Quantus Podcast

Quantus Network is a quantum-secure, Layer 1 blockchain for people who want to protect what matters; their assets, their future, and their freedom. The Quantus Podcast features interviews with crypto founders, startup society members, entrepreneurs, and freedom enthusiasts to bring you the real stories that aren't shared elsewhere.

#11 – Sujal Lethwani: Hacking the Instagram Algorithm & Building a 200K Brand 01/20/2026

#11 – Sujal Lethwani: Hacking the Instagram Algorithm & Building a 200K Brand In Episode 11, Christopher Smith sits down with creator and strategist Sujal Lethwani to unpack how he built a 200,000-follower personal brand and a network reaching over 4 million people — all beginning as a 15-year-old posting motivational content from his bedroom. Sujal shares the mindset, systems, failures, bans, rebuilds, and algorithmic insights that shaped his rise on Instagram, as well as the deeper story of going from a self-described “loser” in school to a leader with global reach. This episode explores his journey through content creation, Network School, mentorship, decentralization, and the psychology behind building a long-term personal brand in the age of platform risk. A fast-paced and inspiring conversation for creators, builders, and anyone trying to understand how attention actually works online. Follow Sujal: Instagram – Follow Quantus: X (Twitter) – Quantus Network Community – Tech Support – Announcements – ⏱ Chapters (00:00) Opening Story & Sujal’s Early Motivation (00:04) Meeting Sujal & His First Instagram Experiments (00:09) Balaji, Network School & Moving to Dubai (00:14) From 15-Year-Old “Loser” to Building a Community (00:18) Global Markets: US/UK Demand, Bans & Platform Limits (00:23) Hacks, Recoveries & Reinventing Your Brand (00:28) Platform Dynamics: YouTube, Instagram & Permissions (00:32) Decentralization, Nostr & Who Owns Your Followers (00:37) Governance, Network Effects & Metcalfe’s Law (00:41) The Three-Part Framework: Foundation, Exploration, Transformation (00:46) Culture, Diwali, Personal Philosophy & What Comes Next From The Quantus Podcast – Network School Series (Oct 2025) 🎥 The Quantus Podcast — Network School Series (Sept 2025) Network School brings together remote workers, digital nomads, creators, personal trainers, self-improvers, event organizers, and engineers — all collaborating to build themselves up while building the next generation of startup societies. Founded by Balaji Srinivasan — 📍 Recorded Sept 2025 in the Quantus popup studio at Network School, Forest City. /episode/index/show/03706bd7-09df-4811-881f-e4824fce081e/id/39796795

#10 – Jake Explains 01/19/2026

#10 – Jake Explains In this episode of The Quantum Podcast, Christopher Smith sits down with Jake Explains — a creator whose path is anything but ordinary. Jake went from becoming the #3 RuneScape player in the world, mastering systems and optimization at an early age, to building a career in optical engineering, teaching astronomy, and finally becoming one of the fastest-growing creators in global education and geopolitics. Jake describes how years of obsessive gameplay developed the ability to model systems, analyze incentives, and think strategically — the same mental tools he now uses to engineer viral content. He discusses the transition from aerospace and optical engineering into media, and how mastering hooks, pacing, curiosity loops, and storytelling structure turned his short-form videos into a global learning channel. The conversation expands into quantum computing platforms — from photonic systems to NMR and topological qubits — along with the fundamentals of laser technology and the intersections between physics, engineering, and future cryptography. Jake also explores the psychology of human attention, why 99% of people interact with your brand for under a second, why he moved from space content to geopolitics, and what he’s learned from building intentional communities around the world. They dive deep into the American diet crisis, Jake’s move to Asia, how environment rewires health, and why real-life community is critical for mental wellbeing in an age of digital overstimulation. The episode ties together systems thinking, global trends, technical depth, and the art of storytelling — through the lens of someone who has mastered multiple domains. Follow Jake YouTube: @JakeExplains Instagram: Follow Quantus X (Twitter): Telegram: Quantus Network Community — Tech Support — Announcements — Chapters 00:00 — RuneScape mastery & learning to think in systems 02:00 — From engineering to content creation 04:00 — How virality works & why attention is everything 06:00 — The shift from space content to geopolitics 08:00 — What five-hour production workflows taught him 12:00 — Lasers, optical engineering & the physics behind his career 16:00 — Quantum computing platforms explained 20:00 — The American diet crisis & moving to Asia 24:00 — Community living, mental health & the digital age 28:00 — The future of encryption & quantum-era security From The Quantus Podcast – Network School Series (Oct 2025) 🎥 The Quantus Podcast — Network School Series (Sept 2025) Network School brings together remote workers, digital nomads, creators, personal trainers, self-improvers, event organizers, and engineers — all collaborating to build themselves up while building the next generation of startup societies. Founded by Balaji Srinivasan — 📍 Recorded Sept 2025 in the Quantus popup studio at Network School, Forest City. /episode/index/show/03706bd7-09df-4811-881f-e4824fce081e/id/39789605

#9 – Sara in WonderTech 01/19/2026

#9 – Sara in WonderTech In this episode of The Quantum Podcast, Christopher Smith and Joe Mattia sit down with Sara in WonderTech for a deeply curious conversation about AI, psychedelics, childhood development, self-awareness, cybernetics, and the ways the human mind learns, adapts, and transforms. Sara brings insight from her background in machine learning, consciousness exploration, meditation, psychology, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), blending scientific thinking with personal experience in a way that feels both grounded and adventurous. The discussion moves through how AI relates to human intelligence, how psychedelics can act as tools for introspection, and how meditation, confusion tolerance, and embodied awareness shape the way we learn. They explore childhood, trauma, identity, and consciousness, as well as cybernetics, feedback loops, and the idea of self-programming. The conversation also touches on what it means to “upgrade” the mind and how awareness influences creativity and intelligence. This episode is a journey through technology, philosophy, psychology, and the strange edges of human potential. Follow the Guests Sara in WonderTech Instagram – @sarainwondertech Christopher Smith Quantus Network Chapters 00:00 — Introduction & Background 02:00 — AI → Crypto: Why Chris Made the Switch 04:00 — Early Bitcoin, Mt. Gox & the 2012 Origin Story 06:00 — Money, Fairness & “Fix the Money, Fix the World” 08:00 — Psychedelics, Mind Exploration & Early Influences 10:00 — Consciousness, Cybernetics & the Human Biocomputer 14:00 — Trauma, Parts Work & Internal Family Systems 18:00 — Meditation, Awareness & Body-Based Intelligence 22:00 — Confusion Tolerance & Learning Like a Child 26:00 — AI, Intelligence & the Limits of Generalization 30:00 — Creativity, Self-Reflection & Rewriting Inner Code 🎥 The Quantus Podcast — Network School Series (Sept 2025) Network School brings together remote workers, digital nomads, creators, personal trainers, self-improvers, event organizers, and engineers — all collaborating to build themselves up while building the next generation of startup societies. Founded by Balaji Srinivasan — 📍 Recorded Sept 2025 in the Quantus popup studio at Network School, Forest City. /episode/index/show/03706bd7-09df-4811-881f-e4824fce081e/id/39778135

#8 – John Kim 01/18/2026

#7 - Quantum Threats, Privacy & The Open Source Revolution 01/18/2026

#6 - Quantum Security, Cryptography & the Future of Trust 01/17/2026

#5 - Hacking Minds, Machines and Matter 01/16/2026

#5 - Hacking Minds, Machines and Matter What happens when reverse engineering, psychological warfare, and quantum physics collide? In this episode, Joe Mattia and Christopher Smith (founder of Quantus Network) unpack some of the most fascinating and mind-bending stories from the world of computer science, cryptography, and consciousness. From Chris Domas’ legendary DEFCON talk on reverse engineering tricks — where compilers could literally mess with analysts by showing them photos of their families inside IDA Pro — to rewriting GCC with a single x86 instruction, this conversation explores the art of digital mischief and the philosophy beneath it. They dive into the mysteries of hidden CPUs inside Intel chips, quantum key distribution as the bridge between security and physics, and how placebo and nocebo effects reveal the coded nature of reality itself. A journey through hacking, metaphysics, and human perception — where code meets consciousness. ⏱ Chapters 00:00 – Intro: Reverse Engineering, DEFCON, and the Hacker’s Mindset 02:00 – Chris Domas’ Compiler Trick: Code That Hacks the Analyst 04:00 – Rewriting GCC with a Single x86 Instruction 06:00 – The Psychology of Reverse Engineering 08:00 – The Hidden CPU Inside Intel Chips 10:00 – Intel Management Engine and Invisible Architecture 12:00 – The Art of Obfuscation and Cyber Misdirection 14:00 – Security Research as Modern Magic 16:00 – Quantum Key Distribution and Unbreakable Encryption 18:00 – Entanglement, Distance, and the Physics of Communication 20:00 – How Quantum Physics Mirrors Consciousness 22:00 – The Observer Effect and the Nature of Perception 24:00 – Placebo, Nocebo, and the Power of Belief 26:00 – Mind Over Matter: The Science of Perception 28:00 – When Physics Becomes Spirituality 30:00 – Reality as Code — and Consciousness as the Compiler 33:00 – Closing Reflections: What Is Real? Christopher Smith Joe Mattia Quantus Network /episode/index/show/03706bd7-09df-4811-881f-e4824fce081e/id/39738120

#4 - Nik Heger - AI, Code & Consciousness 01/16/2026

#3 - Christopher Smith & Joe Mattia 01/15/2026

#2 - Raghav Gulati & Arjun Khemani 01/14/2026

#1 - Welcome to The Quantus Podcast 12/01/2025

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