Eating For Free

In which we breakdown the complicated relationship between Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne and her "powerhouse" attorney husband Tom Girardi, who is now being sued by hundreds of clients, many of who are widows and orphans, for stealing millions of dollars in settlement payments.  Episode Links Erika Jayne slams 'clown ass,' 'low budget' lawyer in scathing tweets, Page Six RHOBH:...

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In Part 2 of our deep-dive about Jake Paul's Financial Freedom Movement, Joan and Matt talk with Kendall about what its actually like to take a Financial Freedom course, how kids are taught to sell themselves out to Jake's dream, and why the culture surrounding YouTube is inherently toxic.  INVITE TO THE EATING FOR FREE DISCORD, EXPIRES 10:30PM PST https://discord.gg/z67y8P -------- Eating For Fre...

Kendall joins Matt and Joan in the studio to talk about one of YouTube's worst "content creators", Jake Paul. We cover the Financial Freedom Movement, how it affects his impressionable young viewers, and the ideology behind get-rich-quick schemes. -------- Eating For Free is an investigative podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of  critical reporters at a time when pop...

In part three of our TikTok installment, we round-out out our coverage of the new global phenomenon taking over social media. We talk about the new censorship against users dissenting against China, those not deemed worthy of the algorithm's promotion, the way their app directs data to 3rd party companies, and the recent class-action settlement with the United States Federal Trade Commission. Eati...

In this two-part series we explore the international phenomenon and emerging social media platform: TikTok. From the failing Shanghai tech company that created Musical.ly to ByteDance's $1b acquisition in 2017, we explore how TikTok became the highest-valued startup to date now totalling over $75b. Part 2 will examine the way TikTok has changed our perception of content production, how its paying...

In this two-part series we explore the international phenomenon and emerging social media platform: TikTok. From the failing Shanghai tech company that created Musical.ly to ByteDance's $1b acquisition in 2017, we explore how TikTok became the highest-valued startup to date now totalling over $75b. In part 1 we'll break down the app and its powerful machine learning technology, and how its Chinese...

In this multipart series we've explored how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. In part four, the series ends on the political ramifications of Amazon, and thereby Jeff Bezos' control of American ideology, and how some current organizations, even presidential candidates, plan to sto...

In this multipart series we will explore how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. Part three will examine how Amazon has partnered with the US Government's Department of Justice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and many privately-owned surveillance companies. In part four, the s...

In this multipart investigative series we will explore how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. Part one will cover Amazon's newly expanding use of propaganda through social media and advertorial content, specifically the company's creation of the Prime Day Concert, their 'FC Ambassa...

In this multipart investigative series we will explore how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. Part one will cover Amazon's newly expanding use of propaganda through social media and advertorial content, specifically the company's creation of the Prime Day Concert, their 'FC Ambassa...

What is BDS? Why are people around the world calling for the social and economic boycott of Israel? Why are the celebrities that perform there entrenched in controversy? In this extra-special two-part interview, we talk to the talented and hilarious writer/researcher Alex Verman—who is here to explain why these movements exist, and what we can do to help. We cover the origins of which imperial pow...

And... we're back! Between our amazing interview about the BDS movement with the iconic Alex Verman, let's get back into our listener letters! We talk #JANA and the horror that is YouTube media, listen to a voicemail from an alleged nefarious source, read from a listener about their experience looking into the world of female sexual dysfunction (and the medication marketed to those groups), and en...

What is BDS? Why are people around the world calling for the social and economic boycott of Israel? Why are the celebrities that perform there entrenched in controversy? In this extra-special two-part interview, we talk to the talented and hilarious writer/researcher Alex Verman—who is here to explain why these movements exist, and what we can do to help. We cover the origins of which imperial pow...

Hello from the ether girls and gays! Even on our brief August hiatus, we still brought together your emails and hot-line calls for our second annual anti-capitalist, listener letter happy hour—we talk FOSTA SESTA and what sex work means for the people affected by it, exploitation of addiction in the gaming industry, the late-stage capitalism of Amex-sponsored gay pride events, our future for inter...

What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evengalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it's the end of our ongoing mini-series / extensive deep-dive covering the wild and disturbing world of the newly emerging megachurch: Hillsong. Starting as an independent Pentecostal branch off the long-standing Australian institu...

What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evengalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it's the beginning of our ongoing mini-series / extensive deep-dive covering the wild and disturbing world of the newly emerging megachurch: Hillsong. Starting as an independent Pentecostal branch off the long-standing Australian i...

What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evangalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it's the beginning of our ongoing mini-series / extensive deep-dive covering the wild and disturbing world of the newly emerging megachurch: Hillsong. Starting as an independent Pentecostal branch off the long-standing Australian i...

What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evengalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it's the beginning of our ongoing mini-series / extensive deep-dive covering the wild and disturbing world of the newly emerging megachurch: Hillsong. Starting as an independent Pentecostal branch off the long-standing Australian i...

It's time, girls and gays, for our anti-capitalist happy hour! We take your emails and hotline tips to discuss updates, questions, and insightful feedback on our recent episodes. We follow up on our Patreon-exclusive preachers n' sneakers deep-dive, talk in length about the holes and other information regarding the GOOP/Wellness industry that we missed in our recent coverage, and read some (inform...

Get ready for the final part in our vitamin/Instagram diet/GOOP deep dive! We quickly summarize where we ended last week's show, continuing on debunking the myths regarding detoxing, cleansing, and single-use health aids. We then deconstruct how the effects of the weight-loss supplement industry cause real pain and suffering in the communities their targeting—ending on GOOP and thereby Gwyneth Pal...

Hello girls and gays, the time has finally arrived! Joan and Matt spend the next two weeks deconstructing and dissecting the incredibly shady, unsubstantiated, manipulative, expensive, and exploitative vitamin and 'wellness' industry so prolific on social media sites, specifically Instagram. We start with the controversial Sugar Bear Hair Care supplement, that was the center of last month's James...

Joan and Matt officially hit the edge of the internet, and what they found on the other side was something much darker. For an entire 90 minutes we break down everything that has happened throughout these last two weeks, and give you the capitalist take that needs to be acknowledged. From the Instagram stories preluding, we analyze every major player's video response, including all the tweets and...

We break down the ongoing downfall of James Charles and the many capitalist manipulations of Tati Westbrook. We were sold a story about a predator to sell HAIR GUMMIES. HAIR GUMMIES! Who benefitted from this callout? What has the fallout been for the gay community in the international conservative press? What can we learn from the rise of influencers who's moral compasses are guided by profits? Ea...

What happened at Jake Paul's million-dollar Calabasas mansion that put eight different women in the hospital for suspected drugging? Joan and Matt go on a deep-dive investigating the short but controversial history of Jake Paul and the shady people he works with—we discover shocking facts surrounding the incident and make connections others aren't willing to make, it's a ride girls!   Eating For F...