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Yeet the Rich

Emily Walsh and Daniel Moss

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If a billionaire donates money to a good cause, does that make them a good person? Hosts Emily Walsh and Daniel Moss are two married millennials who learned about financial crises by living through them, and now they’re diving into the wild world of the uber rich. They discuss financial crimes, the breakdown of the American dream, and why funding a museum doesn’t necessarily make you a good person. They get into the old timey rich, like the Rockafellers family, and current events, like why y ...
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Send us a Text Message. 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 Jua…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 Win…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Send us a Text Message. 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 expandin…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 beg…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 br…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 we…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 lo…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we are going deep into some internet nonsense and talking about the Amazon of illegal Drugs. It was a website called Silk Road! The internet's favorite way to buy drugs on the internet one pill at a time! We talk about founder Ross Ulbricht and his libertarian beliefs that allowed him to make billions of doll…
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Send us a Text Message. This week we are wrapping up the Sacklers. This ep has plenty of righteous indignation as well as we learn about how the family used their money and influence to avoid any true punishment. But we also learn about how the Art world turned its back on the Sacklers even after they spent so much money trying to buy its friendshi…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we start talking about the court cases and all of the shady dealing that follows. All of the Sacklers are moving out of leadership positions in order to shield themselves from the inevitable blow back. And while the Epidemic is growing exponentially, Purdue Pharma is working to tweak the recipe of Oxy to rene…
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Send us a Text Message. Today we are really digging into the rise of Oxycontin. We discuss the army of marketers and entire economy that built up around selling as many of these pain pills as possible to consumers without any regard for public safety. We also talk about how much and how early the Sackler Family and Perdue Pharma knew about the addi…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we follow Aurthur Sackler in his quest to earn class through the purchase of art and museum exhibits. Spoiler alert it doesn't work that well and he leaves a couple failed marriages and disappointed children in his wake. We also start talking about the second generation taking power inside the family company …
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Send us a Text Message. This week we are starting a Big one. Is finally time for us to talk about The Sackler Family. Emily takes us through the older generation of the Sacklers who built the machine that would later be used to create a nation wide Opioid Epidemic. Arthur Sackler was the man that developed the monster that is modern Pharmaceutical …
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Send us a Text Message. This week we are wrapping up Spoons and the Oneida Community. We talk about Pierreponts suprisingly progressive labor policys followed by his radically traditional views on gender rolls. We also once again are talking about Eugenics.... and then we follow the company all the way up until its bankrupcy in 2006. Hope you Enjoy…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, we wrap up the end to Old John Humphreys communist sex cult and follow the transition of the community back into a purely capitalist group. And how even after John's death, his ghost helps lead the community through periodic Boardroom seances. Then we are FINALLY talking about Spoons! I hope y'all are excite…
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Send us a Text Message. This week we really get into life on the commune with John Humphrey and his followers at the Oneida Community. The comune is growing. They are Industrializing and the sex stuff gets even weirder. Also Emily gives you her simple step by step plan on how to create a cult...but dont create a cult please! Sources: “Oneida: From …
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Send us a Text Message. This week we begin discussing the fascinating Oneida Community.Oneida Community Limited becomes one of the largest silverware manufacturers in the United States. But this episode we discuss its humble beginnings as an 1800s communist sex cult in upstate New York! Sources: “Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well Set Table"…
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Send us a Text Message. This week we are digging deeper into the Clark Family! We're going to wrap up Huguette's life, all her extravagant gifts, the wealthiest nurse of all time, and the fight over the estate. Sources: Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark N…
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Send us a Text Message. This week we are digging deeper into the Clark Family. We talk about W. A.'s short lived Political career, some spicy inheritance nonsense, and Hugettes complicated love life. Enjoy! Sources: Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newel…
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Send us a Text Message. We're diving into the the family of W.A. Clark and his recluse daughter Hugette. How he made his money in the mines and his best attempts to join society. Sources: Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell Jr Follow the podcast @yee…
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Send us a Text Message. We are finishing up the Beanie Baby saga this week! Learn about how Ty's relationships ended up, the creation of the website, the retirement of so many beanies, the burst of the bubble! Sources: The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zach Bissonnette The Beanie Bubble- Apple TV Beanie Mania-…
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Send us a Text Message. This week is part two of the Beanie Baby saga and we're getting into lighting design, the band of the Beckys, and the Beanie shredder! Sources: The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zach Bissonnette The Beanie Bubble- Apple TV Beanie Mania- HBO Follow the podcast @yeettherichpod Follow Emil…
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Send us a Text Message. This week we get into the Beanie Baby craze and Ty Warner and his journey through the world of plush. Sources: The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zach Bissonnette The Beanie Bubble- Apple TV Follow the podcast @yeettherichpod Follow Emily @thefunnywalsh Follow Danny @dmoss315 And please …
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Send us a Text Message. We are wrapping up the Uber series this week! We'll find out how Travis finally left the company and where all the players in the game have ended up. Follow the podcast: @yeetttherichpod Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow Danny: @dmoss315 Sources: Super Pumped- The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac Whistle Blower by Susan Fowle…
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Send us a Text Message. This week we talk about the beginning of the end for Travis at Uber. A jam packed six months full of sexual misconduct allegations, failed self driving car tests, and a series of news articles revealing Ubers habit of using their tech to infringe on riders privacy. Enjoy! Sources this week: Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber …
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Send us a Text Message. This week we're getting into the culture of Uber, the numerous cases of sexual harassment, and TK's attempt and obsession with getting into China. Sources this week: Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac Whistle Blower My Unlikely Journey to Silicon Valley and Speaking Out against Injustice by Susan Fowler Follow t…
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Send us a Text Message. Today we are getting SOOOO Pumped to begin talking about Uber. We talk about how Uber went from a scrappy tech startup to a Golieth of a ridesharing company. Founder Travis Kalenick wanted to change the world and didnt care what he broke along the way. Enjoy! Sources: Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac Super Pum…
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Send us a Text Message. We are wrapping the Kellogg Brothers again this week And This one is a doozy! We talk about a court case that pushed the brothers out of eachothers lives forever, John's darker sides, and Will's failed attempt to find someone to carry on his legacy. Hope you all enjoy! Sources: The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle C…
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Send us a Text Message. We are back with the Kellogg Brothers again this week where we plumb the depths of a one sided sibling rivalry. We talk about some crazy medical discoveries and the lack of ethics that went into making them. And we finally get into the development of the very first cornflake. Enjoy! Sources: The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothe…
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Send us a Text Message. This week we are getting into the Kellogg Brothers! They brought us cereal, fine broom making skills, and some religious fundamentalism! Check it out! Sources: The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek by Howard Markel Follow the pod: @yeettherichpod Follow Emily @thefunnywalsh Follow Danny @dmoss315…
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Send us a Text Message. We are wrapping up our series on the Johnson and Johnson family this week, and getting into the court cases surrounding baby powder, fake hips, and why talc is terrible for you. Sources:Johnson & Johnson and a New War on Consumer Protection | The New Yorker https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/business/johnson-johnson-baby-pow…
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Send us a Text Message. This week, we are back to talk about the next generation of Johnson and Johnson nonsense! We get into some more failed marriages, some alarming paternity test schemes, and how everyone in this family is trash. Enjoy! Sources Crazy Rich: Power. Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty (Jerry Oppenheimer) Foll…
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Send us a Text Message. This week, we discuss the sloppiest family on the Fortune 500 list. We are talking about the Johnson family and it is a WILD ride! Sources Crazy Rich: Power. Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty (Jerry Oppenheimer) Follow the podcast @yeettherichpod Follow Danny @dmoss315 Follow Emily @thefunnywalsh…
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Send us a Text Message. We finally wrap up all of the short selling nonsense. Then we get into the financial aftermath and all the backroom deals made to stop the economic freefall that resaulted from the failure of the subprime market. Sources The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine Michael Lewis (book) Too Big To Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin Fol…
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Send us a Text Message. We're still cruising through the housing crisis and learning about everyone's outcomes after the credit default market starts to crumble. Sources The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine Michael Lewis (book) The Big Short Adam Mckay (movie) The History of the United States in Five Crashes Scott Nations (book) Follow the po…
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Send us a Text Message. We're learning even more about all those fancy finance words that mean we'll never be able to afford houses! We dive back into the "Big Short" and the 2008 housing crisis and learn all the important players in the game. Follow the pod @yeettherichpod Follow Danny @dmoss315 Follow Emily @thefunnywalsh Rate, review, and subscr…
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Send us a Text Message. This week we're diving into the 2008 housing crisis, but first we're learning what stocks and bonds are! It's a big week for all of us. Sources The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine Michael Lewis (book) The Big Short Adam Mckay (movie) The History of the United States in Five Crashes Scott Nations (book) Follow the podc…
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Send us a Text Message. The final chapter of the Theranos Saga! We talk about the court case, a surprise visit to burning man, and how it seems like Elizabeth truly believed that she was never going to go to jail for her crimes. Spoiler Alert: She Did. Sources: Bad Blood with John Carreyrou Bad Blood: The Final chapter (Podcast) with John Carreyrou…
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Send us a Text Message. We're back! For part three of the Elizabeth Holmes story. We get into the whistle blowers, the demise of the company, and prepare to talk about the court cases next week! Sources: Bad Blood with John Carreyrou Follow the podcast @yeettherichpod Follow Danny @dmoss315 Follow Emily @thefunnywalsh…
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Send us a Text Message. This week our Elizabeth Holmes story continues! There's blood everywhere! Join us as we get into the agreements with Walgreens and Theranos, nepotism and paranoia, and the introduction of the Therabros. Main Source is Bad Blood by John Carreyrou. Follow the podcast @yeettherichpod Follow Danny @dmoss315 Follow Emily @thefunn…
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Send us a Text Message. This week is our live episode all about the Fyre Festival and the downfall of Billy McFarland. This week we're joined by comedian Patrick Hastie live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Its a fun one, check it out! Follow Patrick @patrickhastie Follow Danny @dmoss315 Follow Emily @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast @yeettherichp…
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Send us a Text Message. The Dial Painters start fighting back! After some very long and drawn out Legal proceedings, the women finally get some sense of justice. New and strict safety protocols are established, and these changes ripple out to affect the entire American Workplace as well as the worlds use of radioactive materials. Bonus Side Story: …
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Send us a Text Message. Question: Should you put radioactive paint in your mouth??? Answer: ABSOLUTELY NOT. In the early 1900's, the world decided that Radium was a Miracle Element that could do no wrong. In this episode we get into the horrifying consequences of using radio active material in factories with no safety precautions whatsoever. Source…
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Send us a Text Message. This week we're going back to the 1800s to learn about Thomas Holloway and all the fake medicines of the day. This story has everything! Opium, asylums, Charles Dickens, and even college for women! Source Material: The Mighty Healer: Thomas Holloway's Victorian Patent Medicine Empire- Verity Holloway Follow the podcast @yeet…
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