A tech investor and his rapper wife were busted for a multi-billion dollar bitcoin heist. They couldn’t really spend any of the money. This episode of Today, Explained was produced by Victoria Chamberlin edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained   Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde

Higher prices mean your boss may need to give you more than just a small raise. Recode’s Rani Molla explains. Read Rani’s story: https://www.vox.com/recode/22933594/pay-raise-price-inflation-employers-great-resignation Today’s episode was produced by Taylor Maycan, engineered by Melissa Pons (Hemlock Creek Productions) and hosted by Adam Clark Estes. Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nice raise. Too bad about inflation.

It depends. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary explains.  Read Shirin’s story: https://www.vox.com/recode/22913046/deplatforming-extremists-ban-qanon-proud-boys-boogaloo-oathkeepers-three-percenters-trump Today’s episode was produced by Taylor Maycan, engineered by Cristian Ayala, and hosted by Adam Clark Estes. Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does deplatforming extremists work?

When a loved one eats a potentially deadly plant in the front yard, time is of the essence. A Facebook group is stepping in to help users get answers right away. Reporter Chia-Yi Hou (@chiayi_hou) explains.  Read Chia-Yi’s story here: https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/22800793/mushroo… Today’s episode was produced by Alan Rodriguez Espinoza (@ardzes) and Tori Dominguez (@tori_as_always), engineered by Melissa Pons, and hosted by Adam Clark Estes (@adamclarkestes). =Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mushroom detectives of Facebook

Does a bad showing on the stock market, compounding legal woes, and a drop in usage spell big problems for the tech juggernaut? Recode reporter Shirin Ghaffaryjoins us to tell us about Facebook’s losing streak.  Read Shirin’s article: Facebook's total user base declined for the first time Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How F-ed is Facebook?

NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have been gaining mainstream attention lately, but the big business of buying and selling them largely rests on the shoulders of one multibillion-dollar company, OpenSea. So how did OpenSea get into this position, and how well is it navigating these uncharted waters? Verge reporter Russell Brandom stopped by to give us the lowdown on the NFT marketplace. Russell Brandom’s article: - -  https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/2/22914081/open-sea-nft-marketplace-web3-fundraising-finzer-a16z Today’s episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and hosted by Adam Clark Estes.  Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Amazon for NFTs

The bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed late last year includes a lot of money for expanding fast and affordable broadband internet access in an effort to close the digital divide in America. So how much money is going to be spent, how and when will the funds be allocated, and in what ways can this process best serve the communities that need it the most? Blair Levin’s series: - -  Steps the states should take to achieve the infrastructure bill's broadband goals  States' best chance for permanent broadband affordability requires action now Steps the Commerce Department should take to achieve the infrastructure bill's broadband goals  Today’s episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, engineered by Melissa Pons and hosted by Adam Clark Estes.  Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America needs more Internet

Sean Illing talks with the author Johann Hari about his new book Stolen Focus, which explores what's happening — and what's already happened — to our attention. They discuss how exactly Big Tech "stole" our ability to focus, what many leading scientists say about how we are psychologically and physiologically changed by the powerful new draws on our attention, and whether or not we need an "attention rebellion" to fight back against the tech giants, whose business models depend on us getting easily distracted. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox Guest: Johann Hari (@johannhari101), author References:  Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention — and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari (Crown; 2022) Companion site with audio excerpts from interviews with experts and additional endnotes: stolenfocusbook.com Getting Ahead of ADHD by Joel T. Nigg (Guilford; 2017) "Capitalism is turning us into addicts" by Sean Illing, interviewing David T, Courtwright (Vox; Apr. 18, 2020) Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan (1964) "Enhancing attention through training" by Michael Posner, et al. (Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences (4); 2015) "Facebook and texting made me do it: Media-induced task-switching while studying" by Larry Rosen, et al. (Computers in Human Behavior, 29 (3); 2013) "Accelerating dynamics of collective attention" by Sune Lehmann, et al. (Nature Communications; 2019)   Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why we can't pay attention anymore

Every story is a tech story. We live in a world where algorithms drive our interests, scientists are re-engineering our food supply, and a robot may be your next boss. Host Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores why–and how–tech is changing everything. Produced by Recode and Stitcher, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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