Ben McKenziecan recall the exact moment that Econ first blew his mind.

We made it up.

“I’m sitting in class thinking, why had I never thought about this before?!”

Ben McKenzie attends the PBS 2023 TCA Winter Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 17, 2023 in Pasadena, California.

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McKenzie recalls with a laugh.

About a year into the pandemic, McKenzie honed in on crypto currency.

“I started kind of paying attention to the markets in 2021.

Ben McKenzie, Easy Money, Book cover

‘Easy Money’.

“This seemed like our best chance at breaking through.

Even he wasn’t sure about his new role as reporter/author at first.

“And sure enough, we did.”

“I believe, broadly speaking, it will be proven right by history.”

But don’t worry, McKenzie isn’t done with his regular career.

As far as he’s concerned, he’s a storyteller, no matter which form the story takes.