Corporate Gossip

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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

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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"!!
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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.
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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.

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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!!)
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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

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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!