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Episode 31 ·

Miami Tech/VC & Francis Suarez; China; Ross Ulbricht & Silk Road

Kevin Gallagher 2:49:19

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Kevin Gallagher is a maritime attorney based in Miami, Florida. In addition to the law, he is also an expert in rap music. (Timestamps down below in both The Description & Comments)

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TIMESTAMPS

3:44 - Kevin beating Covid; Covid Era in Florida & how open it is

18:37 - The Tech Movement to Miami, Mayor Francis Suarez, & people’s opinion on Governor DeSantis

23:51 - Miami’s ports; The state of the cruise ship industry; How law works at sea; the maritime law that Gallagher practices

34:57 - China’s $1 Trillion investment in global transportation/ports; The Second Panama Canal; Our country’s lack of understanding of the threat the Chinese Communist People’s Party (CCP) poses

46:14 - Financial illiteracy in America

52:32 - Miami tech/vc boom; How the politics in Miami work; discussion about Miami’s reach in the wake of the tech and venture capital move to the city during Covid

1:05:35 - Federal government vs. State government decision-making powers in the Covid Era; How Kevin ended up in Florida

1:16:55 - How practicing law in different states works; Public Defenders; Defending yourself in court

1:31:08 - Criminal law and how heavy the stakes are; Bench trials vs. Jury Trials

1:37:39 - Potential Trump pardons/commutations: Edward Snowden & Julian Assange (their cases, the pros & cons, the ramifications, etc.)

1:53:19 - Ross Ulbricht & Silk Road — THE FULL CASE BREAKDOWN (the background; what happened; how The Silk Road Worked (Drug market & Tor); Dread Pirate Roberts, the FBI/DEA/Homeland/IRS Case against him; the controversy over the alleged murders-for-hire; Ross’ current double life sentence; the prospects of commuting his sentence; the ideology that motivated Ross William Ulbricht to create The Silk Road

2:29:19 - Jury Trials in the current climate of constant news and the court of public opinion

2:33:05 - The Grammys Rap Album of the year discussion—and the controversy around the nominees; Revisiting Cardi B’s win in 2018 over Travis Scott

2:42:31 - The hoopla around Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion’s song, “WAP”

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  1. 3:44 Kevin beating Covid; Covid Era in Florida & how open it is
  2. 18:37 The Tech Movement to Miami, Mayor Francis Suarez, & people’s opinion on Governor DeSantis
  3. 23:51 Miami’s ports; The state of the cruise ship industry; How law works at sea; the maritime law that Gallagher practices
  4. 34:57 China’s $1 Trillion investment in global transportation/ports; The Second Panama Canal; Our country’s lack of understanding of the threat the Chinese Communist People’s Party (CCP) poses
  5. 46:14 Financial illiteracy in America
  6. 52:32 Miami tech/vc boom; How the politics in Miami work; discussion about Miami’s reach in the wake of the tech and venture capital move to the city during Covid
  7. 1:05:35 Federal government vs. State government decision-making powers in the Covid Era; How Kevin ended up in Florida
  8. 1:16:55 How practicing law in different states works; Public Defenders; Defending yourself in court
  9. 1:31:08 Criminal law and how heavy the stakes are; Bench trials vs. Jury Trials
  10. 1:37:39 Potential Trump pardons/commutations: Edward Snowden & Julian Assange (their cases, the pros & cons, the ramifications, etc.)
  11. 1:53:19 Ross Ulbricht & Silk Road -- THE FULL CASE BREAKDOWN (the background; what happened; how The Silk Road Worked (Drug market & Tor); Dread Pirate Roberts, the FBI/DEA/Homeland/IRS Case against him; the controversy over the alleged murders-for-hire; Ross’ current double life sentence; the prospects of commuting his sentence; the ideology that motivated Ross William Ulbricht to create The Silk Road
  12. 2:29:19 Jury Trials in the current climate of constant news and the court of public opinion
  13. 2:33:05 The Grammys Rap Album of the year discussion--and the controversy around the nominees; Revisiting Cardi B’s win in 2018 over Travis Scott
  14. 2:42:31 The hoopla around Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion’s song, “WAP”
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