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'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money' - Ben McKenzie on His New Crypto Documentary, Corporate Dems, and 'The O.C.'

'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money' - Ben McKenzie on His New Crypto Documentary, Corporate Dems, and 'The O.C.'

We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends vor 3 Monaten

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Would you be surprised to find out that one of the leading
investigators into the cryptocurrency industry is… a former teen
heartthrob from the early 2000s TV series 'The
O.C.'? Ben McKenzie became famous for
playing bad boy Ryan Atwood in the hit 2003 drama, but he may end
up being remembered for his work investigating and speaking out
against the opaque crypto industry.

Ben is the writer, director, and star of the new documentary,
'Everyone Is Lying To You For Money', which documents his
years-long look into the scammy, fraudulent, and oftentimes
criminal world of cryptocurrency. He met up with
Mehdi in Washington D.C. to talk about his new
film and what drove him to make it. Mehdi and Ben unpack the
film's globetrotting story — from Miami, to El Salvador, to
London — as Ben follows the (figurative) money. Ben explains what
exactly cryptocurrency is and uncovers why its evangelists want
you to buy it so badly.

The two also discuss:

How 'The O.C.' introduced an entire generation to class
politics.

Why Ben is supporting Brad Lander for Congress over Dan
Goldman.

If taking corporate PAC money should be a litmus test for
Democrats.

Which Democrats have a shot at the presidency in 2028…

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Credits:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Ben McKenzie

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali

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