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The land of strikes and protests is at it again - that is, was at it again about 15 years ago. With the Recession in full swing, the French adopted an... original method to obtain better deals from their bosses: sequestration. How is this possible? What are the police even doing? Are the bosses being tortured?? Why are people selling razors to CEOs now??? All this and more from the author of this episode, Noah the Editor.
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Sources:
https://www.europe1.fr/economie/Sequestre-plusieurs-fois-un-patron-raconte-610324
https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/sequestration-a-la-poste-amende-avec-sursis-pour-besancenot-et-dix-postiers-05-09-2011-1370052_23.php
https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/04/23/bossnapping-wave-sweeps-france/
https://www.lexpress.fr/societe/justice/sequestration-de-patrons-une-methode-de-negociation-risquee-en-theorie_1311966.html
https://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/syndicats/avant-air-france-d-autres-histoires-de-patrons-sequestres-4521859
https://atlantico.fr/article/decryptage/sequestre-par-vos-salaries--petit-kit-de-survie-pour-patrons-en-detresse-xavier-tedeschi-
https://www.liberation.fr/futurs/2009/04/01/la-sequestration-de-patrons-est-typiquement-francaise_550280/
https://web.archive.org/web/20090411043129/http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/europeinsight/archives/2009/04/sarkozys_bossna.html -
You've probably noticed it: flying on commercial airlines has gotten a lot worse. Covid didn't help, but if we're being honest it wasn't great before covid either. In fact, didn't flying used to be really fun back in the 60's and '70's? What happened to piano bars in planes, good food, and decent legroom? In this episode we will get into how airlines got so bad, and how what we see of the airline industry is the tip of an iceberg of rot and deregulation.
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Ryanair abandons controversial Afrikaans test for South African travelers
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ryanair-drops-controversial-test-for-south-african-travelers/index.html
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary accused of racism for saying terrorists are 'generally Muslim men'
https://news.sky.com/story/ryanair-boss-michael-oleary-accused-of-racism-for-saying-terrorists-are-generally-muslim-men-11940064
US airline passengers are getting increasingly frustrated. Here’s why
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/jd-power-2023-north-american-airline-satisfaction-survey-results/index.html
Summer air travel could be expensive and chaotic. Here's how to avoid trouble
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/1104820079/summer-air-travel-could-be-expensive-and-chaotic-heres-how-to-avoid-trouble
Why is air travel so miserable? - Transcript
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/why-is-air-travel-so-miserable-transcript-1.7140847
Why Flying Is Miserable: And How to Fix It
https://www.amazon.com/Why-Flying-Miserable-How-Fix/dp/B0BW661PMJ
How United Became The World's Most Hated Airline In One Day
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviatemin/2017/04/11/how-united-became-the-worlds-most-hated-airline-in-one-day/?sh=66e70e3561f2
Spirit Airlines to Charge New Fee for Carry-On Luggage
https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/spirit-airlines-charge-fee-carryon-luggage-bag-surcharge/story?id=10298802
The Ballsy History Of Extremely Crude Ads For Spirit Airlines
https://www.businessinsider.com/spirit-airlines-ads-2011-6?op=1
The facts and figures behind Michael O'Leary's horse racing empire
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/horse-racing/facts-figures-behind-michael-olearys-23354749
Hard Ryanair landing
https://youtube.com/shorts/ltkIWkUz0dk?si=iGfpgFlZAgLpbGse
Pilot Destroys Plane Wing
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MoviePass is back, and it's better than ever. In our first SEQUEL episode, Evan gives us an update on what the ol' MoviePass company has been up to in the last 5 years.
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Sources:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/13/moviepass-will-shut-down-for-good-on-sept-14.html
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/moviepass-gets-takeover-offer-1240275/
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/13/moviepass-resurrection-will-face-old-problems-and-new-rivals.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/moviepass-relaunching-details-how-to-sign-up-2022-8
https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/moviepass-relaunch-waitlist-tiered-pricing-1234754345/
https://www.businessinsider.com/moviepass-relaunching-details-how-many-movies-per-month-2022-9
https://www.moviepass.com/ -
On this episode of DAOC, CT takes us through 10 years of gum advertising.
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Sources:
https://productventures.com/work/5-gum-package-design/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZN5hqu7yPA
Music Credits:
Airwaves by Sascha Ende
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Total Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha Ende
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Prosecution, action, trumpets by Sascha Ende
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Leisure by Sascha Ende
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Uplifted by Sascha Ende
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Al Dunlap was not an ordinary man: he was a verb. Across the country, his name was a byword for rapid corporate turnarounds and ruthless efficiency; at least, that's what he claimed on the jacket cover of his book. Known for walking into boardroom meetings in ostentatious outfits and firing half the company, there was a time when Wall Street believed that "the Chainsaw" really could turn bad companies into good ones with sheer willpower. But Al was playing a dangerous game, and in the end he flew too close to the sun.
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Sources:
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Albert Dunlap et al., Civil Action No. 01-8437-CIV (Middlebrooks)(S.D. Fla.)
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr-17710
Mean Business by Al Dunlap
https://archive.org/details/meanbusinesshowi00dunl_0
"Portfolio’s Worst American CEOs of All Time"
https://www.cnbc.com/2009/04/30/Portfolios-Worst-American-CEOs-of-All-Time.html?slide=16
"SEC Sues Sunbeam CFO Kersh, Dunlap, and Four Others"
https://www.cfo.com/news/breaking-news-sec-sues-former-sunbeam-cfo-kersh-dunlap-and-four-others/683301/
Book review: "Rambo in pinstripes. Chainsaw: The Notorious Career of Al Dunlap in the Era of Profit-at-Any-Price"
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/npr.4040190212?saml_referrer
"Memo to Al Dunlap: You're Fired!"
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/memo-to-al-dunlap-youre-fired/
"Al Dunlap Compared Himself to Springsteen, Then Came a Steep Fall"
https://www.wsj.com/articles/albert-j-dunlap-cost-slashing-sunbeam-ceo-known-as-chainsaw-al-dies-at-age-81-11548611699
"Michael F. Price, a Pugnacious Value Investor, Has Died at Age 70"
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-f-price-a-pugnacious-value-investor-has-died-at-age-70-11647621811 -
Jeremy Renner superfans used to have an app to share their love of all things Renner. But then everything went wrong. Find out what happened on today's thrilling episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!
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https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/9/4/20850069/jeremy-renner-official-app-shutting-down-trolls-fans-marvel-cinematic-universe-hawkeye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od7P-RhLjLQ&ab_channel=DannyGonzalez
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7430119/Jeremy-Renner-shuts-app-two-years-trolls-posing-Casey-Anthony-OJ-Simpson.html
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/jeremy-renner-launches-new-app-fans-987835/
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/actor-jeremy-renner-launches-free-mobile-app-for-fans-in-partnership-with-escapex-300427322.html
https://www.fastcompany.com/90330587/influencers-and-their-superfans-are-flocking-to-this-new-kind-of-social-media
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/jeremy-renner-app-trolling-career-hurt-locker-avengers
https://deadspin.com/i-broke-the-official-jeremy-renner-app-by-posting-the-w-1837804181
https://www.wired.com/story/jeremy-renner-app/
https://onezero.medium.com/the-sketchy-economics-behind-the-jeremy-renner-app-8dae94724ab1 -
On this episode of DAOC, we delve into the bizarre crossroads of Youtuber drama and cryptocurrency scams to cover the financial escapades of one Logan Paul.
Edited by Noah
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Sources:
https://time.com/6252093/logan-paul-cryptozoo-liquid-marketplace/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2021/10/11/how-logan-paul-became-our-generations-greatest-showman/?sh=7ade8462a221 https://twitter.com/LoganPaul/status/1409595093263077382 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/technology/crypto-influencers.html https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/logan-paul-cryptozoo-scam-coffeezilla-allegations-explained.html -
"It's a new way of doing news. What could possibly go wrong?"
If we didn't do an episode on this one, and you're not from the UK, you probably never would have heard of GB News. Started as a British bootleg of Fox News, the company now faces multiple Ofcom investigations and stands to lose its license. But how did it all go so wrong in only two years?
Edited by Noah
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SOURCES
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/gb-news-fox-news-british/619210/
https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/piers-morgan-uncensored-talktv-gb-news-foxification-1235266461/
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-opinion-gb-news-is-brexit-britain-ready-fox-news/
https://news.yahoo.com/gb-news-investigations-laurence-fox-suspended-dan-wootton-show-144333125.html
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/ofcom-opens-investigation-into-gb-news-under-our-rules-on-offence
https://www.newsweek.com/gb-news-style-disastrous-results-fox-news-uk-1601670
https://www.businessinsider.com/britain-anti-woke-gb-news-ceo-interview-angelos-frangopoulos-2021-3?op=1 -
In another edition of SPOOKY ACTS OF CAPITALISM, we discuss the world's most iconic film of all time, and why it made $126 Morbillion at the box office. Prepare to be scared and also terrified.
Edited by Noah
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In today's episode, CT examines the wild and wacky history of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. Buckle up.
Edited by Noah
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Big Things Are Coming
Sources:
[1] https://fortune.com/2015/10/29/twitter-growth/
[2] https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/twtr/financials/
[3]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/23/23568257/elon-musk-securities-fraud-trial-testimony-420-tesla-pif
[4]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23564629/elon-musk-twitter-testimony-securities-fraud-trial
[5] https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226
[4] https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-us-sec-bastards-forced-settlement-over-tesla-tweets-2022-04-14/
[6]https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter
[7}https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/21/23417121/elon-musk-banks-barclays-bank-of-america-morgan-stanley-lbo
[8]https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-loses-126-bln-value-amid-musk-twitter-deal-funding-concern-2022-04-26/
[9] https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-twitter-stake-purchase-under-ftc-scrutiny-information-2022-04-28/
[10] https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter -
DAOC IS BACK, and this time, we have 3 HOSTS for the price of 2! Today our new Business Boy Armaan tests his hosting skills taking us through the history of the ill-fated video game publisher Acclaim Entertainment. Meanwhile, CT and Evan take vigorous notes, judging him harshly but fairly in three hosting categories: taste, plating, and use of the secret ingredient.
NEW EPISODES WILL BE POSTED MONTHLY (FOR NOW)! BIG THINGS ARE COMING!
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2002/mar/15/games.advertising https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/sep/03/games.technology https://www.gamespot.com/articles/acclaim-back-from-the-dead/1100-6140923/ https://bleedingcool.com/games/new-announcement-teases-acclaim-games-revival-in-two-weeks/ https://www.vg247.com/change-name-to-turok https://kotaku.com/when-games-pr-stunts-went-mad-1670232280 https://www.vice.com/en/article/ne75xw/bmx-xxx-history-dave-mirra-acclaim https://www.fanbyte.com/games/features/failing-up-the-story-of-acclaim-entertainment/ https://www.cbr.com/acclaim-entertainment-publisher-shut-down-15-years/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-acclaim-boss-slammed-in-court-docs/1100-6132505/ https://www.thesportster.com/wwe-why-acclaim-video-games-are-hated-explained/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/former-acclaim-boss-slammed-in-court-docs/1100-6132505/
Music:
Music: Spirit Of Achievement [Full version] by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/11216-spirit-of-achievement-full-version License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music: Drums Effects Snare Roll (short) by Agnese Valmaggia Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6321-drums-effects-snare-roll-short License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music: Heavy Trailer 5 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/455-heavy-trailer-5 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license -
Did you know that Procter & Gamble, noted purveyor of soaps and shampoos and such, is deeply involved with the church of SATAN!?!!?!? Well, at least that's what a lot of concerned evangelicals were saying in the 80s and 90s. Today we explore the origins of this strange panic in a very SPOOOOKY Halloween edition of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!!!
Edited by Anne Henry
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Sources:
Skvarla, Robert. “When 1980s Satanic Panic Targeted Procter & Gamble: The company spent decades battling false claims that it was in league with the Devil.” Atlas Obscura. (July 13, 2017) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/procter-gamble-satan-conspiracy-theory
Strouth, Chris. “How I burned the guys who wanted me to burn my KISS records” City Pages. (March 8, 2013) http://www.citypages.com/music/how-i-burned-the-guys-who-wanted-me-to-burn-my-kiss-records-6652150
Belkin, Lisa. “Procter & Gamble Fights Satan Story.” The New York Times. (April 18, 1985) p C3 https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/18/garden/procter-gamble-fights-satan-story.html
Fisher, Kieran. “Satanic Panic: America’s War On Heavy Metal in the 1980’s” Heavy Blog is Heavy. (November 30, 2016) http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/11/30/satanic-panic-americas-war-on-heavy-metal-in-the-1980s/
Blumenfeld, Laura “Procter Gamble's Devil Of A Problem.” The Washington Post. (July 15, 1991) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/07/15/procter-gambles-devil-of-a-problem/36f27641-e679-40f4-ac02-9d12c59a2f3b/?utm_term=.68983d6f98bc
Werwein, Austin C. “Logo Rumors Haunt P&G” The Washington Post. (March 26, 1980) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1980/03/26/logo-rumors-haunt-p38/3bca78c8-b5ea-480a-8894-573a2f5aa084/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ae7fe7c58677
UPI “P&G files lawsuit over Satan rumors” UPI Archives (August 28, 1995) https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/08/28/PG-files-lawsuit-over-Satan-rumors/6872809582400/
AP “Procter & Gamble Wins Satanic Civil Suit” CBS News. (March 20, 2007) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/procter-gamble-wins-satanic-civil-suit/
Music:
Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod
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Chase Pulse Faster by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3487-chase-pulse-faster
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E-scooters could be a great way to solve traffic congestion in big cities, and the companies that sell them could make a ton of money. Wait a second, they lose thousands of dollars on every scooter they make?? What's the plan here? And why do people keep throwing the scooters in the river? Find out on today's episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!
Research by Ray Makowski
Edited by Anne Henry
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooter-sharing_system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoot_Networks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_(company)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(transportation_company)
https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Skip_(company)
https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Jump_(transportation_company) (see scooter section)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(company)
https://la.curbed.com/2018/7/31/17623336/bird-lime-scooter-bike-app-locations-cost-hours
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/04/06/vandals-throwing-lime-s-scooters-into-oaklands-lake-merritt/
https://www.curbed.com/2018/3/27/17168716/scooters-sidewalk-bikeshare-dockless-bikes-bird
https://www.lyft.com/scooters
https://www.razor.com/share
https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/26/scoot-sf-launch/
https://news.law.fordham.edu/jcfl/2018/12/02/the-rise-of-the-electric-scooter-industry
https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17878676/electric-scooter-bird-lime-uber-lyft
https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/18/skip-unveils-scooters-with-locks-and-cameras/
https://appinventiv.com/blog/escooter-trends-and-statistics/
https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/04/bird-unveils-custom-electric-scooters-and-delivery/
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/8/18535698/bird-one-electric-scooter-ride-share-own-price
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/05/24/bird-one-electric-scooter-design
https://gizmodo.com/you-lost-how-much-on-scooters-1839245178
https://oversharing.substack.com/p/shared-scooters-dont-last-long
https://www.ridetwowheels.com/fast-can-electric-scooters-go/#:~:text=Top%20speed%20of%20the%20majority,hit%20the%2030%20mph%20mark.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/13/21257307/electric-scooter-bikeshare-covid-19-bird-lime-uber-subsidies -
Google wants to make an on-demand game streaming service that you can access from pretty much any device. Great idea! Except... Google has a bit of a reputation for rapidly abandoning big projects at the least sign of resistance and moving on to the next thing. What could go wrong?
Edited by Anne Henry
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Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money!
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Music:
In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/10/googles-project-stream-thats-really-a-full-assassins-creed-in-my-browser/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-google-stadia-phil-harrison-majd-bakar-interview
https://www.engadget.com/2019-10-10-google-stadia-negative-latency.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-are-so-few-games-on-google-stadia-2020-2
https://medium.com/@TheRealAKhaled/google-stadia-will-be-a-resounding-failure-b0aa73000f4f
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/03/google-stadia-gaming-platform-backlash/
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/07/everything-about-google-stadia-seems-shockingly-bad/
https://www.thurrott.com/games/google-stadia/231198/report-tries-to-explain-google-stadia-failure -
While we work on preparing some brand new content for y'all, let's look back on some of the funniest and craziest moments from the show this year. BIG THINGS ARE COMING
Featuring clips from episodes 16, 26, 27, 34, 15, 14, 17, 22, 35, 34, 36, and 38
Edited by Anne Henry
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A website designed to help you have an illicit marital affair that requires your personal information and a substantial fee to delete your account. WhAT coULd PoSSiBly gO wrONg?
Edited by Anne Henry
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Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money!
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Music:
Metalmania by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4042-metalmania
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Run Amok by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4311-run-amok
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison_data_breach -
Today we complete the saga of Whole Foods as a new character emerges in the story, a very powerful and very bald man who has his own radical plans for the asparagus-water purveyor.
Edited by Anne Henry
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Carefree by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources:
https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/whole-foods-market-history
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/whole-foods-amazon-timeline.html
https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole-foods-have-not-upended-grocery-2019-6
https://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-timeline-from-start-to-amazon-2017-9
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/dining/28whole.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/magazine/the-virtue-in-6-heirloom-tomatoes.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/technology/amazon-stock-earnings-report.html?searchResultPosition=4 -
We begin another saga. This one is a monster. And we don't even get to J**f B***s yet.
Edited by Anne Henry
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Music:
Hero Down by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3868-hero-down
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sweeter Vermouth by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4450-sweeter-vermouth
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Taps v2 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4461-taps-v2
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Big Rock by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3436-big-rock
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources:
https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/whole-foods-market-history
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/whole-foods-amazon-timeline.html
https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/history/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole-foods-have-not-upended-grocery-2019-6
https://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-timeline-from-start-to-amazon-2017-9
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/dining/28whole.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/magazine/the-virtue-in-6-heirloom-tomatoes.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/technology/amazon-stock-earnings-report.html?searchResultPosition=4 -
Battlefield Earth is often cited as one of the worst films and biggest box office bombs in history- today we explore the truly bizarre history behind this film that is DEFINITELY NOT FUNDED BY THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY AND NOT A SCAM TO DEFRAUD INVESTORS.
Edited by Anne Henry
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Sources:
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The movie Battlefield Earth
Music:
Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Jingle Bells by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3944-jingle-bells
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Chase Pulse Faster by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3487-chase-pulse-faster
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -
Beanie Babies is best known as a line of colorful stuffed animals that was very popular in the 90s. But did you also know that the popularity Beanie Babies led to several people losing their life savings and at least one person being LITERALLY MURDERED? Join us for the mind-boggling story of the turn of the century Beanie Babies panic!
Edited by Anne Henry
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Sources:
https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/06/07/3-business-lessons-from-ty-warner-the-beanie-babie.aspx
https://www.buzzfeed.com/zacbissonnette/a-blue-elephant-named-peanut#.hd438G7yQY
https://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/how-much-beanie-babies-were-predicted-to-be-worth-vs-how-muc
https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beanie-babies--whatever-happened-to-millennials--favorite-toy-213059948.html
https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html
Music:
Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3856-happy-happy-game-show
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Broken Reality by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3461-broken-reality
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Edm Detection Mode by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4987-edm-detection-mode
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