CRIMINAL MINDED MEDIA: SUPER FEED

As we began working on The Syndicate, Jana Bommersbach suggested that we speak to Don Devereux about his decades long investigation into the murder of Don Bolles, telling us that “No one knows more about this case than him.” 

As usual, Jana was right. 

Here’s Part 1 of our first recorded interview win Don Devereux unedited.

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This week we take a comedic turn as "The Jew" fills in at the Sports Desk for Don Sikorski.

The Jew summoned "The Greek", a true sports aficionado and all-around anxiety-ridden sports junkie, to ride shotgun as they try to navigate the NBA Playoffs.

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The celebrity element of Bored Ape Yacht Club is intriguing, and it seems these days celebrities are always looking to diversify, tequila, energy drinks, water, clothes, a constant grab for market share in basically anything.

Actors, NBA Stars, social media insta celebs, it seems somehow or other there was a tipping point where the so called IN CROWD decided that the Bored Ape NFTs were sexy enough to hop on that bandwagon.

Did Steph Curry buy his Ape? Did Shaq buy his ape?  

Is it a coincidence that NBA stars are the names mentioned first when it comes to celebrity brand attachment.

I guess the rich get richer and if this is all one big ponzi scheme, when does it fall apart, after the $450 Million is spent, or when a working journalist starts to go deeper into financial machinations on how this shit is set up as a company and marketplace.   

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Jimmy Rosemond is pulled into another rap war, this time involving 50 Cent and The Game.

This beef will spiral out of control, eventually involving Rosemond’s family and law enforcement.

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After Ethan Brown writes a profile on Jimmy Rosemond for Vibe Magazine, he becomes the target of others in the media, most notably Chuck Phillips of the LA Times.

These articles will put Rosemond in the crosshairs of law enforcement and Todd Kaminsky.

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Syndicate listeners, welcome to another bonus episode.

For longtime Phoenix residents, Jana Bommersbach needs no introduction.

The Arizona Press Club awarded her their highest honor – The Distinguished Service Award, and she has been named Arizona Journalist of the Year on multiple occasions.

Here is our first conversation with Jana, unedited. Some of it you’ve heard, much of it you haven’t, as she tells her story & goes into detail on the Don Bolles case.

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The evolution of basketball scouting these days, has morphed into Instagram highlight reels, and deals for  high school basketball players where some of them are becoming millionaires by the time they turn 18 years old, for Viktor Wembanyama as the next great hope of the NBA, his path was vastly different from say Michael Jordan, or Lebron, or Steph Curry.

In thinking about the philosophy of scouting, the essence of scouting, what comes to mind for me, is a legendary story about a man they called THE GLIDER.

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As we left off the last episode, we started to unpack the actual founders of Yuga Labs and the Apes, and from my research and watching and listening to some interviews, my early analysis is that these guys seem like nice guys, and the press run they did seem to be orchestrated, calculated and a bit forced.

Remember these guys initially wanted to stay anonymous, and in one article they really leaned into the idea that they felt once they were outed, they were scared that someone would do something to them, either in the real or virtual world?

That sounds a bit odd, I mean according to them these are just some innocent ape drawings that is fine art tied into a gamification model, these guys didn’t create some tool that could expose an authoritarian government leader, or steal secrets from the NSA, so what is all the fuss about here?

Possibly a guilty conscious?

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Despite being arrested and sent back to prison, Jimmy continues his rise in the entertainment industry.

He reaches the pinnacle after negotiating the Mike Tyson-Lennox Lewis fight and signing his own rap superstar, The Game.

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William ‘Bill’ Courtney spent his career investigating street figures and their connection to hip hop.

He gives us his perspective from the law enforcement side on Jimmy, Haitian Jack, Tupac and others involved in the game.

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