Profiteers vs. the People

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John McAfee Part 1: Regular Scams and Regular Hard Drugs Jun 05, 2024

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Here's the story of John McAfee, one of the poorer Profiteers we've covered. Stories of his "eccentric" misdeeds have been told again and again, mostly by John McAfee, but join us as we set the record straight and follow John through to the founding of McAfee Antivirus!

Here are our sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/121MsZvbXStlwgFw9tCHsp1EHKGP66lXoJqTokco-3Mc/edit?usp=sharing

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Side Episode: America's Disastrous Political Journey Part 2 May 22, 2024

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How did our two party system get to where it is today? Join us as we bring this thing from FDR to the 21st century. We tried not to deviate too far from the point of the episode, but let us know if we missed anything.

**Important note: the focus of this episode is how the parties have switched. We are aware of the 2025 Project, and it's backing from the folks at the Heritage Foundation who brought us a handful of supreme court Justices, a health care plan and so much more. We are aware of current geopolitical unrest, but this already represents a slight thematic deviation for our little podcast. To keep this to a two episode stretch and to align it with what's coming, we kept the focus of this episode to just the position of the two parties, what they represent and to whom they have catered throughout their history.**

Below are our sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RWDVo18qPemquD03I91tUfcltUDWGLqUspmXisVnH8M/edit?usp=sharing

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Did we miss anything? Did we get anything wrong? Have a request? Drop us a line: profitvspeeps@gmail.com

Side Episode: America's Disastrous Political Journey Part 1 May 01, 2024

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How did the Democrats become the Democrats and how did the Republicans become the Republicans. How much have the parties flipflopped (alot) and why? Join us as we look back at the advent of our stupid two party system and the times our political parties have switched places and why.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/18-ozGlnxYIIDzYLKZhwe5-jld5EHyrntnzcOdm1oDUs/edit?usp=sharing

Loosey: Taking a Murderer for Hundreds of Millions Apr 16, 2024

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Join us for a heist story involving the founder of the Silk Road, a digital blackmarket that exploded in the early 2010s.

Below is our most heavily relied upon source, it carries the entire Ulbricht/Ellingson Interaction script:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/02/the-hitman-scam-dread-pirate-roberts-bizarre-murder-for-hire-attempts/

The rest of our sources can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Ps_VyUlw91I2MyF7ItO20n0FPrrpsnN7B2nDR6gzsM/edit?usp=sharing

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Koch Brothers III: Do the Kochs Even Like the US? Apr 03, 2024

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This is a good one, we promise. Join us as we dive into what the Kochs believe, the actions they've taken and the impact of those actions on the United States as a whole

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KGnCfokc4zBjsR99oxJAIU-bkfFEklkZ7hoTOeY6avE/edit?usp=sharing

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The Kochs II: Controlling Everything Bad about the Status Quo Mar 13, 2024

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In this one, we take a look at the Koch Empire's rise and dig into some of the scandals that the company has weathered.

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Also, check out our sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12MfR0vP6f5P-hVH1R2ICOX8ccB8b59TD8TD5XplwC7k/edit?usp=sharing

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The Koch Childhood: Nazis, Enemas, and Filmed Fights. Feb 20, 2024

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Join RadBill and Money Mic as they venture into Fred Koch's rise to power and the upbringing of the Koch brothers.

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Below are our sources:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f9EXYLkkJTjXGP1RYKtbzxK-imXyytLkgtjuMv8VYWs/edit?usp=sharing

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Loosey: Some Light Analysis on Martha Stewart's Journey to Jail Feb 07, 2024

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We have big stuff in the pipeline! In the meantime, please enjoy this exploration of the absurd decisions that landed Martha Stewart in jail.

Here are our sources:

https://www.britannica.com/place/Robben-Island

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nelson-Mandela/Incarceration

https://www.axios.com/2023/02/27/cia-capture-nelson-mandela

https://www.businessinsider.com/martha-stewart-shows-off-nativity-set-she-made-inprison-2021-12

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The First Annual Crutchees: Year 1 in review Jan 24, 2024

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Check it out! We're looking back on our fist year of Podcasting. We ditched the script for this one and we're deciding who are the worst offenders for each letter of CRUTCHES. We're also saying congratulations to our least guilty profiteer and reflecting on the marks left by by those who are most guilty.

Our sources for this episode are our other episodes

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Thank you all so much for listening.

Adam Neumann Part II: The Trillion Dollar Man Jan 11, 2024

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Welcome back to our series on Adam Neumann. Join us as things get even dumber at WeWork and on WallStreet and listen along as one man squanders more than $10 Billion.

Here are our sources, please don't hesitate to reach out if you have trouble viewing:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nj6PTda1YGEnIN14kx3xE23eGrhoMUhoinR3pYFs4mA/edit?usp=sharing

Here is our subreddit:

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

Want to chat? drop us a line at profitvspeeps@gmail.com

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