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Episode 221: Julian Huxley and the WWF part 1

Join us as we chronicle the nature conservation group WWF. The World Wide Fund for nature has it’s roots in Eugenics and on this episode we cover the history of the founding member of the World Wildlife Fund, and hey he was a prominent member of the British Eugenics Society and was its president from 1959 to 1962. This is the first of a 4-part series it gets darker as the series goes along. T...

Episode 220: Can't Get You Out of My Head Review

The boys review the new Adam Curtis documentary "Can't Get You Out of My Head."

If you haven't seen it yet you can watch the documentary here:

https://thoughtmaybe.com/cant-get-you-out-of-my-head/

Episode 219: Communal Farming, feat. Nathanael Haun

We're joined by Nathanael Haun, communal farmer and noted poster. We cover Monsanto, factory farming, and the corporate techniques killing family farms across America for decades. You should all read his Substack post "The American Collective: the role of the commune and party in the 21st century of the American Continent", as it is excellent. By the way, did you know that in Japan the LDP appo...

Episode 218: Factory Farming feat. Andrew Crowley

Journalist for the Emmons County Record Andrew Crowley jumps in to talk about factory farming during the Coronavirus and in general. Follow Andrew on twitter at @FugaziTruther.

Episode 215: Marcus Licinius Crassus

We take a break from living billionaires this week to visit the richest man in the Roman republic. We cover everything from how he got it on with his brother's widow to his invention of the for-profit fire brigade to his misadventures in the middle east. We also note that he was a consul of Rome.

Episode 214: Bernie Madoff

In this one we profile one of the most successful men on Wall Street, Bernie Madoff. We go from his early hardscrabble years trading penny stocks with his earnings from working as a lifeguard to his meteoric rise as one of the most successful and respected men in finance, netting consistent returns of 15-20%. We were particularly inspired by this man's story and hope you will be too.

Monthly round up #4 Future episodes, Climate change, monastery goods and corruption from our government?

Another round up featuring the boys talking about what we on and what we'll be showcasing in the near future. Does anyone read this?

Episode 211: Björgólfur Thor Björgólfssonand (part 2)

On our part 2 on Björgólfur Thor Björgólfssonand"Join us for part 2 of our investigation into Björgólfur Thor  Björgólfsson, Iceland's first and hopefully last billionaire. In this  episode, we focus on Thor's supposedly oligarch-connected beverage  business from the 90s post-USSR Russia; and, Thor's active role in the  2008 Icelandic Banking crisis. Thor wants you b...

Episode 209: Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson (Part 1)

This week we take an ice bath in one of the few Icelandic billionaires Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson. On this 2-part episode we learn the roots of Björgólfur Thor Björgólfssonand how his family was essentially royalty to the Icelandic people at one point, we also look at connections between Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson and the American Nazi and Sean also learns how seasons work. All ...

What's in the pipeline

Dearest patrons,

First we want to thank you for your support thus far and wish you a happy holiday season. Just writing to give you a brief update on our recording schedule, our next episodes will be:

-Bola Tinabu Part 2 (soundcloud)

-Icelandic billionaire Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson (patreon) (that's his real name we're not making fun of him)

-3 more patreon episod...

Monthly Round Up #3: CEO resignations, Amazon's CIA, PHD job market, & AMLO in Mexico

It's our third monthly round up episode and our first one with Andy back on board. Each of us brings an article that caught our eye in the last month. We discuss the mass resignations of corporate CEOs before the coronavirus hit, the recent leak of information about Amazon's in house spy agency, the impact of covid on the PHD job market, and what a Biden administration might mean for energy pol...

Episode 207: Woody Johnson Part 2

Hey look, it's more Woody Johnson! We follow up our coverage of the Johnson family with more of Woody's riches to riches story as well as his adventures with the IRS and his nephew's little film making hobby. We also talk about that 70s show a bit.

Episode 205: Woody Johnson Part 1

This week we cover Johnson & Johnson heir Woody Johnson. This part was recorded before the Tisch episode with Alex Ptak and was Andy Palmers first episode back and an update about his hiatus. We look at his early bio, some of the many controversies involving Woody and the large amount of people that now have mesothelioma as well as other ailments due to J&J.

Episode 203: Robert Brockman and the No Good Very Big IRS Tax Fraud (Part 2)

We continue our deep dive of Robert Brockman and the schemes he pulled while thinking he was a very good boy. Find out how he used the system to his will to prove his libertarian beliefs untrue by being bad at being bad. 

Grubstakers watch An American Carol

We watched the movie on discord and had some of you join us. Yogi's mic switched from his headset to the webcam and he doesn't come in clearly, but every one else comes in great. Enjoy this trash film and our equally lackluster critique. 

Episode 201: Subrata Roy

Join us as we discuss Subrata Roy: embattled Indian microfinance magnate. Roy grew his multi-level marketing scheme (also known as a "chit fund") into a billion-dollar behemoth which afforded him a luxurious lifestyle underwritten by millions of India's poorest residents. When India's securities regulator SEBI called him out on it, Roy doubled down and insisted upon his innocence.

There's...

Episode 200: October 2020 Round Up (Arctic Methane, Jho Low update, Bola Tinubu, and election predictions)

Our recap of some stories that caught our eye in October 2020 as well as our predictions for the upcoming presidential election in the United States. Thank you for all your support, you are what made 200 episodes possible. Let us know what you'd like to see from us in the future and so long as there is demand we'll be here for 200 more.

Steve's articles on arctic methane:

2020-11-02 04:40:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 199: Sumner Redstone (CBS/Viacom/Paramount)

On this episode of we cover Sumner Redstone the man who popularized the phrase "Content is King" as well as when being asked about his live in girlfriend during a court proceeding said, "She's a bitch." He is the reason television has become stripped bare with content ranging from reality television on MTV to reality television on Vh1 it's like if the corporation doesn't have to pay anyone unio...

Episode 198: Lex Greensill feat. Riley from TRASHFUTURE

This week we cover the lifestyles of Lex Greensill the Australian airplane obsessed nerd who figured out how to make billions from a process called “Supply Chain Financing” or “Reverse Factoring” It’s honestly very confusing, and convoluted so we are graciously joined by Riley from the podcast Trashfuture. It’s a wild ride that doesn’t have enough drops of Fosters beer. Check out ...

Episode 197: Trevor Milton (Nikola)

This week we look on the brighter side of billionaire fraudsters and cover Trevor Milton of Nikola hydrogen semi-truck fame. This is the man who sold the concept of a product that never came to fruition. Find out his humble Mormon Utah roots and the half dozen companies that taught him how to defraud investors into becoming the success he is today. This episode does have mentions of sexual assa...

Episode 195: Monthly Round-up: Palantir, Palm Oil, and the Covid-19 Recession

Join us as we discuss three stories that came up recently: Peter Thiel's deep state start-up Palantir goes public (sort of), the Palm oil industry consolidates, and the Covid-19 Pandemic-induced recession is among the most unequal in history.

Sources:
https://apple.news/Axl7Myt3yRdyMh4dylYmDoA

2020-10-06 02:50:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 194: FinCEN Files

This week we take an introductory look at the FinCen leaks and do our best to explain SAR’s. We look at the uncovering of the FinCEN files and what we have learned from the files so far. This may become an ongoing series as more details on the FinCEN are coming to light. One of our major sources was the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists website.

2020-09-26 21:37:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 192: Diane Hendricks

This week we cover the Wisconsin right wing ding bat Diane Hendricks. Her late husband and her built their wealth on the backs of construction companies losing union support, and she also produces some of the dumbest movies including An American Carol a movie so stupid I refuse to type any more about it. Find out how she has given millions to fund anti-union, anti-gay and many other right-wing ...

Episode 191: Planet of the Humans and the Green Energy Industrial Complex

We discuss the recent documentary "Planet of the Humans" by Jeff Gibbs and the controversy it has generated. Prime among its allegations are that so called "green renewable" energy sources like wind, solar, and biofuel have serious costs and drawbacks that are being covered up or downplayed by billionaire funded advocates like Bill McKibbon and billionaire funded groups like the Sierra Club. We...

Episode 189: Malvinder Mohan Singh & Shivinder Mohan Singh (Ranbaxy Laboratories)

This week we are taking a look at the Singh brothers. Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh the heirs to a generic pharmaceutical company that would be responsible for providing Africans with AIDS, junk drugs. A major source for this episode was A Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by Katherine Eban. Sean is slowly being radicalized by RFK so a significant porti...

Episode 187: Deutsche Bank (Part 3)

The last episode in our series on Deutsche Bank explores their role in the LIBOR scandal, the 2008 financial crisis, the 2007 fire at their headquarters, and an odd fact about the Mueller report. 

Part 1 here:

https://soundcloud.com/grubstakers/episode-183-deutsche-bank-part-...

Episode 186: Joseph Tsai

On this episode of Grubstakers, we explore Joseph Tsai, owner of various sports franchises including the Brooklyn Nets, and how he got his start working for Jack Ma as a co-founder of Alibaba (we also did an episode covering Jack Ma; link provided below). Tsai grew up rich, and ventured through the Yale-to-private equity pipeline. But he decided to shake things up and work for nothing at Alibab...

Episode 184: Dark Towers - Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction feat. David Enrich

This week we were able to interview David Enrich the Business Investigations Editor at New York Times and the author of Dark Towers Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction. On this episode we discuss the multiple deaths surrounding the banking industry, he explains mirror trading a practice which utilizes money laundering and answers our questions on what may happen to Deu...

Episode 182: Bernard Arnault (part 3)

Our final part in the trilogy on the skunk Bernard Arnault the skunk himself. This episode has a lot of graphic content involving the stealing of goods for sweatshop like conditions in factories, connections to every government and a doubling down without insurance on the sexual deviancy of the Arnault family. Thank you for being a patron to our show. We will be working on a ...

Episode 180: Bernard Arnault - Part 2

In this episode, we delve deeper into the LVMH empire and Arnault's personal story. His source of wealth - roughly $110 billion today - is detailed. Arnault capitalized on France's neoliberal turn post-Mitterand, consolidating dozens of global luxury brands into one behemoth holding company. Arnault cheated French workers out of billions worth of compensation as the French economy switched to a...