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Corporate Gossip
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Business news for gossip lovers. From boardroom shakeups to c-suite scandals, the Corporate gossip podcast brings you all the Wall Street tea. CPA scorned Becca Platsky and OOO Reply Guy Robby Slowik are your hosts.
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Full Body Scam: The Longevity Influencers
1w ago01:04:55Tap to summarizeThis is an UNLOCKED episode from our Patreon stash (also one of Becca's favorite episodes of all time). For two bonus episodes every month, the Corporate Gossip Book club & chat, and more please join us on Patreon. So you want live forever and make a TON of money doing it???? May we suggest starting a longevity company to charge rich people having a midlife crisis $50,000 to make themselves medical guinea pigs?? After all, if billionaires have optimized their own bodies, certainly their perfect health will dribble down onto the rest of us!! TW: we talk about Epstein stuff starting around 52:00 (but right before that we find ourselves in a genuine fit of hysterics the likes of which have never been seen on this podcast!!) Pics from today's episode Watch on YouTube Links: How to Live Forever and Get Rich Doing It The Billionaires Fueling the Quest for Longer Life Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever - CNN Why Bryan Johnson, Dave Asprey, and the Other Longevity Bros Are Obsessed With Penises The Phoenix Device Reviews The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into 'Withdrawal' Without Jeffrey Epstein
Transcribe →[Patreon Teaser] Forbes 30 under 30 and Kalder: Bull Balls and Bullsh*t
2w ago00:05:11Tap to summarizeThe Corporate Gossip Podcast is supported by listeners like you! To hear the full episode, join us on Patreon (use a web browser for the best price.) A highly requested episode! A deep dive into the Forbes 30 under 30 and a special investigation until the latest 30 under 30 under government surveillance, Gokce Guven of Kalder. Guven just pled guilty to wire fraud and identity theft and is facing 5 years in prison despite being a 2024 covergirl. You can't spell Forbes without ForBS!
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Sloppy CEOs: Giving, getting, and breaking the business
3w ago01:14:28Tap to summarizeCEOs, they're just like us (but worse??) We curated some of the messiest recent CEO cheating scandals for your enjoyment because you deserve a treat! A Nestle marketing executive having an affair with the chief catches him in the act with another coworker, Vladimir Putin pushes NBC's adulterous CEO into the loving arms of Larry David Ellison, and the head of Johnson Controls cant seem to control his johnson! How's a guy supposed to increase shareholder value in these conditions??? Take this listener survey to help us support the podcast with ads that don't suck! Join us on Patreon For TWO bonus episodes every month, ad-free main, and book club! Watch on YouTube Pictures from today's episode Stay tuned to the end for a special segment with our good news correspondent, Elizabeth Liu. Links: Fired Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe's mistress caught him cheating with another subordinate in Swiss hotel: report French company liable after employee dies during sex on business trip Three Years of American Cheating Shell Shocked: How a Sex Scandal, Big Egos and Putin Led to Jeff Shell's Sudden, No Payout Exit From NBCU The Gambler at the Center of Jeff Shell's Paramount Departure Swears He's Not Taking a Victory Lap Johnson Controls CEO sees bonus cut because of extramarital affair Manufacturing CEO seeks distance from man convicted in Ponzi Good News: This L.A. bookstore is leading a revolt against 'greedy landlords @SNELAS4ALL
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CaaStle: The Devil Rents Prada
May 2201:03:36Tap to summarizeIf you're in the mood for a classic true crime beach read look no further than the CaaStle fraud! In 2024 Christine Hunsicker was a leather jacket wearing, mohawk donning, Forbes cover girl who made headlines for her clothing subscription service that boasted nearly a billion dollars in annual revenue. Investors were pumping her company full of cash on the promise of infinite hockey stick growth. But had those investors, including Bill Ackman and Peter Theil, used a single brain cell (!!) they would have discovered that Hunsicker's fashion business was a complete fabrication. By the end of the year she would plead guilty to a fraud worth $300m, one of the biggest financial frauds in recent history, and now faces up to 20 years in prison. For TWO bonus episodes every month, ad-free main, and book club join us on Patreon Watch on Youtube Advertise with us Pictures from the episode Links: This Startup Wanted to Revolutionize Fashion. Now It's Under Investigation for Fraud. The Tech Fashion Darling Accused of Swindling Investors Out of $300 Million SEC Indictment CaaStle let CEO remain after learning of alleged fraud Shareholder lawsuit Good News: Libraries are for Everyone: How immigrants are finding community in Massachusetts libraries
Transcribe →[Patreon Teaser] Heated Rivalry: Private Equity vs Human Decency
May 1500:07:20Tap to summarizeTo hear the full episode, join the Corporate Gossip Patreon and get TWO bonus epiosdes every month! If you want even more Corporate Gossip in your life join at the Murdoch's Mates level for access to the group chat and the quarterly book club! Listen to the end for good news!! Imagine if Gordon Bombay never had a redemption arc. That's the story of Murry Gunty, owner of Black Bear Sports, a Private Equity company that professionalizes shaking kids down for their lunch money - but you're gonna LOVE how this movie ends. We'll also talk about Jeffrey Epstein associate Josh Harris and heir to the Smurf fortune David Blitzer who use their Blackstone connections and Wharton Business degrees to steal joy from children!! Don't worry, there's a comeuppance for them in this story, too! Links: Lord of the Rinks. Meet the hockey CEO cashing in on your kid's team Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice. Tennessee bill would criminalize harassment of student-athletes As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast Private Equity Is Coming for Youth Sports Bill would ban private equity 'vulture investors' from youth sports.
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World Liberty Financial: The Real House Sons of Fake Money
May 801:08:36Tap to summarizeNow with enhanced audio!!! Meet Steve Witkoff, a real estate investor and supreme Trump suck-up turned "peace guy" and his two failsons, Alex and Zach. They're in charge of World Liberty Financial, the "world's fastest growing crypto company" along with the Trump family and crypto hucksters Zak Folkman and Chase Hero. The WLF team might feel invincible, but this week one disgruntled investor filed a lawsuit that might take down the entire operation... This episode has it ALL... a resurfaced body cam video of a Witkoff son being arrested for assaulting a bouncer and cocaine possession, a colon cleanse subscription business, a website called datehottergirls.com, and the 1954 Guatemalan coup!!! Watch on YouTube For TWO bonus episodes every month, ad-free main, and book club join us on Patreon Advertise with us Links: The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It In real estate, Witkoff is royalty. In DC, he's the president's man Where Mideast Envoy Pitched Peace, His Son Pitched Investors The 'Crypto Punks' Behind Trump's Murky New Business Venture Trump's entry into crypto opens new doors for those seeking political influence How Trump's crypto business partners left their old clients in the lurch Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches Donald Trump Jr. denies rumors World Liberty Financial is falling apart
Transcribe →[Patreon Exclusive] Musk V. Altman: Between a Grok and a hard place
Apr 3000:09:28Tap to summarizeTo hear the full episode, join the Corporate Gossip Patreon and get TWO bonus epiosdes every month! If you want even more Corporate Gossip in your life join at the Murdoch's Mates level for access to the group chat and the quarterly book club! Tragic, the most annoying men on earth are fighting in federal court over "perfidy and deceit of Shakespearean proportions"!!! Robby and Becca crack open their piggy bank and spend all their money downloading electronic court records from the Northern California district court to bring you the juiciest nuggets you won't hear anywhere else! We recorded this episode on Wednesday evening and wanted to get it out quickly because this is an evolving story! Links: Battle of the Billionaires: What's at Stake as Elon Musk and Sam Altman Face Off in Court The unflattering secrets revealed so far in Elon Musk's latest legal feud
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Live Nation Ticketmaster: Swift Justice for bad Beyhavior
Apr 2401:12:19Tap to summarizeThis is the potential breakup song of Ticketmaster & Live Nation: a toxic relationship that, according to one lawyer, "essentially defrauds everyone involved." Becca and Robby bring you up to speed on the outcome of the company's fight in a trust-busting trial and then go all the way back to the villain origin story of this Frankenstein of scams. It makes us feel better to know that the founder of Ticketmaster is now miserable and possibly broke! For TWO bonus episodes every month, ad-free main, and book club join us on Patreon Watch on Youtube Thanks to our sponsors Orange Marketing and Des Moines Con Advertise with us Timestamps: 00:00 - Live Nation anti-trust verdict 05:00 - Episode intro 14:00 - History / origin story of Ticketmaster 32:00 - Ticketmaster enabling / encouraging scalpers because "it's called CAPITALISM" 40:00 - Live Nation / Ticketmaster bribes every president EXCEPT Jimmy Carter 56:00 - Kid Rock is Live Nation's pain sponge 58:00 - Takeaways / Pearl Jam 1:09:00 - Good news! Links: Live Nation employee mocks customers as 'so stupid' in internal messages released in court case Train Wreck? A Mogul's Battle Against The Bel-Air Subway Ticketmaster's Dark History How Ticketmaster became the most hated name in music 'A public relations nightmare': Ticketmaster recruits pros for secret scalper program Live Nation reaches settlement in US monopoly case Jury Finds Live Nation Acts as a Monopoly in a Victory for States NYC's plan to tax luxury second homes, explained 5 Things to Know About New York's Proposed Second Home Tax
Transcribe →[Patreon Exclusive] Full Body Scam: The Longevity Influencers!
Apr 1700:12:39Tap to summarizeTo hear the full episode, join the Corporate Gossip Patreon and get TWO bonus epiosdes every month! If you want even more Corporate Gossip in your life join at the Murdoch's Mates level for access to the group chat and the quarterly book club! So you want live forever and make a TON of money doing it???? May we suggest starting a longevity company to charge rich people having a midlife crisis $50,000 to make themselves medical guinea pigs?? After all, if billionaires have optimized their own bodies than certainly that perfect health will dribble down onto the rest of us!! TW: we talk about Epstein stuff starting around 52:00 (but right before that we genuinely find ourselves in a fit of hysterics the likes of which have never been seen on this podcast!!) Links: How to Live Forever and Get Rich Doing It The Billionaires Fueling the Quest for Longer Life Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever - CNN Why Bryan Johnson, Dave Asprey, and the Other Longevity Bros Are Obsessed With Penises The Phoenix Device Reviews The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into 'Withdrawal' Without Jeffrey Epstein
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Palmer Luckey & The Gundo Bros: America Runs on Drunken Drone Nuts
Apr 1001:15:22Tap to summarize"Wars would be more effective and less destructive if the people in charge were stupider and hornier" - Donald Rumsfeld Robby and Becca swallow a fistfull of zyns and party with the teenaged Gundo Bros at the center of America's booming defense tech sector. Then, they meet the movement's spiritual leader, Palmer Luckey, whose Power Ranger fantasy company Anduril just secured a $20b contract with the US Army!!! Move fast and break things, America! Due to a technical glitch this epsiode is audio only, but click this link for Pics from the episode Thanks to our sponsor Orange Marketing Advertise with us Links: The Tech Bros Powering Silicon Valley's Military Fever Dream With Energy Drinks, God And Nicotine AMERICA HAS NEVER BEEN SO BACK Investors Gave A Teenager $85 Million To Build Hydrogen Weapons. It's Not Going Well Palmer Luckey: Millennial slayer of U.S. defense giants The Pentagon's Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder Palmer Luckey's Suicide Headset Is Insane—and a Grim Part of VR's Future Silicon Valley is coming for the Pentagon's $1T budget The Year of the Trillion-Dollar US Military Budget Begins Matt Gaetz's Future Sister-in-Law Says He's a Gaslighting 'Creep' Good News: The Radical Monarchs launch in L.A. to school girls on social justice, Support the Radical Monarchs Time stamps: 4:00 - Meet the Gundo Bros 21:00 Welcome Palmer Luckey, the flip flop wearing, goatee having, erotic anime figurine collecting brother-in-law to accused child sex trafficker former Florida congressmen Matt Gaetz! 50:00 Palmer Luckey was predestined to be a fucking ghoul 1:10:26 Good news about the Radical Monarchs
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