Everything is Securities Fraud? (with Matt Levine)

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4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, “Everything is Securities Fraud?" Preet answers listener questions about former President Donald Trump’s defense of “absolute immunity” against a lawsuit brought by Rep. Eric Swalwell, and the recent news that Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has convened a grand jury to hear evidence and weigh charges against Trump. Then, Preet interviews Matt Levine, a financial columnist at Bloomberg Opinion who writes Money Stuff, the popular free daily newsletter. Don’t miss the bonus for CAFE Insiders, where Levine discusses whether we should worry about insider trading, and breaks down the implications of the recent “SPAC” boom. Head to cafe.com/insider. We have a new podcast! Each Tuesday, historians Heather Cox Richardson & Joanne Freeman will help us make sense of the week’s news through the historical lens and share resonant anecdotes from the American past. The first episode of “Now & Then” comes out Tuesday, June 1st. Just search and follow “Now & Then” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts! Sign up to receive the CAFE Brief, a weekly newsletter featuring analysis by Elie Honig, a weekly roundup of politically charged legal news, and historical lookbacks that help inform our current political challenges. As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is produced by CAFE Studios. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai, Sam Ozer-Staton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, breed here.
0:05.7	Here's a reminder, we've been exciting new podcast, a history podcast, starring brilliant
0:11.7	and accomplished historians, Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman.
0:16.3	The show launches on Tuesday, June 1st.
0:18.2	It's called Now and Then.
0:20.5	Subscribe to it wherever you get your podcasts.
0:23.3	Heather and Joanne will host a special live event at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday,
0:27.8	May 27th.
0:28.8	RSVP at cafay.com slash live or head to cafes, Twitter and Facebook accounts.
0:43.3	From cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:49.2	I'm Pete Barara.
0:51.0	Would you want climate change to be regulated by the interests of Exxon shareholders?
0:58.6	Would you say when earth warms and the sea levels rise, the victims there are Exxon shareholders?
1:04.0	It's like just kind of a weird approach.
1:11.2	That's Matt Levine.
1:12.2	He's a columnist at Bloomberg opinion where he writes money stuff, a daily free financial
1:17.5	newsletter.
1:18.5	With over 150,000 subscribers, Levine's newsletter has developed a cult following that extends
1:23.8	far beyond Wall Street.
1:25.6	He's famous for being witty and accessible while also delivering on substance.
1:30.4	That's partly due to Levine's background.
1:32.5	He was a high school Latin teacher, a corporate lawyer and an investment banker before becoming
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