why the SEC ignored the hawk tuah scam feat. john reed stark

Sixteenth Minute (of Fame)

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

We all know that Haliey "Hawk Tuah" Welch was the face of a memecoin crypto scandal, and most know that the SEC excused it wholesale. What we don't fully know is why it was so easy to get away with it -- in our grand Hawk Tuah finale, Jamie speaks with former SEC enforcement attorney John Reed Stark about how the state of cryptocurrency can do more than sink a fledgling influencer's career, it can tank a whole economy.

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0:00.0	You're listening to an I-Heart podcast.
0:05.0	My husband has a secret son from a past partner.
0:07.9	Hold up, Sam.
0:08.4	How do we know?
0:09.0	Have we done the DNA test?
0:10.2	Well, John, luckily, it's mother.
0:11.6	May I have a DNA test week on the OK Storytime podcast?
0:14.6	So we'll find out soon.
0:15.8	And this wife writes,
0:16.7	My husband received a Facebook message from a woman saying that he is the father of a five-year-old.
0:20.9	At first, he didn't remember her, but then he realized they had a one-night stand right before we started dating.
0:26.2	Wait, but do we have proof he's the dad?
0:27.9	To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
0:37.0	I want you to ask yourself right now, how am I actually doing?
0:40.4	Because it's a question that we rarely ask ourselves.
0:43.5	All of May is actually Mental Health Awareness Month.
0:45.6	And on the psychology of your 20s, we are taking a vulnerable look at why mental health
0:50.2	is so hard to talk about.
0:52.4	Prepare for our conversations to go deep.
0:54.4	I spent the majority of my teenage years and my 20s, just feeling absolutely terrified.
1:00.0	I had a panic attack on a conference call.
1:02.4	Knowing that she had six months to live, I was no longer pretending that this was my best friend.
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