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MegaETH, the DeFi United Bailout, Meta’s USDC Push, and Blockworks Reaches $192M Valuation | The Breakdown
DeFi just raised $302 million to cover losses from the Kelp DAO hack. David calls it what it is: a bailout. David runs through four stories from the week — MegaETH, DeFi United, Meta’s stablecoin payouts, and the Blockworks rebrand. We unpack why MegaETH’s points campaign is the ... Show More
36m 41s
Apr 28
How Crypto Is Fighting Back Against North Korea | The Breakdown
North Korea has had IT workers embedded in DeFi protocols since DeFi Summer — and they’re pretty good devs. Nick Bax, blockchain investigator and SEAL 911 incident responder, joins us to break down how crypto crime has evolved from SIM swaps to nation-state social engineering. We ... Show More
37m 40s
Apr 23
Mythos Leaks, Crypto in the Strait of Hormuz, and DoorDash Stablecoins | The Breakdown
Someone guessed Anthropic’s Mythos URL, gained unauthorized access to the most hyped AI model in history, and used it to build websites. David covers three stories from the week: the Mythos breach, a Tether scam in the Strait of Hormuz, and DoorDash’s stablecoin announcement. We ... Show More
26m 2s
Oct 2024
Stripe's biggest acquisition yet, and what's a16z doing with all of those Nvidia GPUs?
It’s no secret that Stripe has doubled down on its crypto offerings, enabling crypto purchases in the EU back in July and announcing a Pay with Crypto feature earlier this month. This week, the fintech giant made its dedication to crypto even clearer with its largest deal to date ... Show More
31m 19s
Sep 2024
"Retronyms" w/ Stephen J. Dubner [Best-Of Episode]
<p><em>The Puzzler team is taking a short summer break, and in the meantime we're bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We'll be back with brand new episodes soon!</em></p> <p>Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: author, journalist, and podcaster Steph ... Show More
11m 15s
Apr 2025
"Steven Spielberg's Soy Sauce" w/ Ben Bass
<p>Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: puzzle maker <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/benbassandbeyond" target="_blank">Ben Bass</a>!</p> <p>Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes ... Show More
19m 35s
Mar 2024
Don't Mind: Sealskin Rock - "Stoic Sealskin Rock"
The Little Places Travel Journal Podcast explores the stoic Sealskin Rock. Credits: Written by K. A. Statz Produced & Directed by Travis Vengroff Edited with Sound Design by Finnur Nielsen Mixing & Mastering by Dayn Leonardson Executive Producers Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, ... Show More
7m 35s
Oct 2025
HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 4 "Win Or Die."
Charlie and Zoe race against the clock as they confront the true horror of Shady Pines and learn the truth behind Fairchild’s death. The Timekeeper, features Judah Lewis as Charlie, Chandler Kinney as Zoe, and Arjun Athalye as Gama. The Timekeeper was created, written, and direct ... Show More
37m 49s
Jan 2024
"Let's Go Bowlin" w/ Ben Bowlin
11m 43s
Jun 2024
"Find the Link" w/ Joel Stein
11m 19s
Feb 2025
"Inside the Puzzle Lab" w/ A.J. & Greg
<p>Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: <a href="https://www.gregpliska.com/" target="_blank">our very own</a> Chief Puzzle Officer, Greg Pliska.</p> <p>Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams a ... Show More
24m 58s
Oct 2025
HSP Presents: The Timekeeper Ep. 1 "It's Just a Game."
Episode 1 of 4 17-year-old Charlie (JUDAH LEWIS) shows up to his job at Funland to find his co-worker, Blake, dead and the building on fire with an ominous message scratched into the break room door: Tick Tock. Believing the message may be connected to the 13 Keys video game Blak ... Show More
32m 28s
Mar 2025
5 Conversations that broke our frames this week
Episode 685: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the most interesting things they’ve found this week.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Justin Caldbeck
(8:02) Steve Houghton
(20:15) James Currier
(38:36) Furqan Rydhan
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This week, “Long Reads Sunday” returns to its Twitter roots with a reading of two threads from crypto VCs. The first comes from Andreessen Horowitz’ Chris Dixon and the second from Kyle Samani of Multicoin. Together, they paint a picture of the emerging landscape of experiments around non-fungible tokens, creator coins, the metaverse and discuss the idea o ... Show More
<p>Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-they-dont-want-you-t-26941221/" target="_blank">"Stuff They Don't Want You to Know"</a> and <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-ridiculous-history-28588696/" target="_bla ... Show More
<p>Hello, Puzzlers! AJ has a new book out! You can order "The Year of Living Constitutionally" <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622521/the-year-of-living-constitutionally-by-aj-jacobs/" target="_blank">right now!</a>.</p> <p>This week, we're gifting you a grab ba ... Show More
