Grubstakers
247 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 405 ratingsA podcast providing biography and commentary on the lives and misdeeds of billionaires. New episodes every other week on Soundcloud and every week on Patreon.
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Mid Sept Roundup Teaser Zuànshí Shǒu
September 27, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBEnjoy this story selection about how a Papa Murphy's chain is connected to Terrorism, yeah really. We do these Round up episodes twice a month for our Patreon supporters so we wanted to give you an example of the types of stories you'll be getting. Don't forget to check us out on patreon.com/grubstakers to get the full episode and more. Enjoy!
Ep 251 Klaus Schwab And The World Economic Forum Featuring John F. O'Donnell
September 20, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBThis week the boys sit down with John F. O'Donnell to chat about O.G. (Old German) Klaus Schwab. You heard of DAVOS? Dat's dis dude. If you thought we talked a big conspiracy game in our last episode dear listeners, then buckle up. We're about to drop some red hot William Gibson shit in your lap today. Oh and Greta Thunberg says hi! She's not on the show, she just seems nice so I imagine she would say hi to you, as she distracts you from the assimilation. We use this article as a really gre...
Ep 250 Larry Silverstein and the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks feat. Mike Recine
September 13, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBThis episode we sit down with Mike Recine of the "The Sit Down with Mike Recine Podcast" podcast. Basically, the thesis statement of this episode is. 9/11 needs to be properly investigated with an actual qualified 3rd party investigation. NOT a Bush investigating the Bush's. Along the way we are going to talk about some conspiracy theories and their legitimacy in some cases.... wait... where are you going? COME BACK! Seriously, there is some stuff involved with the financial market that get...
Episode 249 Savage Wiener And Rockstar
September 09, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 120 MBThis episode we down some energy drink and dive into the legacy of Michael Savage, and the footnote of Rockstar Energy Drink, his son Russell Weiner. Featuring our special guest from Chapo Trap House, Felix Biederman. The lads were having so much fun that the audio get's a little bit crispy here and there, but it just goes to show you how spicy the show and the subject is this time around. Don't forget to check out Sean and Yogi's Twitter/Instagram for more info about their live shows in Seat...
Episode 249: Russell Weiner founder of Rockstar Energy, son of Michael Savage feat. Felix Biederman
September 09, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 120 MBThis episode we down some energy drink and dive into the legacy of Michael Savage, and the footnote of Rockstar Energy Drink, his son Russell Weiner. Featuring our special guest from Chapo Trap House, Felix Biederman. The lads were having so much fun that the audio get's a little bit crispy here and there, but it just goes to show you how spicy the show and the subject is this time around. Don't forget to check out Sean and Yogi's Twitter/Instagram for more info about their live shows in Seat...
Episode 249: Russ Weiner, Michael Savage, & Rockstar Energy feat. Felix Biederman
September 09, 2021 09:00 - 2 hours - 120 MBThis episode we down some energy drink and dive into the legacy of Michael Savage, and the footnote of Rockstar Energy Drink, his son Russell Weiner. Featuring our special guest from Chapo Trap House, Felix Biederman. The lads were having so much fun that the audio get's a little bit crispy here and there, but it just goes to show you how spicy the show and the subject is this time around. Don't forget to check out Sean and Yogi's Twitter/Instagram for more info about their live shows in Seat...
Ep 247 Jim Justice, Governor of West Virgina
August 27, 2021 11:29 - 1 hour - 129 MBThe biggest CEO and Governor in both size, width, and breadth. Jim Muthafuckin “Boy Uh I say I say boy” Justice. So Jim, do you really, like reaaaally actually act as a CEO over 100 companies? Oh… really? I mean seems like that’s a lot on your plate while also being a Governor… oh you also coach a High School girls Basketball team? That sure is a lot time that you could be fixing your states economy, or I don’t know maybe improving Health and Welfare… OH Infrastructure yeah that’s failing an...
Ep 130 BLERN: Patreon Unlocked and Remastered
August 20, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBThis is episode 130 exclusively released to our Patreon Listeners. It is now available to you! The wonderful listeners who aren't yet a Patreon. If you want to hear all of our historical episodes and be on the bleeding edge of hot takes on current news and politics with our new Bi-Weekly Updates. Then you should totally go to pateron.com/grubstakers and we can hook you up. Thanks for listening, and here is the original episode description. "In this episode we attempted to cover Larry Robbins...
Episode 244: Will Shu (Deliveroo)
August 13, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBThis week we talk about William Shu the CEO of Deliveroo. Rhymes are fun. Anyways, we talk about how he came up with this brilliant idea of getting food delivered to you. What a genius! The twist is instead of trying to compete in America he decided to subjugate the minorities and impoverished into delivering food as "Independant Contractors" in the UK instead. SPICY. All because he wanted to order 25 whoppers at Morgan Stanley. Comment below if you think this will be the first episode that d...
Episode 244: Will Shu
August 13, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBThis week we talk about William Shu the CEO of Deliveroo. Rhymes are fun. Anyways, we talk about how he came up with this brilliant idea of getting food delivered to you. What a genius! The twist is instead of trying to compete in America he decided to subjugate the minorities and impoverished into delivering food as "Independant Contractors" in the UK instead. SPICY. All because he wanted to order 25 whoppers at Morgan Stanley. Comment below if you think this will be the first episode that d...
{Patreon Unlocked} Episode 140: Reid Hoffman (Buttigieg donor)
July 29, 2021 03:30 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBIt'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.
{Patreon Unlocked} Episode 140: Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn)
July 29, 2021 03:30 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBIt'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.
(Patreon Unlocked) Episode 189: Malvinder Mohan Singh & Shivinder Mohan Singh (Ranbaxy Laboratories)
July 21, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBThis week we are taking a look at the Singh brothers. Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh the heirs to a generic pharmaceutical company that would be responsible for providing Africans with AIDS, junk drugs. A major source for this episode was A Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by Katherine Eban. Sean is slowly being radicalized by RFK so a significant portion is spent on new theories as to why the world sucks. All that and more right here on Grubstakers. ...
Episode 240: The collapse of the Soviet Union and Russia in the 90s (Part 1)
July 18, 2021 22:51 - 1 hour - 110 MBWe looked at the similarities between empires collapsing of the past. Oddly enough we believe we found a pattern in the madness. Sean read a book about domestic Russian actors and asset stripping it's called Godfather of the Kremlin: The Decline of Russia in the Age of Gangster Capitalism by Paul Klebnikov. Many Russian accents, Drago impressions, and dark truths of our futures past?
Episode 238: ProPublica Tax Leaks
June 26, 2021 16:30 - 1 hour - 150 MBIn this one we provide an overview of the recent IRS leaks to ProPublica regarding the tax-avoidance schemes of the 25 wealthiest Americans. We examine the massive crime of releasing personal tax records to the public and demand arrest and public execution for those responsible. The article covered is available here: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax
Patreon Unlocked Episode 231: Whitney Wolfe Herd feat. Kate Willett
May 26, 2021 01:38 - 1 hour - 110 MBDating's weird, isn't it? In this episode we're joined by the wonderful Kate Willett (@katewillett on Twitter) to explore the wild uncertainties of dating and the financial windfall available to those with the foresight to monetize it with a gimmick. Specifically we give an overview of the life and times of Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd and learn how she made her billion dollar fortune through shady Russian start up money, hostile work environments, offshore tax avoidance shell corporations, an...
(Patreon Unlocked) Episode 159: The Hearst Family (Part 2) feat. Eli Sairs
May 04, 2021 18:29 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBWe 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 Hearst the...
Episode 231 Teaser: Whitney Wolfe Herd (Bumble) feat. Kate Willett
April 28, 2021 15:36 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBDating's weird, isn't it? In this episode we're joined by the wonderful Kate Willett (@katewillett on Twitter) to explore the wild uncertainties of dating and the financial windfall available to those with the foresight to monetize it with a gimmick. For the full episode visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers.
Episode 230: A Very Special 420 Episode
April 22, 2021 05:38 - 1 hour - 158 MBAlmost just in time for 4/20, the guys take a break from the billionaires grind for a low-key episode about some sketchy businesses. Steven's audio is messed up in this one because Andy forgot to press a button on the recorder and Andy is very sorry.
(Patreon Unlocked)Episode 214: Bernie Madoff
April 14, 2021 19:08 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBIn this one we profile one of the most successful men on Wall Street, Bernie Madoff. We go from his early hardscrabble years trading penny stocks with his earnings from working as a lifeguard to his meteoric rise as one of the most successful and respected men in finance, netting consistent returns of 15-20%. We were particularly inspired by this man's story and hope you will be too.
Episode 229 Teaser: The Kennedys Part 2
April 11, 2021 21:02 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBIt's time for Part 2 of the Kennedy saga. We take a step back to look at some of the adventures of old Papa Joe we missed on the first pass. Full episode available at https://www.patreon.com/posts/49911870
Episode 228 Teaser: Monthly Roundup and the Big Boat
April 05, 2021 18:21 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBA preview of the monthly roundup where we discuss the large boat. For the full discussion on the large vessel, visit https://www.patreon.com/posts/49664762
Episode 229 Teaser: Monthly Roundup and the Big Boat
April 05, 2021 18:21 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBA preview of the monthly roundup where we discuss the large boat. For the full discussion on the large vessel, visit https://www.patreon.com/posts/49664762
Patreon Unlocked Episode 100: The Vatican
April 04, 2021 14:54 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBUnlocked for Easter: On this special ep we talk about The Vatican, from its humble beginnings with Jesus destroying the tables of money changers to its modern era as a destroyer of massive international banks. We also talk about the stuff with the kids.
Episode 227: The Kennedys Part 1
April 02, 2021 15:52 - 1 hour - 102 MBOn this episode we're taking a trip to Camelot to attend the court of America's favorite Irish family, the Kennedys. For part 1 of an upcoming 4 part series we examine the rise of Joe Kennedy and the war adventures of a young disease-riddled Jack Fitzgerald. So far it looks like nothing but smooth sailing for this rugged band of papists.
Patreon Teaser Episode 223: WWF part 3
March 11, 2021 22:05 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBFull episode on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/48638016
Episode 219: Communal Farming, feat. Nathanael Haun
March 10, 2021 07:22 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBWe're joined by Nathanael Haun, communal farmer and noted poster. We cover Monsanto, factory farming, and the corporate techniques killing family farms across America for decades. You should all read his Substack post "The American Collective: the role of the commune and party in the 21st century of the American Continent", as it is excellent. By the way, did you know that in Japan the LDP appointed a "Minister of Loneliness"? Where to find Nathanael: https://turbonics.substack.com/ @Turbo_F...
Episode 222 Teaser - The WWF Part 2
March 05, 2021 21:38 - 4 minutes - 3.3 MBFull Episode on Patreon now!
Episode 218: Factory Farming feat. Andrew Crowley
March 04, 2021 00:45 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBJournalist for the Emmons County Record Andrew Crowley jumps in to talk about factory farming during the Coronavirus and in general. Follow Andrew on twitter at @FugaziTruther.
Episode 217: The business of Animals feat. Steve Hindi president of SHARK
February 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBThis month we take a stab at covering the business of animals. To kick off this extravaganza of corruption we speak with animal rights activist and founder of SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) about the corruption/thievery within animal charities such as PETA, the threat that factory farming poses against climate change and the effect the media has to dumb down the individual, which leads us to admiring animal abusers such as Joe Exotic. Support Shark by donating to them, watchin...
Episode 216: The business of Animals feat. Steve Hindi president of SHARK
February 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBThis month we take a stab at covering the business of animals. To kick off this extravaganza of corruption we speak with animal rights activist and founder of SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) about the corruption/thievery within animal charities such as PETA, the threat that factory farming poses against climate change and the effect the media has to dumb down the individual, which leads us to admiring animal abusers such as Joe Exotic. Support Shark by donating to them, watchin...
Episode 216: The Short Squeeze on GameStop
February 01, 2021 05:12 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBWe tackle the short squeeze at GameStop that has caused their stock price to explode and offer a handy explainer for essential investing terms such as “shorting”, “naked shorts”, “tendies”, “diamond hands”, “gamma squeeze”, and “wife’s boyfriend”. We further offer a few lessons to take away from what has happened so far as well as some predictions for the future and a stern insistence that nothing we say in this podcast is investment advice.
Episode 213: The Coming Domestic War on Terror feat. Glenn Greenwald
January 13, 2021 04:56 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBFor our first episode of 2021 we're joined by the one and only Glenn Greenwald to discuss the January 6th riots at the DC Capitol Building and what the media reaction to them can tell us. In particular we focus on the long term plan to codify "domestic terrorism" as a federal crime and speak about why it is so disturbing to see so many embracing war on terror rhetoric to describe Trump supporters. Glenn has extensive and well known experience reporting on the global war on terror and he walks...
Episode 210: Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu Part 2
December 30, 2020 16:58 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBOn our last episode of the year we close out with part 2 on Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu. The lion of bourdillion, bobo Chicago and the biggest landlord in Nigeria. We cover the rest of the bio on Bola, his reign in the Lagos politics, his odd family connections, and close it out with the Lekki Toll Gate massacre. Thank you again to those of you enjoying our show. It has been an honor and a pleasure and we are looking forward to another year of billionaires to roast. Enjoy!
Episode 208: Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu Part 1
December 12, 2020 22:03 - 58 minutes - 52.1 MBThis week we cover the life and misdeeds of Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu also known as Yekini Amoda Ogunlere Hamid Sangodele Adekunle Tinubu or my favorite Bobo Chicago join us on this 2-part series on how he used his time to be a bagman in Chicago, a ruffian in his youth and why he definitely needs giant trucks of money or gold to come to his house. This episode was suggested to us by a listener and we encourage those reading this to reach out with any suggestions or hey maybe a review? Part 2...
Patreon Teaser Episode 203: Woody Johnson and the giant umbrella of death that is J&J
December 02, 2020 04:51 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MBFull epsidoe on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/44566504
Patreon Teaser Episode 205: Woody Johnson and the giant umbrella of death that is J&J
December 02, 2020 04:51 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MBFull epsidoe on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/44566504
Episode 204: Jonathan Tisch & the Tisch Family feat. Alex Ptak
November 24, 2020 04:34 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBThis week with Alex Ptak of Pod Damn America we cover the life and misdeeds of Jonathan Tisch. Find out all about how the Tisch family initially made their riches, (Friends & Family LLC) the 6 billion dollar net worth of the family does all sorts of horrible things including a insurance racket where they wouldn’t pay out on hazard insurance to contractors in warzones. Find out all that and more right here on Grubstakers. https://www.propublica.org/article/us-insurance-firm-neglects-survivors...
Episode 202: Robert Brockman and the No Good Very Big IRS Tax Fraud (Part 1)
November 19, 2020 04:24 - 54 minutes - 47 MBWe take a dive into the life of automotive software billionaire Robert Brockman and his recent indictment for what has been called the largest tax fraud in US history. Accused of dodging taxes on more than $2 billion in income he had an assist from an old episode subject, billionaire Robert F. Smith, of promising to pay off the debt of the graduating class of Morehouse fame. On this part 1 of 2 we provide an update on Smith and walk through the basics of the court case and the story of just h...
Patreon Unlocked Episode 112: Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 3)
November 18, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBOriginally released Nov 7 2019 In the third and final installment of our BCCI series we trace the ill fated BCCI foray into the American market, the decline and fall of the bank, Henry Kissinger's role, and explore a few of the lingering questions that remain even today. We also discuss some of Whitney Webb's reporting on possible Jeffrey Epstein links to BCCI and really go off the deep end with some stuff about the Finder's Cult and the Franklin Credit Scandal. Future episodes on other BCCI...
Patreon Unlocked Episode 112 (1/2): Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 3)
November 18, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBOriginally released Nov 7 2019 In the third and final installment of our BCCI series we trace the ill fated BCCI foray into the American market, the decline and fall of the bank, Henry Kissinger's role, and explore a few of the lingering questions that remain even today. We also discuss some of Whitney Webb's reporting on possible Jeffrey Epstein links to BCCI and really go off the deep end with some stuff about the Finder's Cult and the Franklin Credit Scandal. Future episodes on other BCCI...
Patreon Unlocked Episode 112: The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 2)
November 16, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBOriginally Released Oct 31 2019 In our second dive into the BCCI scandal we continue to look at the horrid conditions which led to journalists being murdered, children being kill and rapes and of course no one was to blame. Thanks for supporting the podcast if you want to join our Discord server it is available to our Patreon subscribers. Sean may stream himself playing Hitman some day. Thanks!
(Patreon Unlocked) Episode 198: Lex Greensill feat. Riley from TRASHFUTURE
November 04, 2020 17:37 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBThis week we cover the lifestyles of Lex Greensill the Australian airplane obsessed nerd who figured out how to make billions from a process called “Supply Chain Financing” or “Reverse Factoring” It’s honestly very confusing, and convoluted so we are graciously joined by Riley from the podcast Trashfuture. It’s a wild ride that doesn’t have enough drops of Fosters beer. Check out their podcast Trashfuture and follow the hosts of that show on twitter. @raaleh, @HKesvani, @milo_edwards, @inthes...
Patreon Teaser Episode 200: Sean Banned from Twitter for One Week
November 03, 2020 03:19 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBSample from Episode 200: October 2020 Round Up (Arctic Methane, Jho Low update, Bola Tinubu, and election predictions). Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-200-2020-43437327
Patreon Teaser Episode 199: Sumner Redstones mistress and the how sad sex can be.
October 31, 2020 16:59 - 8 minutes - 8.38 MBFull Episode below https://www.patreon.com/posts/43372993
Patreon Teaser Episode 198: Can you believe Masayoshi Son keeps giving Lex money?
October 27, 2020 04:02 - 10 minutes - 10.2 MBFull episode on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/43197648
Patreon Teaser Episode 197: Trevor Milton's training that helped build Nikola
October 16, 2020 18:52 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBFull episode on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/42826427
Episode 196: The Anthrax Attacks feat. Robbie Martin
October 08, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBWe're joined by Robbie Martin of Media Roots Radio to discuss the 2001 Anthrax attacks in the United States and explore the case of Matt Dehart, an incarcerated hackactivist who claims to have received documents linking the bio-terrorism event to elements of the CIA. It's a story so bizarre that you might not believe it but listen to our overview of the official government investigation and the shutdown of any follow up and tell us you don't have questions. You can find Robbie on twitter @Fl...
Patreon teaser Episode 193: The FinCen tools that are helping USA win
September 26, 2020 21:38 - 5 minutes - 5.09 MBFull episode a click away! https://www.patreon.com/posts/42056707
Episode 193: Nelson Rockefeller feat. Tobi Olowe
September 21, 2020 18:53 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBThis week we look at Nelson Rockefeller and his time in U.S politics. We briefly cover the Rockefeller wealth and will take a longer look at that on a future episode. On this episode we dive into the policies of the republicans of this brief era and how some of them were more progressive than what democrats propose today. For this discussion we are joined by special guest Tobi Olowe the host of Impressions of America. At one point to take the focus off the US we spend a moment to discuss the ...