On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss personal debt, Johnson & Johnson's corporate maneuverings, the emergence of fentanyl, and we finally celebrate the 20th anniversary of the collapse of Enron.

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On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss the emergence of the Omicron variant, the "crime epidemic" and the corporate and Democratic narrative around it, and the crowd control dangers associated with America's most sacred holiday, Black Friday.

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For this year's Thanksgiving episode, we discuss the abhorrent histories and current aberrations as to why some of the holiday's signature dishes became staples of this uniquely American tradition.

On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss the outcome of the Rittenhouse trial, right-wing and Democratic reactions to the verdict, and a bizarre Sopranos parody starring the real life crime family, the Clintons.

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This week, we discuss the 3rd richest man in Europe and founder of Zara, Amancio Ortega, his "fast fashion" business model, his exploitative labor practices, and we do a little arithmetic on his "philanthropic" giving.

This week, Chris discusses the history and causes of crowd crushes, what happened at Astroworld and the baseless police and media narrative behind it, and the negligent greed of Live Nation.

Links:

Pearl, Tracy Hresko (2015) "Crowd Crush: How the Law Leaves American Crowds Unprotected," Kentucky Law Journal: Vol. 104 : Iss. 1 , Article 4. Available at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/klj/vol104/iss1/4

Still, Keith (2016) "Crowd Safety and Risk Analysis Webinar by Dr. Keith Still," National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1LeeMP73Ec

On this week's Patreon episode, Chris discusses the history and causes of crowd crushes, what happened at Astroworld and the baseless police and media narrative behind it, and the negligent greed of Live Nation.

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Explaining away the savings and loan crisis is easy. Explaining away a long relationship with a certain island owner is not.

This week, we discuss Leon Black, his private equity exploitation, and disgusting entanglements with Jeffrey Epstein.

On this week's Patreon episode, Dwight discusses Kyrsten Sinema's motivations for opposing the PRO Act, the Virginia gubernatorial election, US "energy independence," and a harrowing story about sexual assault at Liberty University.

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In celebration of our 100th(!) episode, Cari leads us through a round of classic trivia on a variety of topics from questions about past episodes to the borderline absurd categories. Cheers to many more!