Profiteers vs. the People

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Loosey: Open AI is Doomed and Sam Altman is an Idiot May 07, 2026

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Here is an episode where we revisit Sam Altman, we're standing by our opinion of him from the original episode on the man, but we think his business is dumb, bad and doomed and in this episode, we tell you why.

Below are our sources. Ed Zitron, if you ever watch this, I hope we make you proud!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_QjKBW8PMxdFg4O-mjK1mVaEXUFKVp_f2NOSZwx-LI4/edit?usp=sharing

Daily Fantasy Sports: In the End, Everyone Loses Apr 16, 2026

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In the final episode of our series on Daily Fantasy, one of our founders makes out and the other comes out with nothing.

Here are our sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LwTcFiBMZu_EhPxxiWgVS1h6bKUXNxPKg7tmU9vMjjo/edit?usp=sharing

Here is our reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepeople/

Here is our email:

profitvspeeps@gmail.com

Fan Duel and Draft Kings Get The Reputation They Deserve Mar 25, 2026

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Here's another one and we're proud of it! Join us as we explore what should have been the downfall of Daily Fantasy!

Here are our sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LwTcFiBMZu_EhPxxiWgVS1h6bKUXNxPKg7tmU9vMjjo/edit?usp=sharing

Wanna see our subreddit? Here it is:

https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepeople/

Wanna suggest a subject or offer advice or feedback? Here is our email: Profitvspeeps@gmail.com

When Venture Capital Meets "Legal" Gambling: The DraftKings Story Mar 04, 2026

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Join us as we take an erotic adventure through the early days of DraftKings and learn how they changed an already toxic institution for the worse

Here are our sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LwTcFiBMZu_EhPxxiWgVS1h6bKUXNxPKg7tmU9vMjjo/edit?usp=sharing

Here is our subreddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepeople/

Here is our email:

profitvspeeps@gmail.com

Losers, Trojan Horses, and Obscurity: Sports Betting as a Sleazy Cottage Industry Feb 17, 2026

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This episode documents the early days of Fanduel and its competition. Join us as we delve into the frat houses, con artists and British People who planted the seeds for the Gambling Hellscape in which we currently find ourselves.

Sources? Here they are:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LwTcFiBMZu_EhPxxiWgVS1h6bKUXNxPKg7tmU9vMjjo/edit?usp=sharing

Subreddit? Here it is:

https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepeople/

Want to write us? Do it here:

profitvspeeps@gmail.com

The Money that Legalized Sports Betting Jan 22, 2026

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Here is a prologue-type episode. We're starting a series on sports betting, Fan Duel and Draft Kings and this is how we're opening that series.

Have questions or series suggestions? Here is our email: Profitvspeeps@gmail.com

Wanna chat? Hit us up on our subreddit!

https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepeople/

Wanna make sure we're showing our work? Here are our sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LwTcFiBMZu_EhPxxiWgVS1h6bKUXNxPKg7tmU9vMjjo/edit?usp=sharing

Loosey: Pests and the Door to Door Industry Jan 01, 2026

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Happy new year! Join us for a listener recommended dive into David Royce, the mind behind a series of moderately successful Pest Control companies like Moxie, Eco First, Alterra and Aptive

Along the way, employees and customers have voiced pretty negative opinions, so let's see what that's about!

Here's our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepeople/

Here's our email: Profitvspeeps@gmail.com

Here are our sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1msk0IsYSEQGIyELDxEjOIQ9Hfvo0_HIQeF2cygaXoxg/edit?usp=sharing

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Debunking Larry Ellison: Part 5 Dec 16, 2025

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Experienced a delightfully topical technical issue last week! If you go onto our subreddit, you will see that the link we've been circulating for this episode since last week appears to have been published in 1970. Deco19 spotted this first and brought it to our attention. Anyways. Here is the last Oracle episode. We hope you enjoy.

Here are our sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lo2QvF4jJQIy3VcBCLm8HWxHXrGatZiO-5qHwYckZs4/edit?usp=sharing

Here is our email: profitvspeeps@gmail.com

Here is our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepeople/

Loosey: Mourning Dick Cheney Nov 18, 2025

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Gang, this last episode on Larry Ellison is a bear, and we don't want you to forget about us so we decided it would be good to give a little refresher on who Dick Cheney was, and to do our best to epitomize his legacy.

While we work on the Ellison capstone, join us for a short one!

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profitvspeeps@gmail.com

Oh yeah, here are our sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R15CrjKcnfvcOGACxSP3CsLZi9AqZvEwFOduMDybV0c/edit?usp=sharing

Debunking Larry Ellison: Part 4 Oct 29, 2025

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Part 4 of the Larry Ellison Series is right here! Join us as we find out what it takes to get someone like Larry out of the jam he was in when we left him, and watch as he gets the ship moving again and steers it right into another iceberg.

Here are the sources for this series, we're putting them all in one place:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lo2QvF4jJQIy3VcBCLm8HWxHXrGatZiO-5qHwYckZs4/edit?usp=sharing

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How are we doing? Got ideas for subjects we should be covering? Got comments? shoot us an email:

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