Episode 336: 7th Anniversary Special

John McAfee joins hosts Brett King, Miss Metaverse (Katie King), and Dave Birch on the 7th Anniversary episode of the #1 Fintech podcast and radio show. Little did we know back in May of 2013 that this thing would turn into the global phenomenon that it has been. Now, let’s get a little out there as McAfee talks about the similarities between computer viruses and COVID-19. Air Date: Thursday, May 7, 2020 Show Title: 7th Anniversary Special Summary: John McAfee joins hosts Brett King, Miss Metaverse (Katie King), and Dave Birch on the 7th Anniversary episode of the #1 Fintech podcast and radio show. Little did we know back in May of 2013 that this thing would turn into the global phenomenon that it has been. Now, let’s get a little out there as McAfee talks about the similarities between computer viruses and COVID-19. Show Hosts: Brett KingKatie KingDave Birch Show Guests:John McAfee TOPICS DISCUSSED:[2:00] John McAfee discusses politics and government bailouts and the fallout for years to come. [4:15] Brett King asks if there is a disconnect between the economy and stock market performance. [6:00] John McAfee talks about life lessons to be learned about trust, disparity, and capitalism. [9:14] Lower to middle-class households are being hit hard economically and healthwise during COVID-19. [10:12] Should people rely more upon data than the news media? [14:20] Did we fail as a country when it came to risk and pandemic planning?  [16:00] John McAfee understands the mathematics of the spread of viruses.  [21:03] What do the most heavily locked down countries all have in common? [23:10]  What does the mortality rate look like for the U.S.A during COVID-19? [33:02] How will the coronavirus affect the world economies in the distant future? [37:30] Brett King talks about his Boring Co. Flame thrower. [38:30]  Will there be a meat shortage post-COVID-19? [44:40] John McAfee says he and Elon Musk have a similar thought process regarding COVID-19. [47:30] John McAfee talks about Monero and Ghost Cryptocurrency. RESOURCES MENTIONED: The Currency Cold WarBoring Company Show Sponsors: ExpressVPNJack Henry & AssociatesShippo  Breaking Banks is the #1 global fintech radio show and podcast, created by Brett King. Tune in for a look at how technology and customer behavior will bring about more changes in banking in the next 10 years, than in the last 200 years. Listen every Thursday at 3pm eastern time, noon pacific on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel. Subscribe at Provoke.fm to hear the show nearly 2 million listeners from 72 countries are raving about. FULL TRANSCRIPTION Show Hosts: Brett King Katie King Dave Birch Show Guests: John McAfee [Intro]  Financial technology or fintech is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today with New York, London, Tel Aviv, Edinburgh, Singapore, Moscow, and other major cities all buy in for a piece of the action. Welcome to breaking banks. The first dedicated radio show that focuses on how this new boom is changing everything from the way we bank to the very concept of money itself. Now here’s your host, Brett King.   Brett King: Hey guys welcome back to breaking banks this week. It’s our seventh anniversary edition and we have all the gang here. We have with us Dave Birch a long time my cohost and the author of the, let me get this right, the new book that you’ve [00:44 inaudible] “the currency cold war: Cash and cryptography, hash rates and hegemony. Is that right? 
Dave Birch: That’s clever, right? 
John McAfee: That’s very clever. Hash rates and hegemony. 
Brett King: Joining us also is miss metaverse, Katie Schultz.  Katie King: Oh hi.
Brett King: Thanks for coming back on the show. And of course our special guest this week is John MacAfee. John, welcome to breaking banks. 
John McAfee: Thanks for having me, Brett. I’m happy to be here. Since I saw everybody’s science fiction background, I know I’m going to be at home here. 
Brett King: Absolutely. Very good.