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Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money!
Soylent had a moment in the mid 2010s, but now its star is falling. But why are so many Soylent copycats succeeding today, when the original meal replacement brand continues to flounder? Have the Soy Boys won the long march through the institutions? Join us on today's epic soyventure.Edited and thumbnail by BradenJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:Soylent: How I Stopped Eating for 30 Days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8NCigh54jg One of the Calif. tech world’s saddest inventions has been hemorrhaging cash https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/california-tech-world-soylent-scrambling-adapt-21219237.php The End of Food https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/05/12/the-end-of-food Let Them Eat Goo https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/dining/food-pouches-soylent.html Admit It, That Protein Shake Is Basically Soylent https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/05/soylent-protein-shake/687120/ Know Your Meme: Two Soyjaks Pointing https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/two-soyjaks-pointing
What is private equity anyway? This week, DAOC goes back to basics, to discuss the history and function of private equity.Edited by BradenJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/02/news/markets-investing-junk-bonds-still-have-fans-despite-a-dismal-showing-in-2001.html https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/business/investing-time-to-jump-back-into-junk-bonds.html https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/02/12/global-entrepreneur-tony-robbins-talks-investing-in-private-equity.html https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3623820
Vine spawned some of the internet's most memorable videos, many of which are still circulating the meme economy today. So why did it collapse so quickly? And how could its current reincarnation, Divine, solve the AI slop crisis plaguing other platforms?Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M4eIphOKInXXC2ZcSQOAvU_slyfApBsfAhJpG_pyeZc/edit?usp=sharing
What if there was an amusement park where management literally did not care about safety? What if the danger of dying was part of the allure? What if millions of people flocked to the park to experience a culture of lawlessness, free from the harsh rules and draconian safety precautions of most theme parks? Today we’re going to explore the history of Action Park.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park Class Action Park Directed by Seth Porges and Chris Charles Scott III, HBO Max, 2020.
Radical dude! On this week's episode we dive in to the world of crooked IPOs, the birth of retail investing, and explore the second most famous stock market crash in recent history.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://companiesmarketcap.com/cisco/stock-price-history/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnazfW1T-ks https://archive.org/details/digitalphoenixwh00abra
What happens when you give 3,000 Magic the Gathering nerds billions in capital, a dream, and a poorly regulated options market? Crime. This episode is about Jane Street.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:Why Jane Street, a US trading giant, is in trouble in India https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y0zgrevl1o Jane Street invested in start-up turning China’s noodle shop sales into securities https://www-ft-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/content/112bd653-35c0-4d12-b9af-2c1d38d0e90d Jane Street Strategy and Product Internship, May-August https://www.janestreet.com/join-jane-street/position/7828490002/ How the hell did Jane Street alumni end up creating FTX? https://www.ft.com/content/679d0fa9-8491-44f5-8336-f390d6c877fe Jane Street: the top Wall Street firm ‘no one’s heard of’ https://www.ft.com/content/81811f27-4a8f-4941-99b3-2762cae76542 Jane Street is big. Like, really, really big https://www.ft.com/content/54671865-4c7f-4692-a879-867ef68f0bde Wealthy Wall Street recluse claims he was duped by Harvard fellow into funding weapons for alleged coup in South Sudan https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/south-sudan-coup-peter-ajak-b2777162.html
Content warning: This episode contains a couple brief sections discussing sexual assault and rape, so listener discretion is advised.As you stand in the 100 degree heat, finishing the last sip of your $28 water bottle, covered in mud and suffering from trench foot, the music of Limp Bizkit echoes in the distance. "Am I in hell?" You ask yourself. No, you're at Woodstock '99. And the chaos is just getting started. Today we'll explore the insane history behind one of the most infamous music festivals of all time.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING
In a world where hot dogs are harder to buy, and brands drown in the muck of online retail, a hero rises from the ashes to offer predatory unsecured loans through an app. That hero's name? Klarna.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:1) https://www.expressen.se/ekonomi/klarna-miljardaren-berattar-om-de-skakande-anklagelserna/2) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-startup100/8428669/Start-Up-100-A-Z.html3) https://owp.klarna.com/legacy/assets/sites/15/2021/05/28054804/Financial-Update-Q1-2021.pdf https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/04/as-buy-now-pay-later-startups-keep-raising-capital-a-dive-into-klarna-afterpay-and-affirms-earnings/4) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jul/11/klarna-sees-its-value-slashed-by-85-in-latest-round-of-fundraising https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/klarnas-valuation-slumps-67-bln-with-800-mln-raise-2022-07-11/5) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/04/klarna-to-start-reporting-uk-customer-debts-to-credit-agencies6) https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/nov/17/klarna-buy-now-pay-later-system-that-is-seducing-millennials7) https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/klarna-used-an-ai-avatar-of-its-ceo-to-deliver-earnings-it-said/8) https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/klarna-used-an-ai-avatar-of-its-ceo-to-deliver-earnings-it-said/9 ) https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/cfpb-buy-now-pay-later-bnpl-use-debt-research-report/737285/
His grease stains menaced warehouse shelves from Brazil to Calcutta. He was elusive man, an oil man, whose mob ties were debated in hushed tones in New York country clubs. This is how Anthony "Tino" De Angelis swindled America to the brink of recession.Edited and thumbnail by NoahSources: https://pastebin.com/ixvnrcSZJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING
Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault and racism.Do you ever feel already buried deep?Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing.Today we explore the strange and often controversial history of Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, better known as Katy Perry, and examine her legacy both on earth and beyond.Edited and thumbnail by NoahSources: https://pastebin.com/TfTXt8UDJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING
Genius economist and con artist, or genius economist con artist? The legacy of John Law is the invention of modern financial policy, for better and for worse. Join us as we go historical, to the birth of paper money itself.Edited and thumbnail by NoahSources: https://pastebin.com/kpUKLZgUJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING
For decades, Silicon Valley has used pizza as a testing ground for new business models. Pizzerias were the first brick-and-mortar businesses to use Bitcoin. So why hasn't big tech captured the business of pizza-making itself? Well they tried, and this is the story of how they failed.Edited and thumbnail by NoahSources: https://pastebin.com/XnK6BYG4JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING
Last year, advertisements began appearing online for a strange Willy Wonka-inspired popup exhibit in Glasgow. They promised a magical experience for the whole family, full of whimsical sights, sounds, and treats. But what families got when they arrived was... not what they expected. Join us as we dive into the strange history of Willy's Chocolate Experience. Edited by Noah JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING Sources: https://www.vulture.com/article/glasgow-sad-oompa-loompa-interview.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240301025857mp_/https://willyschocolateexperience.com/#faqshttps://www.nbcnews.com/tech/willy-wonka-inspired-chocolate-experience-outrage-rcna140726https://www.ign.com/articles/willy-wonka-experience-promoted-using-suspected-ai-art-was-so-bad-that-customers-called-the-policehttps://ew.com/chocolate-fyre-festival-willy-wonka-event-infuriates-guests-8601369https://www.thecut.com/article/willy-wonka-experience-glasgow-fyre-fest.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/world/europe/willy-wonka-experience-glasgow.htmlhttps://www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/event/131453-willy-wonka-experience/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/willys-chocolate-experience-nightmare-what-went-wronghttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68431728https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/willy-wonka-event-glasgow-billy-coull-ai-vaccine-conspiracy-books-1234976876/
On this episode of DAOC, the gang goes back in time. Join us as we venture to the invention of speculation markets itself to explore one of history's first desperate acts of capitalism: The South Sea Bubble.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:Great Bubbles, Ross B Emmett, The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble by Malcom Balen, The South Sea Bubble by Helen J Paul
Sabotage. Intimidation. Disinformation and junk mail campaigns. These were the four horsemen of John H. Patterson, the mad king of Dayton, Ohio. As founder of the National Cash Register Company in 1884, he contributed little to the design of the world's first cash registers. As a marketer and ruthless monopolist, he revolutionized sales practices in the United States, building a sprawling empire that went out of its way to gobble up even the most marginal competitors. In time, his monomania and eccentricities led to his own demise, but his legacy as an industrialist was nothing if not complex.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:John H. Patterson–John Patterson rang up success with the incorruptible cashierBy Mark Bernsteinhttps://www.daytoninnovationlegacy.org/patterson.htmlJohn H. Patterson and the early sales practices of NCR By Jon M. Haweshttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/349697991_John_H_Patterson_and_the_early_sales_practices_of_NCRSuccessful Monopolization Through Predation: The National Cash Register Company By Kenneth Brevoort and Howard P. Marvelhttps://ideas.repec.org/h/eme/rlwezz/s0193-5895(04)21003-x.html6 things you didn’t know about NCR’s John Patterson By Allegra Czerwinskihttps://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/things-you-didn-know-about-ncr-john-patterson/K65i9ONHk46rKchxEUN2BN/
Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of abuse, injuries, and deaths.Disney theme parks are beloved by countless people around the world. But as Evan found out when he was a child, they contain a dark history of tragic, horrifying, and bizarre incidents within their walls. Today we'll explore that history, and discover an unsettling pattern that reveals how much Disney really values their guests.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:Koenig, David (1994). Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland. Irvine, CA: Bonaventure Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-0964060562.https://web.archive.org/web/20041011200218/http://www.local6.com/news/2971289/detail.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070111190916/http://www.local6.com/news/3752684/detail.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070109011729/http://www.local6.com/news/10685989/detail.htmlhttps://www.kron4.com/news/california/naked-guy-spotted-on-iconic-disneyland-ride/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070321005056/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-disney0407mar04%2C0%2C4407309.story?coll=orl-business-headlines-tourism https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2004/02/12/disney-worker-killed-in-parade/ https://www.foxnews.com/story/disney-world-stuntman-dies-rehearsing-for-show-in-theme-parks-third-fatal-accident https://web.archive.org/web/20121104092943/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/1834837141.html?FMT=ABS https://web.archive.org/web/20071202134048/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-metcfbriefs29x_0207nov29%2C0%2C7938238.story?coll=orl_tab01_layout https://web.archive.org/web/20080528122159/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/business_tourism_aviation/2008/05/osha-cites-fine.html https://www.ocregister.com/2008/05/05/authorities-id-man-who-jumped-from-disney-hotel/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-08-me-22171-story.html https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/us/florida-disney-death/index.html https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/disney-amusement-park-accidents-and-deaths-a-complete-history/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-08-me-32412-story.html https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/disneyland-deaths/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/16/us/alligator-child-florida-orlando-disney.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-alligator-child-idUSKCN0Z10I4/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-olds-death-disney-world-214000363.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALKerRqVJIPGLTQFQm3UpJEHIaVUOvRua9B5Pn_ypk1BXzE2Y294jq6KV7kQ6JFSZ9IUk1imAiWk_N8dBJ54OvjBecRyM2YDjIorc0t9pyskoDizN7yDujW0t7kRIbVAR5fS9JmMXUK7xSs22AySD_R-a-YMrIlKH48DvObE2BrD https://web.archive.org/web/20221202091228/https://www.today.com/news/disney-world-unveils-lighthouse-sculpture-honor-2-year-old-boy-t114804 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225916/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61252422.html?dids=61252422:61252422&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+28,+2000&author=MEG+JAMES&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=9&desc=Police+Say+Boy+Fell+From+Open+Side+of+Disney+Car "Disneyland Changes its 911 Policy". Daily News (Danielle Herubin and Tony Saavedra). October 21, 2000. Retrieved May 4, 2007.https://pantagraph.com/news/article_9e3a0050-3141-5e82-acce-6f226fb5c07e.html https://www.ocregister.com/articles/changes-disneyland-orange-2291262-suffered-zucker https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/disney-world-food-allergy-death-lawsuit-long-island-doctor/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/nyregion/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit-arbitration.html https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/borders-on-the-absurd-dead-womans-estate-rejects-disneys-claim-that-widowers-disney-membership-means-wrongful-death-lawsuit-must-be-arbitrated/
Starbucks has been struggling as of late. On this episode, we explore what could give one of the biggest restaurant businesses in the world a run for its money.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://www.joc.com/article/starbucks-coffee-co-sold-5642744 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP4NL6evnD0 https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/a-grande-deal-for-starbucks-1112460.php https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-15-fi-diedrich15-story.html https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/lbs-case-study/story/how-starbucks-survived-the-financial-meltdown-of-2008-136126-2014-09-22 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/mar/24/netbytes.starbucks https://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/07/31/starbucks-what-went-wrong.html https://abcnews.go.com/Business/Story?id=5288740&page=1 https://www.thestar.com/business/starbucks-to-cut-1-000-jobs/article_41108cfa-acc6-55da-9849-fdfeaca69f28.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160104212729/http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/coffee/2009/03/03/no_more_layoffs_at_starbucks_s.html https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/26/mobile-payment-at-u-s-starbucks-locations-crosses-10-as-more-stores-get-wireless-charging/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/its-almost-comical-starbucks-is-blatantly-trying-to-crush-its-union/ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60312013
The social internet could have been Myspace. Modular, user-centered, infinitely customizable. Like so many sites on the early internet, it was more accident than design, ballooning to enormous size and popularity much faster than its scam artist founders could keep up with. Join us as we find out how Myspace failed its way into success, and finally into catastrophe.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:Intelligencerhttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2009/11/myspace_is.htmlFinancial Times - The rise and fall of MySpacehttps://www.ft.com/content/fd9ffd9c-dee5-11de-adff-00144feab49aMySpace: We'll Crush YouTubehttps://mashable.com/archive/myspace-well-crush-youtubeThe Atlantic - Why We’re Nostalgic for MySpacehttps://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/08/top-eight-how-myspace-changed-music-book-review/675096/Stealing Myspace by Julia Angwinhttps://www.amazon.com/Stealing-MySpace-Control-Popular-Website/dp/1400066948
Have you ever been watching a movie, and desperately wanted to SMELL the action? Like literally SMELL what was going on in the film? Well, turns out, Hollywood has tried to make that a reality several times. Today we'll examine the bizarre and complicated history of attempting to add scents to the silver screen.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:"Another Early 'Smellie'". Variety. January 6, 1960. p. 35. Gilbert, Avery N. (2008). "Hollywood Psychophysics". What the Nose Knows. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4000-8234-6. "'Smellies' Back in 1916?". Variety. November 27, 1940. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-01-04 – via Internet Archive. Fowler, Albert E. (January 13, 1960). "Fragrance of Long Ago". Variety. p. 6.https://www.latimes.com/business/la-tm-oops6feb05-story.html "Swiss Inventors' 'Smellie' Adjunct To Pix; Other N.Y. Airport Items". Variety. September 11, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-01-04 – via Internet Archive.Robertson, Patrick (1993). The Guinness Book of Movie Facts & Feats (5th ed.). Abbeville Press. p. 168. ISBN 1558596976.https://www.nytimes.com/1959/10/17/archives/todd-smell-film-may-be-scooped-reade-rushes-own-picture-to-beat.html Hift, Fred (October 14, 1959). "War of Rival Film 'Smellies'". Variety. Vol. 216, no. 7. p. 1.Kirsner, Scott (May 15, 2008). Inventing the Movies. Createspace. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-1-4382-0999-9.https://www.nytimes.com/1959/12/10/archives/smells-of-china-behind-great-wall-uses-aromarama.html Sragow, Michael (November 17, 2006). "Be forewarned: It's 'Waters' World'". Baltimore Sun Times. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021044003/https://www.ntt.com/release_e/news06/0004/0411.html https://www.firstshowing.net/2011/spy-kids-4-hitting-theaters-with-an-all-new-form-of-smell-o-vision/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8077455/Smell-O-Vision-TV-developed-by-Japanese-scientists.html https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21729105-900-smell-o-vision-screens-let-you-really-smell-the-coffee/
Movies: Are they good or are they bad? It's impossible to say. But what about the folks who make 'em? Hollywood makes plenty of flops and failures, but on this episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism, we cover the golden age of Hollywood, and how it all came crashing down.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/hollywood-strike-history-sag/ https://www.amazon.com/Inquisition-Hollywood-Politics-Community-1930-60/dp/0252071417 https://archive.org/details/forbiddenanimati0000cohe/page/n9/mode/2up https://filmstarfacts.com/2017/09/26/studio-system-collapsed/ https://www.history.com/news/how-tv-killed-hollywoods-golden-age https://retrospectjournal.com/2020/11/29/raising-the-curtain-hollywood-and-american-politics-1920-60/ https://books.google.com/books?id=Nz8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA146#v=onepage&q&f=false
First they were weird. Then they were fun. Now, they are tired, played out, and full of catfish. In this episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism we wade into the sordid world of modern dating apps, exploring how one of the most defining elements of modern dating culture got so bad.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:Tinder: CEO Renate Nyborg to leave dating app after one yearhttps://www.bbc.com/news/business-62402874?utm_id=8562679&orgid=128&utm_att1=How to date right: Romance is in the air with a former Trump aide’s new app for conservativeshttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-features/2977090/how-to-date-right-romance-is-in-the-air-with-a-former-trump-aides-new-app-for-conservatives/The Right Stuff users claim they were contacted by FBI after using the conservative dating apphttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/conservative-dating-app-right-stuff-fbi-b2195668.htmlDating Apps Have Hit a Wall. Can They Turn Things Around?https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/business/dating-apps-tinder-bumble.htmlBumble’s Anti-Celibacy Campaign Is Not Going Over Wellhttps://www.thecut.com/article/the-controversy-around-bumbles-anti-celibacy-billboards.htmlForbes Health Survey: 79% Of Gen Z Report Dating App Burnouthttps://www.forbes.com/health/dating/dating-app-fatigue/
In the mid to late 2000s, we gathered around our television sets to watch a heartwarming reality show where struggling families got their homes renovated into much nicer, bigger homes. A much nicer, bigger home couldn't possibly have any unintended consequences down the line, right? Right?? How did the lizards get into the duct tape room???Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/abcs-extreme-exploitationhttps://www.thelist.com/35201/untold-truth-extreme-makeover-home-edition/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ffFtPvdhs&ab_channel=PatrickCc%3A https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/05/26/extreme-makeover-home-foreclosure/346131001/ https://www.thewrap.com/ty-pennington-extreme-makeover-home-edition-backlash/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101105124200/http://defamer.gawker.com/163321/the-extreme-makeover-home-edition-tragedy-wishlist
The land of strikes and protests is at it again - that is, was at it again about 15 years ago. With the Recession in full swing, the French adopted an... original method to obtain better deals from their bosses: sequestration. How is this possible? What are the police even doing? Are the bosses being tortured?? Why are people selling razors to CEOs now??? All this and more from the author of this episode, Noah the Editor.Editing and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://www.europe1.fr/economie/Sequestre-plusieurs-fois-un-patron-raconte-610324https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/sequestration-a-la-poste-amende-avec-sursis-pour-besancenot-et-dix-postiers-05-09-2011-1370052_23.phphttps://foreignpolicy.com/2009/04/23/bossnapping-wave-sweeps-france/https://www.lexpress.fr/societe/justice/sequestration-de-patrons-une-methode-de-negociation-risquee-en-theorie_1311966.htmlhttps://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/syndicats/avant-air-france-d-autres-histoires-de-patrons-sequestres-4521859https://atlantico.fr/article/decryptage/sequestre-par-vos-salaries--petit-kit-de-survie-pour-patrons-en-detresse-xavier-tedeschi-https://www.liberation.fr/futurs/2009/04/01/la-sequestration-de-patrons-est-typiquement-francaise_550280/https://web.archive.org/web/20090411043129/http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/europeinsight/archives/2009/04/sarkozys_bossna.html
You've probably noticed it: flying on commercial airlines has gotten a lot worse. Covid didn't help, but if we're being honest it wasn't great before covid either. In fact, didn't flying used to be really fun back in the 60's and '70's? What happened to piano bars in planes, good food, and decent legroom? In this episode we will get into how airlines got so bad, and how what we see of the airline industry is the tip of an iceberg of rot and deregulation.Editing and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:Ryanair abandons controversial Afrikaans test for South African travelershttps://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ryanair-drops-controversial-test-for-south-african-travelers/index.htmlRyanair boss Michael O'Leary accused of racism for saying terrorists are 'generally Muslim men'https://news.sky.com/story/ryanair-boss-michael-oleary-accused-of-racism-for-saying-terrorists-are-generally-muslim-men-11940064US airline passengers are getting increasingly frustrated. Here’s whyhttps://www.cnn.com/travel/article/jd-power-2023-north-american-airline-satisfaction-survey-results/index.htmlSummer air travel could be expensive and chaotic. Here's how to avoid troublehttps://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/1104820079/summer-air-travel-could-be-expensive-and-chaotic-heres-how-to-avoid-troubleWhy is air travel so miserable? - Transcripthttps://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/why-is-air-travel-so-miserable-transcript-1.7140847Why Flying Is Miserable: And How to Fix Ithttps://www.amazon.com/Why-Flying-Miserable-How-Fix/dp/B0BW661PMJHow United Became The World's Most Hated Airline In One Dayhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/daviatemin/2017/04/11/how-united-became-the-worlds-most-hated-airline-in-one-day/?sh=66e70e3561f2Spirit Airlines to Charge New Fee for Carry-On Luggagehttps://abcnews.go.com/Travel/spirit-airlines-charge-fee-carryon-luggage-bag-surcharge/story?id=10298802The Ballsy History Of Extremely Crude Ads For Spirit Airlineshttps://www.businessinsider.com/spirit-airlines-ads-2011-6?op=1The facts and figures behind Michael O'Leary's horse racing empirehttps://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/horse-racing/facts-figures-behind-michael-olearys-23354749Hard Ryanair landinghttps://youtube.com/shorts/ltkIWkUz0dk?si=iGfpgFlZAgLpbGsePilot Destroys Plane Winghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tur3-W6-q6o
MoviePass is back, and it's better than ever. In our first SEQUEL episode, Evan gives us an update on what the ol' MoviePass company has been up to in the last 5 years.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/13/moviepass-will-shut-down-for-good-on-sept-14.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/moviepass-gets-takeover-offer-1240275/ https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/13/moviepass-resurrection-will-face-old-problems-and-new-rivals.html https://www.businessinsider.com/moviepass-relaunching-details-how-to-sign-up-2022-8 https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/moviepass-relaunch-waitlist-tiered-pricing-1234754345/ https://www.businessinsider.com/moviepass-relaunching-details-how-many-movies-per-month-2022-9 https://www.moviepass.com/
On this episode of DAOC, CT takes us through 10 years of gum advertising. Editing and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://productventures.com/work/5-gum-package-design/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZN5hqu7yPAMusic Credits:Airwaves by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/79-airwavesLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseTotal Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/555-total-happy-up-and-sunnyLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseProsecution, action, trumpets by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/19-prosecution-action-trumpetsLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseLeisure by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/207-leisureLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseUplifted by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/115-upliftedLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Al Dunlap was not an ordinary man: he was a verb. Across the country, his name was a byword for rapid corporate turnarounds and ruthless efficiency; at least, that's what he claimed on the jacket cover of his book. Known for walking into boardroom meetings in ostentatious outfits and firing half the company, there was a time when Wall Street believed that "the Chainsaw" really could turn bad companies into good ones with sheer willpower. But Al was playing a dangerous game, and in the end he flew too close to the sun.Edited and thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismSources:Securities and Exchange Commission v. Albert Dunlap et al., Civil Action No. 01-8437-CIV (Middlebrooks)(S.D. Fla.)https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr-17710Mean Business by Al Dunlaphttps://archive.org/details/meanbusinesshowi00dunl_0"Portfolio’s Worst American CEOs of All Time"https://www.cnbc.com/2009/04/30/Portfolios-Worst-American-CEOs-of-All-Time.html?slide=16"SEC Sues Sunbeam CFO Kersh, Dunlap, and Four Others"https://www.cfo.com/news/breaking-news-sec-sues-former-sunbeam-cfo-kersh-dunlap-and-four-others/683301/Book review: "Rambo in pinstripes. Chainsaw: The Notorious Career of Al Dunlap in the Era of Profit-at-Any-Price"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/npr.4040190212?saml_referrer"Memo to Al Dunlap: You're Fired!"https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/memo-to-al-dunlap-youre-fired/"Al Dunlap Compared Himself to Springsteen, Then Came a Steep Fall"https://www.wsj.com/articles/albert-j-dunlap-cost-slashing-sunbeam-ceo-known-as-chainsaw-al-dies-at-age-81-11548611699"Michael F. Price, a Pugnacious Value Investor, Has Died at Age 70"https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-f-price-a-pugnacious-value-investor-has-died-at-age-70-11647621811
Jeremy Renner superfans used to have an app to share their love of all things Renner. But then everything went wrong. Find out what happened on today's thrilling episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!Editing and Thumbnail by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/9/4/20850069/jeremy-renner-official-app-shutting-down-trolls-fans-marvel-cinematic-universe-hawkeyehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od7P-RhLjLQ&ab_channel=DannyGonzalezhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7430119/Jeremy-Renner-shuts-app-two-years-trolls-posing-Casey-Anthony-OJ-Simpson.htmlhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/jeremy-renner-launches-new-app-fans-987835/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/actor-jeremy-renner-launches-free-mobile-app-for-fans-in-partnership-with-escapex-300427322.htmlhttps://www.fastcompany.com/90330587/influencers-and-their-superfans-are-flocking-to-this-new-kind-of-social-mediahttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/jeremy-renner-app-trolling-career-hurt-locker-avengershttps://deadspin.com/i-broke-the-official-jeremy-renner-app-by-posting-the-w-1837804181https://www.wired.com/story/jeremy-renner-app/https://onezero.medium.com/the-sketchy-economics-behind-the-jeremy-renner-app-8dae94724ab1
On this episode of DAOC, we delve into the bizarre crossroads of Youtuber drama and cryptocurrency scams to cover the financial escapades of one Logan Paul.Edited by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSources:https://time.com/6252093/logan-paul-cryptozoo-liquid-marketplace/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2021/10/11/how-logan-paul-became-our-generations-greatest-showman/?sh=7ade8462a221 https://twitter.com/LoganPaul/status/1409595093263077382 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/technology/crypto-influencers.html https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/logan-paul-cryptozoo-scam-coffeezilla-allegations-explained.html
"It's a new way of doing news. What could possibly go wrong?"If we didn't do an episode on this one, and you're not from the UK, you probably never would have heard of GB News. Started as a British bootleg of Fox News, the company now faces multiple Ofcom investigations and stands to lose its license. But how did it all go so wrong in only two years?Edited by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMINGSOURCEShttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/gb-news-fox-news-british/619210/https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/piers-morgan-uncensored-talktv-gb-news-foxification-1235266461/https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-opinion-gb-news-is-brexit-britain-ready-fox-news/https://news.yahoo.com/gb-news-investigations-laurence-fox-suspended-dan-wootton-show-144333125.htmlhttps://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/ofcom-opens-investigation-into-gb-news-under-our-rules-on-offencehttps://www.newsweek.com/gb-news-style-disastrous-results-fox-news-uk-1601670https://www.businessinsider.com/britain-anti-woke-gb-news-ceo-interview-angelos-frangopoulos-2021-3?op=1
In another edition of SPOOKY ACTS OF CAPITALISM, we discuss the world's most iconic film of all time, and why it made $126 Morbillion at the box office. Prepare to be scared and also terrified.Edited by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismBIG THINGS ARE COMING
In today's episode, CT examines the wild and wacky history of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. Buckle up.Edited by NoahJOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismTumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccastIG: @desperateactsofcapitalismBig Things Are ComingSources:[1] https://fortune.com/2015/10/29/twitter-growth/[2] https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/twtr/financials/[3]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/23/23568257/elon-musk-securities-fraud-trial-testimony-420-tesla-pif[4]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23564629/elon-musk-twitter-testimony-securities-fraud-trial[5] https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226[4] https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-us-sec-bastards-forced-settlement-over-tesla-tweets-2022-04-14/[6]https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter[7}https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/21/23417121/elon-musk-banks-barclays-bank-of-america-morgan-stanley-lbo[8]https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-loses-126-bln-value-amid-musk-twitter-deal-funding-concern-2022-04-26/[9] https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-twitter-stake-purchase-under-ftc-scrutiny-information-2022-04-28/[10] https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter
DAOC IS BACK, and this time, we have 3 HOSTS for the price of 2! Today our new Business Boy Armaan tests his hosting skills taking us through the history of the ill-fated video game publisher Acclaim Entertainment. Meanwhile, CT and Evan take vigorous notes, judging him harshly but fairly in three hosting categories: taste, plating, and use of the secret ingredient. NEW EPISODES WILL BE POSTED MONTHLY (FOR NOW)! BIG THINGS ARE COMING!JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalismEdited by Noah"BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH:https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccastIG: @desperateactsofcapitalismSources:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2002/mar/15/games.advertising https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/sep/03/games.technology https://www.gamespot.com/articles/acclaim-back-from-the-dead/1100-6140923/ https://bleedingcool.com/games/new-announcement-teases-acclaim-games-revival-in-two-weeks/ https://www.vg247.com/change-name-to-turok https://kotaku.com/when-games-pr-stunts-went-mad-1670232280 https://www.vice.com/en/article/ne75xw/bmx-xxx-history-dave-mirra-acclaim https://www.fanbyte.com/games/features/failing-up-the-story-of-acclaim-entertainment/ https://www.cbr.com/acclaim-entertainment-publisher-shut-down-15-years/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-acclaim-boss-slammed-in-court-docs/1100-6132505/ https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-why-acclaim-video-games-are-hated-explained/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-acclaim-boss-slammed-in-court-docs/1100-6132505/Music:Music: Spirit Of Achievement [Full version] by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/11216-spirit-of-achievement-full-version License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Drums Effects Snare Roll (short) by Agnese Valmaggia Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6321-drums-effects-snare-roll-short License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Heavy Trailer 5 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/455-heavy-trailer-5 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Did you know that Procter & Gamble, noted purveyor of soaps and shampoos and such, is deeply involved with the church of SATAN!?!!?!? Well, at least that's what a lot of concerned evangelicals were saying in the 80s and 90s. Today we explore the origins of this strange panic in a very SPOOOOKY Halloween edition of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!!!
Edited by Anne Henry
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Sources: Skvarla, Robert. “When 1980s Satanic Panic Targeted Procter & Gamble: The company spent decades battling false claims that it was in league with the Devil.” Atlas Obscura. (July 13, 2017) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/procter-gamble-satan-conspiracy-theory Strouth, Chris. “How I burned the guys who wanted me to burn my KISS records” City Pages. (March 8, 2013) http://www.citypages.com/music/how-i-burned-the-guys-who-wanted-me-to-burn-my-kiss-records-6652150 Belkin, Lisa. “Procter & Gamble Fights Satan Story.” The New York Times. (April 18, 1985) p C3 https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/18/garden/procter-gamble-fights-satan-story.html Fisher, Kieran. “Satanic Panic: America’s War On Heavy Metal in the 1980’s” Heavy Blog is Heavy. (November 30, 2016) http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/11/30/satanic-panic-americas-war-on-heavy-metal-in-the-1980s/ Blumenfeld, Laura “Procter Gamble's Devil Of A Problem.” The Washington Post. (July 15, 1991) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/07/15/procter-gambles-devil-of-a-problem/36f27641-e679-40f4-ac02-9d12c59a2f3b/?utm_term=.68983d6f98bc Werwein, Austin C. “Logo Rumors Haunt P&G” The Washington Post. (March 26, 1980) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1980/03/26/logo-rumors-haunt-p38/3bca78c8-b5ea-480a-8894-573a2f5aa084/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ae7fe7c58677 UPI “P&G files lawsuit over Satan rumors” UPI Archives (August 28, 1995) https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/08/28/PG-files-lawsuit-over-Satan-rumors/6872809582400/ AP “Procter & Gamble Wins Satanic Civil Suit” CBS News. (March 20, 2007) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/procter-gamble-wins-satanic-civil-suit/
Music: Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Chase Pulse Faster by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3487-chase-pulse-faster License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
E-scooters could be a great way to solve traffic congestion in big cities, and the companies that sell them could make a ton of money. Wait a second, they lose thousands of dollars on every scooter they make?? What's the plan here? And why do people keep throwing the scooters in the river? Find out on today's episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!
Research by Ray Makowski
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooter-sharing_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoot_Networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(transportation_company) https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Skip_(company) https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Jump_(transportation_company) (see scooter section) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(company) https://la.curbed.com/2018/7/31/17623336/bird-lime-scooter-bike-app-locations-cost-hours https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/04/06/vandals-throwing-lime-s-scooters-into-oaklands-lake-merritt/ https://www.curbed.com/2018/3/27/17168716/scooters-sidewalk-bikeshare-dockless-bikes-bird https://www.lyft.com/scooters https://www.razor.com/share https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/26/scoot-sf-launch/ https://news.law.fordham.edu/jcfl/2018/12/02/the-rise-of-the-electric-scooter-industry https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17878676/electric-scooter-bird-lime-uber-lyft https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/18/skip-unveils-scooters-with-locks-and-cameras/ https://appinventiv.com/blog/escooter-trends-and-statistics/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/04/bird-unveils-custom-electric-scooters-and-delivery/ https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/8/18535698/bird-one-electric-scooter-ride-share-own-price https://www.dezeen.com/2019/05/24/bird-one-electric-scooter-design https://gizmodo.com/you-lost-how-much-on-scooters-1839245178 https://oversharing.substack.com/p/shared-scooters-dont-last-long https://www.ridetwowheels.com/fast-can-electric-scooters-go/#:~:text=Top%20speed%20of%20the%20majority,hit%20the%2030%20mph%20mark. https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/13/21257307/electric-scooter-bikeshare-covid-19-bird-lime-uber-subsidies
Google wants to make an on-demand game streaming service that you can access from pretty much any device. Great idea! Except... Google has a bit of a reputation for rapidly abandoning big projects at the least sign of resistance and moving on to the next thing. What could go wrong?
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Sources: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/10/googles-project-stream-thats-really-a-full-assassins-creed-in-my-browser/ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-google-stadia-phil-harrison-majd-bakar-interview https://www.engadget.com/2019-10-10-google-stadia-negative-latency.html https://www.businessinsider.com/why-are-so-few-games-on-google-stadia-2020-2 https://medium.com/@TheRealAKhaled/google-stadia-will-be-a-resounding-failure-b0aa73000f4f https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/03/google-stadia-gaming-platform-backlash/ https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/07/everything-about-google-stadia-seems-shockingly-bad/ https://www.thurrott.com/games/google-stadia/231198/report-tries-to-explain-google-stadia-failure
While we work on preparing some brand new content for y'all, let's look back on some of the funniest and craziest moments from the show this year. BIG THINGS ARE COMING
Featuring clips from episodes 16, 26, 27, 34, 15, 14, 17, 22, 35, 34, 36, and 38
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A website designed to help you have an illicit marital affair that requires your personal information and a substantial fee to delete your account. WhAT coULd PoSSiBly gO wrONg?
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Music: Metalmania by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4042-metalmania License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Run Amok by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4311-run-amok License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison_data_breach
Today we complete the saga of Whole Foods as a new character emerges in the story, a very powerful and very bald man who has his own radical plans for the asparagus-water purveyor.
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Sources: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/whole-foods-market-history
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/whole-foods-amazon-timeline.html
https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole-foods-have-not-upended-grocery-2019-6
https://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-timeline-from-start-to-amazon-2017-9
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/dining/28whole.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/magazine/the-virtue-in-6-heirloom-tomatoes.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/technology/amazon-stock-earnings-report.html?searchResultPosition=4
We begin another saga. This one is a monster. And we don't even get to Jf B*s yet.
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Sweeter Vermouth by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4450-sweeter-vermouth License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Taps v2 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4461-taps-v2 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Big Rock by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3436-big-rock License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/whole-foods-market-history
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/whole-foods-amazon-timeline.html
https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole-foods-have-not-upended-grocery-2019-6
https://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-timeline-from-start-to-amazon-2017-9
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/dining/28whole.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/magazine/the-virtue-in-6-heirloom-tomatoes.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/technology/amazon-stock-earnings-report.html?searchResultPosition=4
Battlefield Earth is often cited as one of the worst films and biggest box office bombs in history- today we explore the truly bizarre history behind this film that is DEFINITELY NOT FUNDED BY THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY AND NOT A SCAM TO DEFRAUD INVESTORS.
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_Earth_(film) The movie Battlefield Earth
Music: Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Jingle Bells by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3944-jingle-bells License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Chase Pulse Faster by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3487-chase-pulse-faster License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Beanie Babies is best known as a line of colorful stuffed animals that was very popular in the 90s. But did you also know that the popularity Beanie Babies led to several people losing their life savings and at least one person being LITERALLY MURDERED? Join us for the mind-boggling story of the turn of the century Beanie Babies panic!
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Sources: https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/06/07/3-business-lessons-from-ty-warner-the-beanie-babie.aspx https://www.buzzfeed.com/zacbissonnette/a-blue-elephant-named-peanut#.hd438G7yQY https://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/how-much-beanie-babies-were-predicted-to-be-worth-vs-how-muc https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beanie-babies--whatever-happened-to-millennials--favorite-toy-213059948.html https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html
Music: Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3856-happy-happy-game-show License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Broken Reality by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3461-broken-reality License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Edm Detection Mode by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4987-edm-detection-mode License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Lots of people make fun of the Zune, Microsoft's short-lived challenge to Apple's iPod. But does it deserve such widespread ridicule??? Find out on today's episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zune https://medium.com/@shiriendamra/why-the-zune-failed-132784522ff0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ly84e6EaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnoImD2KTBY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A74b9ZWLV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LtY8a105XU https://www.businessinsider.com/robbie-bach-explains-why-the-zune-flopped-2012-5?IR=T https://www.silicon.co.uk/mobility/smartphones/tales-tech-history-microsoft-zune-210569 https://www.theverge.com/2012/5/14/3019100/zune-hardware-mistake-robbie-bach https://slate.com/technology/2012/10/microsoft-zune-how-one-of-the-biggest-flops-in-tech-history-helped-revive-a-great-american-tech-company.html https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/16/microsoft-ends-zune-music-streaming-service-apple https://gizmodo.com/actually-barack-obama-doesnt-use-a-zune-5102516 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qw5ax/zune-forever-the-diehards-still-obsessed-with-microsofts-colossal-failure https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/51578/the-man-behind-the-zune.html https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/j-allard-the-failures-of-the-zune-and-the-record-labels/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Allard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2007/10/03/zune-qa-with-microsofts-j-allard/
Music: In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Bathed in the Light by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3425-bathed-in-the-light License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Have you ever wanted a social media app that's exactly like Instagram, Facebook, or Whatsapp, but with 95% less features and an even easier way for brands to advertise to you? Try YO!
Edited by Anne Henry
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Sources: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/developers-have-hit-a-yo-point-with-this-terrible-new-89277145724.html
https://mashable.com/2014/08/12/yo-app-update/
https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/07/simple-messaging-app-yo-adds-location-sharing-for-context/
https://www.rt.com/news/167092-two-tap-app-yo/
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-inside-story-of-yo-there-isnt-actually-1-million-in-the-bank-2014-6
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/02/yo-app-windows-phone-iftt
https://www.businessinsider.com/yo-raises-15-million-at-a-5-10-million-valuation-2014-7
https://www.cnet.com/news/the-million-dollar-app-that-exists-to-say-yo/
https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/12/yo-grows-up/
https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3640127394001/#sp=show-clips
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/23/yo-founder-hack-hires-hackers-chat-app
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/developers-have-hit-a-yo-point-with-this-terrible-new-89277145724.html
Music: Oh, Christmas Tree by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4156-oh-christmas-tree License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3929-ishikari-lore License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Holiday Weasel by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5517-holiday-weasel License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Everyone has heard of Quibi but has anyone actually used it? Isn't it a food delivery app? I heard that Chrissy Teigen was somehow involved? What does Jeffrey Katzenberg have to do with all this?! I guess we'll find out in today's episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!
Research by Theo Collin Edited by Anne Henry
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quibi https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/28/quibi-netflix-jeffrey-katzenberg-crash https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/is-anyone-watching-quibi.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeffrey-katzenbergs-newtv-gets-new-name-quibi-1151120 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/business/media/jeffrey-katzenberg-quibi-coronavirus.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Whitman https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/quibi-unveils-turnstyle-video-technology-1268053
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Ahh, remember the early 1920s in America? The economy was booming, women were finally allowed to vote, jazz was gaining in popularity, and oh yeah, there were frequent deadly machine gun fights on the streets of Chicago between employees of warring taxi companies. Yeah, those were the good old days!
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Sources: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-08-me-4716-story.html https://chicagology.com/notorious-chicago/1920taxiwars/ https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/08/us/wl-jacobs-dies-ex-head-of-hertz.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-24/o-j-accounting-fraud-and-icahn-the-story-of-hertz-going-bust?utm_source=pocket-newtab https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-08-me-4716-story.html
Remember Skymall? That weird catalogue that was on pretty much every plane. Yeah, what the hell happened to Skymall?
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Sources: https://skymall.com/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/06/skymall-the-strange-story-of-americas-most-delightfully-weird-catalogue/276807/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/airlines-pull-skymall-planes-766342 https://web.archive.org/web/20101206230448/http://www.skymall.com/shopping/contact.htm https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-24/skymall-is-earthbound-but-its-legacy-of-nutty-gifts-lives-on https://web.archive.org/web/20150708072206/http://www.northjersey.com/towns/ridgefield-park-company-buys-skymall-brand-1.1300102 https://web.archive.org/web/20070720193723/http://www.skymall.com/shopping/aboutskymall.htm https://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-skymall-20150128-story.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-skymall-captured-moment-technological-and-american-history-180954043/?no-ist https://www.dailydac.com/commercialbankruptcy/investors/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/05/company-buys-skymall-for-1-9-million-will-make-dramatic-changes/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/01/396894697/still-need-a-lawn-yeti-good-news-skymall-may-be-cleared-for-relaunch https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/01/23/skymall-the-wacky-in-flight-catalog-is-filing-for-bankruptcy-how-did-it-last-this-long/
John McAfee founded the anti-virus company you've probably heard of. He exited that company with a net worth of over $100 million. And that's where this week's story BEGINS. It goes in some truly insane directions after that.
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Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/the-crazy-life-of-john-mcafee#he-began-working-at-a-company-that-coded-punch-card-systems-in-the-late-60s-this-taught-him-the-basics-of-early-computing-using-this-information-he-landed-a-job-at-missouri-pacific-railroad-where-he-helped-the-company-use-a-newfangled-ibm-computer-system-to-help-calibrate-train-schedules-4 https://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-mcafee-third-party-libertarian/index.html https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/31/inside-the-beltway-gary-johnson-john-mcafee-austin/ https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/john-mcafee-suffers-heart-attack-guatemala-detention-center/story?id=17890926
Today we finish the Google Glass saga with a CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC episode! We also go BACK TO BASICS by recording in-person after Evan's GOOGLE internet was being a dummy (how IRONIC!)
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass https://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/5-reasons-google-glass-miserable-failure-01462398#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20the%20failure%20of%20the,be%20called%20%E2%80%9Cearly%20adopters%E2%80%9D. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/style/why-google-glass-broke.html https://medium.com/@NishaHariSingh/google-glasss-demise-643a94259945 https://producthabits.com/unexpected-rebirth-google-glass/ https://www.google.com/glass/start/ https://www.blog.google/products/hardware/glass-enterprise-edition-2/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/4/21121472/google-glass-2-enterprise-edition-for-sale-directly-online
You asked for, you got it. Here's PART 1 of the Google Glass saga.
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass https://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/5-reasons-google-glass-miserable-failure-01462398#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20the%20failure%20of%20the,be%20called%20%E2%80%9Cearly%20adopters%E2%80%9D. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/05/style/why-google-glass-broke.html https://medium.com/@NishaHariSingh/google-glasss-demise-643a94259945 https://producthabits.com/unexpected-rebirth-google-glass/ https://www.google.com/glass/start/
Warby Parker (a genuinely sustainable, ingenious business model) inspired a wave of copycat direct-to-consumer brands that often suffered, failed to deliver on investor expectations, or just fully imploded. Needless to say, this hilarious trend was perfect fodder for our show.
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Sources: https://www.inc.com/magazine/201505/graham-winfrey/neil-blumenthal-icons-of-entrepreneurship.html https://www.inc.com/christine-lagorio/warby-parker-neil-blumenthal-founders-project.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2016/03/23/whats-behind-warby-parkers-success/#2d8085dc411a https://marker.medium.com/why-all-the-warby-parker-clones-are-now-imploding-44bfcc70a00c
What do you get when you mix Spider-Man, broadway, greek mythology, U2, and extreme workplace safety violations? You get a great story for this podcast!
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man%3A_Turn_Off_the_Dark https://www.wired.com/2015/01/geeks-guide-glen-berger/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajg78Xez-OU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F4PE3TVhO8
The saga of Mr. Bushnell continues with his next big venture, involving a pizza restaurant run by an animatronic rat that likely holds some of your fondest memories.
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Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20120824000743/http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2012/08/chuck-e-cheeses-founder-speaks-to-mom-in-campaign-from-dallas-richards-group.html/ https://www.pizzamarketplace.com/news/chuck-e-cheese-faltering-since-february/ https://showbizpizza.fandom.com/wiki/Munch%27s_Make_Believe_Band https://www.throwbacks.com/chuck-e-cheese-vs-showbiz-pizza/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/chuck-e-cheeses-silicon-valley-startup-the-origins-of-the-best-pizza-chain-ever/277869/ https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Chuck_E._Cheese https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2012/02/23/chuck-e-cheese-s-parent-boosts-its-per-share-profit/ https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2013/09/26/downtown-orlando-warehouse-that-housed-rockafire-explosion-animatronic-band-blows-up-updated https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2020/05/26/chuck-e-cheese-might-be-trying-to-hide-who-they-are-but-orlando-still-owes-a-lot-to-this-mouse
In 1972, Nolan Bushnell and partner Ted Dabney founded video game and home computer developer Atari. In 1983, 700,000 copies of E.T. the video game and other unsold titles were buried in a New Mexico landfill. And this is only PART 1 of the ballad of Nolan Bushnell.
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Sources: https://medium.com/s/story/ataris-hard-partying-origin-story-an-oral-history-c438b0ce9440 https://books.google.com/books?id=gy4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA15&pg=PA106#v=onepage&q&f=true https://books.google.com/books?id=gy4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA15&pg=PA100#v=onepage&q&f=true https://thehustle.co/worst-video-game-in-history-et/ https://www.quora.com/Luck-What-is-the-luckiest-business-break-ever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari,_Inc.
Many of you probably remember why this specific phone made international headlines back in 2016. If you don't, we doubt you'll be able to guess.
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_7 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3796928/Florida-man-sues-Samsung-Note-7-exploded-pocket-severely-burned-leg.html
Peter Arnell, a titan of the advertising industry, was hired to redesign the Pepsi logo. No words can fully encapsulate the insanity of what he produced.
For the full experience on this episode, you can follow along with the insane BREATHTAKING PDF here: https://www.goldennumber.net/wp-content/uploads/pepsi-arnell-021109.pdf
Lemon Demon (Neil Cicierega)'s song about Pepsi Breathtaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAG7pye0V1g
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Sources: https://adage.com/article/agency-news/end-era-omnicom-s-arnell-group-close/240387 https://find.xyz/map/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-arnell-group https://www.ahundredmonkeys.com/peter-arnell-tries-his-hand-at-damage-control/ https://www.contobox.com/blog/50-oranges-a-day/ https://www.newsweek.com/crazy-genius-brand-guru-peter-arnell-76137 https://gawker.com/244608/new-yorks-worst-bosses-peter-arnell
In 1993, Disney announced their plans to build a theme park that combined authentic American history experiences and thrilling entertainment. Madness quickly ensued.
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney's_America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oqDqnQR5Aw (And ALL of Defunctland's videos. I have learned way more about Disney corporate history from this channel than I ever thought there was to know.)
Content Warning: This episode contains mild descriptions of psychological and physical abuse.
Ever wonder what the weird, cult-like origins were for all those "Unlock Your Full Potential" business seminars that were huge in the 80s? Well, we've got some strange answers for you on today's episode!
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Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/d4mgzy/circle_of_power_aka_brainwashmystiquenaked/ https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/28/archives/thrift-shops-of-the-psyche.html https://forum.culteducation.com/read.php?4,12552,page=59 https://cameronfreeman.com/personal/confessions-cult-leader-lifestream-seminar-experience/group-encounter-defiled-gene-church-conrad-dcarnes-print/
Elizabeth Holmes became a billionaire after she invented a blood-testing device that was going to change the world. Too bad it was a complete lie.
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theranos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes Alex Gibney's The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Today we conclude the truly insane saga of the Tulip Boom (and inevitable collapse).
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Today, Desperate Acts of Capitalism goes HISTORICAL, to investigate the world's first speculation bubble.
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Today we talk about 2019's Cats. To prepare for this episode, CT & Evan watched Cats. Things got weird.
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_(2019_film) https://www.looper.com/181898/we-now-know-what-really-went-wrong-with-cats/ https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2492996/apparently-there-was-a-graphic-peeing-scene-in-cats-that-was-cut https://www.vogue.com/article/cats-movie-interview-behind-the-scenes https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-12-24/cats-disaster-flop-concept-musical https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/cats-2019-taylor-swift-james-corden-featurette-watch.html https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/cats-movie-trailer-why-do-the-cats-have-human-breasts.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/19/cats-movie-trailer-internet-reacts-horror-demented-dream-ballet https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/21/opinions/cats-trailer-creeped-out-audience-yang/index.html https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2019W51/?ref_=bo_rl_table_1 https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2684847617/?ref_=bo_we_table_4 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/cats-butthole-cut-vfx
SOON THE WORLD WILL KNOW THE TRUE POWER OF BEENZ
(We greatly apologize for the weird audio in this episode, we are both in quarantine recording our parts separately and had to frankenstein them together. Hopefully next week we'll figure out a way to make it sound better. We love you!)
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Billy McFarland wants money, and he wants it now. What better way to get some quick, easy cash than planning a music festival in the Bahamas? What could possibly go wrong? Find out in today's episode of DAoC!
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyre_Festival
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_McFarland_(fraudster)
Netflix's Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Hulu's Fyre Fraud
Gwyneth Paltrow is here to help you live your healthiest life possible. You just need to be obscenely rich and cool with having the worst B.O. of your life. Today we unearth the dark secrets behind a lavish, minimalist, foul-smelling empire.
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Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money!
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Sources: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/08/what-goop-really-sells-women/596773/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/magazine/big-business-gwyneth-paltrow-wellness.html
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/03/the-magical-thinking-of-the-goop-lab
will.i.am really wants to be the next Steve Jobs. So far, he's not doing so well. Today we dig through his bizarre history of bulky products and weird, rambly interviews to try to determine why.
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Sources: https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/28/3703286/will-i-am-iphone-camera-cases
https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/5/7162861/will-i-am-puls-smartwatch-is-terrible
https://jalopnik.com/will-i-ams-extremely-illegal-delorean-impounded-by-poli-5919274
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20932055/wink-smart-home-problems-iamplus-william-black-eyed-peas
https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/8/7500911/will-i-am-ces-2015-3d-systems
https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2017/11/william-honoured-by-the-iet-for-his-outstanding-contribution-to-the-engineering-profession/ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/01/william-named-intels-director-of-creative-innovation.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUBnsX0-9w0
https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B01MRK3O9Q/ref=acr_dpx_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar
https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/20/21029499/decade-fails-flops-tech-science-culture-apple-google-data-kickstarter-2010-2019
https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/28/3703286/will-i-am-iphone-camera-cases
https://www.cnet.com/news/i-went-to-the-launch-of-will-i-ams-new-smartwatch-and-it-was-ridiculous/
https://jalopnik.com/why-is-will-i-am-saying-he-built-a-delorean-5873427?tag=iamauto
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/william-wears-buttons-air-true-wireless-earphone-in-new-j-balvin-and-black-eyed-peas-music-video-ritmo-300959091.html
To celebrate the launch of DAOC on Patreon, here is a compilation of some of our most fun-filled moments from the show so far. This is only the beginning.
NEW REGULAR EPISODE NEXT WEEK
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Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money!
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Today we unearth the troubled production of 1967's Dr. Dolittle, and try to determine why it on earth it became a weird franchise decades later.
Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money!
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Sources:
https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/19/21072745/dolittle-production-problems-box-office-flop-bomb
https://theplaylist.net/dolittle-troubled-production-stephen-gaghan-20191014/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/dolittle-disaster-drunk-squirrel-giraffes-penis-furious-ranulph/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Dolittle_(1967_film)
HEADS UP! This episode contains gore, bodily fluids, and some descriptions of abuse.
Today we try to find some healing from 180 horrible episodes of Fear Factor. Evan swears more than he ever has before, and there are many frustrated sighs.
Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money!
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Factor
https://web.archive.org/web/20120202041234/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/8412112/tv-contestants-threatened-twins-threatened-with-lawsuit-donkey-stunt
https://www.thetvdb.com/series/fear-factor/allseasons/official
https://web.archive.org/web/20051110045923/http://www.nspca.co.za/Media-Miscellaneous-2.html
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/fear-factor-contestants-told-by-nbc-to-shut-up-about-canceled-episode-they-starred-in
https://www.ranker.com/list/horrifying-behind-the-scenes-reality-television-stories/alexandra-plesa
Today we salvage a sad, abandoned Google sea cube and try to unlock its mysteries.
Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money!
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Sources: https://www.theday.com/article/20130928/NWS01/309289961/
https://www.cnet.com/news/is-google-building-a-hulking-floating-data-center-in-sf-bay/
https://www.salon.com/2014/08/01/googles_barge_a_big_waste_of_money_that_could_have_been_better_spent/
Today we talk about JCPenney's "Fair and Square Pricing" disaster led by everyone's favorite business boy, RON JOHNSON.
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Sources: http://business.time.com/2012/03/29/maybe-shoppers-dont-want-fair-and-square-prices-after-all/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Johnson_(businessman) (Yes I know we're citing Wikipedia, but guess what, Wikipedia cites THEIR sources so consider us citing all the sources cited on these pages!) Ihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._Penney
Today we attempt to escape from the horrifying nightmare labyrinth of Adam Neumann's mind. Join us to find out if we're successful.
Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a world of burning money!
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Sources: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/wework-adam-neumann.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-is-not-the-way-everybody-behaves-how-adam-neumanns-over-the-top-style-built-wework-11568823827?shareToken=st3fcd4c5c55d94ffc80b5721a8aa6ffa2
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/13/nyregion/welive-nyc-wework.html
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/15/20806366/we-company-wework-ipo-adam-neumann
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-05/wework-is-said-to-target-20-billion-to-30-billion-ipo-value?srnd=premium
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wework-ipo-valuation-exclusive/exclusive-wework-considers-ipo-valuation-of-as-low-as-10-billion-sources-idUSKCN1VY1PB
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/24/20882491/wework-adam-neumann-softbank-ceo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/softbank-to-take-control-of-wework-11571746483?mod=e2tw
https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/21/20975831/wework-layoffs-ipo-adam-neumann-softbank
https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/11/21011740/nicholas-braun-cousin-greg-succession-wework-adam-neumann-casting-announcement
Today we dive into the labyrinthine madness of the WeWork corporation. We aren't able to contain it to one episode.
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Today we untangle the mystery of the Oogieloves Big Balloon Adventure and educate the masses on the world-changing introduction of New Coke and Crystal Pepsi.
The Oogieloves Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2zgHbFE4lg
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Email us at desperateactsofcapitalism@gmail.com with story ideas, questions, or comments. Also, if you like the show, leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe!
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Today we discuss the short-lived and stupefyingly strange Juicero Press and the tragic decline of one of your favorite childhood haunts, Toys R Us.
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Today we dive into the history of the most extreme dining experience of your childhood, Rainforest Cafe, and we investigate the mind-boggling business decisions that brought an end to RadioShack's retail dominance.
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Today we discuss the history of the ultimate "safe bet" restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory, as well as the legendary rise and decline of Blockbuster Video.
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Today we discuss the pure money-burning insanity of the Moviepass company and the long, treacherous history of the McDonald's corporation.
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Our first episode, wow! For our daring debut, we cover the rise and fall of the Sears Corporation and the destruction of ImageMovers Digital, the company responsible for Mars Needs Moms.
Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Every episode, we will analyze spectacular business failures, ranging from slow declines of once-prosperous companies to disastrous decisions that killed brands overnight. Join us on our magical journey through a world of burning money!
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