorded ads aren't near as effective as live sponsorships, which is what I'd like DASH to be - again.
In addition to at least one discussion per show about the things DASH wants promoted to our national radio audience, we can brand DASH in other ways. The studio can be the DASH.org studio and the phone lines the DASH.org phone lines. Our strength is in broadcast radio, but we do have a live video feed which could include the DASH logo at the top of the screen.
With what is happening in the world financially today, useful cryptos like DASH have never been more important. Let's bring DASH back together with its former broadcast partner, Free Talk Live.
For 100 DASH per month, conversations about DASH would be heard on 170+ radio stations, via our podcast, live streams, and on various video platforms.
Questions and feedback are welcome, thank you for reading.
Ian Freeman
Host, "Free Talk Live"
P.S. Per my bail conditions, I can't touch crypto, but I wanted to post this on behalf of the FTL crew, rather than them posting from a brand new account. If this proposal is welcome by you guys, the actual proposal will be made by another person from FTL.
