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    #413: Okay let's talk about the polycule

    November 25th, 2022 · 64 minutes

    We're revisiting FTX and what we've learned since last week's recording about the goings-on chez team FTX. Then, Bob Iger is back at Disney! The stock market is optimistic — can he make the magic happen again? Last but not least, let's dish about Mastodon. In the wake of Twitter's slow implosion, many people have moved over to the decentralized social network — and Christina has some opinions.

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    Membership - Relay FM
    Rocket | Cotton Bureau
    They Lived Together, Worked Together and Lost Billions Together: Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s Doomed FTX Empire - WSJ
    Tumblr Blog Linked to Ex-Alameda CEO Explored Race Science, ‘Imperial Chinese Harem’ Polyamory - Decrypt
    Bob Iger's Risky Second Act as Disney CEO - Variety
    What Fleeing Twitter Users Will—and Won’t—Find on Mastodon | The New Yorker