Leon Black is on the radar, and we know how did his dirty work. Tune in and see how the left-hand man of the Michael “Milk Man” Milken got away with being professional criminals. It’s a lot like Ocean’s Eleven except its nothing like it at all. Tune in and …
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Episodes
Below are all the episodes we saw fit to record and release to you fine folks. Episode pages include citations of sources used in the episode as well as a link to billionaire pages providing a brief written bio. Some episodes are only available in full at our Patreon. To find a particular billionaire quickly use the handy search feature in the menu bar. Paginated for your pleasure.
Episode 79:
Leon Black
Episode 78:
The Employment Episode feat. Finn O'Shawnessy
(Full episode on Patreon)
This week we're joined by the pseudonymous employment expert Finn O'Shawnessy to talk job getting tips (tip #1 Lie!). It's a wide-ranging discussion but full of useful tips - so we've also unlocked this one.
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Episode 77:
Steven A. Cohen's Insider Trading Empire
This week we're discussing billionaire hedge fund trader Steven A. Cohen in particular and the hedge fund industry in general. There are two types of hedge funds: those that fail to beat the market and those that trade on illegal inside information. Steve Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital managed to …
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Episode 76:
James Dolan
(Full episode on Patreon)
On this special Patreon episode we cover all things sad dad vanity rock projects involving James Dolan. The man who was given the keys to the kingdom to squander it and choose to open for rock legends and ruin the state of live music with his connections to ceo’s Involved …
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Episode 75:
Sara Blakely (Spanx)
On this episode we dive into the billionaire making the world thinner by reinventing the corset Sara Blakely. Listen up as we let you in on how hounding the executives at Nieman Marcus, for over a week, and sending a basket of her goods to Oprah helped create a woman …
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Episode 74:
Stephen M. Ross
(Full episode on Patreon)
This week we cover Stephen M Ross who owns the largest real estate venture Hudson yards. Find out the shady ways he maintains not paying his workers, and why multiple construction workers have fallen from him buildings and how he ruined the Miami dolphins. Enjoy!
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Episode 73:
John Arrillaga Jr. & Sr, Douglas Eisenberg and how A&E Real Estate ruins NYC
On this week we cover some of the billionaires that make New York city unlivable. From using mob tactics to detenant buildings, and charging more for amenities that were court ordered, as well as the shady practices of real estate moguls of New York city who have taken advantage of …
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Episode 72:
The Venezuela One
(Full episode on Patreon)
You asked for it and we delivered - the Grubstakers Venezuela episode. We have: Stephen Jofferies research into the history of the Venezuelan economy. Eve Peyser drops. Arguments about the role of leftists in America. More Eve Peyser drops (she's a socialist). A discussion of oil refinery engineering.
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Episode 71:
Lily Safra and the Strange Deaths of Her Husbands
This week we're talking about Lily Safra, the Brazilian billionaire who has had four husbands and seen two of them die in mysterious circumstances. We explore her life, we discuss the lingering questions surrounding her 2nd and 4th husbands, and we debate whether she should be included in the rarefied …
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Episode 70:
Robert F. Smith (Morehouse College 2019 Debt Savior)
(Full episode on Patreon)
Thank you again for your patronage of our Patreon episodes. This weeks bonus episode we cover the soup du jour "good" billionaire of the week Robert F. Smith. Tune in and learn how he came to acquire the 5.5 billion dollar net worth that was earned from private equity. You …
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