The Ben and Emil Show

Ronan Farrow at NY Magazine just put out an incredibly long and thorough investigation into Sam Altman: his past companies, dealings, and lies. There's testimony from previous business partners (including the founders of Anthropic). PLUS, we get into the economics of the AI buildout and whether everyone is collectively jumping the gun, and touch a bit on OpenAI's conveniently timed press release about safety.

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Our AUSTIN VIDEO: https://youtu.be/yGSs56bFzRU
Our episode with Kyla Scanlon: https://youtu.be/cIHWkY35cuc
Big Tech is out of ideas (ft. ED ZITRON): https://youtu.be/zBvVGHZBpMw
Arguing with a millionaire (ft. Chris Camillo): https://youtu.be/1ZUWTkWV_MM
We bought suits HERE: https://youtu.be/_cM1XqA9n2U

***LINK TO OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/CjujBt8g
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Everyone is convinced that we're just weeks away from global turmoil. But is everyone just panicking? We'll gently, sensually explain to you everything you need to know about oil, what's really going on, and what to look for.

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SOME OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY ENJOY:
That's Cringe of Cody Ko: https://youtu.be/dTbEk0pVh2w
Our AUSTIN VIDEO: https://youtu.be/yGSs56bFzRU
Our episode with Kyla Scanlon: https://youtu.be/cIHWkY35cuc
Big Tech is out of ideas (ft. ED ZITRON): https://youtu.be/zBvVGHZBpMw
Arguing with a millionaire (ft. Chris Camillo): https://youtu.be/1ZUWTkWV_MM
We bought suits HERE: https://youtu.be/_cM1XqA9n2U

***LINK TO OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/CjujBt8g
***Subscribe to Emil's Substack: https://substack.com/@emilderosa
***Trade with Ben at https://tradertreehouse.com

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It just doesn't stop, does it folks? We've got unprecedented, comic-book level corruption in this administration with mysterious trades going off minutes before Trump makes market moving statements. We've got planes crashing and our travel infrastructure stretched thin. This week we're diving into both.

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***Ben's new movies and tv podcast with Dillon is OUT NOW! GO WATCH the latest episode on our TOP MOVIES OF 2025:
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**CHECK OUT EMIL'S LIVESTREAMS HERE: https://www.youtube.com/emilderosa

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SOME OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY ENJOY:
That's Cringe of Cody Ko: https://youtu.be/dTbEk0pVh2w
Our AUSTIN VIDEO: https://youtu.be/yGSs56bFzRU
Our episode with Kyla Scanlon: https://youtu.be/cIHWkY35cuc
Big Tech is out of ideas (ft. ED ZITRON): https://youtu.be/zBvVGHZBpMw
Arguing with a millionaire (ft. Chris Camillo): https://youtu.be/1ZUWTkWV_MM
We bought suits HERE: https://youtu.be/_cM1XqA9n2U

***LINK TO OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/CjujBt8g
***Subscribe to Emil's Substack: https://substack.com/@emilderosa
***Trade with Ben at https://tradertreehouse.com

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With everything going on these days it seems like we should be seeing headlines about the market crashing and yet...here we are, just a few points off the all time highs. What gives? This week we're breaking down the reasons why we aren't tanking just yet, including an in-depth look at Michael Burry's latest blog post outlining what he believes will be the catalysts for a major market crash.

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***Ben's new movies and tv podcast with Dillon is OUT NOW! GO WATCH the latest episode on our TOP MOVIES OF 2025:
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**CHECK OUT EMIL'S LIVESTREAMS HERE: https://www.youtube.com/emilderosa

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SOME OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY ENJOY:
That's Cringe of Cody Ko: https://youtu.be/dTbEk0pVh2w
Our AUSTIN VIDEO: https://youtu.be/yGSs56bFzRU
Our episode with Kyla Scanlon: https://youtu.be/cIHWkY35cuc
Big Tech is out of ideas (ft. ED ZITRON): https://youtu.be/zBvVGHZBpMw
Arguing with a millionaire (ft. Chris Camillo): https://youtu.be/1ZUWTkWV_MM
We bought suits HERE: https://youtu.be/_cM1XqA9n2U

***LINK TO OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/CjujBt8g
***Subscribe to Emil's Substack: https://substack.com/@emilderosa
***Trade with Ben at https://tradertreehouse.com

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With us this week is Nithya Raman, running for mayor of Los Angeles. She tells us exactly how the city is *actually* run, the problems it faces, and most importantly...how they can be solved.

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***Ben's new movies and tv podcast with Dillon is OUT NOW! GO WATCH the latest episode on our TOP MOVIES OF 2025:
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**CHECK OUT EMIL'S LIVESTREAMS HERE: https://www.youtube.com/emilderosa

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SOME OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY ENJOY:
That's Cringe of Cody Ko: https://youtu.be/dTbEk0pVh2w
Our AUSTIN VIDEO: https://youtu.be/yGSs56bFzRU
Our episode with Kyla Scanlon: https://youtu.be/cIHWkY35cuc
Big Tech is out of ideas (ft. ED ZITRON): https://youtu.be/zBvVGHZBpMw
Arguing with a millionaire (ft. Chris Camillo): https://youtu.be/1ZUWTkWV_MM
We bought suits HERE: https://youtu.be/_cM1XqA9n2U

***LINK TO OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/CjujBt8g
***Subscribe to Emil's Substack: https://substack.com/@emilderosa
***Trade with Ben at https://tradertreehouse.com

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