ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Coming soon: When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged to donate his billions to good causes. But then his crypto exchange FTX collapsed Billions of dollars were missing, and Sam was in handcuffs. Those who knew him were left wondering — who was Sam really? A well-meaning billionaire who made a mistake? Or a calculating con man? From Wondery and Bloomberg, the makers of The Shrink Next Door, comes a new story of incredible wealth, betrayal and what happens when “doing good” goes really really bad. Learn more here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spellcaster-the-fall-of-sam-bankman-fried/id1685258534
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TRANSCRIPT 🔗
00:00:01
Speaker 1: Wondering.
00:00:07
Speaker 2: Meet Sam. Sam is thirty years old.
00:00:10
Speaker 3: He typically wore T shirts and shorts and samples.
00:00:15
Speaker 2: He likes to play computer games.
00:00:17
Speaker 4: He is commanding this army of fairies and elves in this online game.
00:00:24
Speaker 2: He talks a lot about doing good and helping people.
00:00:28
Speaker 5: There really was this idea that he was going to change the world.
00:00:31
Speaker 2: Sam may not act …
Speaker 1: Wondering.
00:00:07
Speaker 2: Meet Sam. Sam is thirty years old.
00:00:10
Speaker 3: He typically wore T shirts and shorts and samples.
00:00:15
Speaker 2: He likes to play computer games.
00:00:17
Speaker 4: He is commanding this army of fairies and elves in this online game.
00:00:24
Speaker 2: He talks a lot about doing good and helping people.
00:00:28
Speaker 5: There really was this idea that he was going to change the world.
00:00:31
Speaker 2: Sam may not act …
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