Yeet the Rich

Hope Y'all had a lovely Fourth of July. Happy Fireworks and Hotdogs day! Emily and I needed a little breather this week so we decided to go back to our roots and do a rerelease of the very first episode we did. We have a lot of new listeners so if you hadn't gotten a chance to listen to this one here is your chance. Its a one off episode so don't worry we are just taking one week off. I was very nervous recording this episode so i hope its fun seeing how far we have come!

And Next Week we will be getting right back into the riveting finale of the Pan Am Series. Hope y'all enjoy and see you next week!!!

This week Danny covers the Dupont Chemical Company and the Tennant brother’s lawsuit. 

Episodes Resources: 

Exposure written by Robert Billot
New York Times article “The Lawyer who became Dupont’s Worst Nightmare” written by Nathaniel Rich, 2016.
Dark Waters, movie starring and produced by Mark Ruffalo.  

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"Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am" By Robert Gandt(2012)

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This week we are going back in  time,  AND up in the  skies with our new series  on the Pan Americain World Airways Company. Pan am was an Airline Goleth but now it's  long  gone. In this series we will be talking about their meteoric rise followed  by their  slow decline  into bankruptcy.

This week we are focusing on the founder Juan Trippe and the early years of luxury travel aboard  Boeing 314 Flying Boats. We also talk about the early eccentric and cocky pilots  that epitomized Pan Ams Early years.  This story is full of larger than life characters and we hope you enjoy it!!  

"Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am" By Robert Gandt(2012)

"What it's like to fly on a boeing 314 Clipper Flying Boat" TheHistoricTrust.org

"Fallen Hero: Charles Lindbergh" Pbs.org/WGBH?americanexperience

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Finally! FINALLY! The investors have started to realize that WeWork is a financial Black Hole and maybe they should stop giving them money.  All of WeWorks  life rafts abandon them and they are forced to finally turn to public investments. 

We learn about their last minute delusional attempt to produce an IPO called Project Wingspan. After their first few attempts fail due to questionable financials and sloppy documentation, Adam is finally forced to resign. And not long after that  WeWork was forced to file  for Bankruptcy.

If you want to know how a company valued at $47 Billion could possibly go bankrupt, this is the episode for you! Enjoy!

Sources:
“Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and  Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork" By Reeves Wiedeman (2020)

“WeCrashed: a Loves Story Worth $47 Billion" By Drew Crevello and Lee Eisenberg Apple TV(2022)

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We are now to the point in our story where WeWork has more money than they know what to do with and their main investor is advising Adam Neuman to be even Crazier! And he absolutely delivers! 

The company slowly goes more and  more off the rails, using their vast amounts  of money to completely crush any competition and making almost no money while doing it.

And then we have some classic unicorn founder nonsense. They live large while their employees are still getting paid like they are part of a scrappy startup.

The seeds are all there and we are just prepping for the inevitable downfall. Hope y'all enjoy!

Sources:
“Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and  Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork" By Reeves Wiedeman (2020)

“WeCrashed: a Loves Story Worth $47 Billion" By Drew Crevello and Lee Eisenberg Apple TV(2022)

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We are back this week with the insane rise of Adam Neumann and the WeWork company! They are taking on more and more investors making  it all the way up to a 16 Billion dollar evaluation. But they are burning through their cash as fast as they can raise it. 

They quickly expand into a bunch of new cities and then begin expanding the scope of their company into Housing, Fitness, and even Education? 

We Live, We Rise and We Grow are just the beginning of this  company's delusions. So get ready and enjoy!

Sources:
“Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and  Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork" By Reeves Wiedeman (2020)

“WeCrashed: a Loves Story Worth $47 Billion" By Drew Crevello and Lee Eisenberg Apple TV(2022)

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This week we are getting into WeWork, a company that was meant to change the world but was really just renting office space and creating a new and fun way to spend ALOT someone elses money.

We talk about founders Adam Neumann, Rebekah Newmann, and Miguel McKelvey. Starting with their backgrounds and then getting into the begining of WeWork. Fueled  with Delusions and Vibes, Weworks Rise and  Fall should be a really fun one  and we hope you enjoy!

Sources:
“Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and  Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork" By Reeves Wiedeman (2020)

“WeCrashed: a Loves Story Worth $47 Billion" By Drew Crevello and Lee Eisenberg Apple TV(2022)

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This is the thrilling finale to The silk road and the Hunt for Ross Ulbrict. We focus a lot this episode on the various law enforcement personalities and the breadcrumbs that Ross unknowingly left behind that eventually lead to his arrest. 

Carl is still out here Carling harder than ever developing even more alter egos and breaking even more laws.

And we end with the court case and sentencing. There is a lot packed into this episode and we hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for listening!

Sources:
“The American Kingpin:The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road" By Nick Bolton (2017)

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This  episode was a lot of fun to record. Carl is BACK Baby! And he is off the rails! The lines between under cover friendship and real friendship start to blur for Ross and Carl.
And Carl gets into some very fun mischief. 

Ross begins taking a much darker turn.  He oks some very ethically dubious new items to be sold on the website. Then some people steal some large chunks of cash from the silk road , and Ross has a reputation to maintain and he has a very hard decision to make. And spoiler alert, he made some bad ones! 

Hope you enjoy!

Sources:
“The American Kingpin:The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road" By Nick Bolton (2017)

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We are back with the Silk Road and our old pal Ross! He has taken up the moniker The Dread Pirate Roberts and he has started forming a crew of dark web hackers and drug dealers  to help run his website.

This  week we add a few new colorful characters to the story. Carl Force is an erratic DEA agent assigned to the case that loves wearing eye patches and going rogue. And VarietyJones becomes friend and confidant to Ross, and acts as an elder guiding hand to try and keep this 27 year old kingpin out of trouble!

Hope you enjoy!

Sources:
“The American Kingpin:The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road" By Nick Bolton (2017)

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