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We are back to talk about Rick Singer and the College Admissions scandal!  Last episode we talked about Rick Singer leaping over the line from unethical lies on applications to setting up a crazy system to cheat on the SAT and using his so-called Side door to bribe coaches for a guaranteed college acceptance. Rick went from a small scale operation focused on Sacramento, California to a nation/worl...

We are back this week to continue the story of the College Admissions Scandal and Operation Varsity Blues! Getting into college is getting harder and more complicated. Many Ivy League Admissions rates have fallen as low as 3% which is nuts. Parents are looking for a guaranteed way for their kids to succeed and get into the best schools. Wealthy and Powerful Parents have had back door paths to ensu...

This week we are talking about the 2012-2018 College Admissions scandal. This is definitely a story of the rich and powerful families having all the advantages when it comes to college education. And a Man named Rick Singer who came along for the right price was willing to bend the rules and break the law in order to give his clients just one more edge.  In a world where a regular college degree m...

This week we are wrapping up the Jim and Tammy Faye story. We finally get to some water slide action. But this victory is very short lived. The house of cards finally tumbles down.  The allegations against Jim finally begin coming into the light. And at the same time other powerful ministers begin trying to turn the Bakker's downfall to their advantage.  The ministry gets temporarily passed o...

The saga of Jim and Tammy Faye Baker continues this week while we get into the building of Heritage USA, using peoples payments from one project to fund the next, and the completion of the water park! They are getting real footloose and fancy free with their finances and it's about to come back to bite them. Some staff is let go, and others start gathering stories and ammunition for the event...

This week we're getting into Jim and Tammy Faye's rise to TV success! Their ministry is expanding, and they're misappropriating funds all over the place! It's not illegal if its for the lord! We'll also get into the assault of Jessica Hahn and how it will help unravel PTL in the late 80s.  Next week, we build the theme park that will take down the whole operation!  PTL The...

This week we get into the international television ministry of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, famous pentecostal ministers from the 70s. They revolutionized religious television, starting from the humble beginnings of a kids puppet show and eventually becoming a very successful satelitte network on hundreds of stations.  Jim and Tammy Faye met as bible college students and went on to build an empire t...

Ok this episode we are going to be focusing on  the Volkswagen Emissions scandal. Apparently called Dieselgate or Emissions Gate. Volkswagen had big dreams to become the largest car manufacturer in the world. And it didn't mind cutting some really big corners to do it. We are going to talk about The epa and the huge loopholes that used to be built into the system. Then we will talk about the...

Volkswagen was having a rebirth in the United States in the mid to late 2000’s. They had become synonymous with the idea of clean diesel and technological advancement.  Diesel Sales in the United States were at an all time high and with their higher fuel efficiency and the promises of clean planet friendly protection systems, they were the obvious choice for the environmentally minded american.  B...

Today we wrap up the story of King Leopold II! He sells the Congo the Belgian government, finally dies, and Belgium continues to completely desecrate the Congo for another 50 years.  We get into Morel and Casements continuing activism and the small victories they gained, as well as how well the stories and history have, or more accurately have not, been preserved.  This was a tough subject, but le...

This week we're back to talking King Leopold II of Brussels, the king of Brussels who thought he deserved the Congo by any means necessary, and tried to convince the world he was taking over for altruistic reasons and now absolute greed.  This week we discuss how the rubber trade escalated the brutality and Danny tries to keep it light with interspersed fun facts! And we start talking about s...

So This week we are going  to talk about the Downfall of the once beloved and largest seafood chain in US History: RED LOBSTER!!! Many people will tell you that  the  restaurants  failure was caused by the disastrous ENDLESS Shrimp Campaign.  Which Don’t get me wrong was huge mistake they lost 11 million dollars  in three months. People were doing  tik tok challenges to try and eat as many shrimp...

This week we're continuing the story of King Leopold II of Brussels, the monarch who thought he deserved to claim the Congo of Africa just because he wanted it.  This week we'll get into the establishing of military posts, railroads, and the conquering of many African regions. We'll talk about Leopold's continuing campaign to gather funds and masquerade as a humanitarian, and t...

This week we're taking a bit of a more serious turn, discussing the history of King Leopold II of Belgium. He was a monarch in the late 1880s who seized an enormous amount of the Congo in Africa all while knowingly deceiving the public and claiming to be a humanitarian and philanthropist.  This week we'll discuss the first European trips to the Congo and King Leopold II taking the throne...

We are back for More Lularoe! Last ep we talked about how this small MLM turned into a massive problem and almost definitely a pyramid scheme. Mostly women and often stay at home moms were turning to Lularoe to make some extra money but instead were going into debt just to break even. The only people truely benefiting were Founders Mark and Deanne Stidhan and those lucky few that got in early and...

This week we are talking about LuLaRoe and it is  a  fun one! LuLaRoe is a clothing company known for their “Buttery Soft Leggings” and bold patterns. With Promises of full time  pay for part time  work, The Lularoe life appealed to many people in America struggling to make ends meet. Especially women and often stay at home moms who may have just left their job to begin their family. Established i...

This week we conclude the story of the infamous Leopold and Loeb! Last week we covered the murders, and this week we will get into the trial, the arguments, the sentence and the aftermath! These fellas spared no expense and unfortunately had no remorse.  Spoiler alert, there's a lot of birds in prison! Join us to wrap up this two part saga! Sources for this week: “For The Thrill Of It: Leopol...

This week we are our toes back in the true crime pond with the wild story of Leopold and Loeb. These two young men were both insanely wealthy and very smart. Both skipped  a few grades in school and must have missed  the classes where they learned to empathize with the people around them. Nathan Leopold  was obsessed with the concept of superiority and believed that because he was smart and rich h...

This Episode we are really gonna get into the actual events of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Just as a warning the actual events of this fire are pretty dark. We try to not get too graphic with the retelling but also really want to underline the serious flaws and negligence that allowed this disaster to occur After the fire, we will get into the Immediate outcry, the trial, and then the long lasti...

This week, Danny is talking about the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. One of the deadliest workplace fires  in US history. A story about the criminal exploitation of Immigrant Labor. Deeply Flawed  Fire Control systems. And employers that put their profits far above worker safety.  We begin with garment manufacturing's early history and the  use of  Tenement sweatshops. The early garment industry f...

Today we wrap up the McDonalds Monopoly fraud! We reveals how this heist was pulled off, get into the fates of all those involved, and discuss some suspicious bathroom breaks.  Apparently even casino level security with secret codes and briefcases with handcuffs weren't enough to stop Uncle Jerry!  Sources: McMillions- The Absolutely True Story of How an Unlikely Pair of FBI Agents Brought Do...

Did you ever play the McDonald's Monopoly game hoping to win a dodge viper? French fries? Even a million dollars? Well, it turns out you never had a chance at much more than a free Big Mac.  This week we dive into the McDonald's Monopoly game and the fact that there were no legitimate winners! Who knew that the mafia would get into a fast food game? Our story starts with the Jerrys that...

This is the exciting final chapter in our Coca-Cola Story! We are getting into the Good stuff in this episode. Coke's fight with Pepsi is ongoing. Trying to combat the Pepsi Challenge, Coke decides to roll out a brand new soda to replace their  flagship drink called New Coke. It was  an absolute disaster and they were forced to quickly backtrack. Then we get into some very yeetable offenses....

We are moving  through the decades of the Coca-Cola company this  episode. Starting at the beginning of the thirties and ending near the end of the 70's. Pepsi has  finally entered the scene. We talk about a  one sided rivalry that eventually turns  into an actual competition. Pepsi is giving scrappy younger  brother energy and Coke is ignoring them AS HARD AS THEY CAN. We talk about secret g...

Coke has moved into its Litigious Era with a passion. We talk about the knockoff soda carnage that Cokes Lawyers  left in their path. Coca-Cola also develops a new and improved bottle to set them apart from the pack. Also the bottle is strangely sexy? Asa Candler takes  some heat from a new government bureau focused on consumer protections and eventually steps down to run for Mayor of Atlanta. His...