Profiteers vs. the People

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

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

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:...

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

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/p...

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....

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...

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/1Lo2QvF4...

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! Like our stuff? Consider Subscribing! It does stuff to us that we don't understand! Want to leave a comment?...

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...

Thanks for bearing with us gang. We hope this was worth the wait. Oracle's explosive growth in the 80s is well documented, but the lesser discussed matter is how this growth almost destroyed the company and bankrupted Ellison. Our primary source for this episode is the book The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison, by Mike Wilson. Like the show? Consider subscribing! It helps us a lot. Want to...

Here is our second episode on Larry Ellison. In this one, we set out to continue our story, discuss what Larry's team made, the supposed risks and decisions made by Larry, personally, and the incredible role that luck and timing played in creating Oracle Larry's story is told as if he was a god-like intellect, in control the whole time. Was this the case? Well, join us as we look in to it! Here ar...

Join us as we take an initial look at Larry Ellison! Lots to unpack here. Our Primary Source: The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison by Mike Wilson All other sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lo2QvF4jJQIy3VcBCLm8HWxHXrGatZiO-5qHwYckZs4/edit?usp=sharing How are we doing babe? Did we earn it? Consider subscribing! Wanna talk about it first? https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepe...

One more Loosey before our next series, thank you so much for bearing with us. In this one, RadBill gives you a break down of what was found in the panama papers and a look at the things people are willing to tolerate to carry on cheating the tax man. Our main source: The Panama Papers by Frederick Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer Did you enjoy the episode? Like, Comment and Subscribe! Wanna chat?...

Here is a loosey that explores how economic hitmen help build up nations like the US and China while destroying the rest of the world. Our main source for this episode was the 3rd Edition of Confessions of An Economic Hitman, by Jim Perkins. Check out our subreddit! https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepeople/ Email us: Profitvspeeps@gmail.com Like comment and subscribe!

Alas! Our finale episode on Nestle is upon us! In this one, we tackle Nestle's philosophy around water, their process for acquiring water and the end goal in the growth of their bottled water business. Here are our sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cfzpr6iO3n8ptH6burVssUDd7Mpzv8Gm6sM5OGj9hj0/edit?usp=sharing Wanna chat? We stay pretty active on our subreddit, give us a shout! https:...

Join us as we explore the horrors of Nestle's coffee supply chain. Spoiler alert: A shocking number of people have been murdered for your morning Joe! Did we do ok? If so, be sure to comment with something like "Wow guys, this was an episode of your podcast, alright", So we know that it was an episode of our podcast. Did you enjoy the episode? Subscribe so you can hear about the next one! Have que...

We went really deep on this one, so brace yourself. Here is an exploration of Chocolate's role in destroying West Africa and Nestle's role in chocolate and destroying West Africa. It's a heavy episode, but we're proud of it. Please like comment and subscribe. Here are our sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VdY1goIshhVXqodMUcJL_h9Q0uwH1RAd5GqYKowM-9c/edit?usp=sharing Here is our subreddit...

This episode is a breather from the Nestle series, because $ was out of town! Join RadBill as he explores one of his favorite moments from history. When the black boxer, Jack Johnson bullied a racist white world into giving him the Heavyweight title. Here are the sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lTxLwSCzRUUW6-X8V4wGUZ2fWYr0Vo_tTeaQFCrCnsU/edit?usp=sharing OH! Here is our Subreddit: htt...

Join us for a look into the void that sits behind the brown bunny. In this one, we're looking into the world that helped birth Nestle's most lucrative product, the man behind the product, the product itself, and the dead babies in the product's wake. Did you enjoy the episode? Like comment and subscribe! It apparently helps a lot Here is our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/profiteersvsthepeopl...

Kratom is apparently the most popular item at the headshop across the street and we think it's because Kratom is addictive, and are worried about the more powerful derivatives making their way into the market. So we're going to tell you about them. Here are our sources https://docs.google.com/document/d/17_XRsLqff7UCODT-Z9SARF_5JJrlWYgVn3nU-e8TEl8/edit?usp=sharing Here is our subreddit: https://ww...

Join us for the final episode of our George Soros Series! This one is all about the "shadowy" political stuff he's been up to for the last few decades. Our main sources for this series are below: - George Soros: A Life in Fulll, by Peter Osnos - The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power and the Struggle For an Open Society, by Emily Tamkin Here are a few additional sources we relied on for this seri...

Join us as we explore George's accrual of incredible wealth and the early years of his charitable giving. Is this the part where he is revealed to be some sort of demon? Tune in to find out! (It's not, but it's still interesting) Our main sources for this series are: George Soros, A Life In Full by Peter L. Osnos The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power and The Struggle For an Open Soci...

Tried a new approach for this episode and dying to hear what you think. Join us as we sift through all the fluff and brimstone, to get an understanding of who George Soros is and where he came from. Our two primary sources for this series are: - George Soros: A life in full, by Peter L. W. Osnos and - The influence of Soros: Politics, Power and the Struggle For an Open Society, by Emily Tamkin Ple...

Join us for the final episode of our series on Peter Thiel. This one is going to be focused on Palantir and we'll touch on the world Thiel and his cronies are trying to build. We also introduce a segment that RadBill is very excited about, called "How Do Dat Doodad Do Dat". We hope you like it. Please like, comment and subscribe! Here are our sources: https://docs.google.com/document...