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"We don't need aging institutions to pave the way for 21st-century dynamism. What we need is will. And audacity." We riff on Katherine Boyle's incredible piece calling on America to do what it does best- build. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram where I always post when a new show drops.

We watch legendary investor Peter Thiel's keynote to open up the Bitcoin 2022 Conference. Argue with my man's politics sure, but the guy is an unequivocal cobra. tl;dr he's long Bitcoin and short boomers. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram where I always post when a new show drops.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed the necessity of fossil fuel security. We riff on a 2003 Economist piece entitled "The end of the Oil Age" and smash it against the reality of today. The end of the Oil Age, 2003 Why energy insecurity is here to stay, 2022 Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram where I always post when a new show drops.

Under bullshit pretenses, thug Putin has invaded the democratic, free, sovereign, absolute right-to-exist Ukraine. This is just as much about China, as it is about Russia. This is just as much about Taiwan, as it is about Ukraine. Russia and China are evil. They seek to destroy the international rules based order. Enough is enough. Free and democratic nations everywhere must ally to face head on the existential threat match made in hell that is Russia and China. The free and just world is with you Ukraine, keep fighting. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram where I always post when a new show drops.

Riff on Moxie Marlinspike's Web3 critique and Vitalik Buterin's response.   Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

Riff on Morgan Housel's excellent piece on how the US economy has developed post WWII. Shifting from a tide that raised all boats to one that increasingly raising only some. Also add analysis from The Economist showing social mobility in America is declining. Be careful of charlatans offering quick fixes. In an economic, business, and geopolitical landscape that looks like nothing we've ever dealt with- it's with a sober mind we must approach these discussions. Let's riff. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

In his latest memo Howard Marks covers how businesses and investing are changing, inflation and deflation, democracy in America, the role of the Fed, China, and my personal favorite- how the boomers fucked us. Howard is phenomenal at framing large macro trends without assuming he has all the answers. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

For the first time in thirty-three years, one of eleven surviving copies of the Official Edition from the Constitutional Convention will be publicly auctioned by Sotheby's. It is the only copy that is still owned by private collectors. The proceeds from the auction will be given to a charity that has been established by the current owner. ConstitutionDAO is a DAO that is pooling together money to win this auction. We intend to put The Constitution in the hands of The People. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

Google has entered the ring alongside Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle to bid for Department of Defense's Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract. You may remember back in 2018 when Google employees protested Project Maven, a Google DoD AI project that among other things sought to increase the accuracy of drone strikes. Google did not renew that contract but now they are back in earnest. Good. China and Russia seek to destroy us and the rules based global order that has lead to the most progress in the history of humanity. We need our best companies and smartest minds on this. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

Facebook announced they are renaming their company to "Meta" as they shift their focus to the metaverse (think VR). This is a seismic bet Zuckerberg is making. Something that only a founder would have the leeway to do. I'm skeptical but history is riddled with people who lost betting against Zuck. If anyone can do it, it's him. Strap in. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

End to end encrypted messaging app Signal reveals Santa Clara County and California District Court subpoenaed them for user data. Once again they show that the only data they have on their users is their phone number, when they created their account, and when they last connected to Signal's servers. Truly a technological and cryptographic feat that they can provide such value to users and know so little about them. Signal continues to prove itself as the most secure messaging app. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

The House late Friday night passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act also known simply as the "Infrastructure Bill." This is the largest investment in America's infrastructure in over a decade and comes at a crucial time for democrats where Biden's popularity has been dropping and elections in Virginia and New Jersey have democrats shaken. This is not to be confused with the Build Back Better Act which is focused on social programs and climate investment, which has yet to be passed. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

Riff on Dogecoin and latest meme coin Shiba Inu. Really, this just isn't that interesting. They are fun, bring people into crypto sure, but there isn't any hard tech or hard governance problems they are solving. Treat them as collectors items and move on. But shit you never know, my take could age horribly. Game on. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

In what is a pulse check for how the dems are faring since Biden won- Glenn Youngkin wins governorship in Virginia where a Republican has not won in 12 years. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

Riff on cancel culture and attempts to get people fired for making mistakes. Latest example is Southwest pilot says Trump rallying cry "Let's Go Brandon" over the loudspeaker. Twitter hardo tries to rally a bunch of people to get the pilot fired. This isn't the way to operate. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

Former president Trump launched a new "Non-Cancellable" social network called Truth Social. However the ToS stipulates if you talk bad about Truth Social, you will be cancelled. Riff on the deplatforming of Trump and how this shows a well functioning free system. The first amendment protects us from the government, it doesn't stipulate private businesses must give a megaphone to our elected officials. Having said that, giving control of our discourse to a few companies in California just isn't chill. And of course we riff where crypto networks and Web3 plug in.  Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter & Instagram where I always post when a new show drops.

On the news of the Hertz and Tesla partnership, Tesla passes $1 trillion in market cap. Making it more valuable than every other car company combined. To the haters of Elon Musk, I'm talking to you. You can come at my man for his tweets about taking the company private, or the Solar City deal, his missing of targets, the progress of autopilot- valid criticisms for sure. But zoom out. He's created the first successful car company in several decades. He's kicked the world's car companies in the ass- they had no interest in going electric before Tesla. His vehicles are literally the safest on the road. Tesla has open sourced their patents. Listen to any of the Tesla shareholder meetings, their north star is moving humanity to sustainable energy as quickly as possible. More than any other company on the planet, Tesla is moving the needle against climate change.  Not just with vehicles, but with solar and grid scale battery storage. You going vegan and turning your lights off doesn't do shit. And the reason you think it does is because BP, an oil and gas company, ran a campaign several years back convincing us all tackling climate change was a matter of personal responsibility. The problem is far too big. The world shut down in 2020 due to Covid, and collective emissions dropped only 5%. That's nothing. Technology is the only answer. And this is what it looks like. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter & Instagram where I always post when a new show drops.

Facebook launched Novi, a crypto payments app with a limited release in the US and Guatemala. Built on the Ethereum blockchain, it allows for zero fee cross border payments. These two countries were chose because 14% of Guatemala's GDP comes from remittances (non commercial transfers from abroad) and 90% of them come from the US alone. The current banking system requires high fees- taking money out of the pockets of those trying to send money back home to their families. Novi tackles that problem head on.  Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter & Instagram where I always post when a new show drops.

Worldcoin is the most ambitious cryptocurrency project yet with the goal of brining all of humanity into the world of cryptocurrency. Using cutting edge hardware, software, and a guerrilla campaign they intend to verifiably and in a privacy preserving way distribute Worldcoin to each human on the planet. This has legs. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter & Instagram where I always post when a new show drops.

Google today released their new flagship phones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Five years ago when Rick Osterloh joined Google as head of hardware, the second day on the job he sat down with Google's CEO Sundar Pichai and said we need to build our own SoC. The Pixel 6 is that plan brought to life. Google has called this their first flagship device and the first time they really think they can compete with Apple and Samsung for market share. As an Android neck beard for over a decade, and a Pixel hardo for half that, I'm skeptical that this device will be a huge breakout success. But five years from now it could be a real contender. Hardware takes time. But the fruits for Google are now just coming home to port (that's three sayings in one). Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter & Instagram where I always post when a new show drops. 

Coinbase, leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced their Digital Asset Policy Proposal. A set of recommendations to the US government on how the industry should be regulated in order to maintain America's financial leadership. It's a nascent space and it should be regulated with care so as not to snuff the decades of innovation, company creation, economic freedom, and just plain experimentation that comes with a new technology. Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter & Instagram where I always post when a new show drops. 

History has been made. The SEC has approved a Bitcoin ETF. Standard retail brokerage accounts in the foremost capital market in the world can now gain exposure to Bitcoin. It will be available as early as next week. You may ask yourself why a Bitcoin ETF matters if you can just buy Bitcoin on an exchange like Coinbase. Two reasons. First, many retail investors don't have crypto exchange accounts. This will give those with your standard brokerages like Charles Schwab and Etrade a way to trade Bitcoin. Secondly, this is nod by the SEC, that a Bitcoin ETF is safe for investors. This is a huge step in the maturing of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market in general. Bitcoin just keeps becoming more and more relevant. Step by step. Thank you Matt Levine for your excellent rundown. Would love to hear from you with show topic recommendations, feedback, or just a wazzup. Please support the show by rating, commenting, subscribing on YouTube and Apple Podcasts. Also available wherever you get your podcasts just search "no gradient". Follow me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok where I always post when a new show drops.

Facebook via WhatsApp already provides private, secure, and end to end encrypted messaging to over two billion people- more than any other company on the planet. They've take that a step further by enabling end to end encrypted chat backups. So no one, not Facebook or Apple and Google where the backups are stored, can view your messages.  Would love to hear from you. Rate, comment, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and for the video edition- YouTube. Follow me on Twitter & Instagram where I always post when a new show drops. 

Tether is the most popular USD stablecoin with $69bn minted. For users to be able to trust it, they need to know that Tether has $1 worth in reserves for every $1 in Tether they have minted. The problem is, Tether has a horrid track record of stable reserves. Many have called them a scam for years, with a recent Bloomberg piece only adding to that narrative. Here is Tether's response to the Bloomberg piece. Watch on YouTube, follow on Twitter & Instagram.

Axie Infinity is more than a game, it's an economy, it's a governance system- something only possible when building on the blockchain. a16z recently announced their investment in Axie Infinity, and any time they do I always look into the project. Will a game that rewards player for playing, gives them true ownership of in game items, and gives them a vote in how it develops be enough? Do enough people actually care about these pillars, or do they just want a fun game. Maybe, maybe not. But one thing is damn certain, only in the cryptocurrency world can these questions even be explored. Watch on YouTube, follow on Twitter & Instagram.

Numerai allows anyone in the world with an internet connection to be rewarded for supplying accurate insights to their trading model. Built on Ethereum and made possible by the NMR token- rip bong- welcome to the future. And for the first time Numerai has released their fund performance, and the system is working. Watch on YouTube, follow on Twitter & Instagram.

Mirror today launched public access to their next generation Web3 publishing tool. I dive into the epic things Mirror offers and riff generally about where Web3 fits into the cryptocurrency and blockchain narrative. Watch on YouTube, follow on Twitter & Instagram.

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp suffered a major outage lasting about 6 hours. We dive into what we know and what we don't know. Thank you Krebs on Security, Cloudflare, and Robert Graham for your coverage. Watch on YouTube, follow on Twitter & Instagram.

We talk the Pandora Papers in front of $23 million mansion owned by King of Jordan Abdullah- just one of the many details released. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists which lead the effort describes it thusly: "Millions of leaked documents and the biggest journalism partnership in history have uncovered financial secrets of 35 current and former world leaders, more than 330 politicians and public officials in 91 countries and territories, and a global lineup of fugitives, con artists and murderers." Watch on YouTube, follow on Twitter & Instagram.

Riffing Visa's newly announced Universal Payment Channel project and my thoughts on crypto in general. I always like following what the established companies are doing in the crypto space. Their project purports to allow compatibility between multiple cryptocurrency blockchains and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Imagine paying someone from your Bitcoin wallet and having it auto convert to the cryptocurrency or currency of the payee's choice. Without you or the payee even knowing it. That's the goal. Watch on YouTube, follow on Twitter & Instagram. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Holy schnitzel listen to the life of my man Alan Flowers. Talks growing up gay in Chicago in the 50s, his clothing biz in the 60s, selling everything and moving to Gympie, Australia (where he's not legally allowed to return), his flower biz in the 70s, his experience with aids, and some epic sex life riffs. All that and he ain't finished yet. God bless him. Watch on YouTube, follow on Instagram. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on uncertainty and leaning on history, crypto price increases (yawn), one reason the super wealthy invest differently than us, Tik Tok and Trump's anti capitalist tendencies, and the world's playbook for China. Happy birthday to our producer Chuck Finch, pumped to have you aboard brother, fists up watch on youtube live every week and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on Jeff Bezos' letter to congress, your Covid-19 update ™ (the flattening of the curve begins...AGAIN), tech regulation is coming but so is crypto (Augur v2, Visa, Office of the Comptroller of Currency, Financial Action Task Force on stablecoins, and NYSE Arca issuing bonds on Ethereum). watch on youtube live every week and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on culture war exhaustion, Bitcoin and gold, William Barr calling Apple a China pawn, Twitter hack and Coinbase stopping transfers, Ethereum settling more value per day than Bitcoin, Augur v2, the fracturing of the internet into US, China, EU, and India lines, the internet failing so far to live up to its mission of routing around censorship, and rising Covid-19 deaths in the US. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on Bari Weiss' resignation from the New York Times, TikTok, and China's lashing out against liberalism. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on people focusing too much on political affiliation (a good person is a good person), cult following of presidents needs to end, humanity being a spec of dust in space worries me, low probability / high impact events that are threats to humanity, extreme political views in the US is overblown, The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, attitudes on homosexuality correlated with a country's wealth, and why covid cases are increasing and deaths are decreasing. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on Hong Kong's fight for liberty, NBA and China, protesting and Covid-19, we still don't know how to use fast internet, tech widens the margin of error, cancel culture hurts the public square, Facebook as a nanny, Augur v2 launch, tech to combat speech moderation by big tech platforms is coming online, new Reddit hate speech rules, torrenting was never about free shit, screen names were cool, and why being long humanity is the only way to live. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on the state of the pandemic, the right to protest lockdowns and social injustice and the right to religious gatherings, if you protest and don't vote you aren't protesting, executive order limiting immigration to protect labor market, stop calling everything fake news, Apple claiming moral superiority while bending over backwards to comply with censorship from the Chinese Communist Party, crypto stablecoins (Tether is sketchy), and valuing the COMP token. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on the Chinese Communist Party's threat to freedom everywhere (treatment of Uighur Muslims, Kasakhs, and Hong Kong), Apple and Google monopolies (App Store and Ads), Compound Finance and Reddit's 430 million users chart the way for a new age of community governance built on cryptocurrency, Trump threatens protestors, Bolton DOGS Trump, and in a democracy the one thing that matters is the SCOREBOARD (Susan Rice's comments). Oh, and WEAR A MASK. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on a speech thought experiment, campaign zero which seeks to overhaul police forces, reaching out to your lawmakers, racial inequality after racism, James Mad Dog Mattis dogs Trump, remember when we laughed at church goers, zoom and podcast censorship in China, and crypto company Compound Finance token distribution. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. Links: • Campaign Zero, Defund12.org • Racial Inequality After Racism • James Mattis Denounces Trump • CCP, Zoom, and Podcasts • Compound Finance Governance by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Riffing on Obama's piece on how to make this moment the turning point for real change (revolution is not a one time event), police reform (18,000 law-enforcement agencies, only 65 federal, this will take serious organization), people creating their own reality, the UK extends a hand to Hong Kong in beautiful show of support, in defence of the New York Times for publishing op-ed from senator calling for troops (we should know what our legislators are thinking), Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram removing Trump campaign video (DMCA takedown, but I'm leery of private companies interfering in speech from elected officials). watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. follow on twitter. Links: • Barack Obama: How to make this a moment for real change• Anguish and Action • How to fix American policing • UK in Support of Hong Kong • Tom Cotton: Send in the Troops • Twitter, Facebook, Instagram remove Trump campaign video • Original Facebook video of George Flyod being killed by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog, artwork by logan faerber

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. Links: • Killer Mike • Why police prosecution is a rarity • Hong Kong fighting China for freedom • China and India by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog

Crypto is the wild west. And if you haven't been paying attention you best start. There is A LOT going on and it's my belief crypto is still the most overlooked innovation. In this show I'll riff on the epic true-but-feels-like-science-fiction story of how HIVE forked from the STEEM blockchain after a hostile takeover by Justin Sun. I recently interviewed "themarkymark", top contributor on HIVE and formerly on STEEM, about how all this unfolded. I'm also riffing on reddit's cryptocurrency plans, Coinbase Wallet interest rate updates, Goldman Sachs' upcoming Bitcoin webinar, why the FBI's warrantless access to your browsing history is a moot point (they already have everything, only encryption can save us), Chris Dixon's legendary and accessible talk on Crypto Networks and Why they Matter, and if time close with a riff on why life is hard (because good exists). watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. Links: • Marky Mark of Hive Interview • Coinbase Wallet interest rate shopping • FBI Warrentless access • Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Webinar • Chris Dixon, Why Crypto Networks Matter • Ben DiFrancesco, Why it's more than just Bitcoin by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog

Interview with environmental journalist for The Guardian Fiona Harvey on climate change. Before that I riff on a possible model for an international emissions treaty, the scope of getting to net zero, Warren Buffett on central bank actions, and investor Paul Tudor Jones' bull case for Bitcoin. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. Links: • Fiona Harvey • International Energy Agency • International Renewable Energy Agency • The Climate Club • The Paths to Net Zero • Warren Buffett on Central Bank Actions • The Great Monetary Inflation by no gradient, produced by chuck "finch" finley, music by chris hoog

Absolute powerhouse interview by macro strategist George Pearkes on the seeming disconnect between the stock market and the "real" economy, central bank actions, federal stimulus, Modern Monetary Theory, sovereign debt, UBI, a federal jobs guarantee, Trump v Biden- the guy is a race horse. I riff on Warren Buffett's statements at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting where he commends the Fed and lays out his case for why you should never bet against America. I also riff on a16z' $515 million fund targeted at the cryptocurrency space. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. Links: • George Pearkes • Buffett Shareholder Meeting • a16z Crypto Fund II by no gradient, produced by Charlie "Finch" Finley, music by chris hoog

Interviews with police officer Cameron Smith on increased domestic violence and other fall out from Covid-19, former CIA analyst Martin Gurri on The Great Reset of Covid-19, and Twitter equity analyst @borrowed_ideas on Facebook, Amazon, and his market outlook. I also riff on how climate change will test us like Covid-19, large fund investors encouraging companies to work together, and Bill Gates on the pandemic. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. Links: • China moves to squeeze Hong Kong's freedoms • Whole Earth Discipline • Investors want a cure • Bill Gates on how to fight future pandemics by no gradient, produced by Charlie "Finch" Finley, music by chris hoog

Interviews with Ramneek Kundra on his viral Twitter thread describing Facebook's $5.7bn investment in Jio Platforms, Max Wolff helping build the future of cryptocurrency at Compound Finance, and Muhammadraza Panju better known for his Twitter account as @yourMTLbroker, on his outlook for the markets. We also riff on his statements being featured by billionaire investor Howard Marks on CNBC. Also riffing on liberty in the face of pandemic, Biden, Social Security and Medicare funding, negative oil prices, sovereign debts, and IT'S TIME TO BUILD. watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. Links reference in show: • How Tech Can Build • After the disease, the debt • What Would Keynes Do? • IT'S TIME TO BUILD • Autocrats see opportunity in disaster • Social Security Report • Oil Futures by no gradient, produced by Charlie "Finch" Finley, music by chris hoog

Interview with Dr. Chris Nash of Massachusetts General and MD Candidate Danielle Rider of Wake Forest Baptist Health. Also riffing on the Fed's actions, the one year outlook by Morgan Stanley, the Google and Apple partnership, China's behavior, and US debt.  watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. Links reference in show: • Knowledge of the future • Apple and Google • Bill Maher • Wet Markets • Morgan Stanley one year outlook • Who pays for this by no gradient, produced by Charlie "Finch" Finley, music by chris hoog

Questions on bailouts and Covid-19, interview with Collin Fedor chief of staff for a MA house rep, interview with Italian national Silvia Bettini, economic trade off of prolonged shutdown, and more.  watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with a contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. Links reference in show: Chamath Palihapitiya Howard Marks "Calibrating" memo. NYT Editorial Board. Life, Death, and the Economy. Bottomless Pit, Inc.  Coronavirus: The Energy Guide by no gradient, produced by Charlie "Finch" Finley, music by chris hoog

watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. shooting from the hip on: CDC mask recommendations. 7:30 Covid tracking project. 12:00 Which way now? Howard Marks memo. 16:30 No, you didn't just lose half your retirement savings by MMM. 57:20 Uncensorable internet. 1:11:15 How to retire forever on a fixed chunk of money by MMM. 1:21:35 Working from home, don't just do on Zoom what you do in the office. 1:40:30 Amazon and Instacart hire, UK fast tracts video call care providers. 1:43:10 There's no normal to go back to. 1:45:14 Marc Andreessen tweet storm. 1:50:20 The Shock Cycle. by no gradient, produced by Charlie "Finch" Finley, music by chris hoog

watch on youtube live saturdays noon eastern and listen wherever you get your podcasts. support the show and get access to full show notes before the show goes live with contribution on patreon. subscribe to the monthly newsletter, follow on instagram and twitter. shooting from the hip on: SARS-CoV-2, what it does in your body. US Army plan. 15:05 Bill Ackman trade netting 2.7 billion. $2.1 trillion CARES Act stimulus. 30:40 Rep Thomas Massie delaying vote. 47:30 Misinformation on Covid-19 spreading on Whatsapp. Trevor Bedford prediction SARS-CoV-2 mutations. 1:02:43 Blizzard, Winter, or Ice Age for the markets? 1:12:00 Howard Marks memo. 1:22:05 The COVID Tracking Project. 1:34:00 Digital dollar. 1:37:02 Paying to Stop the Pandemic by The Economist. 1:47:00 Gates of Fire. 2:01:20 by no gradient, produced by Charlie "Finch" Finley, music by chris hoog