In this multipart investigative series we will explore how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. Part one will cover Amazon’s newly expanding use of propaganda through social media and advertorial content, specifically the company’s creation of the Prime Day Concert, their ‘FC Ambassadors,’ and a in-house blog. Part two will explore Amazon’s anti-union training, and the reality of working in an Amazon warehouse. We will examine the safety of their warehouses, the suicides and deaths that have occurred, and what it is like to go on an Amazon FC tour. Part three (and possibly four) will examine how Amazon has partnered with the US Government’s Department of Justice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and many privately-owned surveillance companies to expand their state-wide technological monopoly. The series will end on the political ramifications of this newly expanding capitalist specter, and how some current organizations, even presidential candidates, plan to stop this.  If you or anyone want to contact us about tips, stories, or personal experiences that relate to any of what we plan to discuss in this series, please contact us by our hotline or email below, we appreciate any inquiry! Eating For Free is an investigative pop-culture podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare! Do you have a tip for us? Got some hot gossip? Need to get any questions off your chest? Call our hotline at Call 1-810-EAT-FREE (1-810-328-3733) or send us an email at questions@eatingforfree.com! Become a Patreon backer for exclusive access to weekly bonus episodes and more! You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!   Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram. Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram.  Article Links   Corporatism (Wikipedia) Neo-feudalism (Wikipedia) Advertorial Propaganda (Wikipedia)  What's an Amazon 'FC Ambassador' and Are They Okay? (Bryan Menegus, Gizmodo) @AmazonFCHannah (Twitter)  The Amazon (Propaganda) Blog (About Amazon.com)  I watched Amazon’s Prime Day concert—and it made me want to shop for a new planet (Joe Berkowitz, Fast Company)  Amazon fired a warehouse worker who was trying to unionize. Now he’s taking legal action (Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox)  

Jeff Bezos' America (Part One)

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

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About: Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip. You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com   Joan Summers’ Twitter: @laracroftbarbie Matthew Lawson’s Instagram: @_matthewlawson  Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:  'Vanderpump Rules'' Lala Kent to Release Memoir, 'Give Them Lala', About Her Most Vulnerable Moment, 01/28/21 [People]   Lala Kent Gives Birth to First Child With Fiancé Randall Emmett, 03/15/21 [ET] The King of the Geezer Teasers: Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement, 3/31/2021 [Vulture] Lala Kent Says Randall Emmett Is ‘Ready to Start Trying’ for 2nd Baby 2 Months After Daughter’s Birth, 5/20/21 [USMag] Did Lala Kent And Randall Emmett Secretly Get Married? Vanderpump Rules Spotted Ring On His Finger, 05/25/21 [RealityTea] Director Randall Emmett on Season 9 of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ And How Martin Scorsese Inspired ‘Midnight in the Switchgrass’, 06/20/21 [Variety] 'Vanderpump Rules' ' Lala Kent and Fiancé Randall Emmett Break Up: Report, 10/18/21 [People] REPORT: Lala Kent Has Split From Randall Emmett, Moves Into Hotel With Daughter After ‘Liking’ Post About Him Cheating, 10/19/21 [RealityBurb] LALA KENT & RANDALL EMMETT SPLITSVILLE ...3-Year Engagement Off, 10/30/21 [TMZ] Lala Kent Says She Had Her 'Head in the Sand' About Issues with Randall Emmett 'for a Really Long Time', 12/01/21 [People]  Lala Kent Calls Ex Randall Emmett the 'Worst Thing to Ever Happen' to Her, 12/21/21 [People] Lala Kent says there is ‘proof’ of Randall Emmett cheating, 12/27/21 [PageSix] Lala Kent Says Randall Emmett 'Started Relationship' with 23-Year-Old the Same Month Daughter Ocean Was Born, 03/03/22 [People] Lala Kent says relationship with Randall Emmett ‘wasn’t ever real’, 03/24/22  [PageSix] Randall Emmett Is Still Friends With Jax Taylor And Tom Schwartz After Split From Lala Kent, 03/28/22 [RealityTea] Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent’s ex Randall Emmett sued for ‘refusing to pay off $287K loan’ amid major money troubles, 04/08/22 [TheSun] Randall Emmett Lists Bel Air Home He and Lala Kent Lived in While Together for $6.3 Million, 05/17/22 [People] Lala Kent: Randall Emmett threatened to call cops when I wanted to leave, 05/26/22 [PageSix]  The man who played Hollywood: Inside Randall Emmett’s crumbling empire, 06/30/22 [LATimes] Lala Kent Breaks Down as LVP Asks How She Didn't See Randall Emmett Warning Signs, 02/15/23 [TooFab] ‘The Randall Scandal’ Uncovers Lala Kent’s Role in ‘Vanderpump’ History, 05/25/23 [Daily Beast] Lala Kent on ‘Vanderpump Rules’ and life after Randall Emmett, 04/22/23 [LAT] 

Vanderpump Fools (Finale): The End of Everything

About: Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip. You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com   Joan Summers’ Twitter: @laracroftbarbie Matthew Lawson’s Instagram: @_matthewlawson  Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:  Intro Clip: Vanderpump Rules: Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute Fired For Racist Actions [ET - YouTube] Inside the Underground Market for Fake Amazon Reviews [Wired] Stassi Schroeder: My Friends Will Complain About Attending My Destination Wedding—And That’s Okay, 01/08/20 [Glamour] Stassi Schroeder: Why Being Basic Is Good Business, 02/27/20 [Forbes] You know her as ‘Crazy’ Kristen Doute on ‘Vanderpump Rules.’ Now she wants you to know her on her own terms., 06/02/20 [WP] Vanderpump Rules' Faith Stowers on Her Experience as the Only Black Cast Member: 'It Was a Lot', 06/04/20 [People] ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Fires Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute For Racist Actions, 06/09/20 [Variety] Brittany Cartwright Speaks Out on Faith Stowers' Vanderpump Rules Claims, 06/08/20 [E!] Jax Taylor once accused Faith Stowers of committing crimes, 06/09/20 [Page Six] Faith Stowers feels ‘vindicated’ after ‘Vanderpump Rules’ firings, 06/09/20 [Page Six] Faith Stowers Says Jax Taylor Should Be 'Reprimanded' Too as 4 Vanderpump Rules Stars Are Fired, 06/11/20 [People] Stassi Schroeder & Kristen Doute Hire Crisis Management Rep After ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Firing, 06/12/20 [Deadline] 'Vanderpump Rules' Alum Stassi Schroeder Expecting First Child with Fiancé Beau Clark, 06/16/20 [People] Kristen Doute Speaks Out in First Interview Since Vanderpump Rules Firing, 07/15/20 [E!] Stassi Schroeder, Beau Clark reunite with ‘Vanderpump Rules’ cast on houseboat, 08/16/20 [Page Six] Lala Kent and Randall Emmett on Their 'Breakup,' the Future of 'Pump Rules' and Matchmaking for Megan Fox, 08/06/20 [ET] Stassi Schroeder Reveals the “Hardest Part” of Vanderpump Rules Firing in First Interview, 09/17/20 [E!] How Stassi Schroeder Really Felt About Her ‘Awkward’ Interview With Tamron Hall (Exclusive), 09/18/20 [Us Weekly] Kristen Doute Claims She Wasn’t Fired From Vanderpump Rules and Insists She Never Turned Faith Stowers in to Police or Put Her in “Harm’s Way,” Says She’s Sick of Rumors, 09/18/20 [Reality Blurb] Tamron Hall Speaks Out About Her Interview With Former ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Stassi Schroeder, 09/22/20 [Variety] Faith Stowers is happy Jax Taylor is off ‘Vanderpump Rules’, 12/17/20 [Page Six] All the Bombshells From Vanderpump Rules Alum Stassi Schroeder's New Book ‘Off With My Head’, 04/26/22 [E!] The Future of Vanderpump Rules Revealed, 11/12/20 [E!] 

Vanderpump Fools (Part Nine): The Witch Trials of WeHo

About: Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip. You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com   Joan Summers’ Twitter: @laracroftbarbie Matthew Lawson’s Instagram: @_matthewlawson  Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:  Lala Kent's Married Boyfriend Randall Emmett Is Officially Divorced From Actress Ambyr Childers, 12/26/17 [E!] I Never Thought ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Would Deliver a Feminist Hero, but Here We Are, 01/22/18 [Glamour] Vanderpump Rules Star Lala Kent Believes Tupac 'Took Over' Her Body After His Death, 02/22/18 [People] Lala Kent Responds to Jennifer Lawrence Calling Her a "C--t" on TV, 03/06/18 [E!] Lala Kent Continues to Slam Jennifer Lawrence: ‘Leave the Trash’ to Reality Stars, 03/20/18 [Us Weekly] Vanderpump Rules’ Lala Kent on What the Deal Is With Her Baby Bottle, 04/18/18 [The Cut] Lala Kent Rubs Elbows With A-Listers At The Cannes Film Festival – Photos, 05/16/18 [Reality Tea] ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Lala Kent Joins ’70s Era Crime Pic ‘Vault’, 06/14/18 [Deadline] 'Vanderpump Rules' ' Lala Kent Engaged to Boyfriend Randall Emmett, 09/02/18 [People] How Lala Kent Became the Booty Clapping, Bottle-Sucking Breakout Star of Bravo's Guilty Pleasure Hit 'Vanderpump Rules', 12/03/18 [Cosmo] 'Vanderpump Rules' ' Lala Kent Engaged to Boyfriend Randall Emmett, 09/02/18 [People] How Lala Kent Became the Booty Clapping, Bottle-Sucking Breakout Star of Bravo's Guilty Pleasure Hit 'Vanderpump Rules', 12/03/18 [Cosmo] ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Lala Kent Breaks Down Her Whole Love Story With Randall Emmett (Exclusive), 12/10/18 [ET] ‘Vanderpump Rules’ star Lala Kent reveals she’s an alcoholic, 03/18/19 [Page Six] ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Lala Kent Celebrates 6 Months of Sobriety: ‘I’m Feeling Blessed’, 04/22/19 [Us Weekly] ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Lala Kent and 50 Cent Have NSFW Instagram Exchange Over Her Relationship With Fiance Randall Emmett, 04/26/19 [Us Weekly] ala Kent says 50 Cent is trying to "silence" her because of her relationship with Randall Emmett [People] Lala Kent’s Fiance Randall Emmett Heads to Hospital With Heart Attack Symptoms Amid 50 Cent Feud, 04/27/19 [Us Weekly] ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Lala Kent Announces Wedding Date to Randall Emmett After 50 Cent Drama, 05/01/19 [Us Weekly] 

Vanderpump Fools (Part Eight): Lala Land

About: Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip. You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com   Joan Summers’ Twitter: @laracroftbarbie Matthew Lawson’s Instagram: @_matthewlawson  Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:  James Kennedy Reveals the Inspiration Behind His "Lit" New Single, 02/16/17 [Bravo] Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine Names Lisa Vanderpump New Editor-in-Chief, 03/08/17 [PR Newswire] How Pride Became the Cornerstone—and Emmy Hopeful—of Vanderpump Rules, 06/26/17 [VF] Reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump’s latest L.A. venture is simply for the dogs, 08/26/17 [LA Times] Scheana, Ariana, and Lala Know ‘Vanderpump RULES’ and SeaWorld SUCKS, 11/30/17 [PETA] Lala Kent Spills on Her New Lipgloss Line, ‘Vanderpump Rules’ and Her Relationship Status (Exclusive), 12/04/17 [Us Weekly] Stassi Schroeder of 'Vanderpump Rules' Is the Most Loveable Villainess on Reality TV, 01/11/17 [Complex] ‘Rules’ Bombshell! ‘Suicidal’ Stassi Schroeder Confesses Drug Use During Filming, 01/11/2017 [Radar] ‘Pump Rules’ Stassi Schroeder Sick Of Talking About Race: ‘Why Is It Always African Americans?’, 03/05/17 [Hollywood Life] Doomed From The Start? Inside Ariana & Jeremy Madix's Heartbreaking Childhoods, 2017 [Radar] / Does Lisa Know? New 'Rules' Server Arrested For Beating, Threatening To Kill Ex! [Radar] Ariana Madix's Brother Jeremy Will Always Be Her Baby Bro — No Matter How Many Fans Think He's Hot, 03/01/17 [Bravo] Vanderpump Rules” Star and “Straight Up with Stassi” Podcast Host Dishes on All Things Reality, 08/12/17 [Locale] Reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump’s latest L.A. venture is simply for the dogs, 08/26/17 [LA Times] 'Vanderpump Rules' ' Stassi Schroeder Dumped By Advertisers For Allegedly Criticizing #metoo Campaign, 11/24/17 [People] 'Vanderpump Rules' Star Stassi Schroeder Apologizes for Controversial '#MeToo' Remarks: 'It Was Irresponsible', 11/26/17 [ET] Vanderpump Rules’ Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix Tease Season 6: ‘Old Habits Die Hard’ (Exclusive), 12/04/17 [Us Weekly] Stassi Schroeder on Her Sexual-Harassment Podcast Disaster, 12/06/17 [The Cut] ‘Vanderpump Rules’ star Lala Kent and married mystery lover caught kissing, 12/09/17 [Page Six] Reddit about Ariana’s brother [Reddit] 

Vanderpump Fools (Part Seven): The Haunting of Stassi

About: Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip. You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com   Joan Summers’ Twitter: @laracroftbarbie Matthew Lawson’s Instagram: @_matthewlawson  Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:  The Eat Sheet: ‘Real Housewives’ Star Lisa Vanderpump Puts Her Stamp on West Hollywood Nightlife, 11/23/11 [THR] EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Lisa Vanderpump Named CNN Special Correspondent For Royal Wedding, 04/14/11 [Radar] Hear Scheana Marie's Single 'What I Like', 02/05/13 [Bravo] Lady Gaga Sounds Off on 'Vanderpump' Drama, 02/18/13 [Bravo TV] Happy NYE! Here's Another 'Vanderpump Rules' Song, 12/21/13 [Bustle] Our g***** goddess & cast member of Vanderpump Rules, Ariana Madix, open heartedly sat down with us to do a little Q&A.; Let’s just say she’s more than just a pretty face! We love this girl! Enjoy loves!, 01/08/14 [Flower G******] 'VANDERPUMP RULES' STARS VIOLENT TV CATFIGHT WAS REAL, 01/29/14 [TMZ] Stassi Schroeder Serves Up A Reality Check, 04/09/14 [Pinky to Posh] Vanderpump Rules lothario Jax Taylor says his love life is a 'shambles', 10/11/14 [SMH] Pumped up: Melbourne's Ariana Madix joins 'Vanderpump Rules', 11/05/14 [Florida Today] I Chugged Sauv Blanc With Kristen, the Villain of Vanderpump Rules, 03/18/15 [Jezebel] The Los Angeles Resident Speaks of Her Experience on ‘Vanderpump Rules,’ Taking a New Direction in Her Life, and Her Time as a Stalker, 04/15/15 [Millenium] Scheana Shay Isn’t Afraid to Tell It Like It Is, 01/08/16 [Sharp] 'Vanderpump Rules' star Scheana Shay no longer just the 'other woman', 01/15/16 [FOX The Villain of 'Vanderpump Rules', 03/02/16 [Complex] We Asked Music Critics to Review Tom Sandoval's Single from 'Vanderpump Rules', 03/09/16 [Vice] EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Vanderpump - I will end slaughter of 10,000 dogs at Chinese festival where animals are tortured before death because it 'improves men's sexual performance', 03/26/16 [DM] ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Tom Sandoval Shares His Blues Brothers-Esque Musical Ambitions, 04/28/16 [Billboard] Lisa Vanderpump on Vanderpump Rules and What Makes a Great Reality TV Star, 11/07/16 [TIME] We Asked Lisa Vanderpump If the 'Rules' Cast Actually Works at SUR, 11/07/16 [Thrillist] EXCLUSIVE: A Day in the Life of Stassi Schroeder, the Loveliest, Bitchiest, Realest Reality Star of Them All, 11/07/16 [ET] TALKING STYLE WITH STASSI SCHROEDER OF 'VANDERPUMP RULES', 11/08/16 [Fashionista] Kristen Doute on Slut-Shaming, Adderall, and Doing Vanderpump Rules Forever, 12/07/16 [The Cut] James Kennedy Reveals the Inspiration Behind His "Lit" New Single, 02/16/17 [Bravo] Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine Names Lisa Vanderpump New Editor-in-Chief, 03/08/17 [PR Newswire] How Pride Became the Cornerstone—and Emmy Hopeful—of Vanderpump Rules, 06/26/17 [VF] Reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump’s latest L.A. venture is simply for the dogs, 08/26/17 [LA Times] Scheana, Ariana, and Lala Know ‘Vanderpump RULES’ and SeaWorld SUCKS, 11/30/17 [PETA] Lala Kent Spills on Her New Lipgloss Line, ‘Vanderpump Rules’ and Her Relationship Status (Exclusive), 12/04/17 [Us Weekly] 

Jeff Bezos' America (Part One)

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