This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer. Today on our podcast, Bill Gates, how he's thinking about the Reddit Rebellion and the regulators role in it.

We don't think of the stock market as just performing a casino-like role.

We have, you know, restrictions on gambling activities.

This reminds us of the 1930s to some degree.

And is one of the world's richest people riding Bitcoin's wild roller coaster.

I don't own Bitcoin, I'm not short Bitcoin, you know, so I've taken a neutral view.

I do think moving money into a more digital form and getting transaction costs down,

that's something the Gates Foundation does in developing countries.

Plus how to avoid a climate disaster.

Strategies from Gates's new book on Green Policy and Publicity.

Having enlightened companies create markets for some of the earlier stage green products

like green steel or green cement, that will be super important. That's all ahead in Andrew Ross Sorkin's extended interview with Bill Gates,

from vaccinations and climate initiatives to Donald Trump's social media presence, or lack thereof.

I'll bet they'll find a way to let him back. social media presence or lack thereof.

I'll bet they'll find a way to let him back on.

You know, his stuff may be labeled as faults in a lot of cases.

You know, in a way his people's interest in what he says may go down quite a bit.

It's Thursday February 18th 2021.

Squawk Pod begins right after this. You are listening to Swack Pod from CNBC.

Hey Bill, can you hear me?

And today we're bringing you Andrew Ross Sorkin's conversation with Bill Gates.

Hi, how are you doing?

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