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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Weird Finance, with Paco De Leon

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.211K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Let's face it: finance can be weird. The stock market is confusing, money as a concept is bizarre, and a lot of people feel awkward just thinking about anything dollar-related. Why is that? In today's interview, Ben and Matt sit down with author, podcaster and financial expert Paco de Leon to explore their work with Weird Finance, the Hell Yeah Group, and some of the conspiratorial concepts surrounding money. 

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0:00.0

Alphabet Boys is a podcast that takes you inside undercover investigations.

0:04.3

In the second season, we've got an alphabet soup with the DEA, the CIA, and the FBI all mixed up in the same case.

0:11.8

So you do personal security all over the world and you have somebody call you and say,

0:17.1

can you get grenades and guns for this guy in Colombia?

0:20.4

No, no, no.

0:22.0

It's a mystery wrapped around an international arm's deal.

0:24.8

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0:30.4

Malabu was ruled by one man, Mickey Dora, a surfer, a con man, a menace.

0:38.1

The number one podcast, Lost Hills, is back with season three, The Dark Prince.

0:44.3

An evil undercurrent runs through the surf world and it all goes back to Mickey.

0:50.0

He's not only the most idolized, the bad boy, he's also the most bad guys of the bad guys.

0:54.1

Listen to Lost Hills on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

1:00.1

In the mid-2000s, I was part of an underground party scene of mostly Latinx teens all across L.A.

1:07.3

Now, I'm looking back at that time and an unself murder that got blamed on the scene.

1:13.2

I'm Janice Hemoka, host of a new podcast about what happens when your safe space isn't always safe.

1:19.9

All episodes of Particrews, the untold story that's C-R-E-W-S are available now on the I Heart

1:26.8

Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello fellow conspiracy

1:32.1

realist quick disclaimer before we dive into today's conversation with Paco Delayon.

1:37.8

The following interview contains at-time strong language that may not be suitable for all audiences.

1:45.4

Still, we get to some fascinating places we go in many directions here and we can't wait to hear

1:51.9

your thoughts on weird finance. From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies,

1:58.9

history is riddled with unexplained events. You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't

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