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Get ad free episodes, bonus content, book club and more on Patreon! Watch on YouTube Corporate Gossip Movie Month wraps up with Alex Gibney's "thing" on Elon Musk. It sucked Grock. We found a few nuggets worth talking about in this toilet movie and share them with you so you can save yourself FOUR HOURS of agony. But first we go back to the House of Fielder, discussing Whistleblower Tyler Schultz's reaction, Nathan's interview with Wired, and comments on our initial movie review. We concede on some points (were we too sympathetic?) and dispute others (WAS Billy's **** smaller than I remembered?). We're back to our regularly scheduled programming next month, with episodes about the Kushner family, Bill Ackman, and a very sketchy AI elementary school. I was a Theranos whistleblower. In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes is still lying Today's small business shoutout is MelissaWalks! NYC Walking Tours

What was the motivation for Billy to [REDACTED]? Why did we kinda want Nathan and Liz to [REDACTED]? Is [Redacted] delusional about [Redacted]?? We grapple with all of these questions and more on today's episode about Nathan Fielder's documentary, You Can See Everything. Disclaimer: We hope you see the movie before being spoiled by us. And if you listen to us first, don't take our word for it! Everyone we spoke to in real life has a different interpretation of what they saw in theaters, which is what makes this film so unbelievable. Join our Patreon movie club to discuss You Can See Everything on November 2nd. Get tickets to the Twin Cities Con! Links: Elizabeth Holmes' Husband Billy Evans: The Trial, Prison & Nathan Fielder’s Documentary Family of Elizabeth Holmes’ fiancé worry she has ‘brainwashed’ him: source Elizabeth Holmes' partner raises millions for new biotech testing startup

Coming up this week on the ⁠Patreon⁠ Robby and I discuss Aaron Sorkin's Stinker, the Social Reckoning. It deviated so much from the source material that I was motived to re-edit our Facebook episodes into this supercut that sets the record straight on the two worst people on earth: Sheryl Sandberg (3:00) and Mark Zuckerberg (1:00:00)! We'll be back later this week with all of our thoughts about Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything - until then! Pics from this episode: Sheryl, Mark The Facebook Files It's Time to Break Up Facebook The Miseducation of Sheryl Sandberg An Ugly Truth (Book) Careless People (Book)

If you or someone you know struggles with problem gambling help is available by calling or texting 1-800-MY-RESET. Becca and Robby extract themselves from deep inside the glory hole to analyze the state of sports gambling. It turns out, if you unleash high octane mobile money vacuums into everyone's pockets bad things will happen!! You can get early & ad free episodes, two bonus episodes a month, episode discussion, book club and MORE by ⁠joining us on Patreon! ⁠Watch on YouTube⁠ Links: Gambling disorder diagnoses spike in states that legalized sports betting, study shows The Cracks in Adam Silver’s NBA Are Spreading Fast Sports Betting Sites Make It All Too Easy to Lose Everything You’ve Got My year as a degenerate gambler Suspicious Betting in Washington Is on the Rise—and Authorities Are Playing Catch-Up What Sports Gambling Is Learning From Big Tobacco More Americans see gambling on sports as an investment tool, but DraftKings CEO says most bettors know ‘they’re likely to lose money’ over the long term “What Did Anyone Think Was Going to Happen?”: The NBA Gambling Scandal Hiding in Plain Sight A Psychiatrist Tried to Quit Gambling. Betting Apps Kept Her Hooked. Fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel trick people into believing everyone wins big

TW: Sexual Assault The man who dared to ask: what if sports were for boys? Dave Portnoy is an irredeemable garbage person but the corporate gossip behind Barstool Sports is objectively fascinating so into the trash pile we go! This episode was available early to Patrons - and you can get early & ad free episodes, two bonus episodes a month, episode discussion, book club and MORE by joining us on Patreon! ⁠Watch on Youtube⁠ Listen to the Emily Boys Buy tickets to Robby's comedy special! Pics from the episode Links: Wikipedia article on Barstool Conservatism 'Barstool Blackout' party organizer: Not our fault if you get drunk and pass out Spurned by ESPN, Barstool Sports Is Staying on Offense The Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, Peter Chernin Deal || Barstool Documentary Series Barstool Sports CEO Announcement Dave Portnoy Bought Barstool Back. Can Erika Ayers Badan Keep His Pirate Ship on Course A Blog From The Token Female CEO Of Barstool Sports Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Explains Breakup With Penn: ‘We Got Denied’ Gambling Licenses ‘Because of Me’  'I was literally screaming in pain': Young women say they met Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy for sex and it turned violent and humiliating The Pizza Influencer With a Private Jet and a ‘Troll Army’

Flock is going to eliminate crime in America (if you only count the crime you can find in GTA V AND if you don't count the crime that Flock enables OR commits themselves)! Becca and Robby climb up a utility pole to peek into the sloppy drama brewing at Flock HQ. They uncover that the best way for Flock CEO Garrett Langley to reduce crime in America is to DO NOTHING AT ALL... Get tickets to Robby's Special For two bonus episodes every month, ad free listening and more, join us on Patreon Watch on YouTube Pics from today's episode Links: We investigated Flock cameras and how law enforcement uses them Flock Safety Employees Watched Kids’ Gymnastics Room to Pitch Surveillance Tech Why Are Flock Employees Watching Our Children? Flock's CEO Says its ALPRs Don't Do Video After Repeatedly Announcing They Can Flock Blocks Itself From Wayback Machine: How Companies Can Erase Their Public History The Flock Founders Say Their Cameras Would’ve Solved the Nancy Guthrie Case Inside the growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras Embattled Flock CEO Begs for “Compromise” As Backlash Spills OverWhy some cities are ditching their Flock license plate readers How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking

DIVAS DOWN. Phoebe Gates and Selena Gomez are both being accused of fraud! Robby and Becca uncover the venture capital bippity-boppity-boopification at the center of these cases. Will either of these alleged frauds lead to jail time? Would the ghost of Andrew Carnegie understand what's going on here? Is it worse to be a nepobaby or a nepomommy? Listen to find out! TW: Mention of suicide BUY TICKETS TO ROBBY'S SPECIAL! For two bonus episodes every month, ad free listening, and discussions, join us on Patreon! Pics from today's episode Watch on YouTube Links: Phoebe Gates’s Phia Drama Is Getting Even Stickier Wondermind Shareholder Lawsuit What Happened at Wondermind? ‘Smoke And Mirrors’: How This Entrepreneur Exaggerated And Self-Promoted Her Way Into Turmoil Selena Gomez Accused of Fraud by Investors in Mental-Health Startup Lawsuit

If your audio sounds wonky please try to redownload the episode! Bonus Episode! Friend of the pod and soccer expert and comedian Alexis Guerreros from the Soccer Cooligans and CBS Morning Footy stops by for a follow up episode on the future of FIFA's giant money pit! Will the fans be able to wrestle back control of the game from Gianni Infantino's death grip?? Are corrupt people more fun to party with? And who pays when football executives are fighting? (spoiler: it's women). Watch on Youtube Follow Alexis on Instagram

SEASON 8!!! Perhaps one of our most highly requested episodes FIFA, which is equal parts The Godfather, Conclave, and Alan Cumming's Cabaret?? We meet FIFA president Gianni "Johnny" Infantino, or as Tump likes to call him “sort of the king of soccer… I guess… in a certain way.” Infantino calls FIFA the official happiness provider to humanity and BOY IS HE HAPPY! Qatari jets, a $6m salary, and a seemingly unlimited supply of... mattresses and stair masters? Becca and Robby trace the FIFA scandals back through the organization's messy past all the way up to 12 hours before this episode was posted. BUCKLE UP! For 2 bonus episodes every month join us on Patreon Due to a technical glitch there is no YouTube version of this episode Pictures from today's episode Links: The Absurd World Cup The World Cup of Corruption FIFA Explores External Investment With $20 Billion Vehicle⁠ Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal FIFA scandal dwarfs others in sports world Soccer Rat! The inside story of how Chuck Blazer, ex-U.S. soccer executive and FIFA bigwig, became a confidential informant for the FBI How the ‘King of Soccer’ Went Rogue, Nearly Lost His FIFA Empire—and Survived

Becca and Robby are busy researching for future episodes and will be back soon! In the meantime, enjoy another episode from the Patreon stash (with the data analytics playboy)! For TWO bonus episodes every month, access to the chat and quarterly book club, join us on Patreon (use a web browser for the best price)! Pics from today's episode Watch on Youtube Have you ever been a young Italian man who just wants to make new guy friends and then you end up being tortured in a SOHO townhouse by wanna-be army guys for your crypo password? Regardless, this episode has something for EVERYONE! NYC night clubs & Eric Adams, the former child star from First Kid, Caroline Biden, Bitcoin Jesus, and Air-fryer crack!! Links: The Crypto Maniacs and the Torture Townhouse How two men charged with an outrageous kidnapping scheme introduced a new kind of crime to the city. Crypto kidnapping: How armed gangs are hunting the internet's high rollers Crypto bro ratted out partner, begged cops 'call my mom' after torturing Italian millionaire in luxe NYC pad: court docs

To hear the full episode, join the Corporate Gossip Patreon and get TWO bonus epiosdes every month plus ad free main! If you want even more Corporate Gossip in your life join at the Murdoch's Mates level for access to the group chat and the quarterly book club! Meet Greg Lindberg: a billionaire insurance executive who has 12 children all with different egg donors / surrogates, who hopes to live to 120 years old and collects his own grey hairs for cloning purposes, whose ALSO been accused of an elaborate stalking operation. He was caught on hidden camera trying to bribe the state's insurance commissioner and was recently sentenced to a dozen years in prison for masterminding what federal prosecutors call "one of the biggest insurance frauds in history"!! Links: Listen to Robby's new podcast, The Emily Boys! 'Fueled by greed': Former NC political megadonor Greg Lindberg sentenced to prison Yachts, jets and women: NC billionaire Greg Lindberg to pay for billions he stole (Shout out to the Charlotte Observer for a lot of excellent reporting here) How a Billionaire's 'Baby Project' Ensnared Dozens of Women Active Interest': Insurance Tycoon Spied on Women Who Caught His Eye How Official's Undercover Role Led to Charges Against Billionaire Financier Who Amassed Insurance Firms Diverted $2 Billion Into His Private Empire Insurance Executive Sentenced to 12 Years for 'Massive Fraud,' Bribery

Becca and Robby are busy researching for future episodes and will be back in August. In the meantime, enjoy another episode from the Patreon stash! For TWO bonus episodes every month, access to the chat and quarterly book club, join us on Patreon (use a web browser for the best price)! Listen to the end for good news!! TW: Infant death (26:00), Child Sexual Abuse (37:00) Imagine if Gordon Bombay never had a redemption arc. That's the story of Murry Gunty, owner of Black Bear Sports, a Private Equity company that professionalizes shaking kids down for their lunch money - but you're gonna LOVE how this movie ends. We'll also talk about Jeffrey Epstein associate Josh Harris and heir to the Smurf fortune David Blitzer who use their Blackstone connections and Wharton Business degrees to steal joy from children!! Don't worry, there's a comeuppance for them in this story, too! Due to a technical issue there is no video for this episode. Links: Lord of the Rinks. Meet the hockey CEO cashing in on your kid's team Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice. Tennessee bill would criminalize harassment of student-athletes As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast Private Equity Is Coming for Youth Sports Bill would ban private equity 'vulture investors' from youth sports.

This is an UNLOCKED episode from our Patreon stash (also one of Becca's favorite episodes of all time). For two bonus episodes every month, the Corporate Gossip Book club & chat, and more please join us on Patreon. So you want live forever and make a TON of money doing it???? May we suggest starting a longevity company to charge rich people having a midlife crisis $50,000 to make themselves medical guinea pigs?? After all, if billionaires have optimized their own bodies, certainly their perfect health will dribble down onto the rest of us!! TW: we talk about Epstein stuff starting around 52:00 (but right before that we find ourselves in a genuine fit of hysterics the likes of which have never been seen on this podcast!!) Pics from today's episode Watch on YouTube Links: How to Live Forever and Get Rich Doing It The Billionaires Fueling the Quest for Longer Life Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever - CNN Why Bryan Johnson, Dave Asprey, and the Other Longevity Bros Are Obsessed With Penises The Phoenix Device Reviews The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into 'Withdrawal' Without Jeffrey Epstein

The Corporate Gossip Podcast is supported by listeners like you! To hear the full episode, join us on Patreon (use a web browser for the best price.) A highly requested episode! A deep dive into the Forbes 30 under 30 and a special investigation until the latest 30 under 30 under government surveillance, Gokce Guven of Kalder. Guven just pled guilty to wire fraud and identity theft and is facing 5 years in prison despite being a 2024 covergirl. You can't spell Forbes without ForBS!

CEOs, they're just like us (but worse??) We curated some of the messiest recent CEO cheating scandals for your enjoyment because you deserve a treat! A Nestle marketing executive having an affair with the chief catches him in the act with another coworker, Vladimir Putin pushes NBC's adulterous CEO into the loving arms of Larry David Ellison, and the head of Johnson Controls cant seem to control his johnson! How's a guy supposed to increase shareholder value in these conditions??? Take this listener survey to help us support the podcast with ads that don't suck! Join us on Patreon For TWO bonus episodes every month, ad-free main, and book club! Watch on YouTube Pictures from today's episode Stay tuned to the end for a special segment with our good news correspondent, Elizabeth Liu. Links: Fired Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe's mistress caught him cheating with another subordinate in Swiss hotel: report French company liable after employee dies during sex on business trip Three Years of American Cheating Shell Shocked: How a Sex Scandal, Big Egos and Putin Led to Jeff Shell's Sudden, No Payout Exit From NBCU The Gambler at the Center of Jeff Shell's Paramount Departure Swears He's Not Taking a Victory Lap Johnson Controls CEO sees bonus cut because of extramarital affair Manufacturing CEO seeks distance from man convicted in Ponzi Good News: This L.A. bookstore is leading a revolt against 'greedy landlords @SNELAS4ALL