The business world- Corporations. Hundreds of billions in profit; there have to be dirty secrets behind all of it, isn’t it? The world is more consumer-driven now than ever before in human history- and that comes with its quirky consequences. Do you know that every time you buy a printer or a school textbook or a new phone for that matter, you are giving in to quite possibly one of the most ingenious conspiracies ever plotted against you, the consumer itself? With our increasingly interconnected world, it is becoming harder and harder to subvert such information from an increasingly informed buyer, especially details of the past. There I bring you, the nuance of- Planned Obsolescence. Today, I have a few livid examples for you, some dingy little secrets from the mega corporation’s playbook- conspiracies to the unaware mind, crazy ideas, and one company that shaped it all, implemented every single lesson from the playbook right. Let’s have at it!  Thank You so much for taking the time in listening as well as reading this. Do not forget to follow the podcast on any platform you are listening to and review it if you are on Apple Podcasts. If you want to get in touch with me, here is everything I am accountable for - Have a great day! > www.linktr.ee/neogyspandan

So now that you know how to legally evade taxes by making other people think you are contributing to the betterment of society, let me make it even easier for you; an entry into the big leagues rather. The second episode of the two-part series on legal tax evasion- an actual work of art that I teased throughout my last episode. Art. One of the most unregulated industries on the entire planet. The legal loophole of avoiding taxes, not only avoiding but actually making millions from investing in art. How to pull it off? All while the IRS simply looks at your audit all knowing what you did but is compelled to exclude the taxes? How can you be a billion dollar drug lord and whitewash your entire net worth without batting an eye?Shocker right? From free-ports to auction houses to cleaning up your dirty money, we have a lot to cover. Let's get right to it!

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Taxes. Everyone hates taxes. No, do not, do not even try to make that face no. I know you do. It's no secret that people with money like to shield their earnings from the IRS. What is often a secret, however, is how and where they do it. No one enjoys paying taxes. The ultra-wealthy, the 0.5 of the 1%, like the people who can hire Justin Bieber to cook for their lunch, these people, however, sometimes take steering clear of taxes to a whole another level. Billionaires you say? Okay just take a moment and think, how much taxes do these people actually pay? Okay yes maybe not their fair share but we aren’t going there today; this episode is not about that. This episode isn’t about paying fewer taxes or you know avoiding taxes or fleeing the country not paying taxes nuh-uh. What this is, is all about, not only not paying taxes but actually, gaining something from not paying it, and for this first half of a two-part series, we will focus on one such driver of legal tax evasion- Charity. Thank You so much for taking the time in listening as well as reading this. Do not forget to follow the podcast on any platform you are listening to and review it if you are on Apple Podcasts. If you want to get in touch with me, here is everything I am accountable for - Have a great day! > www.linktr.ee/neogyspandan

Y'all wanted it, Y'all got it. 

79cents for every $1 made by a man.

The Gender Wage Gap. This has been such a fascinating topic over the last decade and I am elated to have a chance to foster my opinions on the issue. Today, we are getting there. We are pulling the controversy card. Everything from its foundations to current status and the reasons behind such a discriminatory phenomenon, and as you know I am very unbiased here so I will keep it short- I won’t pick a side, I will state the arguments and then chip in my views, the rest is up to y'all. Thank You so much for taking the time in listening as well as reading this. Do not forget to follow the podcast on any platform you are listening to and review it if you are on Apple Podcasts. If you want to get in touch with me, here is everything I am accountable for - Have a great day! (click)

Eternal Love, Luxury, Class. Nothing probably ties up all those words together better than, you guessed it- diamonds. Today, I have a real treat for you. The story of the Greatest Monopoly in human history. From throwing the laws of supply and demand out in the trash to shaping love as we perceive it today, diamonds have come a long way. What if I told you that a piece of diamond jewelry is one of the worst investments you can make? What if I told you that you, me, all of us are subject to history’s greatest marketing campaign ever? No like why is it even expensive then? Why would people pay millions just to buy diamond jewelry? I am glad you asked and in today's episode, we will take a dig at all of those questions, tracing diamonds right back from 1477 to the takes away 3 years worth of your salary nuance it is today. Don't worry, I got you covered. Sit back and enjoy one of the most fascinating discussions we ever had on this podcast.

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One point six- not million, not billion but 1.6 trillion dollars worth of student debt from a single nation alone. What went so wrong that providing for higher education to advance one’s career now leads those very individuals to look for menial jobs just to be able to pay off their loans? Every day, there are news stories about the "college tuition crisis". If you follow current affairs, you are very well aware of how much of a significant topic this was for the 2020 presidential election in the United States. But what is the actual crisis that we are seeking to solve here? Is it the staggering amount of student debt? The rapidly rising cost of higher education? Is the interest being collected on student loans? The high default rate on student loans? Would forgiving student loans solve all of it? Is that even possible? I got you covered; your favourite podcaster is right back at it- in today’s episode, we take the crisis at hand, analyse it, dissect its causes and figure out the solutions that can be implemented to avoid a forthcoming disaster. I wish more politicians could think like me smh

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Mobsters, Crime families, Mafia-men- What comes to your mind when you hear the words? A violent group of good-looking men in black suits who carries guns, rides the finest cars, and shoots whoever comes in their way? Today, the word "Mafia" is used to refer to almost any organized crime group, and in some cases is even used to describe groups completely unrelated to the crime. That is not exactly how things worked out for them in the real world and in today’s episode, we are going to dig deep into the entirety of how the Mafia makes money from the ground up along with its structure, workings, history, and influence that shaped a big part of the integrities of the crime world for an entire century and beyond. From the humble beginnings in Sicily to the not-so-pleasant endings in the States, we will cover all of it in, you guessed it, one single episode- just as we do best.

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In the 1970s and 1980s, the Soviet Union seemed to be one of the most stable political units in the world. In international politics, the Union was very strong and seemed only to be getting stronger. A poster child of Marxist-Leninist socialist ideals and the communist economy that shaped a large part of the 20th century, The USSR rivaled the United States in political, military, and economic strength. While the central command economy of the Union was directly opposed to the free market liberalism of Western nations, the rapid economic development that the Soviets posted in the middle decades of the century made their system appear to be a viable economic alternative. But, we all know how the ended. The thing that not everyone knows is what exactly tore the nation apart, from the inside. Today, we take a dig at those very factors, at least the economic ones, and understand what exactly went wrong for the perfect little Communist Utopia on this football of a planet.

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War is nothing new to humanity. The idea of being involved in war seems weird now because we are blessed to live in, quite literally, the most peaceful time, ever, in human existence. But with the ever-growing political tensions and arms race for global dominance, it would be no huge surprise if the world goes to war. None of us here, I hope, has been unfortunate enough to live through a one and face the consequences of it, but, economically, is it really all that bad as we think? What if I told you that a pretty big section of people considers wars, in general, to be beneficial for the economy? We all know about the great boom in the United States post World War 2 followed by gains in terms of sheer GDP figures- not only did they get out of the Great Depression, but also the economy grew in actuality.  A very controversial argument in fact, and we will get to the root of it. Every possible hypothesis of a war economy and recovery, analyzed in one single episode, just as we do it best.

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A decade ago, robots were used to entertain people by failing horribly at whatever they were supposed to do and those very videos would go viral on YouTube. Fast forward to today, no one dare disesteems automation anymore. Autonomous driving is already a thing, millions of factory workers are readily replaced by robots and even our voice can easily be recognized and converted into other forms by AI. Robots can already rival humans at competitive games, intellect, and even menial jobs. It is already happening- the 'transformation' as they said. So, in today's episode, we take a look at how the future of automation can pan out: What effects it had on the economy in the past, the present role of automation in the workforce, and what could be its entanglements going forward in time. After all of that, we will go a step further; we will take a look at a hypothetical world in the distant future where all human labor is replaced by automation as we will try and analyze how such a world would function and what would be its implications. By my personal metric, this is by far the most compelling episode of this podcast. Tune in and be a part of our journey towards the future ;)

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