Coffeezilla: SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power | Lex Fridman Podcast

[@lexfridman]

Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Eight Sleep: www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings - MasterClass: masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off - BetterHelp: betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Rocket Money: rocketmoney.com/lex 0:38 - Coffee 2:48 - SBF and FTX 17:28 - $8 billion 26:36 - Evil vs incompetence 36:32 - Key lessons from FTX collapse 49:50 - Should SBF go to jail? 57:36 - Role of influencers and celebrities 1:02:04 - How FTX covered up fraud 1:06:00 - Interview with SBF 1:21:03 - SafeMoon fraud 1:27:16 - Bitcoin 1:37:54 - Psychology of investigating fraud 1:47:01 - Investigating politics and corruption 1:54:13 - Coffeezilla origin story 1:58:53 - MLM marketing scams 2:06:32 - Andrew Tate and Hustlers University 2:24:15 - Save the Kids crypto scandal 2:31:34 - Money and fame 2:38:38 - MrBeast 2:45:00 - Fake gurus and Get-Rich-Quick schemes 3:04:20 - Process of investigation 3:17:05 - Twitter Files release 3:26:11 - Time management and productivity 3:38:11 - Advice for young people

[@teabee44]

Mutahar (someordinarygamers) next please!

[@uhitskyle]

Respectable, ty.

[@Michael-Humphrey]

!!!

[@dertythegrower]

*Good* *job* Coffee

[@nighticeeee]

For more in depth Crypto Breakdown into frauds and their history you should check out the guys at Crypto Critics Corner. Coffeezilla is alright but usually just rehashes major events that happen, not looking breaking down how or why/ or predicting anything.

[@Coffeezilla]

Thanks for having me on Lex! 😁 super fun to chat and hope to do it again someday! *Note: this podcast was recorded before my 3rd interview with SBF just in case some ppl wonder why we didn’t bring up the confession from Sam.

[@TheOdinCrusade]

Go to bed!

[@faiz3411]

You nailed him man. It was fun to watch.

[@DrTune]

So great to see you on here!

[@joephilip4197]

Masterful, brother!

[@twentysix1230]

Was a really good one!

[@Ready_Player_1]

Coffee’s transformation from a smaller KZbin channel to a world class journalist in under 2 years is proof the real get rich quick scheme is finding what you’re passionate about and working hard. Great interview 👍

[@PicaPauDiablo1]

And hard work

[@brainplot]

Too bad for most people 2 years is still too long!

[@DannySullivanMusic]

this comment is 10000% correct dude

[@djg4653]

@@brainplot That's unfortunate, but true. Many people feel the idea is the true value, but that's only day one in a 10,000 day journey

[@HAZMOLZ]

He's also passionate about a subject that's blowing up. So there's an element of luck involved too.

[@iSOBigD]

Lex and Coffeezilla in the same room?! What a treat!

[@tmo2798]

Is Lex the squeak? He still hasn't learned despite the evidence. The big big bank remains just that. The rest are schemes which involve 'risk' to him. To 'me', it's a scam. Simple.

[@ancientnpc]

yes very awesome

[@drumzmad101]

Best two trademark outfits on KZbin 😊

[@b5banna]

I thought the same thing! I was shocked when I saw this video on my feed!

[@Steel_Wrath]

Sup sock cucka, wanna buy some chip coin?

[@EspireMike]

Id never heard of coffeezilla before this interview. I've since spent the last month binging on Coffee's channel! Back again to listen to the interview with some new context on who Coffeezilla is and what he's done over the past few years. Great stuff!!

[@chadblueone2]

Hell yeah same! just discovered him a few months ago and pretty much have watched every video, now I’m here listening to this

[@elazarpimentel5340]

I had never heard of Lex. I'm serious. Now I am binging on Lex.

[@Greg_Olinovitch]

@@elazarpimentel5340 lmao me too

[@tallsensa4190]

Welcome friend

[@jenncarutis8464]

Same. I’m watching this in 2024. And I didn’t realize they made it a year ago and I was flabbergasted. I paused it to try to get my mind around it. There is a guy that on either KZbin or Tik Tok and the first part of the video was made about Baba Vanga, she’s the modern day Nostradamus, and she described the antichrist. And he made a video that he thinks Mr. Beast is the antichrist. He then proceeded to give proof. He said Jimmy is loved by so many. And his downfall will be swift and he’d be unable to recover from it. He might be the antichrist. Time will tell. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@veqzor]

its crazy how coffee went from exposing Instagram scams to being on Lex´s podcast exposing some of the biggest frauds of our time

[@MidnightV6]

first time seeing him. thx for sharing, cool backstory.

[@zeytelaloi]

Yeah. And actually, what he said at 1:14:10 that he regretted never asking SBF, well he actually managed to SBF to comment on comingling of funds in a video that just got released kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqDCm4Owd7-Gf9E Coffeezilla is amazing

[@mcspikesky]

It's a real step backwards, he should keep on with what he was doing.. not this media stuff.

[@sjsm8578]

@@mcspikesky lol. I see you SBF

[@jcon2060]

@@mcspikesky Yeah I can actually see why -- his older stuff felt more campy and fun, while more serious fraud coverage involves higher stakes.

[@geoinmot]

For some reason I never thought I'd see these two in one video. It speaks to Coffee's relevance and Lex's diversity.

[@CHACHILLIE]

Well said

[@DannySullivanMusic]

this comment is precisely true

[@norgepalm7315]

This speaks to my facade of intelligent thought, thinly veiled by excessive and needless verbiage.

[@StephenGillie]

And debating Vim vs Emacs - truly the debate of our age!

[@dansrod5952]

@@norgepalm7315 also speaks to your blatant arrogance

[@SoulSeeker20]

Honestly... I can't tell you how much I appreciate somebody that's well spoken and articulate in any situation, whether it be on their own channel or to be a guest on somebody else's. It goes to show Coffee's the real thing. He isn't his channel edits, scripts, and such - he's the embodiment of his journalism and investigative work, and you can tell he takes this stuff seriously. This is an exceptionally well-done interview, and I'm absolutely impressed by Coffee. Like I needed another reason why he's the best at what he does.

[@Philip_Taylor]

While I definitely agree, I also rue the way any comments section is so complimentary these days. People have their praises sung to almost the heavens for making videos. A separate point.

[@sectumsemparium]

Also am waiting for lex having the same podcast but insted talking about Elon, also then wanna watch lex trying to def Elons c o c k in his mouth

[@carltonpenaloza1395]

@@Philip_Taylor Honest question: What do you see as an issue with people in the comments section praising someone they see as an exceptional person doing exceptional work? I think it’s just people in a good mood offering praise for someone who contributes value to their life…

[@Philip_Taylor]

@@carltonpenaloza1395 It's endemic, not just for those who warrant it. Comments used to be varied -- these days there is a culture of fellating content makers like they are the greatest of the great. Just read any comments section for basically any channel.

[@jaymelou1106]

Ide disagree go look on channels that cover flat earth lol

[@CrispyCrabRangoons]

Every time I listen to coffee I feel so much smarter for the next hour, then it wears off and im stupid again

[@jonsnow6631]

So don't stop listening to him.

[@TwiggehTV]

Weird i have to drink my coffee to get that effect

[@coober0_0]

LMAOO same

[@jamesbarker5254]

I guess the one saying stop don't listen to him is a scammer that's the only reason you would not listen to this man or you lie about a bunch of stuff because you know coffee will hold your feet to the fire

[@davidgilbert2998]

Same 😊

[@n00n1n]

Coffeezilla is the the best scam investigative journalist. Coffee does so much great investigative work and has great production quality, plus he does it with such a witty sense of humor. His channel really ticks all the boxes.

[@nicholasguthaux4668]

I routinely watch his videos in bath, ultimate way to relax after a long day! Do you ever watch the Kardashians? Also got hooked onto that show recently!

[@BoBo-n4v]

"I really love the robot segment & it's pure comedy" 👀

[@sunraiii]

Man this needs to be a regular thing. The Lex and Coffee Podcast would be the blast of a liftime. Also love Coffee's advice at the end. Losing the fear of failure, learning to learn etc. are things we're told often, but can only really see their power when experiencing it yourself. What a great episode!

[@Taylor-nw3dp]

Yeah they do make a good team.

[@neacct9839]

I did not like lex in any way until this. Been watching Steven for the last 2 years 💪 glad to see him get some respect. A podcast with both them be amazing.

[@Pinz0]

DO IT!!!!!!!

[@mkballer4502]

coffee is smart, lex is asking dumb questions or saying obvious thing only. Actually poor interviewing skills.

[@Erok9]

Been watching Coffeezilla since the straw hat days, so glad he's finally getting the recognition he deserves.

[@IOverlord]

I think your comment is a little late though. He's been recognized for years now lmao. But yeah. Glad our boi is getting it.

[@z50king29]

He deserves the 10M dollar studio

[@Ellron23]

@@IOverlord not really. He got recognition here and there but not on this scale or frequency. OP is perfectly timed. Pump the stock boys $ZILLA

[@republicansarepedos2]

He is now the Pirate King!

[@danielli3288]

only true fans remember the kurzgesagt drama

[@andresyesidmorenovilla7888]

"There's a lot of happiness in having integrity". What a beautiful underrated line.

[@tjsokkerplayer]

I've been following Coffeezilla since his earlier days of him interviewing victims of all sorts of scams on their granulated Webcam footage. He has always stayed true to his ethos and is a man of integrity. I hope he has paved a trail for so many more investigative journalists who are focused on their mission and social impact more than the almighty dollar.

[@EarthPoweredHippie]

Agreed

[@owlmostdead9492]

Coffeezilla my man actually made it, congrats. He really deserves it, I hope he’ll never lose his integrity.

[@Mike-os8lv]

If Coffeezilla sells out, then I lose all faith. This is one of the few who I think may stay fighting the good fight through and through.

[@nonefvnfvnjnjnjevjenjvonej3384]

lex made it that he could invite the great coffeezilla

[@yednekachewgeremew1886]

Haaaa d u mean his grild

[@abmtz8537]

I was disappointed when I saw people like spencer cornelia, Johnny Harris, and jake Tran sell out

[@OpeyEcom]

Coffeezilla makes BANK from youtube monetization.. He's not a little guy in terms of revenue generated by any means

[@TreysTrades]

This is such a cool collab. Two of the best and bright, insightful, thoughtful voices having a conversation together. Gonna be a good one

[@Outplayedqt]

Followed you at the beginning of the squeeze, nice to see you still around man. Hope all is well.

[@07coco]

You still pumping shitty stocks to sheep?

[@Jsanon00]

Wtf Trey watches Lex?

[@BlaziNTrades]

Some lemon pepper tendies in this one for sure

[@NightwatchN8]

Indeed!

[@charlsiudovich3968]

“It’s much braver to be an optimist, when you’re aware of what’s going on in the world than to be a complete cynic” I think that speaks volumes

[@AliciaM5555]

Awesome quote

[@tomislavdrvar7137]

But it's not as simple as that Slavoj Žižek recently made an awesome speach with Novara Media. Think you should listen to it. He says the quite opposite. Pessimism as and Idea, Optimisim as practice. Have a nice day.

[@kraven4444]

But these guys aren't simply optimistic. They're denying ANY negative issues in the world basically implying they're conspiracies. It's easy to be optimistic when you deny and dismiss everything as conspiracy.

[@briansounalath]

I’m going through that right now. The world is corrupt, things are rigged, life isn’t fair. Yes. There is a lot of that. But then there’s the flip side. Negativity is self-fulfilling and exhausting and tends to snowball. Where positivity, balance and a neutral mindset takes consistent work but from this mindset you are more likely to get things done.

[@MrNicvdb]

Been following Coffee for a couple of years. This man does amazing work covering the crypto world. His videos interviewing SBF were something to behold... Basically got him to admit to fraud. Amazing work.

[@PartiallyC0rrect]

The way he was able to interview SBF like a dozen times without his knowledge cracked me up. He kept showing up in every interview, and always pushed far harder than any other “journalist”.

[@Ek0]

One of the best investigative reporters ever.

[@aaronlim7324]

Wow. Lex demonstrates why he is so ahead of the curve by having guests like Coffee, who himself also is in a league of his own in holding fraudsters to account. What a treat!

[@BrokenForge]

If this coffee guy was that hot he wouldn't be scratching his head on why black rock rubber stamped FTX.

[@schizophrenic_AI]

@@BrokenForge Yeah I can’t believe he just casually dismissed that as just a massive oversight as the result of greed. Black rock is very good at being very smart when it comes to their greed. The idea that they just skipped DD and got blindsided is laughably absurd.

[@aaronlim7324]

@@schizophrenic_AI It’s ridiculous what people will / will not do when greed and hype blind.

[@Damesanglante]

@@aaronlim7324 Andrew Tate is the prime example of that.

[@vitolapinta]

Lex, it's like you're going through my mind personally. Every guest you've had on for the last 6 months has been someone I not only know of, but admire or am intrigued by. You're a great interviewer, and you have a good sense of which guests to bring on.

[@bradders9743]

Curtis Yarvin next please

[@Calzaghe83]

lol, too bad his worship of Musk damages any good faith in interviews like this. Coffee was respectful enough not to bring up Musk in the pump and dump examples as well as influencers urging fans to buy crypto, but the silence was deafening. Biggest grifter on Earth, Elon Must.

[@ssopm777]

Same

[@DarkSleuths]

I'm glad you admire Ye, me too.

[@rdmz135]

@@Calzaghe83 not jumping on the musk hate bandwaggon doesnt mean hes worshipping him

[@aesmaeilig]

I really enjoyed this conversation. Both Lex and Coffee are so well spoken and seem down to earth. I admire how succint Coffee is when explaining backstories. It just shows he not only knows his work really well, but knows how to get the point across without unnecessary fluff. As the conversation went on i felt like the rapport between them grew and even at almost 4 hours, i only wish the conversation were longer!

[@SurfMastery-kz6je]

Yes very impressed how articulate he is. Not one word out of place.

[@lapacesiaconvoi]

xanax maybe. sometimes eating a sliver of a 1mg tablet can induce calm focus.

[@suprithnair595]

​@@lapacesiaconvoidelusional

[@Dark_Souls_3]

@@lapacesiaconvoiyou just don’t think some people are simply higher caliber than… you?

[@SarahSobieski]

​@Dark_Souls_3 coffeezilla does incorrectly say halfhazzardly vs. haphazardly, which is a pretty egregious error for someone who's supposed to be sooo highbrow...

[@NicholasPiparo]

Coffee is exactly how I thought he'd be on a 4 hour sit down. Definitely one of the realest out there.

[@mkballer4502]

unfortunately with the fake intellectual Lex sleepman.

[@InsideMen-n5q]

As an elder member of society it is refreshing to watch and listen to two young men finding their way in life, sharing their passions, trying to do good in todays mixed up world, while also comically naive on some topics they will experience on their respective journey. Good work men, we need many more like you.

[@davidbartle7169]

Comically naive, true

[@darylmixan8170]

So true

[@mcspud]

Man, I've been watching Coffee for about 2 years - all I can say is he absolutely nailed this interview. So compelling.

[@Proserpira]

Fearing social interaction and having a caffeinated madman in suspenders power walk into your studio must be a living nightmare.

[@thedavemerrill]

He had the patience to deal with Kanye...think proved he can handle anything.

[@AliciaM5555]

​@@thedavemerrillikr?! That one tripped me out! I thought Lex handled that pretty well.

[@JerryDreadlocks]

hahaha literally xD

[@Pcgamingfixes]

@@AliciaM5555I imagine a convo with Kanye is like a convo with the average schizophrenic homeless person.

[@AliciaM5555]

@@Pcgamingfixes precisely

[@sungod9797]

I’ve just been watching Coffee’s videos on FTX and now Lex has him on? His timing is perfect

[@techboi_420]

Coffee the only one whose had SBF shitting his pants

[@2FastNSX]

Coffeezilla is one of the best youtube channels! Good to see the guy is blowing up

[@NightwatchN8]

I agree, just stumbled on him recently, we have a lot in common .. Especially the quest to expose the giant ponzi scheme that is crypto.

[@connorfowler5946]

Lex and Czilla have great chemistry. One of my favorite interviews thus far.

[@woodcouleecattle]

This talk made 4+ million people more down to earth through these guys wisdom, podcasts can be so powerful. Anyone listening to this I wish you an joy filled un-scammy life

[@Escape.Velocity]

Big time for Coffee to be on this podcast! He deserves it! Dude has a very good and very important youtube channel. Nice job, Lex 🫡

[@Escape.Velocity]

30 mins in and coffee is spitting straight facts. Protect this man at all costs.

[@perc3136]

What a year hes had, he blew up.

[@Escape.Velocity]

@@perc3136 His success gives me a lot of optimism. It’s not often that humanity has elevated people who are as proportionately deserving of their elevation as him.

[@HolyGround777]

‘Rarely does anyone see themselves as the villain of their story’. Completely agree with Coffee here, humans have a incredible ability to rationalize anything! Good thing to remember while out maneuvering around the world.

[@sharmalarm]

Narcissists, for example, generally believe their actions are justified. Most believe they’re doing the right thing in order to defend themselves, often unconsciously. Some know exactly what they’re doing when they exploit others, and are sometimes proud of it. Narcissism is a serious sickness in our society.

[@JohnCollins]

@@sharmalarm Narcissism is such a serious problem that it was only a matter of time before it produced an SBF and a world gullible enough to trust him with billions.

[@diego032912]

@@sharmalarm The reason CoffeeZilla mentioned this is because this is a problem in general, not just a problem with narcissists. I'm sorry to burst your bubble but most people who hurt others aren't actually narcissists. Better for you to accept that now then starting to act like a paranoid schizophrenic thinking that every person who has and will fuck you over is a narcissist which is how a lot of people seem to have stayed feeling.

[@sharmalarm]

@@JohnCollins the world we now live in is a breeding ground for narcissism and NPD. Eg Hollywood and social media. When you know the signs, it’s much easier to protect yourself from their exploitation, however subtly manipulative it may be.

[@sharmalarm]

@@diego032912 I used to think the same. I highly recommend learning about narcissism in more depth. It always helps to know the red flags to lessen the chances of for falling for their manipulation. Exploiting others for one’s own gain without holding any accountability is narcissism.

[@ManuelBasiri]

Coffee is an honourable and respectable human being which is increasingly hard to find in our insane rat race of wealth and fame.

[@carlovincetti]

Showing integrity is the greatest thing to aspire to here.

[@hullmining6903]

Been watching zilla since the fake guru courses and pyramid scheme videos, im so pumped to see him going that far

[@rajanlad]

Used to watch even before when he made video essays

[@dflyboy420]

@@rajanlad Yeees, the Coffe Break channel was fire funny to think about how Coffezilla was just his second channel

[@dflyboy420]

You remember Dan Lok and his tape of mantras? 😂

[@rajanlad]

@@dflyboy420 watch his interview with former Dan Lok student. Epic

[@KnowYourRole93]

you have pumped the coin

[@thehazerecords]

Best KZbin recommendation I’ve gotten in a while. What a time to be alive to have these two together

[@dertythegrower]

Haze it up bro 😶‍🌫

[@erikbaer4472]

More than 2 minutes though :)

[@kamikira5454]

I remember around this time last year CoffeeZilla was close to 1mil subs. Now here’s on Lex Fridman. Amazing to watch his growth

[@shawn-zx9xt]

I remember first coming across him and thought to myself this dudes gonna blow up when the markets turn bloody.

[@User545-v4r]

Real ones been following him since his channel Coffee Break 😤

[@King_Jerry]

Been following him for ages,here I am wondering who is this lex dude 😭

[@bobbymainz1160]

A lot of folks have been going on about a December rally and said stocks that would be experiencing significant growth these festive season, any idea which stocks this may be? I just sold my home in the Boca Grande area and I’m looking to remunerate a lump sum into the stock market before stocks rebound, is this a good time to buy or no?

[@oneiljerry9460]

yes, transportation, e-commerce among other sectors are expected to experience growth, but who knows, the market has been a basket of surprises.

[@stephaniestella213]

Such market uncertainties are the reason I don’t base my market judgements and decisions on rumors and here-says, got the best of me 2020 and had me holding worthless position in the market, I had to revamp my entire portfolio through the aid of an advisor, before I started seeing any significant results happens in my portfolio, been using the same advisor and I’ve scaled up 750k within 2 years, whether a bullish or down market, both makes for good profit, it all depends on where you’re looking.

[@alexyoung3126]

@@stephaniestella213 True, we’re only just an information away from amassing wealth, I know alot of folks that made fortunes from the Dotcom crash as well as the 08’ crash and I’ve been looking into similar opportunities in this present market, could this coach that guides you help?

[@stephaniestella213]

@@alexyoung3126 Of course, 'INGRID CECILIA RAAD’is the coach that guides me. She’s a verified coach and she helped me see that returns can be made in both bull and bear markets. She covers things like investing, insurance, making sure retirement is well funded and looking at ways to have a volatility buffer for investment risk, lots of things like that.

[@alexyoung3126]

@@stephaniestella213 thanks for sharing this, I googled the lady you mentioned and after going through her resume, I can tell she's a pro. I wrote her and I'm waiting on her reply

[@mauritsgresnigt2801]

"All of us can choose the dark path in life. That's a responsibility we all carry. We get to choose that in every moment. And it's a big responsibility. It's a chance for us to have integrity, to stand for something good in this world" - Lex Fridman 2022 👑🙏💯

[@krishnamehta1340]

3:36:22 if anyone else was looking for it. definitely worth listening to again

[@noemidesmarais1663]

Amen

[@jememe5209]

is this an ancient proverb

[@rovingmauler7410]

"Don't ever criticize Jewish people." Lex Fridman, 2022.

[@siriusBhive]

@rovingmauler7410 especially "Big Nose" Jewish folk just hate being called Big Nose. I'm 0.07% Jewish, so legally i can still say Big Nose

[@Breal01]

So glad coffeezilla is getting his flowers! He absolutely deserves it! Keep up the great work Coffeezilla

[@blokin5039]

He is a fraud himself but whatever..keep shilling for him

[@dawgyv72]

Whats with this "getting his flowers" bullshit you people say now lol

[@olivebranch1081]

@@dawgyv72 "getting your flowers" is not a new idiom. Its literally been around for decades.

[@dawgyv72]

@@olivebranch1081 never asked if it was new or old. All of a sudden dudes be giving other dudes flowers thinking it's a cool saying now

[@olivebranch1081]

@@dawgyv72 its a common saying. People aren't "all of a sudden" saying it. If you're pressed about a common idiom maybe think about finding a hobby.

[@digitalwells]

Coffee deserves the credit for the grind and the hustle. Pump the stock! 🤣

[@NightwatchN8]

Good stuff! umbled on him recently, we have a lot in common .. Especially the quest to expose the giant ponzi scheme that is crypto.

[@maryebert5897]

There is massive fraud in my 40 year career, with no one going to jail for breaking the law. I witnessed potential Sarbanes Oxley violations, call the FBI, call AG office, no one calls me back. My sister works in the food industry and she is fired when she refuses to certify product as being organic, when it is not! Our regulatory agencies are in bed with the corrupt companies. That is our problem. We jailed 1800 bankers during the Savings and Loan scandal. How many bankers did we jail for the 2008 financial crisis? NOT ONE!

[@alexs36zero]

Coffeezilla does such an articulate job on the FTX disaster, that the prosecutors building the case should just watch the podcast and get the transcript. Good podcast!

[@Skunkhunt_42]

Totally....but they won't.

[@yednekachewgeremew1886]

Haaaa Now ftx disaster become touch down for finance philosophy

[@mamamia5668]

I think you meant eloquent instead of articulate

[@yeahnah7220]

Yeah, let's just throw away anything that resembles forensic accounting and prosecute financial crimes on hearsay, feeling's and vibes. GENIUS LEVEL IDEA THERE.

[@Saved_Sinner0085]

Soo proud of coffee, I always loved his videos (especially the older more humorous ones like the shark tank vids). I'm so happy to see him doing so well

[@slushy3943]

Yeah his success is totally deserved. He is genuine unlike many in the crypto space.

[@ascensionunlimited4182]

Ive been beggin Lex to interview coffee in the comments for almost a year now lol

[@joshk8554]

This is literally the best interview I could ever ask for. Absolutely love this episode. I usually never comment on videos.

[@maidixiewrect3780]

@whatsap4667imagine a scam comment on a video about scammers. Cringe

[@maidixiewrect3780]

@@mcgeezerpuffins6289 nothing a whole lot ‘new’ per say… you get a more in depth look at coffee’s process and a more in depth into the person (lex’s specialty)

[@cheese22]

@McGeezer Puffins yeah he explains the entire story about how he genuinely had got into exposing scammers. I mean I can paraphrase here for you: Essentially he had an engineering college class trip to ikea- for the architecture of their Swedish Furnishings. Anywho, basically he goes into full detail about how he had a meal with a TON of corn the night before the trip and how he had felt “stummy hurtty” (his words, not mine), as his classmate had tried to get him involved in a pyramid scheme during their walkthrough of Ikea, specifically Amway™️, and in an attempt to thwart away this “friend” trying to demoralize a young Zilla, our hero, “Young Coffeezill’sta”, had pushed this scammy “friend” onto a bed in Ikea and sharted- explosively -ALL OVER his *now* EX-friend and an Ikea bed (which he ultimately had to purchase in a “break-it-you-buy-it” type deal), WITH CORN PELLETS (from the corn filled meal the day prior, Duhh) just absolutely FLYYYIIING everywhere; one of those bits of corn had ended up hitting the left eye of Bill Gates, blinding the billionaire and infecting his left eye with a medical condition called “Pink Eye”. Just a great interview all the way around. Highly recommend you watch the full thing to really get the full story as I could only paraphrase to the best of my abilities but he’s just an absolute great guy; always has had good faith with his integrity and morals: in check. #Respect #Zilla

[@josh-jesushexandstonks9878]

Why is your name literally my name

[@charlsiudovich3968]

Not Lex’s interview being quantifiably better than coffeezilla on JRE. A full 3 hours discussing and interpreting scams, not just the the first hour of his hit pieces

[@michaelkim3432]

The first time I saw Coffee I really got that "true journalist" vibe. Very interesting and thoughtful conversation, thanks for bringing it to us!

[@YavuzAlavi]

💯 it's strange seeing an actual journalist. My 👀 are deceiving me

[@OnTheThirdDay]

(A long time ago) I first saw his video about the trending section of KZbin on his original channel that later budded to give Coffeezilla. I then did not watch Coffee until a year ago or so but have been following him ever since

[@demolazer]

He's literally a full blown journalist now, doing a better job than many already in the field.

[@annebarr9314]

Why doesn't he mention Assange? Suspicious.

[@rodrigok4449]

Your selection of guests never fails to amaze me. Thank you for your dedication and effort, Lex.

[@markverhoeven4114]

This was hands down one of the best episodes I’ve ever heard. Half my Saturday listening well spent.

[@smegs2082]

The smile that lit up my face when I saw the episode title! You deserve this Coffee, I’m so happy for your success. And thank you Lex for showing the world a marvelous investigative journalist.

[@Kat556]

Haha same kind of smile here 😅

[@Mechaneer]

So weird to see Coffee outside the $10 million studio haha

[@imkaneforever]

Hard to say that lex's studio isn't inside the 10 mil studio.

[@slomnim]

Still with the suspenders though!

[@carsten_scheafer13]

Lol haha, sounds funny

[@joseluiz7017]

Facts lol

[@MeatVision]

Thank you Lex for giving a chance to Coffee, he's making better journalist on KZbin than any other multimillion news platform out there. Great interview ☺️🙌

[@sykologica]

The only lex Friedman interview I will ever watch

[@ChrisForThought]

Never thought I'd see Lex interview one of my fave KZbinrs, dayum. What a lovely surprise, can't wait to save this for a long walk!

[@dertythegrower]

Yeah buddy

[@InconspicuousOwl]

This guy.. saving it for later xD

[@Kaz-qz2oq]

NO WAY! This is the crossover episode we needed

[@NightwatchN8]

Agreed! Just stumbled on him recently, we have a lot in common .. Especially the quest to expose the giant ponzi scheme that is crypto.

[@xenobots]

I still remember when I first started watching him in his early days when he was exposing online scammers like Dan Lok and Tay Lopez and it’s incredible the progress he has made in the quality and scope of his investigative journalism over the last few years. Well done coffee

[@danielnelson3136]

True, but it's worth remembering that not all self-help gurus and the industry are scammers. Some do provide legitimate value when you learn their theory and practice correctly.

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

KNAWLEDGE

[@EtherealBeing]

Coffee is an absolute gem and a mastermind at exposing the cards. Keep these great guests coming Lex! Love the show

[@joyboy-zx]

Coffeezilla's beef with SBF was such an entertainment to watch. Man made him lose his cool for a second

[@enjoyanthonymoore]

All that grandstanding 😂

[@NG_v1]

what are you referring to? Link?

[@joyboy-zx]

@@NG_v1 Go to timestamp 17:49 in his latest video titled "I Accidentally Got SBF To Admit to Fraud"

[@cdo...49283]

@@NG_v1 KZbin 'Coffeezilla' and 'SBF' and you'll find the interview

[@MistaMickle]

This is the interview i didn't know i needed. Coffee has been killing it for years.

[@preprethew]

I'm so proud of this guy, been following him from ages and he deserves every second of exposure he gets

[@JF-rz3rh]

This is a great conversation. Our world needs more conversations like this!

[@TexKimball]

I remember watching him when he only had maybe 10k subs and was impressed by the quality of his videos and research. Amazing to see how far he's come so quickly, well deserved.

[@salkhan3105]

Same!! I was the early subscriber. So happy for him!!

[@zayneytem]

Same, honestly the man kind of saved me from biting Dan Lok's hook back in the day. Been a sub ever since. 👌🏻

[@TexKimball]

@@zayneytem I found him in the Dan Lok days as well. Had some friends who were into the sales space and mentioned interest in Dan, then I found Coffeezilla's videos, helped save them a lot of time and money.

[@hippievd9696]

I've been watching since 100k and when he was still doing the drip with Amish. I'm happy he's getting more of a spot light now

[@ee89199]

me too!

[@prepaidtrash5552]

happy to see zilla blow up the way he did, legit 2 years from 100K to 2M almost. well deserved, real human!

[@DaSnowFangs]

@Lex Fridman, I found your position on facing fears to be truly inspiring. I've been terrified of social interactions my entire life, yet I'm currently happily working as a barman. I've never been particularly excited to engage with and develop relationships with strangers, but when I'm behind the bar, I'm facing my fears and anxieties by doing just that. Face your fears my friends

[@badcampa2641]

Its a heavily underrated comment, i hope more people see it.

[@chadjones3214]

Good for you man!!!! Sometimes you realize you build things up in your head to be a hundred times worse than they are in real life, I agree with you n lex 100% facing your fears is one of the most important things a man can do....

[@nextfangtechlead6239]

Just having some coffee while listening to Coffeezilla 🤭🤭

[@SP4RT4N0MEG4]

What an unexpected but welcomed guest

[@sml2238]

Congrats to Coffee getting on Lex's pod. And good on you Lex for hosting a stud like Coffee!

[@lizziethelemon]

Coffee my guy so great to see you here! Lex, time to match that energy! I've followed Coffeezilla since day 1, and so stoked to see him on the other side being interviewed. The world needs more of these two!

[@Ethereal_BmZ]

I honestly don't know how Lex doesn't have more subs. Dream interview team are these two!

[@josenesto8686]

I remember first seeing Coffeezilla roasting Dan Peña…he’s come a LOOOOONG way! Happy for him!

[@jasonnewstead3174]

Ooooh would love to see that. I'll have to search for that one! Thanks 😁

[@sinfulhappiness]

This combo of Lex and Coffeezilla is legendary. So excited to sit down and listen.

[@filthyfinancials1622]

Coffeezilla has officially made it. Crazy I've watched his channel go from less than 100k subs to where it is now.

[@Mikesco3]

I've enjoyed Lex before but this interview was so enjoyable, it's like watching two master musicians Jam together.

[@inthefade]

I love that Coffee wore his character outfit in this interview. He knows his branding.

[@spurs_7798]

This is getting scary. Every time I think „oh, that would be an interesting guest right now“ Lex posts a podcast with them in the same week.

[@fothrmuckr]

Exactly, I wast starting to observe the same thing.

[@spacekettle2478]

Me too, but now I find it scarier that there are others who thought the exact same thing as I did XD Maybe it's true that we are all connected in some ways.

[@arminbosten8159]

I think Lex just watches the same stuff on KZbin as us and then thinks: "Oh, I could interview him!"

[@svalckx]

Can you suggest Judd Legum? Many thanks in advance! 😁

[@spurs_7798]

@No Name I knew it. Im too beautiful to be a regular human being.

[@jamppamaattori]

I hadn't heard of Coffeezilla before but I was impressed by his empathy and insight into people around these topics.

[@laurie9442]

Coffeezilla has a GREAT!!!! Podcast

[@bestbots1]

How couldn't you...CoffeeziLLa is the ULTIMATE internet police

[@wild5851]

@@bestbots1 more like journalist

[@jonsmith5810]

@Wild And he does actual journalism!!! Not very common this day and age.

[@thecryptobarnacle9530]

Thank goodness this interview was released after Coffeezilla got SBF again and grilled him on what he actually wanted to grill him on. What luck that Lex didn't release this before Coffeezilla grilled SBF again!

[@stevedriscoll2539]

Based on your name, did you lose any money on FTX?

[@DannySullivanMusic]

i agree! 110% correct man

[@ArtByHazel]

Coffeezilla is a blessing! 🍀 🌎

[@Raaaaaaaaaaandy]

Coffeezilla is awesome! As long as Lex is interviewing this generation’s best journalists, he should speak to Andrew Callaghan. He’s not an investigator per se, but he does speak to people in interesting spaces. His HBO documentary is also coming out later this month.

[@AmerLIVE]

I'd love to see Lex interview Andrew, great suggestion!

[@TheJonathanExp]

i would love to see that interview

[@EB240]

100% this lex

[@chuckiesrus1399]

Andrew is not interested in hearing what anyone actually has to say. He clearly selects his interviewees carefully, then heavily edits the interview to make them look like an idiot. Nothing really impressive about him at all. I used to like him when he was more honest about what he was doing. He’s no journalist

[@weevie_stilfat]

@@chuckiesrus1399 agreed, you can really tell what narrative he ascribes to from his interviews and edits.

[@Foodies]

*grabs popcorn

[@Okiedrew]

Wot

[@12crenshaw]

@@Okiedrew it's probably some kind of advertisment to the chanel

[@StopChildTrafficking2024]

Grabs some of foodies popcorn 😂👍

[@razorstone3088]

OMG I never expected coffeezilla to get on this podcast, this is how you know you made it if you get on this podcast

[@hobbitpipeweed]

You guys are wonderful! Thanks 🙏

[@Tehrawrzorz]

Coffee is 100% right about journalists. I never associate them with trustworthiness and integrity.

[@themouselessdev8655]

I'm so happy that Coffee finally made it by appearing on this podcast. He still lack the Lambo and the penthouse though, too bad. He didn't follow enough get famous quick courses I guess. But I'm happy for the millions of subscribers, and the fulfillment generated by that number.

[@ashleylydbrook5047]

It is you, sir (or Madame or otherwise), that deserves a shower of likes with such a comment. Blessed be your day and thanks for the lolz.

[@tidalgardens]

What are you talking about? He's got a flying lambo

[@crabvk]

I'm sure he has a penthouse and Lambo as NFTs in a metaverse.

[@LXIXTurner]

Yea but they dont have a $10m studio😂

[@fakeshemp9599]

@@LXIXTurner haha exactly, what more could you need if you already have your 10million penthouse?!🤣🤣😔🙁😉

[@brandonnorris2898]

I like how he detailed how he was going to get Sam to admit to fraud around 1:16:03 and now we can watch and see how coffeezilla did so well in the next interview with sbf

[@cyborgjorge]

I just heard that part and was coming to ask if the this Lex interview was *before* zilla's most recent SBF grilling. Looks like it was.

[@DannyJuke]

Coffeezilla has literally been one of my heroes of the last few years. He's been a trustful voice of reason in shark infested waters online. Thanks Coffee!

[@ashu-]

No para social relations man 🤣

[@NightwatchN8]

Same! Just stumbled on him recently, we have a lot in common .. Especially the quest to expose the giant ponzi scheme that is crypto.

[@DannyJuke]

@@ashu- wrong

[@maemae1752]

I want a world where more people like these comprise the upper ranks of those in power.

[@mawulidiliza]

Can't fake this kind of chemistry. A great listen

[@SeanSauceTV]

I was always a Lex fan, but now I’m a super fan. What a great guest. Much respect to you both. Love you Guys. Best channels on the internet, genuinely.

[@fminyoutube]

So refreshing to see the person that Coffeezilla is, beyond the character he plays in his channel

[@RobVollat]

That's funny, I never have watched any of his videos until this one and I was confused when I turned on one of his channel's videos.

[@GDMartin]

@@ideservenexttitleshot2432lmao I saw the comment and came here to react the way you did

[@VerBAASingwekkend]

A character? Huh? Am I in another dimension then you?

[@patratcan]

It would be interesting to see an updated podcast with this man

[@nocturnomedieval]

The conversation we didn't know we needed

[@NightwatchN8]

Definitely. Just stumbled on him recently, we have a lot in common .. Especially the quest to expose the giant ponzi scheme that is crypto.

[@livingmodern]

Lex is HITTING IT OUT OF THE PARK HOLY SH*T...best podcast today period.

[@champboehm7863]

100%

[@rookiecookie8258]

Video is 3 hours, you posted this 1 hour after release lol

[@livingmodern]

@@rookiecookie8258 my comment was in regards to seeing yet another awesome guest dinki...I'm sure the episode is gonna be great but I was referring to Lex's podcast in general. reading comprehension ftw.

[@BryanSheasby]

They just arrested SBF! Thanks for your hard work Coffeezilla.

[@illansuu9572]

@@markuss4133 yeah hard work. What do you think its easy to be a journalist at his level? Id love to see you try

[@drunkenphilosopher5159]

@@illansuu9572 lmao stfu, SBF wasn't arrested exclusively because of coffee doofus.

[@illansuu9572]

@@drunkenphilosopher5159 where did i say that?

[@illansuu9572]

@@markuss4133 how exactly is he not a journalist? He doesnt work for a news station but he does deep investigations into fraud and scams of pretty large scale. Then he publishesh his investigations into easily digestible content wich is at the same time informative and entertaining. How exactly is he not a journalist?

[@disf5178]

@@markuss4133 how do you think coffeezilla gets his material/insight? How does he know anything about the companies he talks at length and in detail about?

[@Mark-ux7yh]

This was admittedly the first podcast that was so good i wanted to rewatch it again, props to you lex and coffeezilla

[@Sn0wiss]

it's amazing to see the one and only Coffee on this podcast. Lex you really get the best guests on keep it going

[@govindagovindaji4662]

Yes, most generally, he does have great and worthy guests. I just cannot comprehend his apparent decision to invite Andrew Tate at some point. I think most his other guest will cringe at knowing he went ahead with the idea, if he does.

[@Kit3x]

@@govindagovindaji4662 You gig

[@pooljunki1]

whoever this guy is he isnt as special as you make him sound

[@DeliriumzzZ]

"SORRY IM A FAN OF THE SHOW" I wonder how many times CoffeeZilla is gonna replay that moment in his head.

[@spacefeather_]

Two people I absolutely adore in one podcast -- I could listen to you two chatting all day. Thanks for the time, Lex and Coffee!

[@downscale]

Right? What a great conversation this is!

[@cajugriffen2354]

Coffezilla is the real MVP for the little guy 😊

[@run2winfight2conquer]

My favorite KZbinr being interviewed by my favorite podcaster?! Something I did not know I needed until today 😂

[@OmniarchOfficial]

Coffeezilla deserves all the praise for his work in the past few years. Very hard working and passionate, loved the interview 🙏

[@mohammmedbaileys3461]

Happy to see Coffeezilla getting recognition for his work. What he does isn't easy even though he makes it look easy, it's not. And you need to have a strong will and thick skin, because it's unfortunately the easiest way to make enemies - "SPEAKING THE TRUTH"!!!

[@perhennung]

Coffeezilla is a superstar, I would even say USA needs him!