Rage Against the Economic Machine: The Best of the Breakdown July 2020
A recap show on wealth inequality, stock markets and taking it back featuring Jill Carlson, Michael Krieger, Daniel Lacalle, George Gammon and more.

A recap show on wealth inequality, stock markets and taking it back featuring Jill Carlson, Michael Krieger, Daniel Lacalle, George Gammon and more.
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This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
Today on the Brief:
- The TikTok-Microsoft Deal
- The Twitter hacker was 17
- A changing of the guard for crypto hedge funds
Our main discussion: recapping the best interviews of July 2020
Despite a huge variety of perspectives and experiences, one theme shown through in Breakdown conversations in July: the disparity between the stock market and the real economy and a growing unwillingness of people to accept their place in the order.
See also: ‘It Sure Doesn’t Feel Like the Greatest Economy of All Time,’ Feat. George Gammon
This show features clips from:
- George Gammon - @GeorgeGammon
- Daniel Lacalle - @dlacalle_IA
- George Goncalves - @bondstrategist
- Sahil Bloom - @SahilBloom
- Tyrone Ross - @TR401
- Tony Greer - @TgMacro
- Jill Carlson - @jillruthcarlson
- Michael Krieger - @LibertyBlitz
- Sergey Nazarov - @SergeyNazarov
See also: Why the Robinhood Revolution Is the Future of Finance, Feat. Jill Carlson
For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, iHeartRadio or RSS.
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