Megacorp

Megacorp episodes:

• 06.14.2023

  A Family Annihilation in Moscow

  On March 23rd 2022, affluent Russian businessman Vasily Melnikov was found dead alongside his family in their upscale Moscow apartment. They’d all been stabbed to death: Vasily, his wife, and their two sons aged 4 and 10 years old. The...

  
• 03.09.2022

  11: Everything We’ve Learned About Amazon’s Bad Practice

  In this final episode of Megacorp we take a look back at all the scandal at the heart of Amazon that we’ve learned about through this series. For anyone not in the know, this can be their “too long didn’t...

  
• 03.02.2022

  10: Amazon’s Flex Driver Pyramid Scheme

  In the penultimate Megacorp episode we look into how Amazon got fined $60million for stealing money from the tips of their freelance delivery drivers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  
• 02.16.2022

  09: Who Built Amazon’s Empire?

  In this episode we take a look at the man who built Amazon in his own image—Jeff Bezos, the richest man on earth. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  
• 02.09.2022

  08: Amazon’s Scandal Collection

  In this episode we take a look at various Amazon scandals that don’t fit in anywhere else, but within their own collection of shame. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  
• 02.02.2022

  07: Bezos and His Unsafe Rockets

  Today we look at how Amazon went into space. Bezos frames his Blue Origin commercial space project as a mission to help the human race, but is it just a dangerous billionaire fare ground ride? Learn more about...

  
• 01.19.2022

  06: Amazon's Deals with Global Intelligence Agencies

  Today we take a look at the hundred million dollars deals Amazon has done with both the CIA and MI6. Not only is Amazon spying on customers through home security technology, they're making cloud technology so spy agencies can better...

  
• 01.12.2022

  05: Is Amazon Spying on You?

  In this episode we take a look at several different Amazon company products to see if they’re running surveillance on your home or not. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  
• 12.22.2021

  04: Amazon's Billion Dollar Tax Avoidance

  In this episode we take a look at how Amazon is able to legally get away with avoiding paying billions in taxes, and how they refuse to funnel the money they saved back into the workforce they've made it off...

  
• 12.15.2021

  03: Amazon’s Dangerous Working Conditions

  Today we take a close look at how dangerous it is to work at the Amazon Warehouse (hint: it’s 80% more dangerous than working at any other warehouse in their industry). We also discuss the tragedy in Illinois, where a...

  
• 12.08.2021

  02: Amazon’s Illegal Union Busting

  In this episode we delve into the illegal and Orwellian methods used by Amazon to try and stop its warehouse workers unionizing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  
• 12.01.2021

  01: Ground Floor at the Amazon Warehouse

  In this first episode we’ll be starting at the ground floor, with the most important employees holding everything together—the warehouse workers. We’ll hear what it’s like to work long shifts whilst being constantly monitored and timed in the toilet. ...

  
• 12.01.2021

  00: What is Megacorp?

  A short introduction explaining exactly what Megacorp is and isn’t.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  
• 11.22.2021

  Introducing: Megacorp

  Megacorp is a series by Jake Hanrahan that exposes some of the world's most unethical corporations. First up, we’re investigating Amazon. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.