Podcast appearances and mentions of jacob silverman

Joe Ragazzo and Josh Kovensky sit down with Jacob Silverman to discuss how some of Silicon Valley's wealthiest businessmen learned to embrace their inner authoritarian.Links:Pete Hegseth's Crypto HistoryElon Musk's AI Grift‘The Democrats Still May Not Understand What They're Dealing With'Passan: Why a Dodgers-Brewers NLCS could define MLB's labor battleBankrupt Pinnacle Group Is Leaving Its Tenants in the Dark—LiterallySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How is it that some of the most privileged people in the world — the multimillionaire and billionaire owners of tech and finance companies — are some of the most aggrieved? Journalist Jacob Silverman reflects on the titans of Silicon Valley's rightward turn, as well as the industry's financing and its past and present deep connections to the military. Jacob Silverman, Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley Bloomsbury, 2025 The post Silicon Valley's Turn to the Right appeared first on KPFA.

It's News Day Tuesday on the Majority Report On today's show: ABC's George Stephanopoulos asks JD Vance about the $50k bribe taken by Border Czar Tom Homan and Vance refuses to answer forcing Stephanopoulos to cut him off for lying and evading. Non-resident fellow with the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, Mouin Rabbani joins the program to discuss the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine. Check out Mouin's writing on his Substack. Journalist and author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley, Jacob Silverman joins the program to discuss his new book and the companion podcast, Making of Musk: Understood produced by the CBC. In the Fun Half: While Trump paying tribute to Miriam Adelson at his Knesset speech, Trump openly confesses to giving the Adelsons access to the White House in exchange for money. Mike Huckabee busts out his Rickenbacker bass to jam with comedian Elon Gold at a Sukkot event in Jerusalem. They play "Sweet Home Jerusalem" to the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama". Former Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd reflects on the Democratic party's failings of late and holds himself accountable for his role in poor messaging. Andrew Cuomo still cannot clarify how he will challenge Donald Trump as mayor or explain why they share so many donors. Leticia James gives a fiery speech at a Zohran Mamdani campaign rally in upper Manhattan Zohran is fine with being called an existential threat to the status quo. All that and more The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Follow us on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! https://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: https://majority.fm/app Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase Check out today's sponsors: BLUELAND: get 15% off your first order by going to Blueland.com/majority ZOCDOC: Go to Zocdoc.com/MAJORITY and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE and book a top-rated doctor SUNSET LAKE:  Head to SunsetLakeCBD.com and use coupon code “Left Is Best” (all one word) for 20% off of your entire order  Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on YouTube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.co    

He's one of the world's most influential entrepreneurs and is behind companies like X, Tesla and Space X. But what role is Elon Musk playing in the tech industry's shift to the right, and how did growing up in apartheid South Africa shape his worldview? Jacob Silverman is the host of the new CBC podcast Understood: The Making of Musk and the author of “Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the radicalization of Silicon Valley.”

Jacob Silverman is back to walk us through the absurd levels of crypto corruption in the White House and his new book Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. https://bookshop.org/p/books/gilded-rage-elon-musk-and-the-radicalization-of-silicon-valley-jacob-silverman/90640a782bd09515 Hit the tip line: (646) 801-1129 | tips@trueanon.com Discover more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com

Enjoy this special feed drop of The Making of Musk: Understood, from our friends at CBC Podcasts. Where did Elon Musk's epic ambitions begin? In search of clues we return to his sheltered youth in apartheid South Africa, a world engineered for white supremacy. Along the way, we connect the dots between a bizarre White House ambush of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to teenage Elon's ego-powered quests in video games. Finally, was his “draft dodge” from military service a moral act or an opportunist's exit?Learn more about The Making of Musk: Understood here: https://link.mgln.ai/TBSxMoMWhat explains Elon Musk? Could his most outlandish ambitions and most toxic qualities trace back to his youth in Apartheid South Africa?The Making of Musk: Understood explores his seemingly insatiable drive for dominance, which connects everything from his birthrate obsession (and fourteen children) to his fixation with colonizing Mars. This four-part series, hosted by Jacob Silverman, reveals a little known side of the polarizing billionaire. Silverman tells the vital beginnings of this story — because the Elon era is far from over. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us:Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or @thebigstoryfpn on Twitter

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Jacob's new book Gilded Rage, which explores the radicalization of Silicon Valley leaders, who are exerting their growing influence to shape our society for the worse. Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist and the author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Also mentioned in this episode: Jacob recently wrote about Musk's latest dodgy business dealings. The world continues to wonder at Trump's ability to get away with corruption and scandal. Saudi Arabia has been involved in Silicon Valley more than folks may have realized (prior to the EA buyout, anyway).

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Jacob's new book Gilded Rage, which explores the radicalization of Silicon Valley leaders, who are exerting their growing influence to shape our society for the worse.Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist and the author of ⁠Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley⁠.Our Sponsors:* this is a paid advertisement from BetterHelp. Check out BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/THENATIONAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's been more than four months since Elon Musk stepped back from the Trump White House and his duties helming the Department of Government Efficiency.But Musk's chainsaw to federal spending is being acutely felt, amid a U.S. government shutdown that's giving the Trump administration sway to once again slash critical jobs.Host Caryn Ceolin speaks to Jacob Silverman, author and host of the CBC podcast ‘The Making of Musk: Understood' about Musk's lasting influence post-DOGE, and his greater impact on not just the halls of power in Washington, but around the world.Learn more about Jacob's new podcast below:What explains Elon Musk? Could his most outlandish ambitions and most toxic qualities trace back to his youth in Apartheid South Africa The Making of Musk: Understood explores his seemingly insatiable drive for dominance, which connects everything from his birthrate obsession (and fourteen children) to his fixation with colonizing Mars.This four-part series, hosted by Jacob Silverman, reveals a little known side of the polarizing billionaire. Silverman tells the vital beginnings of this story — because the Elon era is far from over.Listen now here: https://link.mgln.ai/TBSxMoM We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us:Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or @thebigstoryfpn on Twitter

What explains Elon Musk? Could his most outlandish ambitions and most toxic qualities trace back to his youth in Apartheid South Africa? Understood: The Making of Musk explores his seemingly insatiable drive for dominance, which connects everything from his birthrate obsession (and fourteen children) to his fixation with colonizing Mars. This four-part series, hosted by Jacob Silverman, reveals a little known side of the polarizing billionaire. Silverman tells the vital beginnings of this story — because the Elon era is far from over.New episodes drop weekly, starting October 7, wherever you get your podcasts.

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On this week's episode, Dan is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Crypto fraud. Dan also talks Susan Monarez, former CDC Director, testifying to Senate after their firing, and Trump officials pressuring federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges against Letitia James. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:08 Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist covering tech politics, corruption and illicit finance. Two years ago he published a book on the cryptocurrency industry – and the politics of those characters led him to his forthcoming title: Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley,” due out this October.   The post Jacob Silverman on Silicon Valley's Right Turn appeared first on KPFA.

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire's Islamophobic attack on Zohran Mamdani, what it tells us about the state of tech's politics, and how Donald Trump is enriching himself through crypto scams.Jacob Silverman is a journalist and the author of the forthcoming book Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson.Also mentioned in this episode:Jacob has reported on the Aqua 1 Foundation's mysterious crypto deal that puts $75 million dollars in Donald Trumps pocket.Trump signed the GENIUS Act last week, which aims to make crypto more mainstream and is widely viewed as openly corrupt. Trump has already made millions of dollars from crypto.Crypto is coming for the US 401k.Support the show

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire's Islamophobic attack on Zohran Mamdani, what it tells us about the state of tech's politics, and how Donald Trump is enriching himself through crypto scams.Jacob Silverman is a journalist and the author of the forthcoming book Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

U.S. President Donald Trump promised to make America the cryptocurrency capital of the world and he's been working to make good on that. This week, in what House Republicans dubbed “Crypto Week”, he pushed Congress to pass three major pieces of legislation championed by the industry.Trump hasn't always been a fan of crypto but after his sons caught on and tens of millions from the crypto industry poured into his re-election campaign, he's gone all in. Now, he's got multiple ventures but none as big as World Liberty Financial, the start-up that's earned his family an estimated $500 million so far. But who is he striking these deals with? And why are some Democrats calling it all a “vehicle for corruption”? To untangle this complex web of policymaking, moneymaking and influence, we're joined by Jacob Silverman, the co-author of “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud” and the host of The Naked Emperor, CBC Understood's four part podcast series about the rise and fall of FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

Substack’s Jacob Silverman examines Trump’s bizarre plan to turn cities into deregulated dystopias.Bloomberg’s Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz detail their new documentary Can’t Look Away, about tech’s stranglehold on our children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have reported that Elon Musk, currently trying to mend a feud with his quondam political ally Donald Trump, is a heavy user of mind alternating substances ranging from Ketamine to LSD to mushrooms to cocaine. While this story has been treated as one about the foibles of one increasingly erratic powerful man, it has wider implications. The financial journalist Jacob Silverman, author of an upcoming book about Musk, notes that there is a wider drug culture in Silicon Valley, rooted in the supposed performative enhancing power of drugs as well as an ideological commitment to elitism, accelerationism and technological transcendence. I took up these matters in a recent column and Jacob helps flesh out this story.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal have reported that Elon Musk, currently trying to mend a feud with his quondam political ally Donald Trump, is a heavy user of mind alternating substances ranging from Ketamine to LSD to mushrooms to cocaine. While this story has been treated as one about the foibles of one increasingly erratic powerful man, it has wider implications. The financial journalist Jacob Silverman, author of an upcoming book about Musk, notes that there is a wider drug culture in Silicon Valley, rooted in the supposed performative enhancing power of drugs as well as an ideological commitment to elitism, accelerationism and technological transcendence. I took up these matters in a recent column and Jacob helps flesh out this story.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jacob Silverman returns to the pod to talk about the breakdown in relationship between Musk and Trump, and the tensions that have always simmered at the heart of the Silicon Valley / MAGA alliance… but how it will likely remain in place after the extremely replaceable Elon pissed everyone off so much he was asked to leave. Also, Jacob went to the Bitcoin conference and found it to be a shimmering sea of weirdness. Get more TF episodes each week by subscribing to our Patreon here! *T-SHIRT ALERT!* We now have ‘Say Goodbye to His Uncle' shirts available for preorder, as well as a reissue of the TF ‘What If Your Phone Was the Cops' shirts from 2018! https://trashfuture.co.uk/collections/all *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's tour dates here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/liveshows *TF LIVE ALERT* We'll be performing at the Big Fat Festival hosted by Big Belly Comedy on Saturday, 21st June! You can get tickets for that here! You can also get tickets for our show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival here! Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

On this edition of Parallax Views, journalist Jacob Silverman returns to Parallax Views to unpack his new article, “Coin Operated: The Crypto Industry's Takeover of American Politics,” a timely investigation into how cryptocurrency has gone from financial sideshow to political powerhouse. We explore how the crypto industry—despite a track record of scams, collapses, and regulatory defiance—has embedded itself at the heart of U.S. politics. From Donald Trump's embrace of memecoins and bipartisan failure against the crypto lobby to the harassment of Biden-era SEC officials, Silverman traces what many see as the troubling rise of the crypto industry's political power and its potential consequences for democracy. Jacob also shares insights from a recent Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, offering a glimpse into how crypto culture is merging with MAGA politics, shedding its cypherpunk roots, and reshaping the conversation around money, power, and regulation. If you want to understand how this segment of the tech sector seized political influence—and what it means for the future of democracy and finance—this episode is essential listening. Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews

Our ideology critique of contemporary tech fascist SciFi begins with the first selections from Fredric Jameson's 1977 seminar at the Institute On Culture & Society, followed by a journalists narration of the tech fascist turn in Silicon Valley [10:00], ideological analysis of Alt-Right speculative fiction [37:00], and technofeudal yearning to convert probability to prophecy [70:00]. Cast (in order of appearance): Fredric Jameson, Matt Seybold, Jacob Silverman, Jordan S. Carroll Soundtrack: DownRiver Collective Narration: Nathan Osgood & SNR Audio For more about this episode, including a complete bibliography, please visit MarkTwainStudies.com/Mutants, or subscribe to Matt Seybold's newsletter at TheAmericanVandal.substack.com

John interviews New York Times bestselling author Jacob Silverman about his new piece in The Nation "Rise of the Crypto Keepers" which chronicles how the cryptocurrency industry continues to evade regulation. Then, he interviews journalist Candice Bernd about her latest investigative piece in The Nation "Texas' Crypto-Mining Racket" where she claims public officials are propping up a Texas Bitcoin boom that's threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution. Then finally, John chats with democratic strategist Max Burns about his newest piece for The Hill called "Trump Can't Wake Up from His Economic Nightmare".See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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On this episode of The Nation Podcast, Jacob Silverman joins the show to discuss how the cryptocurrency industry has long evaded regulation, and how it's now deeply enmeshed with the Trump administration's most corrupt dealings. Silverman's feature, “Coin-Operated: The Crypto Industry's Takeover of American Politics,” appears in the June issue of The Nation.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Jacob Silverman on why it's hard to regulate the high tech ponzi economics.Over the last few years, crypto-currency has emerged as a political powerhouse, thanks to tens of billions in campaign donations. As Jacob Silverman reports in a recent feature in The Nation, “crypto, despite being a relative flop commercially, has infiltrated American politics.” This is most bluntly obvious in Donald Trump, who has become a crypto king in corrupt schemes that have enriched him and his family in billions of dollars. But almost as corrupt are the members of congress, of both parties, reluctant to regulate crypto. I talked to Jacob about the dangers crypto poses to the American economy and to American democracy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Jacob Silverman on why it's hard to regulate the high tech ponzi economics.Over the last few years, crypto-currency has emerged as a political powerhouse, thanks to tens of billions in campaign donations. As Jacob Silverman reports in a recent feature in The Nation, “crypto, despite being a relative flop commercially, has infiltrated American politics.” This is most bluntly obvious in Donald Trump, who has become a crypto king in corrupt schemes that have enriched him and his family in billions of dollars. But almost as corrupt are the members of congress, of both parties, reluctant to regulate crypto. I talked to Jacob about the dangers crypto poses to the American economy and to American democracy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, Jacob Silverman looks at what he believes is the biggest financial fraud in American history: how the Trump family reportedly made $100 million from trading fees on their own crypto-currencies.Then, speaking of murky businesses, Dana Vachon has his wild report on how drug traffickers in Europe have taken to using submarines in order to move their goods onto the Continent. And finally, Sloane Crosley tells us about the joys of paperback books.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's a jam-packed show for today's Emmajority Report, starting with some alarming news about the Trump administration cutting funding for vital research on women's health. After that, Emma talks to Jacob Silverman about Donald Trump's crypto shenanigan sand how the Trump camp is financially benefitting from manipulating the markets. Check out Jacob's latest piece for the Financial Times "Welcome to slop world: how the hostile internet is driving us crazy" https://www.ft.com/content/5d06bbb4-0034-493b-8b0d-5c0ab74bedef  After that, Emma speaks with Abdel El Sayed, who has just launched his campaign for a Senate seat in Michigan and has the backing of Bernie Sanders. He talks about his experiences as a public health official and how they informed his political outlook and why he's putting health care and particularly Medicare for All at the heart of his platform. He also thinks the Democrats need to do better when it comes to keeping groups like AIPAC out of their campaigns. In the Fun Half, Emma will be joined by the usual Thursday crew, Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton. They check in on LA City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto and why she's being credibly accused of bias against the pro-Palestinian protesters she's prosecuting. The gang also takes in Fox News' response to the Irish band Kneecap's anti-Israel protests at Coachella.   Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! https://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: https://majority.fm/app Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase! Check out today's sponsors: Delete Me: Text MAJORITY to 64000 for 20% off your DeleteMe subscription Ritual: Get 25% off during your first month. Visit ritual.com/MAJORITY to start Ritual or add Essential For Men to your subscription today. Aura: Exclusive $35-off Carver Mat at AuraFrames.com. Promo Code MAJORITY Naked Wines: To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to NakedWines.com/MAJORITY and use code MAJORITY for both the code AND PASSWORD Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @RussFinkelstein Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder – https://majorityreportradio.com/

Originally posted 3/14/25. --------- Crypto kingpin Jacob Silverman joins us once again to talk through the brand new US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve and how stablecoins like Tether might play a key role in ensuring dollar dominance through uncertain times. Discover more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com.

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A two-part meditation on the history of journalism and the fate of investigative journalism under tech fascism begins with the model of Ida Tarbell, the epochal Wall Street Journal reporting on Facebook in 2021 [6:00], the professionalization of journalism during the Gilded Age and interbellum periods [38:00], the relationship between Silicon Valley and news organizations in the 21st century [54:00], the legacy of newspapers [63:00], and a periodization of print media [71:00]. Cast (in order of appearance): Gil Duran, Matt Seybold, Jeff Horwitz, Andie Tucher, Jacob Silverman, Jeff Jarvis Soundtrack: DownRiver Collective Narration: Nathan Osgood & SNR Audio For more about this episode, including a complete bibliography, please visit MarkTwainStudies.com/Gutenberg, or subscribe to Matt Seybold's newsletter at TheAmericanVandal.substack.com

When a journalist was accidentally added to a Signal chat that disclosed sensitive war plans, a controversy erupted about our national security. On this week's On the Media, a look at how right-wing media is processing “Signalgate.” Plus, why Donald Trump is calling himself the crypto president.[01:00] Host Micah Loewinger speaks with Will Sommer, a senior reporter at the Bulwark, about the controversy surrounding “Signalgate,” or when The Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief got added to a Signal group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed plans for bombing Houthi militants. They discuss the response from the Trump administration, and how rightwing media have been covering the scandal. [17:24] Host Brooke Gladstone sits down with Jennifer Berkshire, co-author of The Education Wars, to explore President Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education. Plus, why MAGA-backed school voucher programs have been met with fierce opposition from conservatives in red states.[33:32] Host Micah Loewinger chats with Jacob Silverman, who covers tech, crypto, politics, and corruption, and co-authored Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud, about President Trump's seismic shift from criticizing crypto to naming himself the “Crypto President” and launching a $TRUMP memecoin. Further reading:“Cruel to Your School,” by Jennifer Berkshire“The Strange Bedfellows Fighting School Vouchers,” by Jennifer Berkshire“In Red States, Rural Voters Are Leading the Resistance to School Vouchers.” by Jennifer Berkshire“The President Took A $75 Million Bribe And We All Saw It,” by Jacob SilvermanEasy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud by Jacob Silverman On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

Journalist and author of "Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud," Jacob Silverman sounds the alarm on the crypto scams peddled by politicians around the world and the impact that tech politics have on American democracy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

To hear the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/TrueAnonPod --------- Crypto kingpin Jacob Silverman joins us once again to talk through the brand new US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve and how stablecoins like Tether might play a key role in ensuring dollar dominance through uncertain times. Discover more episodes at podcast.trueanon.com.

This week Trevor is joined by returning guest Jacob Silverman to continue the conversation surrounding Silicon Valleys current self-imposed role in politics and in running the government.  Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York, the co-author of the New York Times best seller “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud” (Abrams, 2023), and the author of “Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection” (HaperCollins, 2015). Silverman is currently working on a book about the the reactionary tilt of Silicon Valley elites, which will be published by Bloomsbury in 2025.  You can learn more about Silverman and his writings at: https://www.jacobsilverman.com/ This is a free unlocked episode.  To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

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This week Trevor is joined by guest Jacob Silverman to discuss Silicon Valleys role in politics and Elon/Zuckerberg's interests in “getting” political.  Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist in New York, the co-author of the New York Times best seller “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud” (Abrams, 2023), and the author of “Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection” (HaperCollins, 2015). Silverman is currently working on a book about the the reactionary tilt of Silicon Valley elites, which will be published by Bloomsbury in 2025.  You can learn more about Silverman and his writings at: https://www.jacobsilverman.com/ This is a free unlocked episode.  To get early access to future episodes, become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and also get access to the whole archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

Jacob returns to the pod to explain how cryptocurrencies are back (derogatory) and the ways that memecoins are used to assert political and cultural influence while also swindling people. We also talk about the Trump administration's plans to deregulate crypto, and why, in the end, this really benefits the gambling industry and its attempts to enter every facet of mainstream culture.  Buy a copy of Jacob's book, EASY MONEY: https://www.waterstones.com/book/easy-money/ben-mckenzie/jacob-silverman/9781419766404 Subscribe to Jacob's newsletter: https://www.jacobsilverman.com/ ------ PALESTINE  AID LINKS You can donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians and other charities using the links below. Please also donate to the gofundmes of people trying to survive, or purchase ESIMs. These links are for if you need a well-respected name attached to a fund to feel comfortable sending money. https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/gaza-israel-conflict -------- PHOEBE ALERT Phoebe! Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here! Check out the relaunched Masters of our Domain with Milo and Patrick, here! -------- This show is supported by Patreon. Sign up for as little as $5 a month to gain access to a new bonus episode every other week, and our entire backlog of bonus episodes! Thats https://www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

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Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Mike Elk, founder of the Payday Report, to discuss the recent news out of Brazil that former President Bolsonaro has been indicted. Then, they speak with Jacob Silverman, co-author of his latest book Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud, and writer at the AM Quickie newsletter, to discuss Trump's nomination of Howard Lutnick to be Commerce Secretary, and his associations with crypto. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel's destruction of Lebanon, Israel's sanctioning of Haaretz, the Biden-Trump transition, Trump's developing cabinet, Trump's attacks on trans people, and Trump's plan of attack on Jack Smith, before diving a little deeper into the growing tension between the US-Israel alliance and the international order upholding the ICC's warrant for the arrest of Netanyahu. Mike Elk then joins, diving right into the major developments in Brazil's criminal case over the far-right (and Bolsonaro-administration-) backed coup and recently-revealed assassination in the wake of Lula da Silva's reelection in 2022, with the indicting of a massive portion of Bolsonaro's military advisors occurring last week in the leadup to the indictment of Bolsonaro himself this week, all at the hands of the Brazilian Supreme Court. Elk then walks Sam and Emma through the development of the investigation, with incredibly poor criminal operations UNRELATED to the coup allowing the Court to easily swing snitches over to their side, before stepping back to unpack the evolution of the fascist attacks on Lula and the Brazilian left, from the corrupt imprisonment of Lula and his successor, through the backlash to said political imprisonment, and into Bolsonaro's coup attempt in 2023. Mike expands on Bolsonaro's clear connection to the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, before wrapping up by noting the stunning impact this entire affair (and, more importantly, the Court's willingness to act on it) has had on completely decapitating the threat of the Brazilian far-right. Jacob Silverman then walks Sam and Emma through the major influx in crypto spending in the 2024 election cycle, despite the industry's recent stutters, and touches on the potential issue of an industry dominated by criminal conspiracy and transactions shaping US politics, before zeroing in on the particular role of one Tether, perhaps the largest cryptocurrency on the international level and a central investment of incoming Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. 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Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss all the money Elon Musk is pouring into the US election and what Silicon Valley's political influence will mean regardless of who becomes president.Jacob Silverman is the author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley, coming in September 2025 from Bloomsbury. His book Easy Money is now available in paperback.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.Also mentioned in this episode:The New York Times reported on Elon Musk's efforts to get Trump elected in the final two weeks of the campaign.The Pennsylvania district attorney sued Elon Musk's PAC to stop his $1 million giveaways.Marc Andreessen wrote the Techno-Optimist Manifesto and the Little Tech Agenda.FTX was up to way more shady things that didn't make it into the first trial of Sam Bankman-Fried. The second didn't go ahead after he was found guilty in the first.The canvassing operation for Trump by Elon Musk's PAC has been flagged as potentially fraudulent.The US Supreme Court's Chevron decision will have significant consequences for federal regulators.Support the show

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss all the money Elon Musk is pouring into the US election and what Silicon Valley's political influence will mean regardless of who becomes president.Jacob Silverman is the author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley, coming in September 2025 from Bloomsbury. His book Easy Money is now available in paperback.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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