187. Mic Drop: Crypto and the man: Prof. Lamont Black on Donald Trump’s federal bitcoin reserve
Crypto was envisioned as the ultimate democratic currency, the thing that allowed you to buy things without “the man.” But, now the president-elect’s newfound interest means “the man" may be adding bi...
29 Marras 202418min
186. Ukraine’s Radio ROKS: Heavy metal (and hackers) for brothers in arms
Before the invasion of Ukraine, Serhii Zenin was the host of one of the nation’s most popular hard rock radio shows on Radio ROKS 103.6. Some three years later, Serhii is a soldier and Radio ROKS has ...
26 Marras 202425min
185. Mic Drop: Evelyn Farkas on Ukraine: ‘Don’t count them out’
As Vladimir Putin says the Ukraine war is about to go global, we sat down with former Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary Evelyn Farkas. She's now at the McCain Institute. Farkas tells us about the moo...
22 Marras 202416min
184. Escape from Bamban: One man’s scam farm nightmare in the Philippines
Back in February, Dylan went to the Philippines for what he thought would be a great Chinese Lunar New Year vacation. Then he found himself held hostage in a gang-run scamming compound. We tell one ma...
19 Marras 202429min
183. Mic Drop: Moore’s Law now applies to space
Former NASA astronaut Ed Lu says Moore’s Law of computing power doesn’t just apply to chips anymore – he says it describes the exponential growth of satellite launches, too. Learn about your ad choic...
15 Marras 20249min
182. Exclusive: Gen. Nakasone on national security threats, life after the NSA, and a possible return to government
(November 12, 2024)A week before the election, we sat down with Ret. General Paul Nakasone and he talked about North Korea, Russian hackers, his life after the NSA and why he hasn’t ruled out taking a...
12 Marras 202429min
181. A hacker’s final frontier — Space
Recently, a lot of smart people who work on space problems gathered at the Value of Space Summit in Colorado Springs and talked to us about the things that keep them up at night. At the top of their l...
8 Marras 202419min
180. Mic Drop Exclusive: Gen. Nakasone says reports about influence campaigns are ‘a sign of success’
We sit down one-on-one with Retired General Paul Nakasone, the man who dreamed up the US response to the latest iteration of foreign election chicanery. He explains why he’s so confident the 2024 vote...
5 Marras 202418min
