Media Moggers Part 1 Ft. Ed Zitron

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Media Moggers Part 1 Ft. Ed Zitron

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Dec 14, 2023

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Our good pal Ed gives us a crypto state of the union, then we talk about Elon's Media Matters lawsuit. If you didn't know, Ed has a new podcast called 15 minutes in hell where he interviews interesting people for 15 minutes, which is honestly the perfect length for podcasts if you think about it.

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