๐Ÿ•ณ๏ธ Missing Episodes

Tracking gaps in The Bitcoin Group archive. 482 of 485 episodes preserved. Help us find the rest.

482
Preserved
3
Missing
1
Incomplete
99.4%
Coverage
โŒ Missing Episodes (3)
#61 Completely Missing ~Dec 19, 2014
Time Period
December 2014 โ€” Early Era. Bitcoin ~$320.
Context
Between #60 (Dec 12) and #62 (Jan 10). Nearly a month gap โ€” likely holiday break. #62 was the "2014 Year in Review Spectacular."
Neighboring Episodes
โ† Previous
#60 Dec 12, 2014
Pirate Bay Still Down - The CIA Tortures
Next โ†’
#62 Jan 10, 2015
The 2014 Bitcoin Group Year in Review
Search Hints
May have been a holiday special or skipped week
Bitcoin was ~$320 in late Dec 2014
Could be lost to early YouTube deletions
No known copies anywhere. Check Wayback Machine, old RSS feeds, or WCN archives.
YouTube (original WCN channel)
Wayback Machine / archive.org
Spreaker / Apple Podcasts / SoundCloud archives
Old hard drives or backups
#75 Likely Numbering Skip ~Aug 2015
Time Period
August 2015 โ€” Early Era. Bitcoin ~$280. Ethereum had just launched (Jul 30, 2015).
Context
#74 (Jul 31) and #76 (Aug 7) are exactly one week apart. This strongly suggests #75 was a numbering skip โ€” the show went from #74 directly to #76.
Neighboring Episodes
โ† Previous
#74 Jul 31, 2015
Ethereum Launches - Bitcoin Weed Drones - Taylor Swift
Next โ†’
#76 Aug 7, 2015
Who owns CoinTelegraph? - Overstock's T0
Search Hints
#74 and #76 are only 1 week apart โ€” possible numbering skip
Ethereum had just launched the day before #74
Verify against original YouTube uploads to confirm skip
Likely never existed as a separate episode. The numbering may have jumped from #74 to #76. Need to verify against original YouTube channel.
Check original YouTube video titles for #75
Cross-reference with WCN episode list
Confirm whether this was a deliberate skip
#243 Completely Missing ~Jan 8, 2021
Time Period
January 2021 โ€” Bull Run Era. Bitcoin had just crossed $30K for the first time and was racing to $40K.
Context
Between #242 (Jan 1) and #244 (Jan 15). Two-week gap during one of Bitcoin's most historic rallies. This would have been a significant episode.
Neighboring Episodes
โ† Previous
#242 Jan 1, 2021
Michael Saylor - Bitcoin ETF - $30,000
Next โ†’
#244 Jan 15, 2021
Right Wing Payments? - $1.9T Relief Pack
Search Hints
Bitcoin crossed $40K for the first time in Jan 2021
Most recent missing episode โ€” higher chance of recovery
Check MadBitcoins YouTube channel for unlisted videos
May exist on Spreaker or Apple Podcasts
Most recent missing episode โ€” best chance of recovery. Check YouTube unlisted videos, Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud archives.
YouTube (MadBitcoins + WCN channels, including unlisted)
Spreaker podcast archive
Apple Podcasts historical episodes
SoundCloud WCN page
Internet Archive / Wayback Machine
โš ๏ธ Incomplete Episodes (1)
#173 Missing Audio Feb 2, 2018
Title
The Bitcoin Group #173 - $8,500 - Tether - Square
What We Have
โœ… Transcript exists ยท โœ… YouTube video exists ยท โŒ No local audio file
Context
Feb 2018. Bitcoin had crashed from $20K high to ~$8,500. Tether controversy was heating up. Square began allowing Bitcoin purchases.
Transcript and YouTube video exist. Audio can likely be recovered by downloading from YouTube or podcast platforms.
Download audio from YouTube
Check Spreaker for podcast audio
Use yt-dlp to extract audio

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These are primary historical sources documenting Bitcoin's evolution from 2013 to present. Every episode matters.

Places to check: Old podcast app downloads, Wayback Machine snapshots, torrent archives, YouTube playlists, email newsletters from the era, RSS feed caches.