Freddie Sayers meets Jesse Powell. Read the supporting article: https://unherd.com/thepost/stand-against-woke-workers/ Listen to the podcast version: https://shows.acast.com/lockdowntv-with-freddie-sayers/crypto-ceo-my-stand-against-woke-workers Jesse Powell is the CEO of Kraken, one of the largest crypto currency exchanges in the world. He has been in the headlines this week for publishing a decidedly libertarian memo about his company's working culture that challenged any workers claiming offence on topics such as pronoun policies or racial diversity targets to find work elsewhere. Kraken's list of values includes the right to bear arms, bodily autonomy on vaccines and a moratorium on enquiring about or advertising gender pronouns in the workplace, amongst other 'anti-woke' measures. He spoke exclusively to Freddie Sayers from San Francisco. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv // TIMECODES // 00:00 - 00:56 - Introduction 00:56 - 05:18 - Kraken CEO Jesse Powell explains his controversial memo and the issues surrounding DEI within companies 05:18 - 06:29 - Is there a conflict between Libertarianism and intervening in his own office culture? 06:29 - 09:01 - How does Jesse hire staff for his own company? 09:01 - 13:10 - Are there differences in interests between men and women? 13:10 - 14:59 - Where does Kraken stand on mandatory vaccinations? 14:59 - 21:55 - Is Jesse part of a breakaway faction in Silicon Valley? 21:55 - 25:04 - What does the Bitcoin crash mean for cryptocurrency? 25:04 - 32:14 - Is Bitcoin Libertarian? Populist? Anti-Populist? 32:14 - 34:35 - Does Jesse Powell think workplace culture in tech will be different going forward? 34:35 - 35:28 - Concluding thoughts #crypto #bitcoin #JessePowell