#345 – Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
The following is a conversation with CoffeeZilla, an investigator and journalist exposing frauds, scams, and fake gurus. He's one of the most important journalistic voices we have working today, both in terms of his integrity and fearlessness in the pursuit of truth. Please follow, watch, and support his work at youtube.com slash CoffeeZilla. And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description. It's the best way to support this podcast. We got Rocket Money for savings and subscriptions, Eight Sleep for naps, BetterHelp for mental health, and Masterclass for online learning. Choose wisely, my friends. And now onto the full ad reads. As always, no ads in the middle. I try to make this interesting.
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How does Coffeezilla describe his coffee preferences?
I think nobody will want that, but I'm just brainstorming ideas here. Anyway, yeah, I'm a big, big, big, big believer of power naps. It's a really powerful way for me to refresh my mind. And it's just honestly really something I look forward to is doing that on an eight-sleep bed versus like on the floor or on a hotel mattress. It's one of the things I look forward to actually to get back home to. Anyway, check it out and get special savings when you go to eightsleep.com slash Lex. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp, spelled H-E-L-P, help. They figure out what you need and match you with a licensed professional therapist in under 48 hours. I've been speaking with a bunch of folks recently about the value of therapy.
It's kind of surprising to me how many people from all kinds of walks of life at some point in their life, if not continuously throughout their life, got a lot of value from therapy. I didn't realize this, I think, earlier in my life. Yeah, there's a huge amount of value to it. And I think the nice thing about BetterHelp is it's just really accessible and easy to get started. So if it's something you haven't tried before, it's definitely worth trying. You should try as many things as possible. So this has helped a lot of people so much. Why don't you give it a try? Check them out at betterhelp.com and save on your first month. This show is also brought to you by Masterclass. $180 a year gets you an all-access pass to watch courses from the best people in the world in their respective disciplines.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–2:51
2
How does Coffeezilla describe his coffee preferences?
2:51–37:27
3
What are the key points about Sam Bankman-Fried's background?
37:27–42:14
4
What are the main lessons learned from the FTX collapse?
42:14–1:53:29
5
What are the challenges of local vs. foreign journalism?
1:53:29–1:55:02
6
How does Coffeezilla approach interviews with controversial figures?
1:55:02–1:57:05
7
What insights does Coffeezilla share about the psychology of fraud investigations?
1:57:05–1:59:13
8
What advice does Coffeezilla give to young people starting their careers?
1:59:13–3:51:34
Speakers
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