# Sam Bankman Fried

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Deterence and Discrimination

Join James Santelle for an insightful discussion in this special prerecorded episode, where we delve into this week's litany of issues in the US and beyond. James Santelle provides a thoughtful perspective on the issue of antisemitism at Cornell University, shedding light on this important subject.…

Will Paramount & Skydance Merge? + A Visit with Sam Bankman Fried in Prison — ft. William Cohan

William Cohan, New York Times bestselling author and founding partner of Puck, joins the show to break down the terms of Skydance’s offer to merge with Paramount. He explains one sticking point that may be holding up the deal, and offers his thoughts on who could benefit from this saga. He also sha…

Kitchen Briefs - June 8, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - June 8, 2026 PM At least 7 people have been killed in an Israeli attack on Zefta in Lebanon. 5 people were killed in a car attack in Tyre Lebanon and 4 paramedics have been injured Iran says that the US isn’t seeking a ceasefire nor are they looking for dialogue A Federal judge ha…

CZ and Binance: The Man Who Built Crypto's Biggest Empire

This is a guy who grew up in a village in rural China with no running water and today is now worth $110 billion. I examine his relationship with Sam Bankman Fried- and his subsequent involvement in the multi billion dollar collapse of Bankman Fried’s company FTX. I also look at how he tried to keep…

NVIDIA's AI Empire: Chips, Startups, and Jensen Huang's Endgame

This week on Trading Places, Dave McClure and Aman Verjee break down Nvidia's expanding AI ecosystem, a billion-dollar stake plus exclusive licensing with Poolside, an investment in data supplier Mercor at $20B, and a bet on Perplexity as it raises at $30B. Plus: OpenAI's CFO signals a 2027 IPO, Ch…

Examining the fall of Leopold Aschenbrenner and Situational Awareness

The new hedge fund Situational Awareness (“situational”) created by 24-year-old boy wonder Leopold Aschenbrenner managed to barely dodge a total collapse by working out a last-minute deal with Citadel. Situational managed to lose $30 billion in a matter of weeks. Situational had ballooned up to $45…

Crypto, Con Men, and the Golden Age of Fraud

Crypto promised money that needs no trust. Ben McKenzie thinks that promise is the con. New episode out now. Michael J. Hershman sits down with Ben McKenzie, actor turned author, known for The O.C., Southland and Gotham, and now one of crypto's best known skeptics, for a conversation about fraud, …

S15 EP165: Hour 1 - The Resurgent Doomers

Erick makes the case that the AI safety panic is regulatory capture dressed up as the apocalypse: Anthropic, racing toward an IPO and burning cash on GPUs and data centers, wants Washington to freeze its competitors in place before open source models from Meta catch up. He plays Kara Swisher's nucl…

Who is Jane Street?

Who is Jane Street? They are a mysterious high frequency trading hedge fund on Wall Street that seems to have its hands in everything with some questionable behavior. Jane Street was started in 2000 by three former executives of Susquehanna International Group and an IBM developer. There is no publ…

Michael Lewis (Rebroadcast)

In this episode, we feature a conversation with Michael Lewis from the 2023 Portland Book Festival. Lewis is one of the most accomplished and celebrated writers of nonfiction at work today. He is the author of 17 books of nonfiction including Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, the Big Short and Flashboys. A…