In 2020, as the pandemic raged, Andrew Chow found the Clubhouse app, and on it, he marveled at the volume of chatter about cryptocurrencies. He dove into that (mostly male) world of speculative bubbles, NFTs, grandiose ideas, and then watched it all crash and burn. Andrew joins us to discuss his new book, <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Cryptomania-Hype-Billion-Dollar-Fintech-Empire-ebook/dp/B0CRS5DKXB">Cryptomania: Hype, Hope, and the Fall of FTX's Billion-Dollar Fintech Empire</a>. Also on the show, Mike says the quiet part out loud. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at <a href= "mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com">thegist@mikepesca.com</a> To advertise on the show, visit: <a href= "https://advertisecast.com/TheGist">https://advertisecast.com/TheGist</a> Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: <a href= "https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/">https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/</a> Follow Mikes Substack at: <a href= "https://mikepesca.substack.com/">Pesca</a> <a href= "https://mikepesca.substack.com/">Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href= "https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Homo Economicus

For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.