Tales From The Crypto: The Rise and Fall of FTX
True Crime
Anthony Scaramucci and Sam Bankman-Fried were the unlikeliest of business partners. “The Mooch” is a nearly sixty-year-old son of a Long Island crane operator who sprung from Harvard Law to fight his way up the ranks of traditional financewith an infamous eleven-day stint in the White House along the way. “SBF” is a newly-thirty-year-old son of two law professors raised on an elite campus who aimed to revolutionize all that people like the Mooch represented and he’d already become a multi-billionaire on the way.But partner they did –on a series of conferences and with SBF closing a deal that could have led to his owning the Mooch’s Skybridge Partners outright -but they became something more than that and before the story ends with SBF in handcuffs, their friendship would take them everywhere from the Bahamas to Riyadh –with rumors of polycules, plentiful cups of noodles, and the Mooch toting a bag of suits he bought SBF out of instance that he could not meet the rules of Saudi Arabia in a worn out t-shirt and dirty white socks.
Location:
United States
Genres:
True Crime
Description:
Anthony Scaramucci and Sam Bankman-Fried were the unlikeliest of business partners. “The Mooch” is a nearly sixty-year-old son of a Long Island crane operator who sprung from Harvard Law to fight his way up the ranks of traditional financewith an infamous eleven-day stint in the White House along the way. “SBF” is a newly-thirty-year-old son of two law professors raised on an elite campus who aimed to revolutionize all that people like the Mooch represented and he’d already become a multi-billionaire on the way.But partner they did –on a series of conferences and with SBF closing a deal that could have led to his owning the Mooch’s Skybridge Partners outright -but they became something more than that and before the story ends with SBF in handcuffs, their friendship would take them everywhere from the Bahamas to Riyadh –with rumors of polycules, plentiful cups of noodles, and the Mooch toting a bag of suits he bought SBF out of instance that he could not meet the rules of Saudi Arabia in a worn out t-shirt and dirty white socks.
Language:
English
Email:
podcasts@audioup.com
Episodes
9: CHECK OUT STORMY DANIEL'S NEW PODCAST
12/11/2023
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Duration:00:57:04
8: Hindsight is 20-10
11/21/2023
Looking back on Sam Bankman-Fried’s rise and fall, Anthony Scaramucci walks us through what we can learn from his stumbles.
Duration:00:36:48
7: The Bottom Drops Out
11/14/2023
The Mooch is in the front row as the legend of Sam Bankman-Fried comes crumbling down in a matter of days including spending the day in SBF’s Bahamas war room the day where FTX’s fate became clear.
Duration:00:50:06
6: When in Riyadh, You Wear a Suit
11/7/2023
As crypto stumbles, SBF and his FTX step in as the savior of an industry. Amidst that glow, SBF and The Mooch partner with Sam Bankman-Fried purchasing a piece of Scaramucci’s firm. Now business partners, their first stop is the guided halls of the Middle East where The Mooch will help SBF raise more money for FTX.
Duration:00:42:17
5: The Cracks Begin to Show
10/31/2023
The Mooch explains what he saw in SBF - why he liked him and was excited to be in business with him. The halcyon days of the now infamous Crypto Bahamas conference - with guests like Bill Clinton and Katy Perry - give way to crypto’s bruising spring and summer with the fall of several high profile projects.
Duration:00:37:49
Belly x French Montana x JaVale McGee
10/31/2023
Belly’s childhood demon, French Montana brings an evil spirit home from Morocco and JaVale McGee described a mysterious stranger who broke into his bedroom and watched him sleep.
Duration:00:21:20
4: Fast Friends and Fast Money
10/24/2023
The Mooch and SBF meet in person for the first time. A fast friendship will eventually lead to a partnership. Scaramucci liked and admired the young visionary.
Duration:00:33:23
3: Into the Future with Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX
10/17/2023
Bloodied but not defeated from his very public White House firing, Anthony Scaramucci dusts himself off and looks to bring his firm into what he sees as the future: cryptocurrency - it’s during this pivot that he’s introduced to wunderkind crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried - aka “SBF”.
Duration:00:34:09
1: Rise of The Mooch
10/10/2023
Wall Street veteran turned crypto evangelist Anthony Scaramucci - aka “The Mooch” - runs us through his crypto origin story - his rise from blue collar Long Island to Wall Street and on to the White House.
Duration:00:38:24
2: Before the Milk Spoils
10/10/2023
The Mooch ascends to Donald Trump's White House where a stint with the Import-Export Bank of the US exposes him to the future: cryptocurrencies before he is called into the game as the new White House Communications Director. Eleven days later, he’s fired.
Duration:00:34:26
Tales From The Crypto: The Rise and Fall of FTX Trailer
9/28/2023
Anthony Scaramucci and Sam Bankman-Fried were the unlikeliest of business partners. “The Mooch” is a nearly sixty-year-old son of a Long Island crane operator who sprung from Harvard Law to fight his way up the ranks of traditional finance with an infamous eleven-day stint in the White House along the way. “SBF” is a newly-thirty-year-old son of two law professors raised on an elite campus who aimed to revolutionize all that people like the Mooch represented and he’d already become a multi-billionaire on the way. But partner they did – on a series of conferences and with SBF closing a deal that could have led to his owning the Mooch’s Skybridge Partners outright - but they became something more than that and before the story ends with SBF in handcuffs, their friendship would take them everywhere from the Bahamas to Riyadh – with rumors of polycules, plentiful cups of noodles, and the Mooch toting a bag of suits he bought SBF out of instance that he could not meet the rules of Saudi Arabia in a worn out t-shirt and dirty white socks.
Duration:00:01:28
24: S01B03 LETTERS WITH BERKOWITZ PART II
8/29/2023
Bill and Jack examine letters Berkowitz and Jack exchanged after the interview concluded.
Duration:01:04:09
23: S01B02 LETTERS WITH BERKOWITZ PART I
8/22/2023
Bill and Jack examine letters Berkowitz mailed Jack asking him to come to the prison and interview him in his official capacity as a reporter.
Duration:00:46:26
22: S01B01 THE SON OF SAM LAW
8/15/2023
Bill and Jack look over a collection of documents put together in order to pass the "Son of Sam Law", which Berkowitz asked Jack to get him a copy of.
Duration:00:47:41
21: S01E21: A UNIQUE GROUP OF MONSTERS
8/8/2023
As David Berkowitz joins a short list of infamous killers, a movie is being made on his life, a movie, he fears, will encourage others to do what he did.
Duration:00:55:39
20: S01E20: IN THE END, EVERYONE SELLS THEIR STORY
8/1/2023
David struggles with the way in which those close to him deal with the attention afforded them due to their association with him, namely his birth mother, Betty Falco.
Duration:00:45:13
18: S01E18: THE DOCTORS & THE DEMONS
7/18/2023
Ahead of court proceedings, David Berkowitz tells a group of psychologists a very bizarre story about a 6,000 year old demon named “Sam” who ordered him to kill through a talking dog named “Harvey”.
Duration:01:04:11
17: S01E17: WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
7/11/2023
As a result of a string of near misses and circuitous events, David Berkowitz is arrested.
Duration:00:50:18
15: S01E15: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
6/27/2023
David Berkowitz taunts police and press alike through a series of deranged letters dubbing himself, “The Son of Sam”.
Duration:00:48:54
14: S01E14: BECOMING SON OF SAM
6/20/2023
Not being arrested as quickly as he suspected, David Berkowitz decides he’s going to need a story.
Duration:00:37:36