The Doomscroll Diaries

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss Astroworld, Travis Scott and Jeff Bezos’ new girlfriend. Mae dives into the infamous Fyre Festival and the hilarious incompetence which resulted in the rich and famous eating cheese sandwiches in a construction site in the Bahamas. This festival had everything: Kendall Jenner dancing on a boat, Bella Hadid swimming with pigs and Ja Rule getting conned like the r...

In Part 4 of our coverage of the Facebook Files… Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss Frances Haugen. The SEC protected whistleblower who shared documents to the federal government on how Facebook manipulated voters, foreign governments and shareholders (?). We also cover the massive pivot away from the branding that landed them in hot water to the Metaverse VR focused vision Facebook has for itsel...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss the New York Times viral story of “The Bad Art Friend” an organ donor, Dawn Dorland, and a short story possibly about said organ donor (by Sonya Larson) that got an insane amount of attention. They even pulled Little Fires Everywhere author, Celeste Ng, into the fray. Laura and Mae try to take a week away from hard hitting current events to explore a light story...

In part 3 of the Wall Street Journal's Facebook Files we discuss Facebook's outrage algorithm - the way in which Facebook makes money off your uncle from Mississippi's political fight with your lesbian cousin. We also cover how Facebook allows a TON of illegal activity in countries that it won't get in trouble in and finally how they may have helped fuel the anti-vaccine movement? This story is ge...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss the media company OZY and its absolutely brutal investment pitch to Goldman Sachs. For a company with absolutely no brand recognition they hosted a festival headlining Joe Biden (?!), had an Emmy awarding winning show with Oprah (?!) and claimed some pretty eyebrow raising metrics. This is a chaotic one, enjoy! Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://w...

Elizabeth Holmes is in court! We review an update on the action (truly it's been hilarious) in the courtroom and speculate on if she will keep the deep voice. We also cover the second (now of three) parts on the Facebook Files. Specifically the internal research showing Instagram's (which is owned by Facebook folks!) negative impact on teen health. Spoiler alert, it's not great and tons of trigger...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss The Facebook Files, a series of investigative reports released by the Wall Street Journal that reviewed internal leaked documents from Facebook and caused dramaaaa. In the first of two episodes Laura and Mae review XCheck, a massive whitelist which allows celebrities to flaunt site rules and post fun things like nipple and sad things like revenge porn. Bonus epi...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert learn about hipster pastor Carl Lentz who was behind Hollywood’s favorite megachurch Hillsong. The place to be seen and be saved, this scandalous $100M megachurches was the spiritual home of Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin among other A-list elites. As expected, they had their share of sins and scandals from VIP sections and mishandled funds to elicit affairs these tax...

Mae Planert and Laura Sogar learn the absolute basics of World of Warcraft and the $10B+ industry of online gaming. From the Chinese restrictions on gaming for youths to the Corrupted Blood Incident of 2005, where an in game pandemic caused mass chaos and mimicked COVID. This episode is a hot one Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬...

Elizabeth Holmes gets her day in court! Mae Planert and Laura Sogar do the obligatory review of the infamous Theranos CEO and how she found herself facing a potential 20 years of hard time. From her time at prep school to her lawyers defense strategy, the one thing that’s clear... blood testing is not just vibes. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss the shocking move by OnlyFans to BAN adult content. From the family business that blew up from blow jobs to the payment companies who got their panties in a bunch. This episode is a hot one. 12 hours after recording.... and huge development in this story. We will have a short update in our next episode. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patre...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss the cost of Olympic gold.... and it's a lot! From the politics that helped Beijing show strength to the world, the holocaust joke that ruined a Tokyo creative directors career, to a doping scandal that the world largely ignored. The Olympics have a lot of drama.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert bring in an actual expert to talk about cryptocurrency! This long trailer is the first third of a conversation with Hannah Burke from the Paypal crypto team. She brings some actual knowledge and first hand experience in a conversation so fun we are keeping most of it for the true fans.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusines...

Mae Planert and Laura Sogar discuss Canadian athleisure brand lululemon's surprisingly scandalous history. From a problematic libertarian CEO to a murder (?!) this brand has been through a lot for a company that's main focus was making stretchy pants for rich 32 year olds. Mae talks about the afterglow of being engaged and Laura shares what a competitive transcendental mediation class in NYC is li...

In Episode 2 on John McAfee's insane life - Laura Sogar and Mae Planert talk about the cybersecurity forefather turned murderer (?), US presidential candidate(?!) to Spanish inmate (?!!). This story has plenty of twists and turns but the big reveal from Mae's trip to Martha's Vineyard at the beginning might be the best part... Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risqu...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert discuss the infamous John McAfee. Eccentric cyber security forefather who founded McAfee Security, became a yoga guru, maybe had someone killed in Belize, ran for US president and committed an “Epstein suicide” in Spanish jail. This guy was (is?!) nuts and has the conspiracy theory world freaking out. Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/ris...

This week Laura Sogar and Mae Planert dig into Barstool Sport's founder, David Portnoy. From distributing the original newsletter on Boston street corners to the infamous Smoke Shows and the drama of "Call Her Daddy" this company is anything but boring. We discuss cancel culture, objectification, and ultimately if we think David Portnoy is a good guy.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert dig into the story of Gravity Payment's CEO Dan Price who made headlines when he announced a $70k minimum wage for all 100+ employees at his small company in Seattle. Like all stories, it's not all fun and $70k... is Dan a good guy or does he have ulterior motives.... let's discuss! Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert talk about Bikram yoga and it's wild founder Bikram Choudhury. From eating an all meat diet to inviting young women to his special "evening trainings"... the guy is not very zen.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risquebusine...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert share the story of the Chinese Dance troupe - Shen Yun! You've seen the billboards *everywhere* but the real story behind the dance (and why China hates it) is even more unbelievable than their seemingly endless marketing budget. This episode gets surprisingly dark so trigger warnings apply.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risqueb...

Mae Planert and Laura Sogar discuss the brutal murder of "The Elon Musk of the Developing World" Fahim Saleh. The late 33 year old business prodigy was considered one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the developing world and his murder in the Lower East Side of NYC freaked everyone out. It's true crime meets business news and a bit of struggle to discuss without getting super dark.  Trigger w...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert go through the drama of the European Super League. The scandalous breakaway league attempt of the top (or richest) clubs in football and the fans who went insane and actually stopped it.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risq...

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert go through the story of Dr. Conti AKA Rudy Kurniawan, the young man that pulled off the biggest wine fraud in US history. From infiltrating the elite wine circles of LA and NYC to fooling auction houses like Christies, Rudy left a $150 MILLION DOLLAR mark on the world of wine. This guy took being wino to the next level and to that we say cheers!  Bonus episodes and...

In part 2 of Making a Billionaire - Mae Planert and Laura Sogar talk about Elon's big PayPal days that gave him the $$ to break into rockets and engines. From his bird poop covered McLaren to battling Linux fanatics, Elon's days in the finance startup space were as entertaining as they were profitable.  Bonus episodes and content every week: ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/risquebusinessnews ▬▬▬▬▬...

Hey girlie! Mae Planert and Laura Sogar review the predatory business model of Multi Level Marketing Schemes. From Amway to Herbalife, the MLM huns might be the most annoying victims on the internet. Mae and Laura break down how MLM's control their "entrepreneurs" and drive them to some CRAZY behavior.  Catch Mae and Laura at the Idaho Comedy Festival 5/20 - 5/22 Bonus episodes and content ev...