Tales From The Crypto: The Rise and Fall of FTX
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Anthony Scaramucci and Sam Bankman-Fried were the unlikeliest of business partners. “The Mooch” is a nearly sixty-year-old son of a Long Island crane operator who sprung from Harvard Law to fight his way up the ranks of traditional financewith an infamous eleven-day stint in the White House along the way. “SBF” is a newly-thirty-year-old son of two law professors raised on an elite campus who aimed to revolutionize all that people like the Mooch represented and he’d already become a multi-billionaire on the way.But partner they did –on a series of conferences and with SBF closing a deal that could have led to his owning the Mooch’s Skybridge Partners outright -but they became something more than that and before the story ends with SBF in handcuffs, their friendship would take them everywhere from the Bahamas to Riyadh –with rumors of polycules, plentiful cups of noodles, and the Mooch toting a bag of suits he bought SBF out of instance that he could not meet the rules of Saudi Arabia in a worn out t-shirt and dirty white socks.
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KILLER TAPE is a biographical true crime podcast where killers, and hard core criminals, tell their own story, in their own words. In season one, David Berkowitz, AKA The Son of Sam, tells his own life story, from birth to arrest through an extensive audio archive recorded inside Attica Prison in March of 1980 by investigative reporter Jack Jones. This exclusive archive represents, not only the most extensive interview ever conducted with Berkowitz, but it is, also his first in depth interview following his arrest, and it is being released here, for the first time.
Investigative reporter Jack Jones is summoned to Attica Prison to conduct an interview by, and with, the world’s most infamous killer.
As the interview begins, David divulges the interworking of his nuclear family, as well as the news of the adoption that will serve to derail his fragile psyche.
David Berkowitz terrorizes his adoptive mother, Pearl Berkowitz, amidst a secretive, one boy attempt to burn down The Bronx in an arson spree that would become legendary.
Pearl Berkowitz, David Berkowitz’s adoptive mother, and the only person to whom he is close, receives a terminal cancer diagnosis just as David is about to enter high school.
A high school age David Berkowitz begins to attempt to navigate the world of dating.
David Berkowitz joins the military, and picks up, along the way, the fundamental tenets of what, would eventually become the “Son of Sam Story”.
Back in the Bronx following an honorable discharge from the Army, David Berkowitz shakily attempts to settle into civilian life when he finds out his birth mother, Betty Falco, is still very much alive.
David Berkowitz launches an exuberant effort to locate his birth mother, the encounter with whom, does not go according to plan.
As David’s destructive nature continues to turn outward, he looks for a killer to model himself after, and believing his has found one, embarks on his first attempt to murder a woman.
On a trip to visit an old Army buddy in Texas, David Berkowitz sees the film that will change his life forever, picking up the gun featured in the film, the very next morning, the infamous .44 revolver.
After murdering a young woman named Donna Lauria, David Berkowitz second attempt to take a women’s life is “unsuccessful”, sending him into a tailspin.
New York City press begins to put together the idea that the recent string of attacks terrorizing the city, may be connected, dubbing the assailant the “.44 Caliber Killer”.
The duality of Berkowitz explored, David patrols New York City with homemade emergency rescue equipment hoping to be a hero, while at the same time, looking for a woman to kill.
Not being arrested as quickly as he suspected, David Berkowitz decides he’s going to need a story.
David Berkowitz taunts police and press alike through a series of deranged letters dubbing himself, “The Son of Sam”.
As press coverage reaches a boiling point, David watches the funeral of one his victims on television, exposing a lifelong curiosity about death.
As a result of a string of near misses and circuitous events, David Berkowitz is arrested.
Ahead of court proceedings, David Berkowitz tells a group of psychologists a very bizarre story about a 6,000 year old demon named “Sam” who ordered him to kill through a talking dog named “Harvey”.
Adjusting to life in prison, David Berkowitz’s conscious weighs heavy as he looks for someone to tell his story to.
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David ever heard of ear plugs? Ya fuck! Killing dogs..You're a dick!
David? did you think you were the only person that was adopted in the world? Well you're not because I was too And I didn't turn into a murdering psychopath.
video games definitely are not making people kill. I hate that bull shit excuse. let's blame it on video games. he was just a dumb ass
Ugggggh that monster is an absolute POS. Unfortunately haven't forgotten about him. That being said, this podcast is perfection... Wish the episodes were longer.
Gave me goosebumps. How scary 😰 So glad season 2 has started!
what was the super long hold up ?
where are the season 2 episodes??
YAY!!
I find the comparison of smoking/lung cancer to be disingenuous. While he mentions several studies, he doesn’t explain what they examined or how they arrived at the conclusion. The extreme blame on gaming as the only source of violence is quite absurd. If anything, the amount of time spent playing games is reflective of isolation from peers and ignorance of parents, which I think is far more influential.
This was, hands down, one of the most compelling podcasts I've ever heard. Absolutely fascinating!
I have to say with Xbox and digital download games, Microsoft Xbox states you must be 18 to own an account. I guess it's down to the parents whether they allow their child to have an account and what they play.
My sister in law is at one of Phil's seminars and I finally put two and two together and realized it was him! Needless to say, I'm SO jealous. This podcast is one of my favorite top two.
when is a new episode coming?!
Great Pod!
The sister's voice... my heart broke into a million pieces.
Ugh. I enjoy this show, but pulling up a dude with a clear bias, spouting claims like "garbage in, [garbage] out" and "these people wouldn't have committed these crimes if it weren't for videogames" is irresponsible fear mongering. This kind of blaming of media as some sole arbitor of murderous impulse in kids has been eyerollingly silly since even the 2000's. Hearing these claims in 2020 is disappointing, to say the least.
It is fascinating to compare Dellmus and Clyde. how they are so similar in their lack of remorse and absolute casual recollection of their cruelty, but are so different as well. How much more nonchalant Clyde is with his fate, how the two have different moral compasses, motivations, and so on. But, most of all, it's a reminder that these monsters are humans. That this absolute darkness lies within someone who seems just like any other mundane stranger.
she's so naive. she believes everything out of his mouth. sk constantly claim credit for murders that they didn't commit. and to believe that he was sorry to her? give me a break, girl.
I really enjoy the raw conversations on this podcast. I find it fascinating how these killers talk about these unspeakable crimes they have committed. I find it interesting, how they almost brag about what they have done, not to mention lie about crimes and murders they did not commit. I also appreciate the work being done here, to uncover answers for the victims and families faced with cold cases, and no answers. So far, I really like this podcast.
Great episode! So good to hear the whole story behind these murders and bring to light issues that get pushed aside like bullying and the effects it can have. https://castbox.fm/vd/307475509