#182: The Crazy Life of John McAfee

English Learning for Curious Minds

He was an internet security pioneer, and his McAfee Antivirus software was used on hundreds of millions of computers all around the world.

But privately, he lived a crazy life that ended in tragedy.

In this episode, we'll learn all about the wild, wild, life of this cybersecurity legend.

• The early life of John McAfee
• Finding talent for mathematics
• Early vices: drink & drugs
• Being kicked out of his PhD programme
• Working in high-powered technology jobs (and developing a terrible drug addiction)
• Creating McAfee Antivirus and making money from paranoia
• Walking away with $80 million
• Becoming a target for hackers
• Losing all of his money in the financial crash
• Moving to Belize
• Claiming he was being extorted by the Belizean government
• The murder of George Faull
• Fleeing Belize
• Running for US President
• Attacking McAfee Antivirus
• Promoting cryptocurrency
• Being chased by the IRS and FBI
• The final chapter: The Spanish jail cell
• Conspiracy theories about his death

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/john-mcafee

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