The Doomscroll Diaries

Andy Cohen!! Or as we call him, the "Vince McMahon of Reality TV." The girls explore his illustrious career as the king of reality tv, delve into his (surprisingly private) love life, and review some of his iconic drunken NYE rants. We also meet the most sadistic momtrepreneur out there, Kouri Richins. You thought Tom Sandoval was a narcissist, wait till you hear about this Utah mom that murdered...

Buckle up, folks, because this episode has it all. A billionaire murder mystery, a crime in the woods of New Jersey, and JaRule. We start out by covering the party we are kinda hoping happens, Fyre Festival 2. Billy McFarland is fresh out of jail and ready to con more celebrities and we couldn't be more excited. We also take a look at his 15-week online business course which is absolutely not a sc...

This week we explore some of the most bizarre news stories making headlines (listen we may have talked too long on the Tucker Carlson episode and cut this from it, sue us, take us to literal court). From conjoined twins living their best love life to a museum visitor snacking on a $120,000 art piece, this episode has the content you may not have realized you need in your life. Discover the United...

Spicy episode alert! We're talking about the firing of Fox News superstar anchor, Tucker Carlson! This guy had no shortage of drama to review but we tried to highlight some of the most risque moments of his career, that ultimately had Fox saying "YA FIRED". We cover Tucker's private school artistic upbringing, his brief stint with CNN, his really healthy relationship with the ladies, and of course...

In this episode, we discuss network news's red wedding when bowtie Tucker Carlson and "past his prime" Don Lemon were fired the same day from Fox and CNN. Twins!!  Part 1 focuses on Don Lemon, the fired CNN anchor who was finally let go after years of questionable behavior. We take a deep dive into his scandalous past from fun drunken New Year's Eve broadcasts with Dulce Sloan to more eyebrow...

Mae and Laura are bringing an EXTRA risqué episode this week - we’re talking religion, sex, politics, and Elon Musk. We tackle the ridiculous story of Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old incel who leaked Pentagon files just to win an argument on Discord. Because nothing says "I'm right" like putting national security at risk, right? We also dish on yet another US town being poisoned (seriously, what's up...

Get ready for a wild ride as we dive into the terrifying (!!) world of crypto billionaires and the mysterious deaths that seem to be following them. We start with the legacy and tragic death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco. Is SF becoming a modern-day Gotham City or are we all overreacting? We take a look at the data and make up some of our own wild conspiracy theories. We also dish o...

This week on the pod we talk about the #1 Great American Pastime - taking people to court!  We recap the most ridiculous lawsuits in the United States. From suing McDonald's for coffee that was simply too hot to suing God, this country knows how to pay lawyers to waste the government's time.  We also cover the most chaotic April Fools pranks of 2023 (weirdly the Royal Albert Hall won thi...

The clock is ticking for TikTok as a United States ban is considered. The girls watch hits from CEO Shou Zi Chew's conversation with Congress about Project Texas, WiFi, dilated pupils, the Chinese Government and Jack Ma. We also review Kanye West's new love of 21 Jump Street and the Jewish people (thanks Jonah Hill!), the Pope's official statement reviewing his own celibacy (he's not a fan!), and...

Today on the pod we have a very special guest and co-host of “sounds like a cult”, Isa Medina! Laura, Mae and Isa talk about how your company is probably a cult, culty CEOs, and a few horror stories on the internet of the curliest employee stories. Follow our guest @isaamedinaa and go ahead and smash that subscribe. Follow us @risquebusinessnews @mae_planert @laurasogar Happy listening!

The Vanderpump Blues: Mae and Laura are all over the road with this one. Robot strippers, male strippers, blind horses, and the Twitter executive that was fired by Elon Musk, or was he? Even he didn’t know. We then cover the Silicon Valley Bank meltdown and Janet Yellen's big save to top it all off.  After those light topics, we dive into the heavy stuff, the #scandevol. We talk about the Bra...

We're talking NYC rent prices and they are TOO HIGH! We go through an article from Curbed that talks about the impact of RealPage, a Texas software company that provides rent information to landlords and has singlehandedly raised rent prices around the country. (!!!) We also talk about a *cool* new kissing gadget going viral in China and a brand new way for companies to stalk you with the internet...

It's the NFL for wrestling and theater fans! We're talking about the recently rebooted XFL and the many controversies that brought it down the first time. This WWE crossover into "real football" gave us some of lowest ratings of any network broadcast despite cameras in their cheerleaders' locker room and everything about Vince McMahon. We also talk about the girls night at WWE, Laura getting targe...

The girls address the question we've all been asking ourselves. Are mattress stores money laundering fronts?! The results are inconclusive so we brought in Dylan Holston who went to the stores themselves to find out.  We also talk the Chinese spy balloon (s!), Johnny Depp's private island, swimming pigs and more! Follow us @risquebusinessnews @laurasogar @mae_planert and our guest @dylan_hols...

The girls talk to comedian Lindsay Lucido about her time in a troubled teen wilderness camp and dig up her old trauma for that sweet, sweet content. This $24B industry has kept therapists around the country happily employed and we get a first-hand account of how this very profitable industry operates (spoiler alert: it's charging parents to use their children as labor?). We discuss what it's like...

The girls call George Santos: Laura and Mae are joined by a special guest, Judi Eskenazi, to tell her tale of how she got caught up (possibly scammed!) by the one and only George Santos (if that’s his real name) at an animal shelter. Mae then tells the story of the first woman who tried to break up her marriage with Mark (an 80-year-old South African woman on their honeymoon). The ladies also go t...

Not fair game: Mae and Laura discuss the horrors of the trophy-killing industry. The ladies do a quick roundup of Mae’s honeymoon in South Africa, a wild tour guide in Cape Town that could not take a hint, and adventures on safari. Spoiler alert, Mae couldn’t make it out of safari without getting into a catfight. The ladies discuss the ethical dilemmas facing big game hunting across Africa, poachi...

It's January and we already have some strong contenders for scammers of the year! Our main story is the startup Frank, which was called "the Amazon for college admissions". Frank's application for top scammer was strong when CEO Charlie Javice completely fabricated 4 MILLION accounts in order to secure the bag (a $175M JPMC acquisition). We also talk Mae's honeymoon which oddly included time in th...

Mae and Laura kick off the new year with some scammers! We chat stories of influencers that went WILD. No, they didn't get naked (in most cases), but they did scam and scheme with the best of them.  Thank you for listening! Follow us @risquebusinessnews @laurasogar @mae_planert xoxo 

Laura and Mae take a trip down memory lane and talk about some favorite episodes and where the business scammers ended up (and why it's not jail!). We go over our New Years' resolutions and a massive aquarium explosion in Berlin. We catch up on people like: the Bikram yoga guy, Anna Delvey, Elizabeth Holmes, Billy McFarland, the Wing founder, and more!  For more content follow us @risquebusin...

It's the last episode of 2022 and Laura and Mae talk about the issues that MATTER, nepo-babies and Greek scientist, Eleni Antoniadou, who scammed the Forber 30 Under 30. This is a quick episode but we still squeeze in comments on the lawyer who got banned from Madison Square Garden, the problems with AI technology (those filters are being VERY generous with how hot you are, folks), and how the For...

Surprise, surprise we're talking about Elon Musk again! This week we get into some fun stories from his past like the Thai Cave Diver "pedo" incident, his SNL Aspergers reveal, his cousins the Rive brothers and their company SolarCity, and his cute friendship with Larry Page. We also talk about Peter Dinklage, Jack Dorsey, Elden Ring Game of the Year awards, Korea's crazy age rules and Yeti cooler...

Mae and Laura cover the story of Brian Johnson, AKA the “liver king”. This TikTok celebrity and $100M fitness and supplement lifestyle mogul known for eating raw liver on the daily (barf!) took quite the spill from grace when a big fat secret was exposed. He flew too close to the sun and got burned which was “only-natural”. This and more hard-hitting news of the week like America's next top mullet...

Laura and Mae play the "phone a friend" card and talk to our favorite crypto expert, Hannah Burke, on the saga of Sam Bankman-Freid. Hannah brings her experience managing financial crime related to crypto at Paypal to our conversation and explains some conspiracy theories on what happened at Alameda research and what the future might hold for our boy SBF. We talk about everything from SBF's Twitte...

From fruitcake friends to fruitcake foes: in the holiday spirit Mae and Laura spill the tea on inedible pastry cakes this week as they discuss the fruitcake fraud case of the iconic Collin Street Bakery. This adorable tale has big Texas style personalities, bummer betrayals, very poor taste in mattresses (you’ll see) and weirdly some political connections? The girls also chat World Cup (it's prono...