Host Reed Galen is joined by the television star turned crypto-criticâŚBen McKenzie. They discuss the rise of cryptocurrency, whoâs drawn to it, and why no one can seem to explain exactly what it is. Plus, a look at the fraud of Sam Bankman-Fried/FTX and other major players in the crypto-spaceâŚand how Donald Trumpâs presidency/MAGA set the stage for cryptocur ... Show More
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He's In His Coup Era đ°
Trump is flirting with invoking the Insurrection Act, and when he says he âcan do something,â he usually means he's GOING to do it. This week, Stephen Miller encouraged the fantasy of Trumpâs so-called âplenary authorityâ to deploy the National Guard in Chicago and Portland. At t ... Show More
38m 7s
Oct 7
Itâs the Economy, Stupid. Itâs the Stupid Economy.
Imagine the Roaring Twenties, but with cable news, Bitcoin, and orange hair. In an exclusive first-out interview, Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Rick to discuss his new book '1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation' (out 10/14/25), which sh ... Show More
44m 27s
May 2022
626 - Simian Slurp feat. Ben McKenzie (5/9/22)
Author, anti-crypto advocate (and yes, film & TV star) Ben McKenzie stops by to talk Cryptocurrency. We discuss the lies & fraud at the center of Crypto, the use of celebs to boost the scheme, and his experiences traveling to the Miami Bitcoin conference and a Bitcoin mining serv ... Show More
58m 8s
Nov 2022
Money Talks: The cryptocalypse
Until last week, Sam Bankman-Fried - or SBF as heâs become known - was cryptoâs poster-child. He was a regular in Washington, DC where he schmoozed journalists, regulators and lawmakers alike. He funded political campaigns and sponsored sports teams ranging from basketball to For ... Show More
44m 1s
Nov 2022
Money Talks: The cryptocalypse
Until last week, Sam Bankman-Fried - or SBF as heâs become known - was cryptoâs poster-child. He was a regular in Washington, DC where he schmoozed journalists, regulators and lawmakers alike. He funded political campaigns and sponsored sports teams ranging from basketball to For ... Show More
44m 1s