Ben McKenzie
From It's Open with Ilana Glazer by It's Open Podcast
April 23, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 23
About this episode
Ilana Glazer interviews actor Ben McKenzie about his documentary and book that critique the cryptocurrency craze.
This week Ilana chats with world famous actor (*and college economics major*) Ben McKenzie. Ben is best known for his starring roles on the beloved TV dramas The O.C., Southland, and Gotham, but visits It’s Open to discuss his new documentary film EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY and best-selling book EASY MONEY, both take a critical look at the dubious contemporary craze for crypto currencies and investigate the fraudulent culture that fuels coin trading. Ben and Ilana marvel at the overwh...
People in this episode
Host: Ilana Glazer
Guest: Ben McKenzie
Topics covered
- documentary
- cryptocurrency
- fraud
- economics
- interview
- TV dramas
Keywords
- Ben McKenzie
- Ilana Glazer
- cryptocurrency
- documentary
- EASY MONEY
- EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY
- fraudulent culture
- TV dramas
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: crypto currencies
Books & works: EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY, EASY MONEY
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