Orandi: The lasting moment of the pandemic was a, somebody dida a deep, fake autotune video of j pal janet yellin a ben brenank. And after that hour, or however long it was, i thought, oh my gosh, i feel like ne time abo getting red pilled, or whatever, or orange pilled. That was my moment where i think i've just learned something, or stumbled on to something, that can be unbelievably impactful for society and helpful.
This episode is a first for Acquired: we’re joined by a sitting US Congressman (from Ben’s home state of Ohio!), Republican House Representative Anthony Gonzalez. Anthony serves on the House Financial Services Committee and is deeply involved in crypto and Web3 regulation, as well as on the Climate and Science, Space & Technology Committee where he oversees NASA among many other agencies. His also has an absolutely incredible story — his family immigrated from Cuba to Ohio, he played in the NFL, he was COO of an Investment Group of Santa Barbara backed startup, and he was one of a small number of Republican congresspeople who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the events January 6th.
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