Sam Bankman-Fried
Mentioned in 15 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
Founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX who rose to prominence as a young tech entrepreneur before being imprisoned for fraud. Podcasts discuss his spectacular fall from grace, his attempts to secure a presidential pardon through political realignment, and his historically close relationship with regulators like SEC chair Gary Gensler. His case exemplifies major themes in crypto industry scandals and political influence.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
Making Sense with Sam Harris · Mar 30, 2026
#467 — EA, AI, and the End of Work
“Cryptocurrency executive whose fraud scandal caused major reputational damage to EA movement in 2022”
Pablo Torre Finds Out · Feb 12, 2026
"You're Gonna Get Me In Huge Trouble": Adam Friedland Is a League Source Now
“FTX founder whose scandal was subject of multiple film adaptations Adam auditioned for”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Feb 10, 2026
CZ's Untold Story: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Binance's Founder
“FTX founder who CZ invested in early but exited due to competitive tensions”
Scamfluencers · Feb 9, 2026
Matt Bergwall: Return to Sender | 200
“FTX founder whose rise Matt idolized as example of young tech entrepreneur; later imprisoned for fraud”
The Next Level · Feb 4, 2026
1053: The Georgia FBI Raid Was Just a Dry Run
“Imprisoned crypto executive posting from prison; recently shifted to Republican alignment”
Offline with Jon Favreau · Jan 31, 2026
220: Adam Friedland Just Wants to Understand
“FTX founder discussed for becoming Republican to secure Trump pardon”
Autocracy in America · Jan 16, 2026
Crypto Corruption
“Former FTX CEO; imprisoned for misusing customer funds; example of unprotected consumer losses in unregulated crypto sector”
TBPN · Jan 13, 2026
We're all Jerome Powell, Apple and Google Make it Official, Anthropic Health Care | Diet TBPN
TBPN · Jan 12, 2026
DOJ vs. Fed Chair, Apple Repositions Vision Pro, Ben Thompson Joins | Tyler Cowen, Harley Finkelstein, Andrew Feldman, Nathan Nwachuku, Anastasios Angelopoulos
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Jan 12, 2026
#633 - Trevor Wallace
“FTX founder convicted of fraud and sentenced to 25 years in prison”
Thinking Crypto News & Interviews · Jan 9, 2026
TRUMP IS ABOUT TO PUMP CRYPTO WITH MASSIVE QE PLANS!
“Jailed FTX founder; Trump confirmed he has no plans to pardon him despite Bankman-Fried's outreach attempts”
What Bitcoin Did · Jan 5, 2026
How The Financial System Controls Governments | Simon Dixon
“FTX founder; only crypto executive to meet with Gary Gensler; involved in political campaign financing”
Galaxy Brain · Nov 21, 2025
Are Sports the Most Valuable Commodity in the World? with Pablo Torre
“Used sports sponsorships and gambling integration for brand building and image legitimacy before collapse”
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · Oct 12, 2025
657: Helen Lewis - Why Genius Is a Myth, Edison Needed Teams, Self-Promoters Are Overrated, Conspiracy Theories, Shakespeare Needed Luck, and How To Build an Excellent Career
“FTX founder who leveraged 'math prodigy' template to attract investors before fraud was exposed.”
Hard Fork · Sep 27, 2022
What’s a Hard Fork?
“Tech executive whose recent incarceration was covered as major news story”