About this episode
Ben McKenzie discusses his insights on cryptocurrency and his new documentary while Victoria Song shares her experiences with continuous glucose monitors.
During the height of the cryptocurrency craze a few years ago, the actor Ben McKenzie found himself wondering why no one else was seeing what he was seeing. He joins the show to explain his yearslong attempt to understand Bitcoin and the crypto world, all of which is in his new documentary Everyone Is Lying to You For Money. (You can probably guess how he feels.) After that, The Verge's Victoria Song tells us about her testing of continuous glucose monitors, which have gone from medical device to influencer trend in some worrying ways. Finally, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about why all our gadgets seem the same these days. Vote for The Vergecast in the Webby Awards! A vote for The Vergecast is a vote that Brendan Carr is a dummy, that buttons are good, and that party speakers rule the world. Voting is open until April 16. https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/shows/technology Further reading: Everyone is Lying to You for Money Low interest rates and loneliness: the origins of the pandemic crypto boom Continuous glucose monitoring made me continuously crazy Subscribe to The Verge for…
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Host: The Verge
Guest: Ben McKenzie
Topics covered
- cryptocurrency
- documentary
- continuous glucose monitors
- technology trends
- gadgets
Keywords
- cryptocurrency
- Ben McKenzie
- documentary
- continuous glucose monitors
- technology
- gadgets
- Webby Awards
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Organizations: Webby Awards
Books & works: Everyone Is Lying to You For Money
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