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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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