Affirm CEO Max Levchin on today's IPO and the future of fintech
Affirm, a “buy now pay later” company led by PayPal co-founder and former CEO Max Levchin, went public today at a valuation of nearly $15 billion – and then saw its share price more than double. Dan g...
13 Jan 202114min
The fall of Parler
Social media platform Parler is currently offline after being booted from Amazon's cloud hosting service. The move came just days after Parler was also removed from the Apple and Android app stores fo...
12 Jan 202113min
Bakkt CEO on mainstreaming Bitcoin and other digital assets
Bitcoin exchange and digital wallet company Bakkt announced plans to go public via a SPAC, in a marriage of two of Wall Street's hottest trends. Dan speaks with new Bakkt CEO Gavin Michael to discuss ...
11 Jan 202114min
America’s lethargic labor market
As the pandemic strengthens, America's labor market weakens, based on the latest monthly jobs report that showed a loss of 140,000 nonfarm payrolls. Dan discusses the numbers, what they really mean an...
8 Jan 202112min
How the insurrection happened and what comes next
Much of what happened yesterday on Capitol Hill was not only predictable, but explicitly planned on Internet message boards where the MAGA movement gets the most darkly conspiratorial. Dan digs into w...
7 Jan 202116min
Inside the vaccination delays
America's vaccination rollout is going much slower than expected, with only around 5 million vaccinations to date. Meanwhile, COVID-19 is causing record hospitalizations and deaths, with much of the c...
6 Jan 202113min
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the presidential certification circus
Congress on Wednesday will be asked to certify state electors, thus setting the stage for Joe Biden's inauguration as the country's 46th president on Jan. 20. But, like so many things in the Trump era...
5 Jan 202118min
Dominion Voting Systems CEO John Poulos talks elections, death threats and lawsuits
President Trump and his allies have continued to baselessly rail against Dominion Voting Systems, whose machines will be used tomorrow in the Georgia runoff elections that will determine which party c...
4 Jan 202119min
