Corporate Gossip

Today, Robby and Becca psychoanalyze the everloving shit out of the Kushner family. From Charlie's revenge p*rn to Josh's hero complex and Jared's apparent inability to read, the Kushner's messy legacy is as juicy as it is terrifying. Please note, this episode was recorded before the US midterm elections! For bonus episodes, ad free listening and more join us on Patreon! ⁠Watch on Youtube⁠ Pics from today's episode Links: Inside the Kushner Family Civil War Who is Joshua, the super-rich Kushner who backed Fifa’s World Cup sale? The Klosses The Legacy Jared Kushner’s Father, Charles: Ethics Watchdogs Are ‘Jerks’ Lone Dem Scrambles to Defend Confirming Ivanka’s Father-in-Law How US envoy Kushner’s ‘incomprehension’ of diplomacy stunned France An accidental proprietor Towering Inferno Democrats Want Answers About Jared Kushner’s Very Shady Middle East Deal (No, Not the Saudi One!) Jared and Ivanka’s Excellent Adventure

Get ad free episodes, bonus content, book club and more on Patreon! Watch on YouTube Corporate Gossip Movie Month wraps up with Alex Gibney's "thing" on Elon Musk. It sucked Grock. We found a few nuggets worth talking about in this toilet movie and share them with you so you can save yourself FOUR HOURS of agony. But first we go back to the House of Fielder, discussing Whistleblower Tyler Schultz's reaction, Nathan's interview with Wired, and comments on our initial movie review. We concede on some points (were we too sympathetic?) and dispute others (WAS Billy's **** smaller than I remembered?). We're back to our regularly scheduled programming next month, with episodes about the Kushner family, Bill Ackman, and a very sketchy AI elementary school. I was a Theranos whistleblower. In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes is still lying Today's small business shoutout is MelissaWalks! NYC Walking Tours

What was the motivation for Billy to [REDACTED]? Why did we kinda want Nathan and Liz to [REDACTED]? Is [Redacted] delusional about [Redacted]?? We grapple with all of these questions and more on today's episode about Nathan Fielder's documentary, You Can See Everything. Disclaimer: We hope you see the movie before being spoiled by us. And if you listen to us first, don't take our word for it! Everyone we spoke to in real life has a different interpretation of what they saw in theaters, which is what makes this film so unbelievable. Join our Patreon movie club to discuss You Can See Everything on November 2nd. Get tickets to the Twin Cities Con! Links: Elizabeth Holmes' Husband Billy Evans: The Trial, Prison & Nathan Fielder’s Documentary Family of Elizabeth Holmes’ fiancé worry she has ‘brainwashed’ him: source Elizabeth Holmes' partner raises millions for new biotech testing startup

Coming up this week on the ⁠Patreon⁠ Robby and I discuss Aaron Sorkin's Stinker, the Social Reckoning. It deviated so much from the source material that I was motived to re-edit our Facebook episodes into this supercut that sets the record straight on the two worst people on earth: Sheryl Sandberg (3:00) and Mark Zuckerberg (1:00:00)! We'll be back later this week with all of our thoughts about Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything - until then! Pics from this episode: Sheryl, Mark The Facebook Files It's Time to Break Up Facebook The Miseducation of Sheryl Sandberg An Ugly Truth (Book) Careless People (Book)

If you or someone you know struggles with problem gambling help is available by calling or texting 1-800-MY-RESET. Becca and Robby extract themselves from deep inside the glory hole to analyze the state of sports gambling. It turns out, if you unleash high octane mobile money vacuums into everyone's pockets bad things will happen!! You can get early & ad free episodes, two bonus episodes a month, episode discussion, book club and MORE by ⁠joining us on Patreon! ⁠Watch on YouTube⁠ Links: Gambling disorder diagnoses spike in states that legalized sports betting, study shows The Cracks in Adam Silver’s NBA Are Spreading Fast Sports Betting Sites Make It All Too Easy to Lose Everything You’ve Got My year as a degenerate gambler Suspicious Betting in Washington Is on the Rise—and Authorities Are Playing Catch-Up What Sports Gambling Is Learning From Big Tobacco More Americans see gambling on sports as an investment tool, but DraftKings CEO says most bettors know ‘they’re likely to lose money’ over the long term “What Did Anyone Think Was Going to Happen?”: The NBA Gambling Scandal Hiding in Plain Sight A Psychiatrist Tried to Quit Gambling. Betting Apps Kept Her Hooked. Fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel trick people into believing everyone wins big

TW: Sexual Assault The man who dared to ask: what if sports were for boys? Dave Portnoy is an irredeemable garbage person but the corporate gossip behind Barstool Sports is objectively fascinating so into the trash pile we go! This episode was available early to Patrons - and you can get early & ad free episodes, two bonus episodes a month, episode discussion, book club and MORE by joining us on Patreon! ⁠Watch on Youtube⁠ Listen to the Emily Boys Buy tickets to Robby's comedy special! Pics from the episode Links: Wikipedia article on Barstool Conservatism 'Barstool Blackout' party organizer: Not our fault if you get drunk and pass out Spurned by ESPN, Barstool Sports Is Staying on Offense The Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, Peter Chernin Deal || Barstool Documentary Series Barstool Sports CEO Announcement Dave Portnoy Bought Barstool Back. Can Erika Ayers Badan Keep His Pirate Ship on Course A Blog From The Token Female CEO Of Barstool Sports Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Explains Breakup With Penn: ‘We Got Denied’ Gambling Licenses ‘Because of Me’  'I was literally screaming in pain': Young women say they met Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy for sex and it turned violent and humiliating The Pizza Influencer With a Private Jet and a ‘Troll Army’

Flock is going to eliminate crime in America (if you only count the crime you can find in GTA V AND if you don't count the crime that Flock enables OR commits themselves)! Becca and Robby climb up a utility pole to peek into the sloppy drama brewing at Flock HQ. They uncover that the best way for Flock CEO Garrett Langley to reduce crime in America is to DO NOTHING AT ALL... Get tickets to Robby's Special For two bonus episodes every month, ad free listening and more, join us on Patreon Watch on YouTube Pics from today's episode Links: We investigated Flock cameras and how law enforcement uses them Flock Safety Employees Watched Kids’ Gymnastics Room to Pitch Surveillance Tech Why Are Flock Employees Watching Our Children? Flock's CEO Says its ALPRs Don't Do Video After Repeatedly Announcing They Can Flock Blocks Itself From Wayback Machine: How Companies Can Erase Their Public History The Flock Founders Say Their Cameras Would’ve Solved the Nancy Guthrie Case Inside the growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras Embattled Flock CEO Begs for “Compromise” As Backlash Spills OverWhy some cities are ditching their Flock license plate readers How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking

DIVAS DOWN. Phoebe Gates and Selena Gomez are both being accused of fraud! Robby and Becca uncover the venture capital bippity-boppity-boopification at the center of these cases. Will either of these alleged frauds lead to jail time? Would the ghost of Andrew Carnegie understand what's going on here? Is it worse to be a nepobaby or a nepomommy? Listen to find out! TW: Mention of suicide BUY TICKETS TO ROBBY'S SPECIAL! For two bonus episodes every month, ad free listening, and discussions, join us on Patreon! Pics from today's episode Watch on YouTube Links: Phoebe Gates’s Phia Drama Is Getting Even Stickier Wondermind Shareholder Lawsuit What Happened at Wondermind? ‘Smoke And Mirrors’: How This Entrepreneur Exaggerated And Self-Promoted Her Way Into Turmoil Selena Gomez Accused of Fraud by Investors in Mental-Health Startup Lawsuit

If your audio sounds wonky please try to redownload the episode! Bonus Episode! Friend of the pod and soccer expert and comedian Alexis Guerreros from the Soccer Cooligans and CBS Morning Footy stops by for a follow up episode on the future of FIFA's giant money pit! Will the fans be able to wrestle back control of the game from Gianni Infantino's death grip?? Are corrupt people more fun to party with? And who pays when football executives are fighting? (spoiler: it's women). Watch on Youtube Follow Alexis on Instagram

SEASON 8!!! Perhaps one of our most highly requested episodes FIFA, which is equal parts The Godfather, Conclave, and Alan Cumming's Cabaret?? We meet FIFA president Gianni "Johnny" Infantino, or as Tump likes to call him “sort of the king of soccer… I guess… in a certain way.” Infantino calls FIFA the official happiness provider to humanity and BOY IS HE HAPPY! Qatari jets, a $6m salary, and a seemingly unlimited supply of... mattresses and stair masters? Becca and Robby trace the FIFA scandals back through the organization's messy past all the way up to 12 hours before this episode was posted. BUCKLE UP! For 2 bonus episodes every month join us on Patreon Due to a technical glitch there is no YouTube version of this episode Pictures from today's episode Links: The Absurd World Cup The World Cup of Corruption FIFA Explores External Investment With $20 Billion Vehicle⁠ Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal FIFA scandal dwarfs others in sports world Soccer Rat! The inside story of how Chuck Blazer, ex-U.S. soccer executive and FIFA bigwig, became a confidential informant for the FBI How the ‘King of Soccer’ Went Rogue, Nearly Lost His FIFA Empire—and Survived