In this slightly off-topic episode, we discuss the recent headlines regarding Wall Street shorts, r/wallstreetbets, and the Gamestop ($GME) fiasco. While we don't cover much related to Bitcoin in this one, we thought listeners might be interested to learn the basics of what the hell is going on. What a time to be alive...

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0:36 - The Headlines: Gamestop, Shorts, and Reddit

1:50 - What is "shorting" the market?

6:30 - What is Gamestop? (+ hedge funds)

10:35 - What does Reddit have to do with it? 

13:30 - What's a short squeeze?

16:15 - The Fallout: Robinhood, David vs Goliath (vs... Other Goliath?)

22:10 - What this means for the future (and the Davids)

Resources: 

• This Vox article
• This CNBC article
• Numerous TikTok Videos, go watch and get the jokes