WOW! I have been listening to Econtalk religiously for nearly a decade now. I never imagined that something I helped create would be talked about on one of my favorite shows.
If you haven't read it already, "The Price of Everything" is worth a read.
I too can date my awareness of Bitcoin to at least the 2011 Econtalk episode. I, like Russ, figured that it couldn't work.
I am still kicking myself for missing Hernando de Soto's lecture in North Carolina back in 2004. My friends only told me about it after they got back from the speech.
I did get to meet Norman Borlaug though, which was probably a better deal. Meeting Michael Munger was pretty neat too.
Jim, if you are reading this, the biggest thing that is happening related to Bitcoin south of the border I in my opinion right now is the Central Bank of Barbados issuing Central Bank money as Colored Coins. A sovereign nation is now relying on the Bitcoin blockchain to conduct monetary operations and settle between banks.