A reporter's descent into CGM madness | The Vergecast
During the height of the cryptocurrency craze a few years ago, the actor Ben McKenzie found himself wondering why no one else was seeing what he was seeing. He joins the show to explain his yearslong attempt to understand Bitcoin and the crypto world, all of which is in his new documentary Everyone Is Lying to You For Money. (You can probably guess how he feels.) After that, The Verge’s Victoria Song tells us about her testing of continuous glucose monitors, which have gone from medical device to influencer trend in some worrying ways. Finally, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (…
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Sprinkler Duty Cold Open
1:40
Ben McKenzie Joins
2:56
Is Crypto Really Money
5:57
When The Pitch Breaks
7:36
El Salvador Reality Check
11:20
Trustless Money Myth
13:27
Crypto Culture And Cults
17:38
Gambling Crime
22:11
Why Bitcoin Still Rises
27:41
CGMs Explained With Vee Song
28:53
FDA OTC And Wellness Boom
30:40
Wearables Politics And MAHA
34:50
CGMs Beyond Diabetes
38:25
Why She Tried CGMs
41:21
Alarming Readings
43:48
Data Rabbit Hole Daily Life
48:38
Food Anxiety And Disordered Eating
51:32
No Consensus For Non Diabetics
53:32
Medication Tradeoffs And Health
56:58
Wellness Versus Medical Regulation
1:03:09
Vergecast Hotline
1:05:19
Why Gadgets Got Bland
1:16:31
Final Thoughts
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