S2 EP12: Lessons Learned from a Risky Crypto Experiment

ZigZag

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The co-founders of Stable Genius Productions have a candid conversation about their current financial situation (hint: their grant is running out soon), the highs/lows of making this season of the podcast (another hint: they had a fallout over email), and Civil's plans to resurrect itself in 2019 (final hint: the token lives on).

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Blockchain has not yet added value to international development projects, USAID finds. After mindfulness, tech takes on information overload, Manoush's forecast for Neiman Lab. Indiewire calls Season 2 Episode 2, one of the best podcast episodes of 2018! Radiotopia reaches 25,000 new contributors!

WHO YOU’LL HEAR:

@manoushz (Manoush Zomorodi, host of ZigZag and cofounder of Stable Genius Productions), @jpoyant (Jen Poyant, producer of ZigZag and cofounder of Stable Genius Productions)

**MANOUSH'S TOP 10 READS OF 2018:
**10. Empress of Facebook: My Befuddling Dinner with Sheryl Sandberg (WIRED)
9. Lena Dunham Comes to Terms with Herself (The Cut)
8. A Guide to Worrying in the 21st Century (Bill Gates)
7. Barcelona's Experiment in Radical Democracy (New Yorker)
6. Cryptopia in Crisis: Joe Lubin's Ethereum is a Mess (Forbes)
5. The Gift of Menopause (NYTimes) -**TIE- **Jennalee (Popula)
4. The Devastating Illusion of Control (The Cut)
3. The Plastic Backlash: What's Behind Our Sudden Rage- and Will It Make a Difference? (The Guardian)
2. Estranged in America: Both Sides Feel Left Out (NYTimes)
1. The Prophets of Cryptocurrency Survey the Boom and Bust (New Yorker)

ZigZag is the business show about being human.

Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies.

**If you’re also interested in Jen and Manoush’s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.

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