EP125: Ukraine, Bitcoin, and Liberal Democracy (w/ Matthew Mežinskis)

Yaël is in DC, David is back from his delightful Ontario countryside séjour. We talk about the Davos World Economic Forum, politicians that want to ban ministers from joining, and the loons that follow it, and the media incentives to cover the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial. INTERVIEW: Matthew Mežinskis is an American of Latvian, Norwegian, and Irish descent, residing in Eastern Europe since 2006. He works in corporate finance, consulting investors across the real estate, hospitality, food & beverage, and online direct lending industries. He was an early board member of Ronald McDonald House Charities Latvija, serving as financial director. He holds a BBA in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Cincinnati. He has been following Bitcoin since 2011. Creator of Crypto Voices podcast and Porkopolis Economics. https://porkopolis.io/ https://twitter.com/crypto_voices -Why people should still care about Ukraine -The role of Russia in central and eastern Europe -Growing monetary trends and the excitement of Bitcoin -Why liberal democracies matter Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on May 26, 2022. Syndicated on Sauga 960AM and Big Talker Network. Website: https://consumerchoiceradio.com ***PODCAST***  Podcast Index: https://bit.ly/3EJSIs3 Apple: http://apple.co/2G7avA8  Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3iXIKIS RSS: https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/playlists/podcast.rss Our podcast is now Podcasting 2.0 compliant! Listen to the show using a Bitcoin lightning wallet-enabled podcasting app (Breeze, Fountain, etc.) to directly donate to the show using the Bitcoin lightning network (stream those sats!).  More information on that here: https://podcastindex.org/apps  Produced by the Consumer Choice Center. Support us: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.