Say WoT? with host Avi Burra kicks off by staking the claim that Nostr’s “exit ramp” from addictive, black-box feeds is Web of Trust, and then immediately drops into the engine room with Vitor Pamplona (Amethyst), Derek Ross (Soapbox), and David Strayhorn (NosFabrica).

The trio breaks down NIP-85 trusted assertions as a simple delivery mechanism for portable, personalized trust scores (clients shouldn’t compute them), and tackles the “is this a social credit score?” fear head-on: the key difference is user-chosen providers + user-specific perspective, not a single global, centralized rating. They close by mapping real use-cases: spam/scam suppression (especially in notifications), better sorting and discovery, and the longer arc toward contextual trust (different signals and scores depending on what you’re trying to find).

Links

• NosFabrica
• Soapbox
• Amethyst

Welcome to the inaugural serving of Sunday Brunch – a new weekly format from Plebchain Radio designed to be your decompression chamber after a long week in the fiat mines. No roadmap grilling, no deep-dive technicals, just coffee, conversation, and a curated playlist of independent Value-for-Value music.

To kick things off, Avi is joined by Oscar Merry, the creator of Fountain, to spin tracks, discuss the state of the Open Music ecosystem, and chat about everything from the rise of Arsenal FC to the surprising resilience of London's food scene.

In this episode:

• The Brunch Format: Why we need "slow content" and spaces to relax, listen, and discover music without the pressure of constant learning.
• Life in London: Oscar debunks the "decline of London" narrative, shares his amateur football career, and discusses the cost-of-living crisis vs. salary stagnation in the UK.
• The State of V4V Music: The growth of independent music on Fountain, the ease of onboarding for artists, and the roadmap for 2026 – including live stream splits and better listener curation tools.
• The Playlist: A deep dive into 6 tracks from independent muscians, ranging from acoustic ballads to high-energy indie rock and symphonic metal. Links
• Oscar's Playlist
• Follow Hartlight on nostr

This week, I strip it back. No interviews. No sermon. Just signal.

I explore the philosophy of the Exit. Why fighting the system is a trap, why building alternatives is the only winning move, and how to navigate the inevitable friction this creates with the people we love.

I perform a reading of four essential essays by Max Hillebrand, woven together with a custom musical score to help the signal land.

The Program:

• Builders, Not Talkers: Why waiting for mass adoption is a waste of time. Societies break down collectively, but they are rebuilt individually.
• The Quiet Departure: Fighting the system validates it. Leaving it renders it irrelevant. The door is open for anyone willing to walk through.
• What Your Loved One Is Trying to Tell You: Reframing the conflict at the dinner table. It isn’t aggression; it is desperation born of care.
• The Candle’s Work: A tactical shift for your relationships. Stop preaching. Stop arguing. Just stay lit. Music:
• Interludes: "Rubble and Dust" & "Who Or Where You Are" by Steve Thorne.
• Exigenesis
• Score: Original Neo-Classical Arrangement (Mureka).

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