In the conversation about online speech, most of the attention tends to fall on the big social media platforms, while other intermediaries get overlooked — especially payment processors and other financial intermediaries. But that very thing is the focus of a new book coming out next week, Rainey Reitman's Transaction Denied. With launch events coming up on April 7th in Berkeley and April 9th in San Francisco, Rainey joins the podcast this week to talk all about the book and the vital role of financial intermediaries in online speech.

Preorder the book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804543/transaction-denied-by-rainey-reitman/

April 7th in Berkeley: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rainey-reitmans-transaction-denied-in-store-event-and-book-signing-tickets-1984829277800

April 9th in San Francisco: https://citylights.com/events/rainey-reitman-launch-party-for-transaction-denied/