It's the most wonderful time of the year – NPR's annual Books We Love! On today's episode, our host Andrew Limbong sits down with All Things Considered host Juana Summers to discuss some of the titles on this year's roundup, which includes more than 400 recommendations. Then, Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with the author of one of the most popular books on the list: Jennette McCurdy. She opens up about her memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, which reckons with her childhood as a Nickelodeon star in an abusive household.
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:04) – Coffee
(08:13) – SBF and FTX
(22:54) – $8 billion
(32:01) – Evil vs incompetence
(41:57) – Key lessons from FTX collapse
(55:15) – Should SBF go to jail?
(1:03:02) – Role of influencers and celebrities
(1:07:30) – How FTX covered up fraud
(1:11:26) – Interview with SBF
(1:26:29) – SafeMoon fraud
(1:32:41) – Bitcoin
(1:43:20) – Psychology of investigating fraud
(1:52:26) – Investigating politics and corruption
(1:59:39) – Coffeezilla origin story
(2:04:19) – MLM marketing scams
(2:11:58) – Andrew Tate and Hustlers University
(2:29:40) – Save the Kids crypto scandal
(2:36:59) – Money and fame
(2:44:03) – MrBeast
(2:50:26) – Fake gurus and Get-Rich-Quick schemes
(3:09:45) – Process of investigation
(3:22:31) – Twitter Files release
(3:31:36) – Time management and productivity
(3:43:36) – Advice for young people
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