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Episode 178: The Unanue Family (Goya)

Join us in learning about the billionaire family behind the brand behind the recent culture war over Hispanic food: the Unanue family, owners of the Goya food company. If you live on the East coast, you've probably seen dusty Goya cans stacked up blocking the food you were looking for at a bodega or supermarket. As it happens with these agri-business billionaires, the food is coming to you out off a supply chain operated by modern-day slaves and their taskmasters, all for the benefit of a fam...

Episode 176: Kanye West

Hey all, this is Yogi and this week we cover Kanye West. We cover his upcoming presidential campaign as well as how he became the American icon he is today. This episode took a lot out of me personally as Kanye has inspired me to be the person you know me as. Over the last few weeks researching for this episode I found myself more and more connected to Kanye's story and to make this episode it required more of me. This episode has many drops, and at one point you can even hear Stevens cat. I ...

Episode 175: Ghislaine Maxwell

We’re at it again we cover the arrest of Jizzlane Maxwell the woman of the pedophile ring the madam the heiress of the ass air this is an Epstein related episode so please be forewarned with discussing harrowing crimes against children as well as playing drops you’ve been warned. The outro of the episode is audio from Democracy Now with Alan Dershowitz and Norman Finkelstein. Enjoy!


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Episode 174: Eminent Monsters

This week we discuss CIA torture and the documentary Eminent Monsters by Stephen Bennett. We review the history of modern torture, how the psychiatric profession played a role in developing it, and how the CIA would take these techniques global. This isn’t the past: it’s still going on this very day.
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Episode 172: Giorgio Armani

Continuing with our recent Italian Billionaires theme, we detail the life and misdeeds of fashionista Giorgio Armani. Like other wealthy elites in the fashion industry, Armani profits of exploitation of children in both the 3rd world and the 1st world: it all comes together into one sinister supply chain, which comprises Armani's source of wealth and outsized influence on apparel and culture. All that and more, on Grubstakers.

Episode 170: Paul and David Merage

This week we take a side to step on Jim Gaffigan's toes as we cover Paul and David Merage, the billionaires who invented Hot Pockets. We also talk about the college admissions scandal, wherein Paul Merage's daughter got picked up by the feds for loving her children too much.

The book about private schools mentioned in the episode is Privilege by Shamus Khan. https://press.princeton.ed...

Episode 168: JB Pritzker

In this episode, we cover JB Pritzker: member of the 11-billionaire Pritzker Family, and Illinois governor. JB was caught on wiretap mulling over an offer to sell a senate seat. He and his billionaire family members are involved in numerous different industries causing havoc. We focus on JB here, with plans to expand into the rest of the family later on.

Episode 166: Jules Kroll

New episode on Nick Kroll’s father Jules Kroll. If you enjoyed The League, Kroll Show or the killings of Joachim Georg Kroll you’ll enjoy this expose on the man who pioneered the modern corporate investigations industry. Find out how Jules Kroll turned finding dirt on people into a billion dollar industry. When Nick Kroll spoke to the woman he considers his, "best and oldest comedy friend," Tig Notaro, Nick referred to himself as "upper middle class."  Notaro laughingly said, "Nick, ...

Episode 164: Sandy Weil and Citi Bank (Part 3)

In our final chapter covering Citi Group we cover the era between 9/11/01 to now! We cover everything from Sandy Weil walking out of Citi bank while it would soon all start to crumble. To the Citi bank scandals that led to the financial crisis leading to mass foreclosure, and much more! Find out all about how the bank that Sandy Weil helped built, and how our kids kids kids will probably end up paying for all the things they ruined. Crazy how a potential solution is public ...

Episode 161: Sandy Weill and Citigroup (Part 2)

Part 2 of our profile on Sanford I Weill and his role at Citigroup we will take a longer look at Citi group in our last part of this trilogy. This episode covers Sandy Weill’s children and their misdeeds into falling upward in a no consequence system. The tarnished relationship between sandy and his former protégé Jamie Dimon and we close out the episode with the end of Glass-Steagall Act .
 

The primary source for this episode was the biography "Tearing d...

Episode 159: The Hearst Family (Part 2)

 We continue our profile on the Hearst family beginning with more details on the Hearst that started it all! Rounding out the end of his life with his family tree going to today. The harrowing story of Patricia Hearst and the conspiracies her time with the SLA contains and a look at Fitch from the Paris-based Fimalac in 2006 for $592 million. Fitch is the world’s third-largest credit-ratings firm. Lastly we round out the episode talking about the 2 billionaire heirs William Randolph He...

Episode 157: The Hearst Family (Part 1)

 In our 2 part series on one of the richest families to ever exist, the basis for the Orson Wells classic Citizen Kane and a man who was kicked out of Harvard for shenanigans involving mailing his poop we discuss the illustrious Hearst Family. Covering George Hearst, the father of the megalomaniac William Rutherford Hearst the man of the hour. We cover in this our his involvement in the Spanish American war, how his father made his riches from grubstaking and the legacy his life leads. I...

Episode 156: Bernie retrospective during Corona

This week we discuss the saddening and maddening news that the Sanders campaign has ended. We give Sean a lot of shit for some dirt only on this episode. WE apologize for our delay and episodes will continue on a regular schedule next week. Thank you for being a patron and let us know how we can help in any way during this time. 

Episode 154: The Bailout Bill 2.0

We discuss the continuing and worsening covid-19 emergency in New York City and take an in depth look at the $6 trillion wall street relief bill that just passed congress. It's getting money directly to the people who need it most in this crisis: too big to fail banks who just had their junk bond portfolios blow up.

Note: Sean edited this one so let him know if there are any audio issues or if the tracks don't line up and he'll try to fix it or make it worse

Episode 152: David Green (Co-Founder of Hobby Lobby)

 In your quarantine seclusion please enjoy our look at the hobby lobby co-founder who is literally funding the religious right to the terrible oppression it has always been known for. This episode has it all, Chinese labor violations, ISIS funding antiquities dealing for the Museum of the Bible and as always a origin that begins with a young boy being insulted by his mother. All that and more one click away. Listen to the end for a surprise! What’s the surprise you made me very happy, ...

Episode 150: Eric S. Yuan (Zoom CEO)

We use Google Hangouts to explain the rise of Eric Yuan and Zoom video conferencing -- all from the quarantine underground. Eric wants you to socially distance yourselves from his personal history and source of wealth, but we've got the details: burning down his neighbor's chicken coup, secretly recording your conference calls, not adhering to buffet protocol, and more 

Episode 148: Grubstakers - Tough Crowd

This week we hound Sean for being a naz/bol on twitter. Leading to a discussion on the current political moment. Insights, opinions and tweets do not reflect on Grubstakers LLC. It was a Hyperbolic Time Chamber where time didn’t exist, but we learned a lot and grow along the way. Warning for listeners who choose to enjoy this ambrosia in your car. A few times during this episode there are sirens in the background. Sorry for making you panic if you didn’t read this before you freaked out. ...

Episode 146: Eric Lefkofsky (Groupon, Biden donor)

Eric Lefkofsky is here and he wants to tell you about his new business idea. In this one we cover the man who started Groupon, Starbelly, Tempus, and several other companies with quick IPOs, massive executive payouts, and inevitable bankruptcies. He also has a Polish name.

The audio might be a bit weird in this one as we tried something which we thought would make our lives easier and it didn't. Also we discuss Super Tuesday for the first 13 minutes or so then get into the bio after tha...

Episode 144: Reed Hastings (Netflix)

We discuss Netflix CEO and charter school/Pete Buttegieg pushing billionaire Reed Hastings. Hear about his humble upbringing in a private New England prep school and how he pushed out everyone who helped him build the company he oversees today. This Scion has employees so terrified that even the Wall Street journal notes Netflix as an example of abusive corporate culture. Good thing he’s a major player in the Democratic Party! You know the one that used to have unions in it.
 

Episode 142: Dan and Farris Wilks

On this particularly silly episode we profile fraternal fracking billionaires, neo-enclosurists, and sitcom hating religious zealots Dan and Farris Wilks. This is our dumbest episode yet and Yogi will be back next week to whip us into shape.

Episode 140: Reid Hoffman (Buttigieg donor)

It's another Buttigieg supporter and this time it's the man who invented MySpace for careerist psychopaths: LinkedIn. We've endorsed his skills at making less money selling his property to Microsoft than the Minecraft guy and rehabilitating Jeffrey Epstein. He also made an Apples to Apples ripoff called "Trumped Up Cards", which you can buy at trumpedupcards.com or alternatively put your money into a paper shredder.

Episode 138: Iowa Caucus reaction

You know what it is. We take a look at the disaster that was the Iowa Caucus. Hot takes involving those that funded the app, and much much more. Regular episodes resume next week.

Episode 136: Gabe Newell

On this beautiful winter episode we cover Joe Biden donor and former video game developer Gabe Newell. We discuss how amazeballs it is to work for Valve, either as a paid employee or as an uncompensated contributor desperate to get their foot in the door. We also talk about all the friggin awesome hacks Valve pulled off when it came to EU and Australian consumer rights laws. Overall, pretty dang epic ep.

(Unfortunately we forgot to mention the time Valve allowed a game that hijacked peo...

Episode 134: James Simons

This week, we enter the Matrix of James Simons and Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund that performs unnervingly well at the expense of math classrooms and equality. We cover RenTech's 82% returns during the 2008 crash, their $6.8 billion tax avoidance, the brain-drain of PhDs from public universities, and more

Episode 132: Larry Robbins

This week we profile Larry “The Human Thumb” Robbins! Join us as we discuss how he barely beats the S&P 500 only sometimes, his lawsuit regarding building an Ice hockey rink on his property and lastly his charitable organization amazing at throwing events but not so good at ending the problems they are striving to solve. At one-point Yogi says his ex-wife was the CEO he meant COO and at the end we included a special message to one lucky fan! Who could it be? Maybe its you reader! Mayb...

Episode 130: Iran and Andy's "Blern" Story

In this episode we attempted to cover Larry Robbins but got sidetracked by the prospect of war. Also Andy tells a completely fictional story about getting fired from a company named Blern which has no relation to one of Larry Robbins's charitable ventures by the name of Zearn.

Episode 128: Walt Disney and the Disney Company (Part 3)

Happy New Year! It's time for Part 3 of our Disney trilogy, and like all trilogies produced by Disney, we scraped from the bottom of the barrel for this one. Lotta dark stuff going on in the land where dreams are made. There's also a weird cameo (Epstein). Anyway that baby Yoda's pretty cute and I hear Werner Herzog's in the Boba Fett show so don't let any of this stop you from getting that Disney+ subscription.

Episode 127: Walt Disney and the Disney Company (Part 2)

In this episode we continue the Walt Disney saga from the free side by diving into his relations with labor, his megalomaniacal obsession with creating a new kind of city, and his, er, love of children. We also work in some Billy Joel.

Episode 125: We answer your questions!

This week we take a temporary bye to answer the questions some of our most loyal listeners sent to us. Learn how we all met, what recreational legal activities we did in our youths and many more mis-deeds involving your hosts. if you have any other questions send a comment and we’ll answer it for a few days. We also tease the Christmas special episodes. Enjoy! 

Episode 123: Chris Cline (New King of Coal)

This week we cover the life and misdeeds of the former New King of Coal Chris Cline. We cover his humble roots of being a third generation coal miner, the conspiracy theories involving his helicopter crash death and and we are joined by Kahn Fight who has a personal connection to Chris Cline. You can check out his podcast Furries get bread pilled as well as the pod Sigh Marxism

Link to the Al Jazeera covering the mine situation in Wisconsin.

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