S2 EP12: Lessons Learned from a Risky Crypto Experiment

Manoush and Jen discuss Civil's new strategy and their next moves.

The co-founders of Stable Genius Productions wrap of Season Two with a candid conversation. They discuss their current financial situation (hint: their grant is running out soon), the highs/lows of making this season of the podcast (another hint: they had a fallout over email), and Civil's plans to resurrect itself in 2019 (final hint: the token lives on).

GO DEEPER:

USAID questions the value of blockchain. Manoush's journalism predictions for 2019 in Neiman Lab. Radiotopia reaches its fundraising goals. Indiewire calls ZigZag Season 2 Episode 2 one of Top 50 podcast episodes of 2018.

MANOUSH'S TOP 10 READS OF 2018:

10. Empress of Facebook: My Befuddling Dinner with Sheryl Sandberg (WIRED)

9. Lena Dunham Comes to Terms with Herself (The Cut)

8. A Guide to Worrying in the 21st Century (Bill Gates)

7. Barcelona's Experiment in Radical Democracy (New Yorker)

6. Cryptopia in Crisis: Joe Lubin's Ethereum is a Mess (Forbes) 

5. The Gift of Menopause (NYTimes) -TIE- Jennalee (Popula)

4. The Devastating Illusion of Control (The Cut)

3. The Plastic Backlash: What's Behind Our Sudden Rage- and Will It Make a Difference? (The Guardian)

2. Estranged in America: Both Sides Feel Left Out (NYTimes)

1. The Prophets of Cryptocurrency Survey the Boom and Bust (New Yorker)

ILLUSTRATION: 

For the final episode of Season 2, our friends at Accurat delved into the metadata of ZigZag itself, episode by episode. Here's the key...

CREDITS:

Thalia Beaty, Producer

David Herman, Audio Engineer and Composer

Dan Dzula, Audio Engineer

ZigZag comes from Stable Genius Productions, in partnership with Civil. We are proud members of Radiotopia, from PRX.