The Doomscroll Diaries

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss modern day 'Iron Man', Elon Musk. In part 1 of the series they go over his childhood and first steps into the business world. From his father (who killed three people?!) to his mother (who is a Canadian model?!) Elon's journey to becoming the third richest man in the world is far from boring. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risq...

Mae Planert and Laura Sogar discuss startups that got funding... that probably shouldn't have. From Pinky Gloves, the period gloves for women to Juicero the $400 juicer (that didn't juice). While these companies may not have made money... they are entertaining! Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃: 📸...

Mae Planert and Laura Sogar review the unfolding saga of Revlon's $900M debt and how Citibank accidentally paid it all of for them... Yes close to ONE BILLION DOLLARS in the most epic fat finger mistake of all time. As always like and subscribe for more stories like this one and come to our live show at Asylum Theater in NYC April 28th at 7:30 pm ET. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https...

Recorded with a live audience Mae Planert and Laura Sogar go over the terrifying (and sometimes hilarious) roots of 4chan and 8chan. From lovable memes to celebrity nudes to death threats this internet forum is the wild west of the internet. This episode was recorded LIVE at The Tiny Cupboard with an audience, big thanks to the Live Podcast Temple for hosting us! Bonus episodes and content every w...

Mae Planert and Laura Sogar talk about the Cinnamon Toast Shrimp fiasco - the story of Jensen Karp who found shrimp tails in his cereal and was promptly cancelled. Mae shares horror stories from twitter exchanges gone wrong. Laura explains the concept of a "milkshake duck". Topanga is involved - it's another crazy one!  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risqueb...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert break down the clusterf*ck that is the Suez Canal and the stuck cargo boat that broke the internet. Mae tells the wild story of money laundering, wild parties, celebrity ties, and global conspiracies from the Malaysian prime minister *zoolander voice*. Find out how Lindsay Lohan ties in on this weeks Risqué Business News. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https:...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss the wild world of NFTs - the blockchain backed digital tokens that made a guy BURN a $100k Banksy to auction the digital token of it. From Cryptoart to Cryptokitties to NBA Top Shot to Mae's poet admirer this may be one of our craziest episodes yet. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬...

International Women's Day - Mae Planert and Laura Sogar talk major shit about the most hypocritical organizations to be celebrating. Laura has major beef with Burger King's tweets and Mae loses her cool over a shitty former employer. Laura and Mae deep dive into the story of the women's only club, The Wing and how no matter what you try to accomplish - you're going to get cancelled. It's a dark on...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss the boom in the trading card industry. Dads lining up for hours at Target, robots bidding at auctions, Vegas Dave doing box breaks with Snoop Dog and old Pokemon cards that are selling for thousands of dollars. Is the future of art going to be in NFTs (Non fungible tokens?). Its all chaos! Grab your old card binders and give it a listen! Bonus episodes and conte...

Mae Planert and Laura Sogar do a light and fluffy story about the pharma bro, Martin Shkreli. former hedge fund manager, current inmate, fiancé, and most hated man in the United States. who knew jacking up prices on AIDS meds would make you a few enemies?! Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃: 📸 Insta...

In Part 2 we continue our review of the Gamestop hearing going into the questioning from AOC, the point Laura is angry didn’t get brought up and reviewing our clown of the hearing!! Mae Planert and Laura Sogar get hammered and go off the deep end so listen all the way through! Fun Times! Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬...

Mae Planert and Laura Sogar listen to a 5.5 hour congressional hearing so you don’t have to! In part 1 we talk about the background on what’s been going on with all the Gamestop mania and meme stocks. Then we deep dive into the opening statements from Keith Gill aka DeepFuckingValue, Kenneth Griffin the CEO of Citadel LLC, Steve Huffman CEO Reddit, Gabriel Plotkin CEO Melvin Capital, Vladimir Tene...

Cheaters! Hackers! Hypocrites! This story has it all. Mae Planert and Laura Sogar go through the story of the internet cheating matchmaker Ashley Madison and how a group of hackers exposed them. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risquebusinessnews https://www...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert tell the story of the Silk Road - a dark web online store where shoppers could anonymously buy illegal drugs, weapons and more. We fumble through the basics of the dark web, TOR, Bitcoin and the sexy Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.   Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄...

Mae Planert and Laura Sogar break down the court case of Gawker Media vs Hulk Hogan. With any good court case there are twists, turns and and the good old cuckholding kink. This episode has unlikely heroes or villains depending on your view (looking at you Peter Theil) that emerge in this epic court battle about the sex tape scandal in the city of sin, Tampa FL. Bonus episodes and content every we...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert give a complete dumbed down breakdown of the drama with Gamestop. We go through all of the crazy market details so that you can also wrap your brain around this evolving story.   We cover hedge funds, shorting, Melvin Capital, Point72, Citadel, GameStop, AMC, DeepFuckingValue, WallStreetBets, short squeeze, Call Options, Ryan Cohen, AMC, RobinHood and market makers...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert share tips on how to nail stupid job interview questions and talk about the tragic battle between Boeing’s 737 Max and Airbus’ A320 which resulted in several plane crashes and massive legal battles.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instag...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss unfortunate email addresses and the incredible expansion and now contraction of WeWork after their IPO disaster.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risquebusinessnews https://www.instagram.com/maeplanert/ https://www.i...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert review the most embarrassing zoom calls of 2020. Laura shares the drama of problematic former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries and how he got replaced by Ann Taylor’s Fran Horowitz. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risquebusinessnews...

Laura Sogar digs into the 6 month run of streaming platform Quibi and the $1.75 Billion bet that people would want to watch TV on the toilet. Mae Planert digs into influencers being used to promote vaccines and the COVID19 drama influencer Arielle Charnas dealt with. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄...

Drugs! Hollywood! Mae Planert and Laura Sogar share the most embarrassing work stories submitted from listeners. Laura discusses the Warner Media drama with all 2021 titles going direct to HBO Max. Mae discusses Oregon decriminalizing all drugs (!) Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃: 📸 Instagram: ht...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert introduce themselves and talk about their first jobs. Laura shares her story of the week - Tiffany’s on again off again whirlwind M&A romance with LVMH. Mae tells the story of Miki Agrawal disgraced former “She-E-O” of Thinx period panties.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂...