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Mid Sept Roundup Teaser Zuànshí Shǒu Sep 27, 2021

Enjoy this story selection about how a Papa Murphy's chain is connected to Terrorism, yeah really. We do these Round up episodes twice a month for our Patreon supporters so we wanted to give you an example of the types of stories you'll be getting. Don't forget to check us out on patreon.com/grubstakers to get the full episode and more. Enjoy!

Ep 251 Klaus Schwab And The World Economic Forum Featuring John F. O'Donnell Sep 20, 2021

This week the boys sit down with John F. O'Donnell to chat about O.G. (Old German) Klaus Schwab. You heard of DAVOS? Dat's dis dude. If you thought we talked a big conspiracy game in our last episode dear listeners, then buckle up. We're about to drop some red hot William Gibson shit in your lap today. Oh and Greta Thunberg says hi! She's not on the show, she just seems nice so I imagine she would say hi to you, as she distracts you from the assimilation. We use this article as a really great reference in the episode, so here is the hot sauce. https://winteroak.org.uk/2020/10/05/klaus-schwab-and-his-great-fascist-reset/ You can find John on Instagram or Twitter @therealjfod You can also check out his podcast "Take Your Pills, Psychopath!" http://takeyourpillspod.com

Ep 250 Larry Silverstein and the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks feat. Mike Recine Sep 13, 2021

This episode we sit down with Mike Recine of the "The Sit Down with Mike Recine Podcast" podcast. Basically, the thesis statement of this episode is. 9/11 needs to be properly investigated with an actual qualified 3rd party investigation. NOT a Bush investigating the Bush's. Along the way we are going to talk about some conspiracy theories and their legitimacy in some cases.... wait... where are you going? COME BACK! Seriously, there is some stuff involved with the financial market that gets covered, and let's face it, Larry Silverstein who owned the buildings involved in the attacks, was pulling some pretty shady ass shit, and by pretty I mean VERY. So just give it a listen with an open mind, but of course at the end of the day you're all smart people, otherwise you wouldn't be listening to our podcast. However, the original investigation, was flawed, and I don't think anyone can deny that.

Episode 249: Russ Weiner, Michael Savage, & Rockstar Energy feat. Felix Biederman Sep 09, 2021

This episode we down some energy drink and dive into the legacy of Michael Savage, and the footnote of Rockstar Energy Drink, his son Russell Weiner. Featuring our special guest from Chapo Trap House, Felix Biederman. The lads were having so much fun that the audio get's a little bit crispy here and there, but it just goes to show you how spicy the show and the subject is this time around. Don't forget to check out Sean and Yogi's Twitter/Instagram for more info about their live shows in Seattle and Portland, and feel free to support us on our Patreon.

Ep 247 Jim Justice, Governor of West Virgina Aug 27, 2021

The biggest CEO and Governor in both size, width, and breadth. Jim Muthafuckin “Boy Uh I say I say boy” Justice. So Jim, do you really, like reaaaally actually act as a CEO over 100 companies? Oh… really? I mean seems like that’s a lot on your plate while also being a Governor… oh you also coach a High School girls Basketball team? That sure is a lot time that you could be fixing your states economy, or I don’t know maybe improving Health and Welfare… OH Infrastructure yeah that’s failing and uhh… Wait, Did you say High School girls Basketball team?! Oh no… oh no no no no no. Here is a link to the Forbes Article Sean mentioned, if you’re into the whole reading thing. (There is also an audio version in the article, so don’t worry) https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2021/03/30/gov-jim-justice-no-longer-a-billionaire-after-850-million-debt-to-insolvent-greensill-capital-revealed/?sh=52f6649e433b Don’t forget to check out Yogi and Sean in Seattle and Portland if you are in the year 2021 in Late September. Although if this is in the future. You should just check out their standup whenever. They’re pretty damn good at it.

Ep 130 BLERN: Patreon Unlocked and Remastered Aug 20, 2021

This is episode 130 exclusively released to our Patreon Listeners. It is now available to you! The wonderful listeners who aren't yet a Patreon. If you want to hear all of our historical episodes and be on the bleeding edge of hot takes on current news and politics with our new Bi-Weekly Updates. Then you should totally go to pateron.com/grubstakers and we can hook you up. Thanks for listening, and here is the original episode description. "In this episode we attempted to cover Larry Robbins but got sidetracked by the prospect of war. Also Andy tells a completely fictional story about getting fired from a company named Blern which has no relation to one of Larry Robbins's charitable ventures by the name of Zearn."

Episode 244: Will Shu (Deliveroo) Aug 13, 2021

This week we talk about William Shu the CEO of Deliveroo. Rhymes are fun. Anyways, we talk about how he came up with this brilliant idea of getting food delivered to you. What a genius! The twist is instead of trying to compete in America he decided to subjugate the minorities and impoverished into delivering food as "Independant Contractors" in the UK instead. SPICY. All because he wanted to order 25 whoppers at Morgan Stanley. Comment below if you think this will be the first episode that doesn't have a connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Also be sure to check out Yogi and Sean performing in Portland on Sept 16th and in Seattle Sept 17th and 18th. Follow Grubstakers on Twitter for more info.

{Patreon Unlocked} Episode 140: Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn) Jul 29, 2021

It's another Buttigieg supporter and this time it's the man who invented MySpace for careerist psychopaths: LinkedIn. We've endorsed his skills at making less money selling his property to Microsoft than the Minecraft guy and rehabilitating Jeffrey Epstein. He also made an Apples to Apples ripoff called "Trumped Up Cards", which you can buy at trumpedupcards.com or alternatively put your money into a paper shredder.

(Patreon Unlocked) Episode 189: Malvinder Mohan Singh & Shivinder Mohan Singh (Ranbaxy Laboratories) Jul 21, 2021

This week we are taking a look at the Singh brothers. Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh the heirs to a generic pharmaceutical company that would be responsible for providing Africans with AIDS, junk drugs. A major source for this episode was A Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by Katherine Eban. Sean is slowly being radicalized by RFK so a significant portion is spent on new theories as to why the world sucks. All that and more right here on Grubstakers. Check out Grubstakers.net for a full list of our resources on this and every other episode. Enjoy!

Episode 240: The collapse of the Soviet Union and Russia in the 90s (Part 1) Jul 18, 2021

We looked at the similarities between empires collapsing of the past. Oddly enough we believe we found a pattern in the madness. Sean read a book about domestic Russian actors and asset stripping it's called Godfather of the Kremlin: The Decline of Russia in the Age of Gangster Capitalism by Paul Klebnikov. Many Russian accents, Drago impressions, and dark truths of our futures past?

Episode 238: ProPublica Tax Leaks Jun 26, 2021

In this one we provide an overview of the recent IRS leaks to ProPublica regarding the tax-avoidance schemes of the 25 wealthiest Americans. We examine the massive crime of releasing personal tax records to the public and demand arrest and public execution for those responsible. The article covered is available here: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax

Patreon Unlocked Episode 231: Whitney Wolfe Herd feat. Kate Willett May 26, 2021

Dating's weird, isn't it? In this episode we're joined by the wonderful Kate Willett (@katewillett on Twitter) to explore the wild uncertainties of dating and the financial windfall available to those with the foresight to monetize it with a gimmick. Specifically we give an overview of the life and times of Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd and learn how she made her billion dollar fortune through shady Russian start up money, hostile work environments, offshore tax avoidance shell corporations, and most important of all, an app that puts women first. Kate's podcast Reply Guys can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/replyguys You can listen to Kate's audible audiobook "Dirtbag Anthropology" here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Dirtbag-Anthropology-Audiobook/B08W5FSQ1V

(Patreon Unlocked) Episode 159: The Hearst Family (Part 2) feat. Eli Sairs May 04, 2021

We continue our profile on the Hearst family beginning with more details on the Hearst that started it all! Rounding out the end of his life with his family tree going to today. The harrowing story of Patricia Hearst and the conspiracies her time with the SLA contains and a look at Fitch from the Paris-based Fimalac in 2006 for $592 million. Fitch is the world’s third-largest credit-ratings firm. Lastly we round out the episode talking about the 2 billionaire heirs William Randolph Hearst the III, John Augustine Chilton Hearst and closing out the episode talking about our favorite MeToo podcast host Chris Hardwick and his wife Lydia Hearst-Shaw that’s right the Nerdist is a Hearst entity. We are once again join by Eli Sairs go follow him and shit.

Episode 231 Teaser: Whitney Wolfe Herd (Bumble) feat. Kate Willett Apr 28, 2021

Dating's weird, isn't it? In this episode we're joined by the wonderful Kate Willett (@katewillett on Twitter) to explore the wild uncertainties of dating and the financial windfall available to those with the foresight to monetize it with a gimmick. For the full episode visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers.

Episode 230: A Very Special 420 Episode Apr 22, 2021

Almost just in time for 4/20, the guys take a break from the billionaires grind for a low-key episode about some sketchy businesses. Steven's audio is messed up in this one because Andy forgot to press a button on the recorder and Andy is very sorry.

(Patreon Unlocked)Episode 214: Bernie Madoff Apr 14, 2021

In this one we profile one of the most successful men on Wall Street, Bernie Madoff. We go from his early hardscrabble years trading penny stocks with his earnings from working as a lifeguard to his meteoric rise as one of the most successful and respected men in finance, netting consistent returns of 15-20%. We were particularly inspired by this man's story and hope you will be too.

Episode 229 Teaser: The Kennedys Part 2 Apr 11, 2021

It's time for Part 2 of the Kennedy saga. We take a step back to look at some of the adventures of old Papa Joe we missed on the first pass. Full episode available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/49911870

Episode 228 Teaser: Monthly Roundup and the Big Boat Apr 05, 2021

A preview of the monthly roundup where we discuss the large boat. For the full discussion on the large vessel, visit https://www.patreon.com/posts/49664762

Patreon Unlocked Episode 100: The Vatican Apr 04, 2021

Unlocked for Easter: On this special ep we talk about The Vatican, from its humble beginnings with Jesus destroying the tables of money changers to its modern era as a destroyer of massive international banks. We also talk about the stuff with the kids.

Episode 227: The Kennedys Part 1 Apr 02, 2021

On this episode we're taking a trip to Camelot to attend the court of America's favorite Irish family, the Kennedys. For part 1 of an upcoming 4 part series we examine the rise of Joe Kennedy and the war adventures of a young disease-riddled Jack Fitzgerald. So far it looks like nothing but smooth sailing for this rugged band of papists.

Patreon Teaser Episode 223: WWF part 3 Mar 11, 2021

Full episode on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/48638016

Episode 219: Communal Farming, feat. Nathanael Haun Mar 10, 2021

We're joined by Nathanael Haun, communal farmer and noted poster. We cover Monsanto, factory farming, and the corporate techniques killing family farms across America for decades. You should all read his Substack post "The American Collective: the role of the commune and party in the 21st century of the American Continent", as it is excellent. By the way, did you know that in Japan the LDP appointed a "Minister of Loneliness"? Where to find Nathanael: https://turbonics.substack.com/ @Turbo_Fucker

Episode 222 Teaser - The WWF Part 2 Mar 05, 2021

Full Episode on Patreon now!

Episode 218: Factory Farming feat. Andrew Crowley Mar 04, 2021

Journalist for the Emmons County Record Andrew Crowley jumps in to talk about factory farming during the Coronavirus and in general. Follow Andrew on twitter at @FugaziTruther.

Episode 217: The business of Animals feat. Steve Hindi president of SHARK Feb 09, 2021

This month we take a stab at covering the business of animals. To kick off this extravaganza of corruption we speak with animal rights activist and founder of SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) about the corruption/thievery within animal charities such as PETA, the threat that factory farming poses against climate change and the effect the media has to dumb down the individual, which leads us to admiring animal abusers such as Joe Exotic. Support Shark by donating to them, watching their videos on YouTube or even just telling a friend about the reality of the dystopian present we live in. P.S This is the book about the meat industry mentioned by Steve Hindi during the interview. Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, And Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry by Gail A. Eisnitz https://sharkonline.org/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7K5BrapNSnk6XcXbpqXNg https://twitter.com/sharkonline

Episode 216: The Short Squeeze on GameStop Feb 01, 2021

We tackle the short squeeze at GameStop that has caused their stock price to explode and offer a handy explainer for essential investing terms such as “shorting”, “naked shorts”, “tendies”, “diamond hands”, “gamma squeeze”, and “wife’s boyfriend”. We further offer a few lessons to take away from what has happened so far as well as some predictions for the future and a stern insistence that nothing we say in this podcast is investment advice.

Episode 213: The Coming Domestic War on Terror feat. Glenn Greenwald Jan 13, 2021

For our first episode of 2021 we're joined by the one and only Glenn Greenwald to discuss the January 6th riots at the DC Capitol Building and what the media reaction to them can tell us. In particular we focus on the long term plan to codify "domestic terrorism" as a federal crime and speak about why it is so disturbing to see so many embracing war on terror rhetoric to describe Trump supporters. Glenn has extensive and well known experience reporting on the global war on terror and he walks us through some of the most egregious examples of what we can expect to see as President-elect Biden and many in Congress call for bringing that war to the homeland. Also we make a hail mary plea for the pardons of Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, and other deserving recipients. You can find Glenn's substack here: https://greenwald.substack.com/

Episode 210: Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu Part 2 Dec 30, 2020

On our last episode of the year we close out with part 2 on Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu. The lion of bourdillion, bobo Chicago and the biggest landlord in Nigeria. We cover the rest of the bio on Bola, his reign in the Lagos politics, his odd family connections, and close it out with the Lekki Toll Gate massacre. Thank you again to those of you enjoying our show. It has been an honor and a pleasure and we are looking forward to another year of billionaires to roast. Enjoy!

Episode 208: Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu Part 1 Dec 12, 2020

This week we cover the life and misdeeds of Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu also known as Yekini Amoda Ogunlere Hamid Sangodele Adekunle Tinubu or my favorite Bobo Chicago join us on this 2-part series on how he used his time to be a bagman in Chicago, a ruffian in his youth and why he definitely needs giant trucks of money or gold to come to his house. This episode was suggested to us by a listener and we encourage those reading this to reach out with any suggestions or hey maybe a review? Part 2 of this will be released on SoundCloud more billionaire shenanigans on our Patreon enjoy! Oh and for this episode Yogi read a book!

Patreon Teaser Episode 205: Woody Johnson and the giant umbrella of death that is J&J Dec 02, 2020

Full epsidoe on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/44566504

Episode 204: Jonathan Tisch & the Tisch Family feat. Alex Ptak Nov 24, 2020

This week with Alex Ptak of Pod Damn America we cover the life and misdeeds of Jonathan Tisch. Find out all about how the Tisch family initially made their riches, (Friends & Family LLC) the 6 billion dollar net worth of the family does all sorts of horrible things including a insurance racket where they wouldn’t pay out on hazard insurance to contractors in warzones. Find out all that and more right here on Grubstakers. https://www.propublica.org/article/us-insurance-firm-neglects-survivors-of-iraqi-translators-may-face-criminal

Episode 202: Robert Brockman and the No Good Very Big IRS Tax Fraud (Part 1) Nov 19, 2020

We take a dive into the life of automotive software billionaire Robert Brockman and his recent indictment for what has been called the largest tax fraud in US history. Accused of dodging taxes on more than $2 billion in income he had an assist from an old episode subject, billionaire Robert F. Smith, of promising to pay off the debt of the graduating class of Morehouse fame. On this part 1 of 2 we provide an update on Smith and walk through the basics of the court case and the story of just how Brockman ended up in this situation. You can read the full federal indictment here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1327921/download You can read more posts from the anonymous Reynolds and Reynolds whistle blower here: https://reynoldswhistleblower.blogspot.com/

Patreon Unlocked Episode 112: Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 3) Nov 18, 2020

Originally released Nov 7 2019 In the third and final installment of our BCCI series we trace the ill fated BCCI foray into the American market, the decline and fall of the bank, Henry Kissinger's role, and explore a few of the lingering questions that remain even today. We also discuss some of Whitney Webb's reporting on possible Jeffrey Epstein links to BCCI and really go off the deep end with some stuff about the Finder's Cult and the Franklin Credit Scandal. Future episodes on other BCCI linked billionaires to come so feel free to hit us up if there's stuff that we missed.

Patreon Unlocked Episode 112: The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 2) Nov 16, 2020

Originally Released Oct 31 2019 In our second dive into the BCCI scandal we continue to look at the horrid conditions which led to journalists being murdered, children being kill and rapes and of course no one was to blame. Thanks for supporting the podcast if you want to join our Discord server it is available to our Patreon subscribers. Sean may stream himself playing Hitman some day. Thanks!

(Patreon Unlocked) Episode 198: Lex Greensill feat. Riley from TRASHFUTURE Nov 04, 2020

This week we cover the lifestyles of Lex Greensill the Australian airplane obsessed nerd who figured out how to make billions from a process called “Supply Chain Financing” or “Reverse Factoring” It’s honestly very confusing, and convoluted so we are graciously joined by Riley from the podcast Trashfuture. It’s a wild ride that doesn’t have enough drops of Fosters beer. Check out their podcast Trashfuture and follow the hosts of that show on twitter. @raaleh, @HKesvani, @milo_edwards, @inthesedeserts and @aliceavizandum Enjoy!

Patreon Teaser Episode 200: Sean Banned from Twitter for One Week Nov 03, 2020

Sample from Episode 200: October 2020 Round Up (Arctic Methane, Jho Low update, Bola Tinubu, and election predictions). Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-200-2020-43437327

Patreon Teaser Episode 199: Sumner Redstones mistress and the how sad sex can be. Oct 31, 2020

Full Episode below https://www.patreon.com/posts/43372993

Patreon Teaser Episode 198: Can you believe Masayoshi Son keeps giving Lex money? Oct 27, 2020

Full episode on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/43197648

Patreon Teaser Episode 197: Trevor Milton's training that helped build Nikola Oct 16, 2020

Full episode on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/42826427

Episode 196: The Anthrax Attacks feat. Robbie Martin Oct 08, 2020

We're joined by Robbie Martin of Media Roots Radio to discuss the 2001 Anthrax attacks in the United States and explore the case of Matt Dehart, an incarcerated hackactivist who claims to have received documents linking the bio-terrorism event to elements of the CIA. It's a story so bizarre that you might not believe it but listen to our overview of the official government investigation and the shutdown of any follow up and tell us you don't have questions. You can find Robbie on twitter @FluorescentGrey You can listen to the Media Roots Radio podcast on the anthrax attacks here: https://soundcloud.com/media-roots/schrodingers-super-patriot-the-2001-anthrax-mystery-pt-1-of-2 And view his short documentary on it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PqU7dXEirU

Patreon teaser Episode 193: The FinCen tools that are helping USA win Sep 26, 2020

Full episode a click away! https://www.patreon.com/posts/42056707

Episode 193: Nelson Rockefeller feat. Tobi Olowe Sep 21, 2020

This week we look at Nelson Rockefeller and his time in U.S politics. We briefly cover the Rockefeller wealth and will take a longer look at that on a future episode. On this episode we dive into the policies of the republicans of this brief era and how some of them were more progressive than what democrats propose today. For this discussion we are joined by special guest Tobi Olowe the host of Impressions of America. At one point to take the focus off the US we spend a moment to discuss the UK’s Priti Patel. Enjoy! The following was mentioned by Tobi to add to our description. I think listeners should consider the biography On His Own Terms by Richard Norton Smith. For the early CIA stuff although we didn't get into it as much but Gerard Colby's Thy Will on Rockefeller political interests in Latin America. For the Rockefeller family perhaps the PBS documentary. Impressions of America is a history podcasts about US History since the 1960s. We have covered key conservatives including Nixon, Reagan, William F Buckley, Ayn Rand and their effects on American life. Follow him on Twitter @Dontigga

Patreon Teaser Episode 192: Diane Hendricks charity donations support anti-unions and other things. Sep 21, 2020

Full Episode on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/41858862 Sources for our episode at Grubstakers.net.

Patreon Teaser Episode 191: The fallacy of clean renewable energy within capitalism Sep 12, 2020

Full episode here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/41517131

Episode 190: Eurodollar, SOFR & the Origins of the Libor Scandal Sep 11, 2020

Join us as we get into the weeds of Eurodollars, the Libor rigging scandal during the 2008-9 financial crisis, and the Libor replacement known as SOFR (the "secured overnight financing rate"). SOFR is supposed to be safe against manipulation that happened to Libor; but is it? We'll look at the mechanics of how Wall Street and London City bankers could still ruin wholesale credit for everyone, again, on Grubstakers CIA Paper on Soviet banks in the west in 1969: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000233857.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2GIP9__UuFi0eMddht7_xl83cplWQoW9oMspKNc7tD57WuzXNEvPkPhu8

Patreon Teaser Episode 189: Bill Clinton and the Singh brothers piledriving AIDS Sep 04, 2020

Full episode here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/41228478

Episode 188: Offshore Money Aug 27, 2020

A short overview of the system of offshore money that allows the rich and powerful to skirt laws and pick and choose the jurisdictions that apply to them. Learn how to set up a shell corporation, hide your assets, and buy a passport as well as a few facts about a notable Hollywood actor. The main source for this episode was the book "Moneyland" by Oliver Bolloughs: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39979237-moneyland The paper Steve mentions is here: https://publications.iass-potsdam.de/rest/items/item_3259914_4/component/file_3259926/content

Episode 184 Unlocked: Dark Towers - Deutsche Bank feat. David Enrich Aug 20, 2020

We were thrilled to interview David Enrich, the Business Investigations Editor at the New York Times and the author of 'Dark Towers Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction'. On this episode we discuss the odd deaths plaguing the banking industry, he explains mirror trading and how it relates to money laundering, and he answers our questions on what may happen to Deutsche Bank moving forward. His book is an insightful read on the inner mischief of one of the most shady members of the finance community. Follow him on twitter below. @davidenrich

Episode 185: Deustche Bank {part 2} Aug 13, 2020

This week we return to our multi part profile of the infamous Deustche Bank. This episode looks at the 50 years after world war 2 and the beginning of this century. We continue to discuss the Nazi gold they stole from the teeth of people to fund the will of the Nazi’s, to the multiple connections to the CIA over the years and lastly the acquisition of Bankers Trust that would add to the hooligans of corruption empowered by the bank that funded the construction of Auschwitz. Also, at one point you can hear Andy’s cat.

Episode 183: Deutsche Bank (Part 1) Aug 05, 2020

In the first of our multi-part series on financial behemoth Deutsche Bank, we discuss the background of the bank that funded the Nazis, Jeffrey Epstein, and America's big beautiful president, solvency be damned. We'll continue to explore the massive house of cards that is Deutsche bank later in the week over at https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 181: Phil Ruffin Jul 30, 2020

Check out the Texas boy that made money from casinos. a possible Lolita express connection and a grandson who shot up the school. Donald Trump would be his best man at Phil’s third wedding. He really enjoys furloughing staff and seems very drunk during his RNC speech. This one a doozy go grab Gary Busey tune in to Grubstakers!

Episode 179: Bernard Arnault (Part 1) Jul 24, 2020

This week we tackle the richest man in Europe, and briefly this year, the richest man in the world, luxury megabillionaire Bernard Arnault. We investigate his privileged upbringing, the sketchy background of the company he built his wealth on, and speculate on his relationship with Alligator mississippiensis. Part 2 will be available later this week on https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers. Rest in power Michael Brooks.

Episode 177: The Fanjul Brothers (Florida Crystals/Domino Sugar) Jul 16, 2020

For our triumphant return from summer vacation we profile the Fanjul brothers, two Florida billionaires who had to flee their native Cuba when Fidel Castro came to power. This may have had something to do with the fact that they trace their wealth to slave run sugar plantations and their former mansion is now a museum to the cruelty of the sugar industry in Cuba. Since arriving in the US they've been showered with plentiful subsidies and price supports and they've found even found new workers to abuse and exploit by using the H-2 visa program and by looking the other way at the trafficking of desperately impoverished Haitians in the Dominican Republic. If you're looking for motivation to consume less sugar and more vegetables this episode is here to make the case. Further reading on the Fanjul brothers: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2001/02/floridas-fanjuls-200102

Episode 173: Rick Caruso and the 2028 LA Olympics feat. Molly Lambert & Jonny Coleman Jun 24, 2020

This week we're joined by Molly Lambert and Jonny Coleman of NOlympics LA to discuss California real estate billionaire Rick Caruso and the upcoming 2028 LA Olympics. We review the shady history of the games, the role of Epstein connected LA power broker Casey Wasserman in bringing them to the city, and the devastating impact of the 1984 Olympics on LA. The 2028 games will continue their proud tradition of allowing a small number of super wealthy people to put their hands in the public's pockets and screw over low income locals in the process. Unless we stop them. You can learn more and get involved at: https://nolympicsla.com/ You can listen to Molly Lambert's podcast Night Call here: https://podtail.com/podcast/night-call/

Episode 171: Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli, L'Avvocato ("The Lawyer") Jun 16, 2020

On this episode we cover the Italian stallion the lawyer with no law practice under his belt Gianni Agnelli. We cover how he was born with wealth from his grandfather, which included a 20 year long bender enjoying the exciting life of international playboy. This episode features such known guest stars as Winston Churchill, Mussolini, Gaddafi and Henry Kissinger they are all apart the Italian conspiracy to keep Italy “Italian.” Find out how the newest generation of Agnelli’s are continuing the tradition of abusing drugs, having sex with whomever they please as well as robbing the country of Italy blind with connections to unsavory characters that would make your Nonna say, “That’s not how you make a Sicilian pizza pie you just making a mess mama mia!”

Episode 169: Penny Pritzker Jun 08, 2020

This week we continue our look at the Pritzker family empire and today we have chosen Penny Pritzker and her many crimes against humanity to focus on. We discover how Hyatt Hotels has abused their staff, the Jeffrey Epstein connection the family and their connection to BCCI. We covered another J.B Pritzker on our Patreon last week, and found more dirt about that family, which we share here. If at anytime you felt corruption was not connected this episode should open your eyes to how heirs are against airing their dirty laundry to keep their money theirs. All that and more right here on Grub$takers.

Episode 167: Ma Huateng Jun 02, 2020

Boy Howdy it's Episode 167 of Grubstakers where we profile Chinese billionaire Ma Huateng, creator of Tencent, the largest social media and game company you've never heard of. A de facto arm of the state surveillance apparatus, Tencent has their fingers in everything from the Chinese social credit system to Fortnite. We discuss the protests at the top, so if you want to skip ahead turn your dials to 0:17:40.

Episode 166 teaser: Jules Kroll May 29, 2020

New episode on Nick Kroll’s father Jules Kroll. Full episode at https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-166-37650803

Episode 165: Harold Hamm May 27, 2020

Episode 165 is out. The subject is Harold Hamm; the Okie billionaire who made his fortune innovating horizontal drilling, causing earthquakes, and who is the right-hand man to Trump for his energy independence policy-making. He’ll “drink your milkshake”, because he has type-2 diabetes. Watch out!

Episode 164 Teaser: Sandy Weil and Citi Bank (part 3) May 14, 2020

Final part of our 3 part series on Citi Bank on Patreon now! Full episode here :https://www.patreon.com/posts/37090443

Episode 163: Bernie Marcus (Home Depot) May 14, 2020

This week we talk about DIY asshole Bernie Marcus, the man who says he built his $6.6 billion Home Depot fortune from scratch. We discuss the weird lies behind his origin story, his abuse of his workers, his illegal union busting, and the fact that he's profited off of keeping Home Depot stores open during the covid-19 pandemic. Home Depot refuses to say how many of their employees they have murdered through the decision to stay open but we know that there has been at least one. Rest in peace Johnathan Ferreira, you deserved better. Some of the sources used in this episode: https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-retail-workers-20200508-l6ahgqo6mndf3ijnjtexhhp4a4-story.html https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/foundation-defense-democracies-iran/

Episode 161 Unlocked: Sandy Weill and Citigroup (Part 2) May 05, 2020

Part 2 of our profile on Sanford I Weill and his role at Citigroup we will take a longer look at Citi group in our last part of this trilogy. This episode covers Sandy Weill’s children and their misdeeds into falling upward in a no consequence system. The tarnished relationship between sandy and his former protégé Jamie Dimon and we close out the episode with the end of Glass-Steagall Act. The primary source for this episode was the biography "Tearing down the Walls" by Monica Langley: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tearing-dow…ey/1023673999

Episode 160: Sandy Weill and Citigroup (Part 1) Apr 29, 2020

The first part of our 3 part series exploring the saga of Citigroup, the first American bank to become too big to fail. We follow the career of its billionaire CEO Sandy Weill: a rich kid from Brooklyn who had a dream to climb the corporate ladder by smashing up a million people's pensions, health benefits, salaries, and then to make a corporate monstrosity that would cook up fake documents to steal their house as well. When we talk about too big to fail banks we are talking about government sponsored entities. These are "private" banks run by private boards of directors that pay the profits to private individuals but are almost entirely funded with public (taxpayer) money. This series will study how this strange system came to be and hopefully motivate enough people to demand it end. The primary source for this episode was the biography "Tearing down the Walls" by Monica Langley: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tearing-down-the-walls-monica-langley/1023673999

Episode 158: Joe Lewis Apr 21, 2020

Enter Joe Lewis: reclusive restaurateur-turned super villain currency speculator. Joe Lewis (the businessman; not the boxer) made billions betting against sovereign currencies, and nearly lost a billion betting on Bear Stearns. Now he wants to setup his own State in Argentina. In order to stop Joe, first get to know him and the empire he has built up, right here on Grubstakers.

[Patreon Unlock] Episode 157: The Hearst Family (Part 1) feat. Eli Sairs Apr 18, 2020

In our 2 part series on one of the richest families to ever exist, the basis for the Orson Wells classic Citizen Kane and a man who was kicked out of Harvard for shenanigans involving mailing his poop we discuss the illustrious Hearst Family. Covering George Hearst, the father of the megalomaniac William Rutherford Hearst the man of the hour. We cover in this our his involvement in the Spanish American war, how his father made his riches from grubstaking and the legacy his life leads. In our second part we discuss Patricia Hearst, the corporate maneuvers to maintain their wealth and of course Chris Hardwick. We are joined the hilarious Elie Sairs! He hosts the podcast of Roast Ghost and has an inside look at a Hearst owned corporation. Links to follow his work below. @elisairs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eli-sairs-the-roast-ghost/id1455875406?mt=2

[Patreon Unlock] Episode 156: Bernie retrospective during Corona Apr 14, 2020

Due to (thankfully mild) illness, we had to delay this week's regularly scheduled episode. In it's stead, here's the most recent Patreon episode, the Grubstakers' reactions to the end of the Bernie campaign. Stay safe stay healthy.

[Patreon Unlock] Episode 150: Eric S. Yuan (Zoom CEO) Apr 11, 2020

Re release so people have better access to the episode. We use Google Hangouts to explain the rise of Eric Yuan and Zoom video conferencing -- all from the quarantine underground. Eric wants you to socially distance yourselves from his personal history and source of wealth, but we've got the details: burning down his neighbor's chicken coup, secretly recording your conference calls, not adhering to buffet protocol, and more

[Patreon Unlock] Episode 154: The Bailout Bill 2.0 Apr 11, 2020

We discuss the continuing and worsening covid-19 emergency in New York City and take an in depth look at the $6 trillion wall street relief bill that just passed congress. It's getting money directly to the people who need it most in this crisis: too big to fail banks who just had their junk bond portfolios blow up.

Episode 155: Shane Smith (Vice) Apr 07, 2020

We freebased DayQuil and recorded a podcast episode about Vice billionaire Shane Smith. This one delves into Smith's murky backstory, Vice's humble beginnings as a media property pump and dump, Vice union busting, and Smith's racist friend Gavin McGinnes. About ten minutes before the episode ends there were some technical difficulties (somebody forgetting to charge his recorder), so Sean's feed switches to Skype audio.

Episode 153: Sun Myung Moon and the Unification Church Apr 01, 2020

On this episode we discuss founder of the Unification Church, the Washington Times, North Korea’s Pyonghwa Motors, and Humanity’s Savior/first parent/successor of Christ Himself Sun Myung Moon. We delve into his teenage experience of being visited by Jesus, his time in a North Korean prison camp, building a fortune investing his followers’ candle sales, and his work spreading love through mass marriages as well as spreading hate through the Washington Times. To help anyone who needs their Grubstakers fix we have chosen to make all the episodes on our paywall free for a month. It's not a April Fools joke, but it is 4/20 all month.

Episode 152 Teaser: David Green (Co-Founder of Hobby Lobby) Mar 26, 2020

David Greene wants to affect the world for 10 billion years find out why that makes your life suck. Full episode here https://www.patreon.com/posts/35280505

Episode 151: Senator Insider Trading, Trillion Dollar Coins, and Wealthy Fleeing the Rones Mar 24, 2020

In another grab-bag episode on the Coronavirus response, we discuss the senate insider trading scandal, Rashida Talib's trillion dollar coin proposal, and how the wealthy are taking themselves and their COVID-19 up the Long Island Railroad to party it up in the Hamptons.

Episode 150 Teaser: Eric Yuan, Zoom Video CEO and a boat named "Monkeys Uncle" Mar 19, 2020

Full episode here. https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-150-eric-35033817 Stay safe.

Episode 149: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Stonks, and the Fed Mar 17, 2020

Note: Some of what we discuss at the top of this episode is already out of date - so Steven and Andy recorded a tag at the end with the updates as of Monday night. In Grubstakers first completely remote episode we discuss the stock market response to COVID-19 and the response from the Federal Reserve.

Episode 147: Meg Whitman Mar 10, 2020

Thanks for joining us on our International Woman’s day special! We chose to discuss the tenacious Meg Whitman. She grew up in the area of NY, that F. Scott Fitzgerald based the book The Great Gatsby on. Her parents came from families tied to Boston's elite, known as the "Boston Brahmins. She would make her billions using her ties to Goldman Sachs with her new business she works at eBay. Her kids have assaulted people and used racial slurs at college. They support Joe Biden to ask America why why why why why why why why why why why…Enjoy

Episode 145: Haas Family (Levi Strauss & Co.) Mar 03, 2020

This week we are sad to end our run of billionaires endorsing Pete Buttigieg. We cover the billionaire Mimi Haas who married Peter E. Haas a heir to the Levi Strauss estate. Find out how your boomer relatives’ favorite garment is directly connected to 30 years of labor abuse, slavery and sex trafficking. We spend a few minutes up front discussing SF social elite Nellie Bowles, and a bio on how Levi Strauss bought his empire. Lastly this episode does deal with people being sexually abused so Steven mentioned there should be a TW.

Episode 144 Teaser: Straight out of Africa! How Netflix is connected to Nixon Feb 28, 2020

Find out all this and more on Reed Hastings on our newest episode streaming now at Patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 143: Daniel Lubetzky (Kind bar CEO) Feb 25, 2020

This week we profile Mexican Jew Daniel Lubetzky who’s fathers experience in the holocaust informed his views on making money the “Kind” way. The kindest way to make the world a better place by profiting from the slave labor of chocolate, the palm oil farmers burning their trees to maintain their deadlines and the horrendous amount of water utilized to produce this many nuts. Daniel Lubetzky was able to build trail mix in a bar with his gumption, his intelligence and the measly 200,000 loaned to him from his Friends and Family LLC. Kind bars taste delicious and the FDA flip flopped on them being called healthy, because the check finally cleared all that and more right here on Grubstakers.

Episode 142 Teaser: Fracking Does Not Cause Earthquakes Feb 21, 2020

From the Patreon episode on fracking billionaires Dan and Farris Wilkes. For the full episode visit: https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 141: Cary Katz (Blaze Media and Student Loans) feat. Adam Sokol Feb 18, 2020

This week we're joined by Adam Sokol to talk student loan billionaire, media mogul, and poker jackass Cary Katz. Adam talks about his experiences moderating for Katz's media property The Blaze and we find absolutely no connections between Katz and a different successful businessman, gun rights advocate, and poker enthusiast from Las Vegas. Follow Adam Sokol on twitter at @SokolAdam and check out his blog Good Trek/Bad Trek at https://adamsokol.wordpress.com/

Episode 140 Teaser: Reid Hoffman wants to hack democracy Feb 15, 2020

Reid Hoffman, Buttigieg supporter and friend of the late Jeffrey Epstein, wants to growth hack democracy. Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 139: Seth Klarman (Buttigieg/ACRONYM funder) Feb 11, 2020

This week it's one of Pete Buttigieg's wine cave billionaires and top ACRONYM donor Seth Klarman. We couldn't find anything wrong with him so we just spent the whole episode saying nice things. Overall? Great guy.

[Patreon Unlock] Episode 138: What Happened in Iowa? Feb 08, 2020

By popular demand we've unlocked our recent episode running down what just occurred in the Iowa Caucuses. After we recorded this episode DNC chair Tom Perez immediately followed the news that Bernie Sanders was victorious in Iowa by announcing that there would be a recount. As we've always said this is all just a big misunderstanding and there is no bias at work here. New Hampshire votes February 11th. You know what to do: https://berniesanders.com/

Episode 138 Teaser: Limbaugh loves our podcast Feb 06, 2020

Full episode at Patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 137: Columbia University feat: Stephanie Feb 04, 2020

This week we take a look at Columbia University with our spy on the inside Stephanie. We discuss how the business school operates in teaching the propaganda of capitalism to students all over the world for a profit. From biased views of how business can and will save the world to never really solving the issues of murder, sex abuse as well as racism rampant on their campus. Tune in and tune out you got the Grubstakers.

Episode 136 Teaser: Gabe Newell and Nerdist's Amazing Contest Jan 31, 2020

We channel our inner Chris Hardwicks and it's grotesque.

Episode 135: Gerry Schwartz & Heather Reisman (Billionaire Pete Buttigieg Supporters) Jan 28, 2020

This week we take a extra deep dive into the Canadian billionaire power couple Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman. With his predatory private equity acumen and her tenacity to run other bookstores and plant shops out of business they have accumulated a vast net worth which they’re using to host fundraisers for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. Why have so many billionaires lined up behind his dark horse candidacy and what do they hope to gain? And did these two scions of Canadian business actually do anything to “earn” their money besides asset stripping, corporate bust outs, age discrimination, and fraud? Find out here! *EPISODE CORRECTION*: Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman *have not* donated money directly to Pete Buttegieg. Canadian citizens are not allowed to donate to US candidates for federal office. They did however use their Nantucket mansion to host a fundraiser for him so providing that material benefit is to us functionally equivalent to being donors. Apologies for not clarifying this distinction though. Some sources used in this episode: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1918821/kipperman-v-onex-corp/ http://archive.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=004821 https://www.winsightgrocerybusiness.com/amp/retailers/military-vets-accuse-save-lot-owner-fraud-racketeering https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-us-boeing-discrimination-071609-2009jul16-story.html

Patreon Teaser: James Simons company has cheated the IRS out of Billions Jan 23, 2020

Find out how James Simons company cheated the IRS of Billions vis a vi you and me! Full Episode on Patreon.com/Grubstakers

Episode 133: Lawrence Stroll Jan 21, 2020

This week we profile a billionaire north of the border Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll! Join as we discussed how he cheapened American brands Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors with the help of his business partner Silas Chau. Together they made billions in investing in name brand clothes, cheapening the products, and selling their shares at a profit before people realized what they had done. This money was then used to buy a yacht named Faith, which resulted in a British deckhand being drowned, a failed music career for his daughter Chloe stroll and a career F1 racing for his son who doesn’t seem to really know where he is most of the time. All that and more coming up on Grubstakers!

Patreon Teaser: Larry Robbins loves hockey so much it made his neighbors hate him. Jan 17, 2020

From our Patreon episode on Larry Robbins beating the court to fulfill his lifelong dream of not needing to walk too far to a hockey rink. . For the full episode and more fuller episodes, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 131: Friedrich Flick and the Flick Family Jan 15, 2020

We take a deep dive on two of the world's youngest billionaires, Victoria-Katharina Flick and Karl Friedrich Flick (born 1999). How did they get so rich? Well, hard work and inheriting their grandfather's slave labor war crimes fortune. That's right: many of the people who carried out and profited from the holocaust were able to pass on the profits they accumulated first to their children and then to their grandchildren. The effects of that stolen wealth are still being felt today, but remember the rich are only rich because they do more for society than the rest of us! Some of the sources used: The Book "Nazi Steel" by Marcus O. Jones https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-03/world-s-youngest-billionaires-are-shadowed-by-ghosts-of-german-past https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-inadequacies-of-justice/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/22/germany.secondworldwar https://web.archive.org/web/20041219072628/http://www.adl.org/braun/dim_13_2_flick_print.asp

Patreon Leak: Episode 85: Tom Steyer Jan 15, 2020

Published Jul 25, 2019 The premium episode is all about the Koch brother for the left Tom Steyer. The man who became rich from poisoning the planet to now considering being against earth poison because he wants a vanity project because he's jealous of his older brothers. Younger brothers never change. This episode lacks the presence of Steven because the man wouldn't let a foot soldier of the 9-5 get off time when he was supposed too.

Patreon Teaser: The Fictional Company Blern Jan 10, 2020

This is an entirely made up story about a fictional company named Blern. Any resemblance to any persons or companies living or dead is entirely coincidental. For the full episode, visit: https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 129: Thomas Kaplan and United Against Nuclear Iran Jan 07, 2020

Welcome back. We're ringing in the new year with Thomas Kaplan, an obscure minerals billionaire who happens to be a major funder of the "not a CIA/Mossad front company" United Against a Nuclear Iran. The man loves gold, panthers, Rembrandt, and genocidal war. Also we forgot to mention in the episode that he's a bundler who's raised $25,000 for none other than one Joe Biden. Also also Andy confuses Rembrandt and Raphael at one point and is kind of embarrassed now.

Patreon Teaser: Special Stop on the Disney Cruise Jan 02, 2020

It wouldn't be a Disney property without a tacky celebrity cameo. On this clip we talk about how once upon a time you could take snorkeling trips from the Disney Cruises at Little St. James Island, among other things. Full episode at https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Patreon Teaser: We Didn't Start the Conglomerate Dec 27, 2019

It's a list of Disney properties set to "We Didn't Start The Fire". This shit is so stupid and we're sorry for subjecting you to it. For more visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 126: Walt Disney and the Disney Company (Part 1) Dec 24, 2019

In our final episode of the decade we run down the 2nd largest media conglomerate in the world, the Walt Disney Company. In this first of three parts we start with Walt Disney's birth in Chicago in 1901 and continue all the way up to his company introducing another death star as if its an original plot device. Along the way we learn about a man and an empire that has abused copyright law, bought the US government wholesale to change said copyright law, flirted with Nazism, busted unions, snitched to Joseph McCarthy, and offered family cruises to Jeffrey Epstein's private island. I'm sure it's just a coincidence that former Disney chairman Richard Cook was on the flight logs. Check our patreon for Parts 2 & 3. Here's the referenced Paste article about Walt's Nazi links: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/06/walt-the-quasi-nazi-the-fascist-history-of-disney.html

Episode 124: Edir Macedo ft. Michael Brooks Dec 17, 2019

This week we go to Brazil with special guest Michael Brooks. We cover Edir Macedo, an evangelical pastor who teaches that the true path to salvation is giving him lots of money and possibly your newborn. We also talk about his associations with Jair Bolsonaro and the smash blockbuster Nothing to Lose based on his life. This one was recorded right after the election in the UK so we're a tad shell shocked but we kept calm and carried on for you fine people. Follow Michael Brooks on twitter @_michaelbrooks, check out his YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2UY1hxlMr4_7Az_iQ82HQ, and support him at https://patreon.com/TMBS

Patreon Teaser: Tiger's back! Dec 12, 2019

From our Patreon episode on the deceased new king of coal Chris Cline featuring Kahn Fight. For the full episode and more fuller episodes, check out https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 122: Ingvar Kamprad (IKEA) Dec 10, 2019

It's the IKEA episode on furniture entrepreneur and "not a nazi anymore" Ingvar Kamprad. We discuss Ingvar's innovations in do-it-yourself furniture, made-from-illegally-logged-wood furniture, crafted-by-child-slaves furniture, and crushes-your-toddler furniture. It's one of our more light-hearted episodes.

Patreon Teaser: The Economist Endorses Cryptocurrency Scams Dec 09, 2019

From our Patreon episode 121 about Ruja Ignatova and the multibillion dollar OneCoin cryptocurrency scam. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-121-ruja-32103968

Episode 120: Grubble Stession - Part 1 Dec 03, 2019

It's the podcast crossover people have been clamoring for: Struggle Session and Grubstakers join forces to comment on the richest fictional billionaires. In this episode we look at whether certain fictional billionaires are good, what their offscreen activities might be, and whether they should be executed to a permanent end. Part 2 drops on the Struggle Session feed Wednesday December 4 (tomorrow!). Our thanks to the Struggle Session hosts for joining us. Check 'em out: Struggle Session podcast: https://soundcloud.com/strugglesesh Follow their hosts on twitter: Leslie Lee III @Leslieleeiii Jack Allison @JackallisonLOL

Episode 119 Teaser: Generalissimo Bernie Nov 30, 2019

Teaser from our Patreon episode on the Bolivian Coup where we strategize ways in which Bernie Sanders could avoid the same fate. For the full episode, visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 118: Masayoshi Son (SoftBank) Nov 26, 2019

This week we’re covering the man formerly known as the Bill Gates of Japan Masayoshi Son. The world record holder for largest drop of net worth (70 Billion) the man who for 3 days was richer than Bill Gates, the early investor of Ali Baba, Uber and WeWork (oops!) The current owner of ARM chips, Boston dynamics, and a big believer in what will kill us all the singularity. We discuss how his investments in start ups have devastated the start up market. His way of judging a company is seeing if their CEO’s eyes have a certain fire in them. Lastly, we cover his Vision Fund the 300 year, 100-billion-dollar plan, which includes money from Saudi Arabia Public Investment fund seems to us this vision is to own Asia in all the worst ways. Enjoy!

Episode 117 Teaser: Ticketmaster's Double-Dipping Nov 21, 2019

From the Patreon episode on John C. Malone, the story of how Ticketmaster learned to stop worrying and love the bot. For the full episode, visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers. Please visit. Andy just got fired and could use the money. Please.

Episode 116: Gary Magness and the Missing BCCI Money Nov 19, 2019

This week we're discussing a relatively obscure billionaire heir to a cable fortune named Gary Magness. He won an oscar for producing the movie Precious and is currently in court fighting to not have to return $80 million he stole as part of a Ponzi scheme but what we're most interested in is his connection to the episodes we did on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). His father Bob Magness was on the board and a major shareholder in a BCCI subsidiary named Capcom Financial which was linked to Saudi Arabian intelligence and to at least $1.3 billion in assets stolen out of the main vehicle of BCCI. His father never was prosecuted never had to return the money he made and now some of that money belongs to Gary. Now Gary spends his Saudi intelligence money buying his daughter a pop music career. We live under the most efficient economic system possible. Here's a copy of the 1992 Kerry Committee report on Capcom Financial the first and last investigation the US government conducted into this: https://fas.org/irp/congress/1992_rpt/bcci/21capcom.htm

Patreon Leak: Episode 68: Bill Gates Part 3 Nov 15, 2019

Originally posted on May 23rd 2019, but you all have been so wonderful we decided to release this on the free side. No more free treats this month, because you'll spoil your dinner and vomit on our windows again. If you like our show rate and subscribe, and if you dislike it let us know by giving us a low rating, unsubscribing and telling everyone you know about the show and why you don't like it. Our second Patreon episode, which ends our trilogy on Bill Gates. We cover the Windows 95 launch, how Bill Gates handled the 2001 United States v. Microsoft Corporation antitrust lawsuit, and how Microsoft lawyers suppress the modern day Bill Gates/Paul Allen's of the world to maintain their monopoly.

Patreon Teaser: Saad Hariri Nov 14, 2019

For the full episode, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers https://www.tayyar.org/News/Lebanon/308033/The-New-York-Times--Lebanon-s-Prime-Minister-Gave--16-Million-to-South-African-Model

Patreon Leak: Episode 66: Bill Gates Part 2 Nov 13, 2019

Originally posted on May 16th 2019, but you all have been so good we decided to give you a free treat! Part 2 of the Bill Gates episode now on the free side! if this post gets 666 hits or more we'll release part 3 on the free side too. On our first Patreon episode we continue the saga of Bill Gates from this week’s freeloader (not you) episode. We learn about what a horn-dog he is and frankly all feel gross as a result. We also talk IBM and all kinds of fun 90's dirt. Thank you for subscribing! Love ya!

Episode 114: Dan Snyder feat. Joel Walkowski Nov 12, 2019

We cover the lifestyle and misdeeds of Dan Snyder the owner of the Washington Redskins. He was the youngest owner at the age of 34, and it didnt work out well. This year the team is 1-8 a abysmal record contributed by Dan Snyder being a bit of a worm and weasel. We are joined by Joel Walkowski co-host of the Hold my Bread podcast. We didnt have time to discuss all of the mistreated players, but this story on Trent Williams should show you what they think of their talent. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/redskins/2019/11/08/trent-williams-washington-redskins-cancer-bruce-allen/2517544001/ Follow Joel on twitter @theWALKOWSKI

Episode 113: Sebastián Piñera (President of Chile) Nov 05, 2019

This week it's the $2.8 billion president of Chile Sebastián Piñera. We discuss the protests, his accomplished family, how he won friends and influenced people at home and abroad (laundering money for a dictator's inner circle with the blessing of the CIA), and more! The audio's a little screwy at the beginning and we are deeply sorry. As penance we will make Yogi, who had nothing to do with the production or editing of this episode, read one thousand audio engineering books.

Patreon Teaser The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 2) Oct 31, 2019

For the full episode, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 111: The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 1) Oct 29, 2019

In this 3 part special series we explore the bank of credit and commerce international, or BCCI, the forgotten banking scandal of the century. We discuss this worse than Watergate scandal and the reasons why it's been hushed up including its links to Iran-Contra, the CIA, the Mossad, weapons trafficking, global terrorism, and yes, Jeffrey Epstein

Patreon Teaser: Isabel dos Santos Oct 24, 2019

This week's patreon teaser is quite dark. Learn some of the crimes proliferated to make Isable Dos Santos a billionaire For the full episode, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2013/08/14/how-isabel-dos-santos-took-the-short-route-to-become-africas-richest-woman/#16711e4045f5

Episode 109: Henry Ford feat. Anders Lee Oct 22, 2019

This week we cover the model T madman Henry Ford. Find out all about how he hired thugs to act as an independent police crew to keep his staff on task, the literal giant wooden melting pot turning native garb into suits while holding American flags and last but least his terrible relationship with his son. The outro is an interview with Ford and Edison. Check out Anders Lee on Twitter @andersleehere His podcast @PodDamnAmerica It has been over 2 months since I spoke to my friends across the mountains. As kids we set up a string between cans to talk to each other, but even that was cut. Thankfully I am paid in Microsoft points to help me support my family. When will this war end. When will all wars end. -Lakshmi Govinda 2019

Episode 107: Igor Kolomoisky and the Trump/Biden Ukraine Scandal Oct 15, 2019

On this episode we cover the misdeeds of Ukrainian Billionaire Igor Kolomoisky. His efficiency knows no bounds he once sent armed to cease physical control of UKRNAFTA. His story includes and pissing matches with Putin about who is more corrupt. Thanks for reading this stickers are on the horizon, and we will be filming Andy licking the Wall street bull soon stay tuned. CORRECTION: The first version of this episode had Sean saying Asst. Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met directly with Dmytro Firtash to ensure the election of Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko. Though there was a meeting where Firtash got one of Poroshenko's main opponents in the race to drop out it was not true to say the Nuland met with him directly. We edited the episode to remove this claim. The Andrew Cockburn article mentioned is a good read on how the US role played out: https://harpers.org/blog/2015/08/undelivered-goods/

Patreon Teaser: Vijay Mallya (King of Good Times) Oct 10, 2019

On this Patreon episode we get into why "the King of Good Times" Vijay Mallya partied too hard, and committed too many party fouls. For the full episode, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers https://sevenpillarsinstitute.org/the-case-of-vijay-mallya-and-kingfisher-airlines/

Episode 105: Eddie Lampert (Sears/K-Mart) Oct 08, 2019

"It wasn't only real estate that Lampert signed over to himself. In 2014, Sears sold Land's End, a clothing brand, to a consortium that was two-thirds controlled by ESL. Today, the brand has a rough market value of $314 million. In 2016, Sears sold Craftsman brand tools to Black & Decker for $900 million. The profits were used to pay off debt, including to Lampert. In 2017, Die Hard batteries were put up for sale. And this year, Lampert has made a $400 million bid for Kenmore appliances, the crown jewel of what remains at Sears, along with an $80 million bid for Sears Home Improvement stores. So the leadership of the Sears empire—Lampert—is gradually selling off bits and pieces of it, mostly to Lampert. The cash generated from those deals in large part serviced Sears's debt, the payments on which also went to Lampert. And now, having put Sears into bankruptcy, the top creditor—Lampert—stands to gain from the final fire sale." https://prospect.org/economy/sears-gutted-ceo/

Patreon Teaser: Presidential Ad Reads Oct 03, 2019

Political donations can get you lots of things, like the 43rd president promoting your Dell televisions in a statement about national security. For the full Michael Dell episode, visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 103: Gaston Glock Oct 01, 2019

This week on Grubstakers we're discussing the billionaire who made a killing in the US gun market, Gaston Glock. Hear all about how this Austrian former Hitler Youth member got a government subsidized start building his glock 17 in Austria then plied police officers all across the United States with booze and prostitutes in order to get them to switch over their standard issue firearm to his brand. There's also tax dodging, a family feud, attempted murder, constant spree killings in the USA, and so much more. Our primary source for this ep was the book "Glock: The Rise of America's Gun" by Paul Barrett

Patreon Teaser: A World of No Imagination Sep 26, 2019

In this teaser for our Patreon episode on Giovanni Ferrero, the Nutella guy, we look into the world coco trade. For the full episode, check out https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 101: Dan Loeb feat. Brad from Hedge Clippers Sep 24, 2019

This week we're joined by Brad from hedgeclippers.org to discuss billionaire "activist investor" Daniel S. Loeb. Hear how he built his hedge fund fortune from small time message board pump and dumps to being one of the big players extorting companies into laying off workers and asset stripping themselves in order to give him a payday. We also discuss how in 2002 Dan Loeb was traveling in Cuba and hit a child with his car and nobody knows what happened to the child. So Dan Loeb's attorneys if you're reading this: please just tell us where the kid is. For more information on Hedge Fund and Private Equity billionaires check out http://hedgeclippers.org/ The economist Jang-Sup Shin is actually a "he" not a "she" as Sean refers to them but here is his piece on how regulatory changes have made activist investors like Dan Loeb predatory value extractors. Also the shark in formaldehyde is by Damien Hurst not Jeff Koons so sorry about that one too: https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2018/08/hedge-fund-activists-coopted-shareholder-democracy.html

Patreon Teaser: The Vatican Sep 19, 2019

Teaser for the latest patreon ep on The Vatican. For more, visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers and give us a little $5 money kiss.

Episode 99: Saudi Arabia, the Mahfouz Family, and the September 11th Attacks Sep 17, 2019

This week we look at the Mahfouz family, the billionaire family behind the first bank in Saudi Arabia, but also we look at the Saudi role in the September 11th attack in general. The Mahfouz family funded Al Qaeda, but they were certainly not the only Saudi Billionaires to do so: in 2002 the golden chain list revealed 18 Saudi businessmen with a combined net worth of $85 billion who had been giving money Osama Bin Laden. The Saudi connection into the attacks continues into various levels of the government, where employees for the ministry of Islamic affairs and the embassy in Washington served as handlers for the hijackers helping them get acclimated in the USA in the lead up to the attacks. Why was all of this covered up by the Bush administration and subsequent presidents? Why isn’t this the scandal of the century? Was all that tower 7 stuff a distraction from the very real conspiracy and cover up carried out right in front of all our faces? We try to wrestle with all those questions and more this week on Grubstakers. Politico long piece going into more detail about some of the accusations against the Saudi government: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/saudi-arabia-911-lawyer-214996 There are also allegations that two Saudi government agents carried out a "dry run" of the attacks on US soil in 1999: https://nypost.com/2017/09/09/saudi-government-allegedly-funded-a-dry-run-for-911/

Episode 97: Nirav Modi (Former Billionaire Diamonaire Fugitive) Sep 10, 2019

New episode on former billionaire diamonaire fugitive Nirav Modi diamond heir legacy child, Wharton college dropout, and as always, a billionaire with a brother who does him no good. Learn all about how he defrauded the Punjab National Bank of an alleged 1.8 Billion Dollars. The amount varies depending on the source, because they don’t know how much this Modi family has defrauded the banks of India. Whilst this fraud he was also selling fake diamonds to manufactures around the world as well as close friends, and including Canadian Paul Alfonso who has a lawsuit out for Nirav due to his fiancé leaving him because of being duped for two hundred thousand dollars. All that and more right here on Grubstakers.

Episode 95: Adam Neumann (WeWork) Sep 04, 2019

The episode this week describes the hottest new trend in companies that have no conceivable way to make money: launching IPOs and letting the founders dump that problem onto the general investing public. Early 2000s nostalgia is in so we're bringing back dot com pump and dumps. Welcome to the life of Billionaire Adam Neumann and his "company" WeWork, which is cooking its books so blatantly that even the financial newspapers owned by other billionaires have been pointing it out. We explore his humble origin story growing up the rich kid in a Kibbutz on stolen land, his meager start doing business out of the Tribeca apartment his parents paid for, and how the WeWork IPO later this month will solidify him as a billionaire even when the company inevitably crashes and burns. One thing we forgot to mention on the episode: the Brooklyn landlord Joshua Guttman, who gave Adam Neumann the space to start his first company Green Desk, has been linked to numerous mysterious arson fires at his properties. Everything here seems to be on the up and up! https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/nyregion/18landlord.html

Patreon Teaser: The Albrecht Family (Trader Joe’s/Aldi) Aug 29, 2019

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Episode 93: The Hong Kong Protests and Li Ka-Shing feat. Matthew Dagher-Margosian Aug 27, 2019

This week we are joined by Matthew Dagher-Margosian to have an in-depth look into the Hong Kong protests, as well as a profile on Chinese billionaire Li Ka-Shing (profile begins at 52 minute mark) After the episode Matthew Dagher-Margosian graciously sent us an additional bonus audio on the triads and their involvement on the protests. Links to the journalists and activists Matt mentioned on our show as well as his information below. Asia Art Tours: Asiaarttours.com Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC37MGjfMHBkusWRESbxn5pA Podcast (The Arts of Travel): https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/the-arts-of-travel (also on iTunes and Spotify) Hong Kong Folks to Follow: @rosemarieho_ @HongKongHermit @wilfredchan @promiseli_ @hyjpang @maryhui Good Web Articles to follow or follow up on chuangcn.org/2019/06/anti-extradition-translations/ https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/hong-kongs-fight-for-life https://crimethinc.com/2019/06/22/hong-kong-anarchists-in-the-resistance-to-the-extradition-bill-an-interview https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/news/hong-kong/article/3016815/hong-kong-protest-city/index.html https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/hong-kong-protest-china-carrie-lam-umbrella-movement-extradition-bill-xi-jinping https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/blog/tycoons-the-men-who-rule-hong-kong-100416 Literature- Land and the Ruling Class- Alice Poon A Concise History of Hong Kong- John Carroll https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235956977_Neoliberalism_and_Privatization_in_Hong_Kong_after_the_1997_Financial_Crisis Between Colonizers: Hong Kong's Postcolonial Self-Writing in the 1990s - Rey Chow

Patreon Teaser Paul Nathaniel Temple and a look at The Fellowship Foundation (Netflix Family Doc) Aug 24, 2019

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Episode 91: Naval Ravikant Aug 21, 2019

Today on Grubstakers we're talking Naval Ravikant. He's known for creating AngelList, getting a bunch of money from Uber, and having one hell of a dumb brother. He was also on Rogan which makes him one of those dumb guy's smart billionaires. We also talk Epstein some more, because that shit continues to be wild.

Patreon Teaser: Glenn & Eva Dubin (and Jeffrey Epstein) Aug 17, 2019

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Episode 89: The Irving Family feat. donoteat Aug 14, 2019

This episode has some Epstein death discussion at the start but it is mainly focused on one of the richest Canadian families, the Irvings. We're joined by YouTuber donoteat who helps guide us through understanding the chillingly medieval power held over the eastern seaboard of Canada by these secretive old money oil canucks. American listeners will get to learn that there is a kleptocracy known as New Brunswick right on the border with the US state of Maine. If there's editing problems with the ep sorry I gotta sleep tweet at our twitter account and I'll fix it tomorrow. donoteat can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/user/donoteat01 https://twitter.com/donoteat1

Episode 88 Teaser: GT Dave and Kombucha's Black Tuesday Aug 08, 2019

A snippet from the bonus GT Dave episode where we discuss his unique marketing strategy and the greatest tragedy in Kombucha history. For more of this kind of bullshit, check out https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 87: Henry Nicholas Aug 07, 2019

This week we cover the raspberry pi billionaire who has been convicted of too much partying. Building a sex dungeon in his house unbeknownst to his wife and making a profit by being in the right place at the right time as a computer chip manufacturer. All that and more right here on Grubstakers.

Episode 86 Teaser: Paul McCartney and Yogi's Film Debut Aug 02, 2019

On this fashionably late premium episode we talk Paul McCartney and dig into Yogi's latest big break. Check out the full episode at http://www.patreon.com/grubstakers/

Episode 85: Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) Aug 02, 2019

We discuss the life and times of Shawn Carter. Hear about how he made millions destroying downtown Brooklyn by pushing the Barclays Center, made millions off exploitative labor conditions, and made millions off the least objectionable thing he ever did: sell crack. Check this episode out because just like Jay-z we're retiring so it'll be the last one.

[Unlocked] Episode 82: Charter Schools feat. Freddie Deboer (Part 2) Jul 25, 2019

Originally released July 17th, 2019. On this episode we continue our conversation with Freddie Deboer. We take a close look at the New York charter school the Success Academy, and Freddie shares his personal outlook on the future of education. See more of Freddie's work at: fredrikdeboer.com/ His book "Cult of the Smart" will be published around Summer 2020.

Patreon Teaser: Tom Steyer loves camps with maximum capacity! Jul 25, 2019

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Episode 83: Jeffrey Epstein (Part 2) feat. Matt Christman and Nick Mullen Jul 22, 2019

You wanted it we provided it check it out. The picture Matt refers to in the second half of the episode: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/atmosphere-at-hamish-bowles-ghislaine-maxwell-and-lillian-news-photo/609338670?adppopup=true

Patreon Teaser: Charter Schools feat. Freddie Deboer (Part 2) Jul 17, 2019

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Bonus: Stephen Feinberg's Plasma Sucking Fortune Jul 17, 2019

Thank you to our dedicated listener who emailed us this crucial piece of dirt on Steve Feinberg. The information above is from the article linked below. We appreciate our listeners contributing when we make an error thank you for the help! http://exiledonline.com/blood-sucking-freaks-the-rightwing-billionaires-at-cerberus-capital-literally-pump-human-blood-for-profit/

Episode 82: Education and Charter Schools feat. Freddie Deboer (Part 1) Jul 16, 2019

Writer Freddie DeBoer joins us to share his thoughts on charter schools, our education system, and his forthcoming book. Part 2 is available now on our Patreon but will be unlocked in one week. See more of Freddie's work at: https://fredrikdeboer.com/ His book "Cult of the Smart" will be published around Summer 2020.

Patreon Teaser: John Catsimatidis Jul 11, 2019

Full Episode on Patreon now! www.patreon.com/grubstakers https://coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/tag/billionaire-john-catsimatidis

Episode 80: Stephen Feinberg Jul 09, 2019

This week we cover Steve Feinberg he created Cerberus Capital Management named after the three headed dog that guarded the gates of Hades his personal mansion. He helped shut down the department store Mervyn's for a profit, and also became the parent company of DynCorp which allegedly (lawyers)participates in human trafficking.

Patreon Teaser: Packer Family Jul 04, 2019

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Episode 79: Leon Black Jul 02, 2019

Leon Black is on the radar, and we know how did his dirty work. Tune in and see how the left-hand man of the Michael “Milk Man” Milken got away with being professional criminals. It’s a lot like Ocean’s Eleven except its nothing like it at all. Tune in and zone out you got Grubstakers. Black was regarded as "junk bond king" Michael Milken's right-hand man at Drexel. I studied in the temples of the Himalayas learning html from the great friend to all Tom. How easy life was then when all my eyes knew were memories of joy with others, I loved instead of looking at a box of light all my life. What have we done? -Ravi Peppershaker

[Unlocked] Episode 78: The Employment Episode feat. Finn O'Shawnessy Jun 28, 2019

In this week's premium episode we're joined by the pseudonymous employment expert Finn O'Shawnessy to talk job getting tips (tip #1 Lie!). It's a wide-ranging discussion but full of useful tips - so we opened it for all y'all.

Episode 77: Steven A. Cohen's Insider Trading Empire Jun 26, 2019

This week we're discussing billionaire hedge fund trader Steven A. Cohen in particular and the hedge fund industry in general. There are two types of hedge funds: those that fail to beat the market and those that trade on illegal inside information. Steve Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital managed to produce 30% average returns per year over 20 years after fees. Guess which category he fell in to. Hear about his life, his legal tribulations, his day time talk show appearances, and about whether US financial markets even come close to the standards of being a place for free and fair exchange.

Episode 75: Sara Blakely (Spanx) Jun 18, 2019

On this episode we dive into the billionaire making the world thinner by reinventing the corset Sara Blakely. Listen up as we let you in on how hounding the executives at Nieman Marcus, for over a week, and sending a basket of her goods to Oprah helped create a woman who eventually named her son Lazer. That’s right Lazer, and if you are looking for Sean’s ASMR goodness we are severely lacking this episode due to his absence. Tune in and tune out you got Grubstakers on the dial.

Episode 73: John Arrillaga Jr. & Sr, Douglas Eisenberg and how A&E Real Estate ruins NYC Jun 11, 2019

On this week we cover some of the billionaires that make New York city unlivable. From using mob tactics to detenant buildings, and charging more for amenities that were court ordered, as well as the shady practices of real estate moguls of New York city who have taken advantage of all legal loopholes to make as much money possible. If you enjoy this episode consider joining our Patreon where we will further discuss how landlords continue to ruin the lives of upstanding citizens.

Episode 71: Lily Safra and the Strange Deaths of Her Husbands Jun 04, 2019

This week we're talking about Lily Safra, the Brazilian billionaire who has had four husbands and seen two of them die in mysterious circumstances. We explore her life, we discuss the lingering questions surrounding her 2nd and 4th husbands, and we debate whether she should be included in the rarefied list of truly self made billionaires. Credit to the author Isabel Vincent and her book "Gilded Lily: Lily Safra: The Making of One of the World's Wealthiest Widows" for being the basis of this episode.

Patreon Teaser: Robert F. Smith's condo cost more than the student debt he paid. May 30, 2019

https://therealdeal.com/2018/05/03/robert-f-smith-revealed-as-buyer-of-59m-getty-penthouse/ Full Episode on Patreon now! www.patreon.com/grubstakers

Episode 69: David H. Murdock (Dole Foods) May 28, 2019

This week we are covering our favorite high school dropout, veteran and homeless diner owner. He also now owns the Hawaiian island Lanai where Bill Gates got married. This all culminates into labor practices that encourages poisoning their workers for a profit. Enjoy!

Patreon Teaser: Bill Gates hired Jay Leno May 23, 2019

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Episode 67: Elon Musk 2.0 feat. James Adomian and Elon Musk May 21, 2019

This week we revisit our favorite billionaire named after a smell Elon Musk. A part deux revisiting the first episode we ever recorded. We give a recap of Elon Musk’s past and fill in the gaps since we last recorded February of 2018. We have the pleasure of being joined by James Adomian. He is consistently one of the best podcast guests, and he lives up to it on our show. Sit back, relax, enjoy some Grubstakers. Check out James Adomian new podcast The Underculture available on all podcast apps. Toodles https://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/the-underculture/

Patreon Teaser: Bill Gates is mad horny May 16, 2019

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Episode 65: Bill Gates (Part 1) May 14, 2019

You asked, and we delivered we have Bill Gates in our hot seat. Learn all about what ruthless ways both as a teen and a adult Bill gates bent the arms of the system to his will escaping trouble time and time again to become the richest person on the planet. This 3 part series will be continued on our Patreon. Patreon episodes are released onThursdays. Enjoy! As a cousin of one of the hosts I don't know how much longer my employment will last. They say don't bite the hands that feeds, but this seems like biting off the utter of life. Holy cow what a bad move. I have said too much please forgive me Krishna!

Episode 64: Larry Ellison May 02, 2019

This week we're talking about mega billionaire deadbeat Larry Ellison. Hear all about how the CIA put him in business, how his crappy database software became ubiquitous thanks to his government backing, how he almost destroyed his company with shady accounting practices, and why people are so mad at him on seekingarrangements.com. If this episode is buggy and of low quality don't worry we'll patch it later. It's what Larry would have wanted.

Episode 63: A Crisis Wasted - Obama’s Early Decisions feat. Reed Hundt Apr 23, 2019

For this episode we interviewed Reed Hundt, former FCC chairman and author of the new book “A Crisis Wasted: Barack Obama’s Defining Decisions.” Hear about his role in the Obama transition and the things he wishes he had told the 44th president to do differently. He shares an insider’s perspective and his book brings a fly on the wall view to how many of Obama’s early decisions were made and how they ultimately contributed to the election of Donald Trump. After the interview we discuss the future of this podcast including our plans to launch a Patreon next month.

Episode 62: Scott Cook Apr 16, 2019

On this episode you’ll learn about how Scott Cook intuition on his company Intuit let taxes in American become a turbo tax of income Learn how complicating the tax system benefit the cook family to be accomplished equestrian family. Because owning animals to compete for societal status, is the true way of capitalism. My name is Rohan you all know how we are compensated but what you don’t know is the need for toilets all around the world. I hope one day when I use the bathroom it doesn’t hurt but I worry that day may never come. Subscribe rate and review and if you mention my name at McDonald in Kashmir you’ll get a beating!

Episode 61: Joseph Ricketts Apr 08, 2019

Join our deep dive into the deep-dish Chicago Cubs owner John Joseph Ricketts. He’s a 77-year-old billionaire who founded TD Ameritrade, lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and recent email leak revealed his hateful views on Muslims, people of color and former president Barack Obama. This description was written by Ritu one of the hosts cousin living in Dhaka, Bangladesh. I needed to raise money after participating in the protest for safer road conditions in 2018 to save the over 20,000 people who are injured or killed by traffic accidents. Please allow the show to become successful so the Microsoft points earned by this bio goes to a good use. Thank you. My love will always shine on those that believe in a brighter tomorrow.

Bonus: Democracy Later (May 2 2017) feat. Raghav Mehta Apr 03, 2019

The old current events podcast we did before Grubstakers was called Democracy Later and we had Raghav Mehta as a guest on May 2, 2017. On this episode we discussed Barack Obama accepting $400,000 to give a speech to a healthcare conference sponsored by the financial company Cantor Fitzgerald, the book 'Shattered' which documented the inside of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, and Raghav shared his stories about Andrew Breitbart and Karl Rove. In the wake of his tragic passing at the age of 31 we decided to re-upload his appearance. We're going to miss our friend dearly and we encourage you to seek out his writing, his stand up, and to go through the archives of his podcast "Pod Damn America" to hear more of his voice. The episode is lightly edited because we sucked at podcasting. Enjoy.

Episode 60: The Reimann Family and the Nazis Apr 01, 2019

This week’s episode has several dark moments about the truths of Germany’s Nazi past. Sean McCarthy fulfills his lifelong dream of speaking passionately about an era in humanity that deserves the reality of it to be spread by the masses. The Reimann family owns Krispy Kreme, Keurig Dr Pepper, Pret A Manager, Coty Inc, Peet’s coffee, Panera Bread, and they are linked to some of the most jarring moments of human history. Enter if you dare tighten your seatbelt it’s time for Grubstakers.

Episode 59: Elizabeth Holmes feat. Alex Ptak Mar 25, 2019

The deep throated voice of Silicon Valley is on blast this week. You know her you love her Elizabeth Holmes. Listen as we discuss the finer points of Elizabeth’s upbringing, how she defrauded some of the horniest for blood rich people, and the movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Aziz Ansari coming out soon. I write these introduction’s every week, and no one notices. I’m a cousin of one of the hosts living in Dhaka India. Our water has been polluted by corporate interest with no end in sight. I only take this job, because I am pain in Microsoft Bing points to support my family. Oh, and Alex Ptak @ptakjokes joins us this week in Sean’s absence. Check out his podcast which I personally like more @PodDamnAMerica don’t tell Yogi oh no I’ve typed to much.

Episode 58: Sheldon Adelson Mar 18, 2019

This week Sheldon Adelson is in our hot seat! He is the richest casino owner with most of his money coming from a casino in Macau China, which he has claimed in court that casino is not connected to organize crime. At one point he robbed his own kids for their own protection, and lastly spends hundreds of millions on the GOP and newspapers to further how he thinks the world should be. Enjoy!

Episode 57: Kylie Jenner Mar 11, 2019

This week we cover the worlds youngest billionaire Kylie Jenner. Join us as we discuss how she built a make up empire off improper labor practices, stealing intellectual properties from artist and passing it off as her own and how the Kardashian-Jenner clan got to having 1.8 billion dollars collectively. Andy also provided a touching in memoriam segment for Ehud Arye Laniado the billionaire who died after penis enlargement surgery. Enjoy!

Episode 56: Jack Ma Mar 05, 2019

Here it is, the episode on Jack Ma, the man with the tiny face. He made a website or something and innovated China into a more disruptive form of communism. Seriously though, hard to write this description when I'm being distracted by that tiny little face.

Episode 52: Markus "Notch" Perrson Mar 01, 2019

This got pulled for a copyright music claim. We edited the music out and reupped. I can't remember what the description was last time but this episode is about the creator of Minecraft, Markus Perrson (Notch). He made a cool unfinished game then got a team to help him finish the game then fucked the team out of over a billion dollars when Microsoft bought the game after he hadn't worked on it in years. Anyway now he lives in a mansion and talks about IQ differences on twitter.

Episode 55: Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Part 3) Feb 26, 2019

The conclusion of our 3 part look at Larry Page and Sergey Brin continues our discussion of surveillance capitalism and examines the extent to which they have captured the government and the political system. With Silicon Valley money so dominate in the Democratic party and Google so integral to the functioning of the federal government is there anything that can even be done to stop them? You can find the answers on bing.com

Episode 54: Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Part 2) Feb 18, 2019

Part 2 of 3 in our dive in to Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and how they help create the eyes that never stop watching us. This episode is more focused on Google's shady business practices, how google and the US government have been trading employees like Pokemon cards and we still got a midi keyboard to do our drops! Pretty gross.

Episode 53: Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Part 1) Feb 11, 2019

Part 1 of 3 in our dive in to Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and the weird world of early Google. Parts 2 and 3 are focused on Google's shady business practices, but this one focuses more on fucking. Turns out these weirdos fuck. Look at that picture of them. Pretty gross. Also, we got a midi keyboard to do our drops!

Episode 51: Jeffrey Epstein feat. Matt Christman Jan 28, 2019

Fresh off his 66th birthday (the devils birthday) in the hot seat is Jeffrey Epstein. Join us as we have a round table discussion of his numerous misdeeds, the nefarious schemes played to amass his fortune, and the laundry list of celebrities involved in Epstein’s annual Chuck E' cheese parties. We are joined by Matt Christman of Chapo Traphouse Follow him on twitter @cushbomb as well as @grubstakerspod. Enjoy!

Episode 50: Silvio Berlusconi Jan 23, 2019

Our 50th episode is a real car bomb under a mafia prosecutor's vehicle. We're discussing the life and times of billionaire former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi. Hear all about how he launched a political career for the inspiring reason of keeping himself out of prison and how his only crime was party rocking too hard. Mafia money, corruption, a fascist revival, bunga bunga: it's all here on Grubstakers.

Episode 49: Jerry Jones feat. Joel Walkoski Jan 14, 2019

This week we cover the NFL outlaw Jerry Jones. We cover everything from his dad’s alcoholic behavior at the White Pig Inn, to how he allegedly almost got a loan from Jimmy Hoffa and how he rules the brightest star the Dallas Cowboys. All of this is enhanced by special guest Joel Walkowski. Follow him on twitter @theWALKOWSKI Follow us @Grubstakerspod Follow your heart.

Episode 48: Mukesh Ambani Jan 07, 2019

This week we are back with a tale from across the pound the harbinger of corruption in India, the golden son of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani. Join us as we discuss the finer points of why someone who throws a 100 million dollar wedding, tears down an orphanage to build Antilia the worlds most expensive home for non orphans (no orphans allowed) and lastly how briefcases filled with cash greased the wheels until the Ambani's ended up on easy street. Enjoy!

Bonus: Jho Low's World Music Debut Jan 01, 2019

Here's your promised New Year's bonus episode with not one but two Jho Low recordings as delivered to us from the aether. Take this one to the gym with you 'cause it's our hottest track to date.

Episode 47: Stewart and Lynda Resnick Dec 25, 2018

This week we talk Stewart and Lynda Resnick, the billionaires who use more water than the city of LA. They want to squeeze every drop of water from the Californian public to keep a stranglehold on the bland nut market. They want to starve the people of Iran for the same reason. They also went to the supreme court to fight for the right to lie about how good pomegranates are for penises. Also, we recorded this in Andy's room for the first time so we did a live intro for the fuck of it. Happy Holidays!

Episode 46: Michael Milken Dec 18, 2018

On this episode we cover the capitalistic escapade of Michel Milken. How he cheated his way to billions why people defend him to this day, and we rag on this dudes face a lot. Join us on another episode asking the question is there such a thing as a good billionaire? Enjoy!

Episode 45: Vince McMahon feat. Benel Germonsen Dec 11, 2018

This week we cover the master of disaster Vince McMahon. We cover how this trailer park child of abuse goes on to create an empire of people who are in various stages of drug addiction, CTE issues, and sexual abuse. Sean and Steven are absent on our discussion of this megalomaniac, and fortunately we are joined by wrestling savant Benel Germonsen! Follow him @Benel_Germosen check out his podcast Talking Naruto. Enjoy!

Episode 44: Ananda Krishnan Dec 03, 2018

This week's episode follows the foibles of adorably corrupt leech on the state Ananda Krishnan. Hear all about how he was able to fund the 1985 Live Aid concert by jumping in bed with kleptocratic regimes in Indonesia and the Philippines, how he became a billionaire through the hard work of getting a monopoly gambling license from Malaysia, and how his friendship with the current Prime Minister makes it unlikely he'll be charged for his role in the 1MDB fraud. CORRECTIONS: There is no evidence Ananda Krishnan was divorced. Also Tim Leissner/Goldman Sachs did the IPOs for Maxis, Ananda's cellular company, in 2002 and Astro, Ananda's satellite company, in 2003. In the episode we mix up the two companies when discussing Tim's role.

Episode 43: Jho Low Nov 27, 2018

On this episode we talk Jho Low, the man who managed to steal billions from the Malaysian government's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund so he could party with Paris Hilton. We have nothing bad to say about him because frankly we're just in awe of this fella.

Episode 42: Dark Side of the Met feat. Veronica Coen Nov 20, 2018

For this one we take a dive into the weird background of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art with retired security guard Veronika Cohen. We talk about the Met Gala, sleazy art investment, union busting, and Yogi yells about Ocean's 8 a bunch.

Episode 41: Rupert Murdoch feat. Aimee Terese Nov 13, 2018

This week on Grubstakers we cover the real crocodile Dundee, the cutest koala and the man who remains down under Rupert Murdoch! He did some terrible things to control all the information old people retain. We're join by Aimee Terese of the Dead Pundit's Society podcast. Follow her on twitter @aimeeterese then follow us on twitter @Grubstakerspod

Episode 40: 2018 Election Special Episode! Nov 05, 2018

This week we cover the financial backers of the upcoming election. Sean sniffles his way through this episode as we place our bets for who will win the United States Senate Elections. Enjoy!

Episode 39: The Walton Family (Part 2) Oct 29, 2018

Here's part 2 of our Walton family episode. We discuss Wal-Mart's supply chain abuses, their secret post apocalyptic bunker, their labor abuses with truck drivers, the crime problem in Wal-Mart parking lots, and the crime problem whenever Alice Walton gets behind the wheel. Let us know if there's anything we missed and we'll cover it whenever we come back for part 3!

Episode 38: The Walton Family (Part 1) Oct 22, 2018

The Walton family is discussed in our 2 part special! We cover the union busting tactics employed by Walmart, how Sam Walton began this journey, and the people Wal-mart crushes along the way. Enjoy!

Episode 37: Julio Ponce Lerou (Pinochet's son in law) feat. Jake Flores Oct 15, 2018

On this episode we cover the misadventures of the one the only Julio Ponce Lerou. We discuss how his father in law essentially paved the way to his billions, his time spent using his connections to continue his corrupt business practices and all of this while we are joined by hilarious NYC comedian Jake Flores. Follow him on twitter @feralJokes and listen to his podcast Pod Damn America. Enjoy!

Episode 36. David A. Siegel Oct 09, 2018

This week we cover the many business pursuits of David Siegel. The subject of the documentary the Queen of Versaille David built his fortune from the reputable career path of selling time share properties. We discuss this and his family’s dirty laundry. Enjoy!

Episode 35: Money, Modern Monetary Theory, & Why the Rent is Too Damn High Oct 03, 2018

On this special episode we dive into Modern Monetary Theory, debunk some myths about inflation and currency, and look at the woke new Goldman Sachs CEO.

Episode 34: Hank Paulson and the 2008 Financial Crisis Sep 24, 2018

Join us as we discuss the many misdeeds of Henry Paulson. From his time at Goldman Sachs wrestling his boss to the time he let his pet raccoon roam free in his house listen to all the silly adventures of the Paulson saga. We also discuss how as CEO of Goldman Sachs he helped create the 2008 financial crisis through the selling of fraudulent mortgage backed securities and the purchasing of credit default swaps on them from AIG then operated the bailouts in a way to cover up his role in the crisis. Less silly.

Episode 33: George Soros Sep 18, 2018

On this episode we cover our favorite liberal billionaire with a palindrome last name. Listen to his multiple marriages, his holocaust avoidance, and what he does with his money. Enjoy!

Episode 32: Richard Branson Sep 10, 2018

This week we talk Richard Branson, the cool billionaire with a giant weird face. He did some stuff with music, space, and airplanes but what the fuck is up with his face?

Episode 31: Erik Prince feat. Gabriel Pacheco Sep 03, 2018

This week we cover Erik Prince the mercenary from Holland Michigan. Listen as we risk our lives poking the bear who is linked to several people’s death. Sadly Yogi avoided saying, “Why’s it gotta be black?” during the entire episode. We are joined by the hilarious New York comedian Gabriel Pacheco. Enjoy!

Episode 30: Jerry Seinfeld Aug 27, 2018

On this episode we cover Jerry Seinfeld who’s net worth will be over a billion in the near future. We talk about Jerry’s humble origins, his entry into comedy, and all the controversy it took to profit on the show about nothing. All that and more right here on Grubstakers. Enjoy!

Episode 29: Carl Icahn feat. Jay Welch Aug 20, 2018

Carl Icahn is our Billionaire of the week. We discuss his self-serving dismantling of TWA airlines, his reputation as a corporate raider, and his brief period as special economic adviser on financial regulation for President Donald Trump. Joining us on this week on our icIahnic journey is hilarious New York comedian Jay Welch. All of this and more right here on Grubstakers!

Episode 28: Baba Ramdev Aug 13, 2018

Baba Ramdev is in the hot seat this episode. He's been linked to the BJP party in India, his Patanjali products have been bought around the world, but are they manufactured with no malicious intent? We answer these questions any many more right here on Grubstakers. Also some discussion of his partner billionaire Acharya Balkrishna

Episode 27: Private Equity and the Death of Toys R Us feat. Josh Kosman Aug 07, 2018

For this special episode Josh Kosman, author of The Buyout of America: How Private Equity Is Destroying Jobs and Killing the American Economy, joins us to offer an explanation of what private equity is and why so many of the billionaires we cover are involved in it. We also discuss the bankruptcy of Toys R Us, how much blame private equity deserves for the wipeout of 33,000 workers, and what we might expect to happen if private equity owned companies continue to go bankrupt. Buy Josh's book: https://www.amazon.com/Buyout-America-Destroying-American-Paperback/dp/B00ZY8KWV0

Episode 26: David Rubenstein, William Conway, Jr, Daniel A. D'Aniello & The Carlyle Group (Part 2) Jul 30, 2018

In part 2 of our 2 part look at the Carlyle Group we explore the lives of the founders a bit further, particularly the active media presence of David Rubenstein. Moving beyond the war profiteering operations that we discussed in the previous ep we look at some of the domestic projects the Carlyle Group has taken on such as HCR Manorcare, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, and the Washington DC branch of the Democratic Socialists of America. Listen to Part 1 first if you haven't yet.

Episode 25: David Rubenstein, William Conway, Jr, Daniel A. D'Aniello & The Carlyle Group (Part 1) Jul 23, 2018

This week we begin our 2 part series on The Carlyle Group. Whenever people are at war someone somewhere makes money, and from our research these 3 gentlemen stand to make a shiny penny covered in the blood of those slained for profit. Sean meant to say George Bailey instead of George Meany and he's sorry. All of this info and more right here on Grubstakers!

Episode 24: Marc Rich and Pincus Green Jul 16, 2018

Our newest episode is about Marc Rich and Pincus Green, the billionaire co-founders of Glencore and fugitives from justice until happenstance allowed them to receive a final act in office pardon from President Bill Clinton. Though Marc Rich has sadly passed from this Earth his legacy and his fortune lives on through his daughters, both of whom are using the money he made perpetuating apartheid in South Africa to pursue art that makes the world a better place. If there are problems with the audio tweet at Andy, Yogi will be back next week.

Episode 23: Stephen A. Schwarzman Jul 09, 2018

This week we got a real humdinger of a billionaire. We cover Stephen Allen Schwarzman, former Chairman of the Strategic and Policy Forum for Donald Trump, Co founder of Blackstone Group, and all around unfeeling psychopath. He may be the highest paid CEO in the world and landlord to over 100,000 American families but don't think that has caused him to lose touch with reality. He still thinks that asking him to pay higher taxes is like when Hitler invaded Poland, something any rational person would say in public

Episode 22: Mark Cuban feat. Mike Recine Jul 02, 2018

This week we discuss Mavs owner and sexual assault allegations denier Mark Cuban. We're joined by comedian Mike Recine to talk about Shark Tank and the hard work it takes to convince Yahoo to spend $6 billion to buy your business then immediately shut it down when the dot com bubble crashes. Also some talk about the difficult decision to fire Sean from the podcast.

Episode 21: Ken Langone Jun 25, 2018

The Grubstakers take on Ken "The Italian Stallion" Lagone! Andy Palmer read his book "I Love capitalism," but does it convince the reader? Don’t forget to pretend like you’re working, and strap in you got Grubstakers!

Episode 20: The Murder of Barry and Honey Sherman Jun 18, 2018

Its a canadian murder mystery episode! Who killed Barry Sherman and Honey Sherman eh? We would like to extend the killers an open invitation to appear on a future episode of our podcast anonymously, feel free to visit Andy at his address to confirm. It's aboot time we get down to the bottom of this bag full of milk. Its time for Grubstakers!

Episode 19: Oleg Deripaska feat. Talia Lavin Jun 11, 2018

Oleg Deripaska certainly has more Ivan Drago then Apollo Creed in him. This week we are joined by Talia Lavin. Learn about Oleg’s many oligarch activities, his role in the Russian aluminium wars and the 2016 US elections. Enjoy it!

Episode 18: Gina Rinehart Jun 03, 2018

Episode 18 of Grubstakers is our first international episode. We leave the US behind and take a look at the richest citizen of Australia, Gina Rinehart. Learn all about how the only daughter that Lang Hancock actually acknowledged paternity of built her vast fortune by skillfully inheriting his claim to the largest iron mine in the world then having commodity prices go up. Plus more family drama than could be contained in the mini series about her that she got banned from tv.

Episode 17: Koch Brothers (Part 2) May 27, 2018

Part 2 of our Koch extravaganza is here. We dive into the many reasons the Koch brothers have used their resources to cause massive unrest, cancer and even death! Man these descriptions are less uplifting, but the content is pure. Enjoy!

Episode 16: Koch Brothers (Part 1) May 21, 2018

This week begins our Koch Brothers 2 part extravaganza! We discuss all the juicy details of that Koch family. The good, the bad, the worse, the oh wow that is terrible. Let it rip and continue to commit. It's grubstakers.

Episode 15: Paul Singer May 14, 2018

Hoo boy this week episode was late due to legal red tape.Nevertheless our episode is about hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer and man is this dude a piece of work. If you don't believe us check out our research on our tumblr page. Enjoy!

Episode 14: David Geffen May 07, 2018

Another week another billionaire, but this week all our info is alleged. None of the information came from factual websites, and this satire podcast is purely for entertainment. This description was approved by DreamWorks SKG/Dreamworks Records, Asylum Records, Geffen Records/Geffen Pictures, and DGC Records. Listen to it... or whatever, and buy the upcoming box set of Nirvana! This one features pieces of the actual note!

Episode 13: Howard Schultz Apr 30, 2018

This week's episode is about Howard Schultz, but this description is about you the listener. If you have been enjoying the pod let us know by DMing Andy and telling him how the clips he played this episode were too long and didn't represent fair use but were in fact wholesale content plagiarism. We discuss the Philadelphia incident, Starbucks' labor practices (firing people for unionizing), Schultz's rather questionable compensation package and the apartheid state he chooses to share it with.

Episode 12: Merchants of Death Apr 23, 2018

On this special episode we veer into the multi-billion dollar weapons industry and how US foreign policy often functions as an advertising opportunity for companies like Raytheon and Lockheed. The revolving door between the big 5 arms makers and all branches of government along with the prevalence of lobbying should make any person concerned as to whether our euphemistically titled "defense budget" actually serves national interest or is simply a expensive subsidy for these firms and the Wall Street banks that control them. Plus Andy makes the genocide in Yemen funny!

Episode 11: Bill Ackman Apr 16, 2018

On episode 11 we talk about hedge fund billionaire and star of the documentary Betting on Zero, Bill Ackman. Hear not only of his inspiring story betting that Herbalife would go down to zero dollars in value but his own quest to reduce his personal net worth to that amount through a bitter divorce and a terrible investment in the fraudulent Valeant pharmaceuticals. We had to release this one now because at $1.08 billion and falling he won't qualify to have an episode made about him much longer!

Episode 10: Peter Thiel Apr 09, 2018

The full Grubstakers team are back together to talk about out and proud Republican Peter Thiel, his love for young blood, his hatred for mean news outlets that point out how bad his hedge funds are, his need for all data and CIA startup capital, his love of the mythical and how he considers diversity a myth, and his impeccable stage charisma. We also talk about the market game on BestBrokers and how we're all in the red because the stock market is on fire (the bad kind of fire). Anyway, give it a listen or Hulk Hogan said the N-word in his sex tape for nothing.

Episode 09: Michael Jordan feat. Clark Jones Apr 02, 2018

We got #23 on the episode check out how many eggs were cracked to make the Jumpman worth a billion dollars. You can fly! Rate, review and subscribe also we have a twitter where we get into many shenanigans, ahem, henanigans too. Guest: Clark Jones can be found at http://www.theeclarkjones.com/

Episode 08: Warren Buffett Mar 26, 2018

On this episode we discuss Warren Buffet, the friendly grandpa billionaire who just wants to pay more taxes than his secretary and control every single airline. Yes, strangely enough the 3rd richest man on Earth actually owns a lot of things. You're putting money in his pocket every time you have a Dairy Queen malt or buy a Duracell battery. Most disturbingly he controls almost half the mobile home market and his companies foreclose on extremely poor people at 3 times the average national rate. Listen to hear all the things you'll never read in the sycophantic business press profiles of the Oracle of Omaha!

Episode 07: Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Mar 19, 2018

It's a special emergency episode responding to the recently passed Senate Bill 2155. It's such an emergency we released it a day late. We talk about the efforts by some Democrats to portray their watering down of Dodd-Frank financial regulations as a defense of small "community banks" and how corrupt and hollow these kinds of lies are. It's interesting we promise. Listen to the whole thing there's a game at the end. DO NOT SKIP TO THE GAME.

Episode 06: Oprah Mar 12, 2018

On this week's episode we examine the life and times of Oprah Winfrey, the only African American female billionaire in the world. We discuss her journey from poverty to wealth and some of the hucksters and scam artists she's inflicted on America along the way.

Episode 05: Mark Zuckerberg Mar 05, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire ever who sacrificed his friends to build his social network. We talk about how he has caused depression to the masses,a myriad of poor judgments leading to him falling up, and other details about the supposed boy wonder. Find out all the trials tribulations and more on Grubstakers. Enjoy! Here's the tumblr with some of the research we did and any necessary corrections: https://grubstakers.tumblr.com/post/171605558152/research-for-episode-5-mark-zuckerberg

Episode 04: Sackler Family/Pharmaceutical Drugs Feb 26, 2018

This week we ditch the format and talk generally about the Sackler Family who own Purdue Pharma, how antibiotics in our livestock is making superbugs and the overall process to get a drug approved in the United States. Enjoy! Here's the tumblr with some of the research we did and any necessary corrections: https://grubstakers.tumblr.com/post/171327246627/research-for-episode-4-sackler?is_related_post=1

Episode 03: Michael Bloomberg Feb 19, 2018

The richest politician in history? In episode 3 we explore the life and works of the billionaire former mayor of New York City. He always said his vast wealth would prevent him from being influenced by lobbying but his Wall Street first policies and the explosion of homelessness under his watch raise questions about that. Also why didn't he fix the damn potholes? Here's the tumblr with some of the research we did and any necessary corrections https://grubstakers.tumblr.com/post/171240660062/research-for-episode-3-michael-bloomberg

Episode 02: Elon Musk Feb 12, 2018

In the wake of the Falcon Heavy launch many are wondering about the story of Elon Musk, the man who single handedly took credit for the work of countless SpaceX engineers. From his origins founding Zip2 with money his father earned from the apartheid government of South Africa to his tireless fight against the scourge of unionization we discuss what is known about this mysterious man and his journey to the front page of Reddit. Here's the tumblr with some of the research we did and any necessary corrections: https://grubstakers.tumblr.com/post/171240033962/research-for-episode-2-elon-musk

Episode 01: Jeff Bezos Feb 05, 2018

On the debut episode of Grubstakers, the only podcast about billionaires, we examine the life of Jeff Bezos founder of amazon.com and the richest man on Earth. We trace his rise from humble nerd fucking his subordinates to his innovative idea to bankrupt and ruin every mom and pop bookseller in the country to his more sinister current form. Perhaps the most horrific labor abuser in America his fortune was accumulated through staggering exploitation. Don't listen if you want to feel good about your amazon prime account. Support current and former amazon employees in their struggle to unionize. https://sites.google.com/site/thefaceofamazon/ Here's the tumblr with some of the research we did and any necessary corrections: https://grubstakers.tumblr.com/post/170516717367/research-for-episode-1-jeff-bezos

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