Money, Investing & Economics
440: David Michaels | Dark Money and the Science of Deception
David Michaels (@drdavidmichaels) is an epidemiologist who served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA from 2009 to 2017, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health from 1998 through January 2001, and is the author of The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception. What We Discuss with David […]
VIEW EPISODE437: Charles Koch & Brian Hooks | Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
Charles Koch is the CEO of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held American companies. Brian Hooks is the CEO of philanthropic community Stand Together. Together, they wrote Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World. What We Discuss with Charles Koch and Brian Hooks: In what ways is our world “top-down,” and what […]
VIEW EPISODE422: Billy McFarland | From Fyre Fest Fiasco to Federal Prison
Looking for ABC’s The Con and Good Morning America‘s full interview with Billy McFarland that landed the Fyre Festival promoter in solitary confinement? You’re in the right place! Billy McFarland co-founded the ill-fated 2017 Fyre Festival, and is currently serving six years in federal prison for defrauding investors of $27.4 million. What We Discuss with […]
VIEW EPISODE416: John Perkins | New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins (@jperkinsauthor) is an economist who has advised the World Bank, United Nations, Fortune 500 corporations, and the US government. He is the author of The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. What We Discuss with John Perkins: How corporations and governments use economic hit men (like John in a previous life) to […]
VIEW EPISODE415: Should I Dodge a Debt to the Mafia? | Feedback Friday
You suspect your father-in-law took a large loan from the mafia in the Eastern European country where you now reside, and that they may come to you for it because you’re American and they assume you’re rich (which you’re not). What can you do to keep your family safe? We’ll field this and more here […]
VIEW EPISODE394: Was I Unknowingly a Sugar Daddy? | Feedback Friday
When you gave your girlfriend a place to live rent-free while she went through college — only to have her break up with you over the phone after graduating because she had to “find herself,” were you unknowingly a sugar daddy? We’ll get to the bottom of this and more right here on Feedback Friday! […]
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