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This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Actor and former White House Associate Director of Public Engagement, Kal Penn, takes viewers around the world to meet key players behind some of the more serious and bizarre movements in today's economy.

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I mean, look at
what Airbnb has done - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

I mean, look at what Airbnb has done

As you can see, an off-grid home - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

As you can see, an off-grid home

They can't handle the landing, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

They can't handle the landing,

And then they just
start churning through - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

And then they just start churning through

Wait a minute. This
dude looks like me - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Wait a minute. This dude looks like me

Do people always pay in cash, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Do people always pay in cash,

I've designed and built every
building on this property. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

I've designed and built every building on this property...

Winning at business does
mean someone else loses. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Winning at business does mean someone else loses.

Petty bribery sends a signal
to an entire populace - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Petty bribery sends a signal to an entire populace

I created what I call
the Hiney Hydrant, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

I created what I call the Hiney Hydrant,

Perhaps you're wondering
what would stop - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Perhaps you're wondering what would stop

- Interesting.
- And there's machine learning - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

- Interesting. - And there's machine learning

We do a lot of outreach, and
really travel around the globe, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

We do a lot of outreach, and really travel around the globe,

Natural rubber is the only
substance known to man - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Natural rubber is the only substance known to man

There are evolutionary algorithms - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

There are evolutionary algorithms

As counterfeiters
get more high-tech, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

As counterfeiters get more high-tech,

You know, if you brought
me a credit card, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

You know, if you brought me a credit card,

Even though we live off-grid,
we're not just surviving. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Even though we live off-grid, we're not just surviving.

First of all, that
would actually just be - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

First of all, that would actually just be

And Airbnb is a great way
to make some extra cash - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

And Airbnb is a great way to make some extra cash

Okay, so what's the
value of a human life - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Okay, so what's the value of a human life

But natural rubber is in
real danger of disappearing, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

But natural rubber is in real danger of disappearing,

I mean, economic terms,
corruption is a huge negative. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

I mean, economic terms, corruption is a huge negative.

Without their efforts, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Without their efforts,

And then the ones that work best - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

And then the ones that work best

When Mark and Star
King finally entered - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

When Mark and Star King finally entered

The countries that
are most corrupt - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

The countries that are most corrupt

Just like organisms evolve, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Just like organisms evolve,

Life in that type of
business, you kidding me? - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Life in that type of business, you kidding me?

I'll tell you, the
goats don't care, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

I'll tell you, the goats don't care,

There's mayonnaise on furniture, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

There's mayonnaise on furniture,

Once you open the
door to corruption, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Once you open the door to corruption,

How much would it
cost for a hit on me? - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

How much would it cost for a hit on me?

Okay, because you're depositing
over 10 thousand dollars, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Okay, because you're depositing over 10 thousand dollar...

This is the source of natural
rubber, the raw sap or latex - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

This is the source of natural rubber, the raw sap or latex

The door gets wider
and wider and wider, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

The door gets wider and wider and wider,

But you can't hose
off the damage Airbnb - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

But you can't hose off the damage Airbnb

And what is the financial
interest in exploring AI? - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

And what is the financial interest in exploring AI?

We don't need money,
we don't need anything - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

We don't need money, we don't need anything

It must have an incredible
potential impact on the economy. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

It must have an incredible potential impact on the economy.

Not with nuclear warheads, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Not with nuclear warheads,

You really need to either
adapt, adopt or die. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

You really need to either adapt, adopt or die.

You could fill a whole library - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

You could fill a whole library

In Dominick's world, the
price to end a life - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

In Dominick's world, the price to end a life

Yes, I think it's going to
radically change the economy, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Yes, I think it's going to radically change the economy...

And it seems like, wow,
you just kind of, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

And it seems like, wow, you just kind of,

These trees are monoclonal, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

These trees are monoclonal,

I know that sounds a little weird, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

I know that sounds a little weird,

And so if you're at
odds at being able to do - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

And so if you're at odds at being able to do

But what happens if the equation
is the other way around? - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

But what happens if the equation is the other way around?

It has been called
our last invention - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

It has been called our last invention

Okay, that's what I'm gonna
have to write on your report. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Okay, that's what I'm gonna have to write on your ...

Jane and Rick have
voluntarily formed - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Jane and Rick have voluntarily formed

Who decides the cost of death
after the dying's done? - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Who decides the cost of death after the dying's done?

And that's reported to
the federal government. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

And that's reported to the federal government.

Which also means that
they're all susceptible - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Which also means that they're all susceptible

In India, low-level corruption,
known as petty corruption, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

In India, low-level corruption, known as petty corruption,

Counterfeit bills crippled
Yugoslavia's economy - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Counterfeit bills crippled Yugoslavia's economy

Is it called the last invention - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Is it called the last invention

Okay, let me think
about it and come back. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Okay, let me think about it and come back.

But what if my idea
of giving up money - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

But what if my idea of giving up money

That disease is a fungus
called Rubber Tree Blight, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

That disease is a fungus called Rubber Tree Blight,

According to an Ernst
& Young survey - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

According to an Ernst & Young survey

If you don't deposit the money, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

If you don't deposit the money,

If you happen to die, and
it's someone else's fault, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

If you happen to die, and it's someone else's faul...

You're no match for me, Milosevic. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

You're no match for me, Milosevic.

Many are afraid
artificial intelligence - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Many are afraid artificial intelligence

Villains with shrink
rays are so small-minded. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Villains with shrink rays are so small-minded.

Either way, there's gonna
be some reporting done, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Either way, there's gonna be some reporting done,

Especially if I can't
even make cheese - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Especially if I can't even make cheese

I shrink the value of
the bills in your wallet - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

I shrink the value of the bills in your wallet

For a rubber tree, it's
like the Black Death, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

For a rubber tree, it's like the Black Death,

I'm meeting with a group of
middle-class professionals - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

I'm meeting with a group of middle-class professionals

One of the reasons AI is so smart - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

One of the reasons AI is so smart

Now I'm gonna be tagged on
Instagram alongside this and this - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Now I'm gonna be tagged on Instagram alongside this and...

Is it easier if I
happen to find a receipt - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Is it easier if I happen to find a receipt

Allen Hurkin-Torres is a
retired New York judge - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Allen Hurkin-Torres is a retired New York judge

What if you're not looking for - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

What if you're not looking for

Imagine you asked AI to find
the perfect recipe for a cake - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Imagine you asked AI to find the perfect recipe for a cake

If not, why did Hitler
make fake British pounds - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

If not, why did Hitler make fake British pounds

Well, since all rubber
trees are basically - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Well, since all rubber trees are basically

Okay, thank you,
I'll think about it. - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

Okay, thank you, I'll think about it.

But in his past life, Allen
also rocked the shit - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

But in his past life, Allen also rocked the shit

As a kid, I remember coming in, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

As a kid, I remember coming in,

AI wouldn't try to think
about the best way to make it, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

AI wouldn't try to think about the best way to make it,

The Bank of England
had to withdraw - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

The Bank of England had to withdraw

American banks have to
report all suspicious - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

American banks have to report all suspicious

The 2008 financial crisis
that sent Rick and Jane - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

The 2008 financial crisis that sent Rick and Jane

According to Justin, the
path to personal success - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

According to Justin, the path to personal success

My mum is really tough
and she's like, - This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy

My mum is really tough and she's like,

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Actor and former White House Associate Director of Public Engagement, Kal Penn, takes viewers around the world to meet key players behind some of the more serious and bizarre movements in today's economy.

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Writer: Adam McKay

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

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ImdbRating: 7.7

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Released: 22 Feb 2019

Awards: 1 nomination

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