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Jon Stewart and Ben McKenzie discuss the implications of cryptocurrency in American politics and its impact on traditional finance and democracy.

As cryptocurrency continues to embed itself in American politics, Jon is joined by Ben McKenzie, author of "Easy Money" and director of "Everyone Is Lying to You for Money." Together, they investigate why digital currency appeals to those failed by traditional finance, examine how crypto reproduces and amplifies the same exploitative dynamics with even less regulation, and explore how it undermines democratic institutions while enriching the insiders closest to power. Plus, Jon talks pardons, TDS, and DMs! This episode is brought to you by: MINT MOBILE - Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/tws INCOGNI - Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code Stewart at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/stewart FAST GROWING TREES - Go to https://fastgrowingtrees.com/tws and use code TWS to get 20% off your first purchase. Follow The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart on social media for more: > YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weeklyshowpodcast > TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > X: https://x.com/weeklyshowpod > BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyshowpodcast.com Host/Executive…

People in this episode

Host: Jon Stewart

Guest: Ben McKenzie

Topics covered

• cryptocurrency
• politics
• finance
• democracy
• regulation
• exploitation

Sponsors

MINT MOBILE, INCOGNI, FAST GROWING TREES

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Comedy Central

Books & works: Easy Money, Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

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