Aug 19, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min · 28 segments
Ben McKenzie takes us inside his journey to the dark side of cryptocurrency through his new documentary "Everyone Is Lying to You for Money." He exposes how billions in crypto have poisoned American…
Ben McKenzieGuest
Sophia BushHost
Instead of taking you back in my favorite way to, you know, what your life was like when you were a kid, since you've answered that question for our OG listeners, let's go back to 2024 'cause that was your last time on the show.
You were deep into making the doc and we talked about your advocacy and your economics degree and, and kind of how you started to pull at the thread of all this.
Yeah, I would say, uh, I'm glad I didn't know [laughs] in 2024 what I know now-
... um, how tricky it is to get the movie made, and then as an independent movie to get it released, um, it's quite challenging.
But, um- But that being said, incredibly grateful for, um, you know, for, for the fact that I have made it, and for all the people that I've met along the way, and-
... lots of people that I wouldn't have otherwise have met or, or, or worked with.
Um, 'cause I've met some really incredibly, I mean, just incredibly talented artists who work on, worked on this movie, but also, um, just incredible people all over the world who have some connection to crypto cur- currency in the sense of being skeptics or, or, or investigators or, or, uh, what have you.
Instead of taking you back in my favorite way to, you know, what your life was like when you were a kid, since you've answered that question for our OG listeners, let's go back to 2024 'cause that was your last time on the show.
You were deep into making the doc and we talked about your advocacy and your economics degree and, and kind of how you started to pull at the thread of all this.
Yeah, I would say, uh, I'm glad I didn't know [laughs] in 2024 what I know now-
... um, how tricky it is to get the movie made, and then as an independent movie to get it released, um, it's quite challenging.
But, um- But that being said, incredibly grateful for, um, you know, for, for the fact that I have made it, and for all the people that I've met along the way, and-
... lots of people that I wouldn't have otherwise have met or, or, or worked with.
Um, 'cause I've met some really incredibly, I mean, just incredibly talented artists who work on, worked on this movie, but also, um, just incredible people all over the world who have some connection to crypto cur- currency in the sense of being skeptics or, or, or investigators or, or, uh, what have you.
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