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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Episode 137: Columbia University feat: Stephanie
February 04, 2020 04:28 - 1 hour - 72 MBThis week we take a look at Columbia University with our spy on the inside Stephanie. We discuss how the business school operates in teaching the propaganda of capitalism to students all over the world for a profit. From biased views of how business can and will save the world to never really solving the issues of murder, sex abuse as well as racism rampant on their campus. Tune in and tune out you got the Grubstakers.
Episode 136 Teaser: Gabe Newell and Nerdist's Amazing Contest
January 31, 2020 06:38 - 5 minutes - 4.33 MBWe channel our inner Chris Hardwicks and it's grotesque.
Episode 135: Gerry Schwartz & Heather Reisman (Billionaire Donors to Pete Buttigieg)
January 28, 2020 03:09 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBThis week we take a extra deep dive into the Canadian billionaire power couple Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman. With his predatory private equity acumen and her tenacity to run other bookstores and plant shops out of business they have accumulated a vast net worth which they’re using to host fundraisers for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. Why have so many billionaire donors lined up behind his dark horse candidacy and what do they hope to gain? And did these two scions of...
Episode 135: Gerry Schwartz & Heather Reisman (Billionaire Pete Buttigieg Supporters)
January 28, 2020 03:09 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBThis week we take a extra deep dive into the Canadian billionaire power couple Gerry Schwartz and Heather Reisman. With his predatory private equity acumen and her tenacity to run other bookstores and plant shops out of business they have accumulated a vast net worth which they’re using to host fundraisers for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. Why have so many billionaires lined up behind his dark horse candidacy and what do they hope to gain? And did these two scions of Canad...
Patreon Teaser: James Simons company has cheated the IRS out of Billions
January 23, 2020 05:00 - 2 minutes - 5.56 MBFind out how James Simons company cheated the IRS of Billions vis a vi you and me! Full Episode on Patreon.com/Grubstakers
Episode 132: Lawrence Stroll
January 21, 2020 04:55 - 55 minutes - 53 MBThis week we profile a billionaire north of the border Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll! Join as we discussed how he cheapened American brands Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors with the help of his business partner Silas Chau. Together they made billions in investing in name brand clothes, cheapening the products, and selling their shares at a profit before people realized what they had done. This money was then used to buy a yacht named Faith, which resulted in a British...
Episode 133: Lawrence Stroll
January 21, 2020 04:55 - 55 minutes - 53 MBThis week we profile a billionaire north of the border Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll! Join as we discussed how he cheapened American brands Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Michael Kors with the help of his business partner Silas Chau. Together they made billions in investing in name brand clothes, cheapening the products, and selling their shares at a profit before people realized what they had done. This money was then used to buy a yacht named Faith, which resulted in a British...
Patreon Teaser: Larry Robbins loves hockey so much it made his neighbors hate him.
January 17, 2020 17:06 - 2 minutes - 5.95 MBFrom our Patreon episode on Larry Robbins beating the court to fulfill his lifelong dream of not needing to walk too far to a hockey rink. . For the full episode and more fuller episodes, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers
Episode 131: Friedrich Flick and the Flick Family
January 15, 2020 05:21 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBWe take a deep dive on two of the world's youngest billionaires, Victoria-Katharina Flick and Karl Friedrich Flick (born 1999). How did they get so rich? Well, hard work and inheriting their grandfather's slave labor war crimes fortune. That's right: many of the people who carried out and profited from the holocaust were able to pass on the profits they accumulated first to their children and then to their grandchildren. The effects of that stolen wealth are still being felt today, but rememb...
Patreon Leak: Episode 85: Tom Steyer
January 15, 2020 03:29 - 1 hour - 93 MBPublished Jul 25, 2019 The premium episode is all about the Koch brother for the left Tom Steyer. The man who became rich from poisoning the planet to now considering being against earth poison because he wants a vanity project because he's jealous of his older brothers. Younger brothers never change. This episode lacks the presence of Steven because the man wouldn't let a foot soldier of the 9-5 get off time when he was supposed too.
Patreon Teaser: The Fictional Company Blern
January 10, 2020 00:32 - 5 minutes - 4.45 MBThis is an entirely made up story about a fictional company named Blern. Any resemblance to any persons or companies living or dead is entirely coincidental. For the full episode, visit: https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers
Episode 129: Thomas Kaplan and United Against a Nuclear Iran
January 07, 2020 02:44 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBWelcome back. We're ringing in the new year with Thomas Kaplan, an obscure minerals billionaire who happens to be a major funder of the "not a CIA/Mossad front company" United Against a Nuclear Iran. The man loves gold, panthers, Rembrandt, and genocidal war. Also we forgot to mention in the episode that he's a bundler who's raised $25,000 for none other than one Joe Biden. Also also Andy confuses Rembrandt and Raphael at one point and is kind of embarrassed now.
Episode 129: Thomas Kaplan and United Against Nuclear Iran
January 07, 2020 02:44 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBWelcome back. We're ringing in the new year with Thomas Kaplan, an obscure minerals billionaire who happens to be a major funder of the "not a CIA/Mossad front company" United Against a Nuclear Iran. The man loves gold, panthers, Rembrandt, and genocidal war. Also we forgot to mention in the episode that he's a bundler who's raised $25,000 for none other than one Joe Biden. Also also Andy confuses Rembrandt and Raphael at one point and is kind of embarrassed now.
Patreon Teaser: Special Stop on the Disney Cruise
January 02, 2020 18:16 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBIt wouldn't be a Disney property without a tacky celebrity cameo. On this clip we talk about how once upon a time you could take snorkeling trips from the Disney Cruises at Little St. James Island, among other things. Full episode at https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers
Patreon Teaser: We Didn't Start the Conglomerate
December 27, 2019 18:11 - 5 minutes - 4.11 MBIt's a list of Disney properties set to "We Didn't Start The Fire". This shit is so stupid and we're sorry for subjecting you to it. For more visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers
Episode 126: Walt Disney and the Disney Company (Part 1)
December 24, 2019 04:59 - 1 hour - 127 MBIn our final episode of the decade we run down the 2nd largest media conglomerate in the world, the Walt Disney Company. In this first of three parts we start with Walt Disney's birth in Chicago in 1901 and continue all the way up to his company introducing another death star as if its an original plot device. Along the way we learn about a man and an empire that has abused copyright law, bought the US government wholesale to change said copyright law, flirted with Nazism, busted unions, snit...
Episode 124: Edir Macedo ft. Michael Brooks
December 17, 2019 05:52 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBThis week we go to Brazil with special guest Michael Brooks. We cover Edir Macedo, an evangelical pastor who teaches that the true path to salvation is giving him lots of money and possibly your newborn. We also talk about his associations with Jair Bolsonaro and the smash blockbuster Nothing to Lose based on his life. This one was recorded right after the election in the UK so we're a tad shell shocked but we kept calm and carried on for you fine people. Follow Michael Brooks on twitter @_m...
Patreon Teaser: Tiger's back!
December 12, 2019 05:43 - 1 minute - 1.67 MBFrom our Patreon episode on the deceased new king of coal Chris Cline featuring Kahn Fight. For the full episode and more fuller episodes, check out https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers
Episode 122: Ingvar Kamprad (IKEA)
December 10, 2019 05:01 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBIt's the IKEA episode on furniture entrepreneur and "not a nazi anymore" Ingvar Kamprad. We discuss Ingvar's innovations in do-it-yourself furniture, made-from-illegally-logged-wood furniture, crafted-by-child-slaves furniture, and crushes-your-toddler furniture. It's one of our more light-hearted episodes.
Patreon Teaser: The Economist Endorses Cryptocurrency Scams
December 09, 2019 02:15 - 2 minutes - 2.83 MBFrom our Patreon episode 121 about Ruja Ignatova and the multibillion dollar OneCoin cryptocurrency scam. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-121-ruja-32103968
Episode 120: Grubble Stession - Part 1
December 03, 2019 05:02 - 43 minutes - 40 MBIt's the podcast crossover people have been clamoring for: Struggle Session and Grubstakers join forces to comment on the richest fictional billionaires. In this episode we look at whether certain fictional billionaires are good, what their offscreen activities might be, and whether they should be executed to a permanent end. Part 2 drops on the Struggle Session feed Wednesday December 4 (tomorrow!). Our thanks to the Struggle Session hosts for joining us. Check 'em out: Struggle Session ...
Episode 119 Teaser: Generalissimo Bernie
November 30, 2019 06:38 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MBTeaser from our Patreon episode on the Bolivian Coup where we strategize ways in which Bernie Sanders could avoid the same fate. For the full episode, visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers
Episode 118: Masayoshi Son (SoftBank)
November 26, 2019 04:49 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week we’re covering the man formerly known as the Bill Gates of Japan Masayoshi Son. The world record holder for largest drop of net worth (70 Billion) the man who for 3 days was richer than Bill Gates, the early investor of Ali Baba, Uber and WeWork (oops!) The current owner of ARM chips, Boston dynamics, and a big believer in what will kill us all the singularity. We discuss how his investments in start ups have devastated the start up market. His way of judging a company is seeing if...
Episode 118: Masayoshi Son (SoftBank CEO)
November 26, 2019 04:49 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBThis week we’re covering the man formerly known as the Bill Gates of Japan Masayoshi Son. The world record holder for largest drop of net worth (70 Billion) the man who for 3 days was richer than Bill Gates, the early investor of Ali Baba, Uber and WeWork (oops!) The current owner of ARM chips, Boston dynamics, and a big believer in what will kill us all the singularity. We discuss how his investments in start ups have devastated the start up market. His way of judging a company is seeing if...
Episode 117 Teaser: Ticketmaster's Double-Dipping
November 21, 2019 07:21 - 6 minutes - 5.31 MBFrom the Patreon episode on John C. Malone, the story of how Ticketmaster learned to stop worrying and love the bot. For the full episode, visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers. Please visit. Andy just got fired and could use the money. Please.
Episode 116: Gary Magness and the Missing BCCI Money
November 19, 2019 04:06 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week we're discussing a relatively obscure billionaire heir to a cable fortune named Gary Magness. He won an oscar for producing the movie Precious and is currently in court fighting to not have to return $80 million he stole as part of a Ponzi scheme but what we're most interested in is his connection to the episodes we did on the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). His father Bob Magness was on the board and a major shareholder in a BCCI subsidiary named Capcom Financial ...
Patreon Leak: Episode 68: Bill Gates Part 3
November 15, 2019 03:55 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBOriginally posted on May 23rd 2019, but you all have been so wonderful we decided to release this on the free side. No more free treats this month, because you'll spoil your dinner and vomit on our windows again. If you like our show rate and subscribe, and if you dislike it let us know by giving us a low rating, unsubscribing and telling everyone you know about the show and why you don't like it. Our second Patreon episode, which ends our trilogy on Bill Gates. We cover the Windows 95 launc...
Patreon Teaser: Saad Hariri
November 14, 2019 05:01 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBFor the full episode, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers https://www.tayyar.org/News/Lebanon/308033/The-New-York-Times--Lebanon-s-Prime-Minister-Gave--16-Million-to-South-African-Model
Patreon Leak: Episode 66: Bill Gates Part 2
November 13, 2019 05:48 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBOriginally posted on May 16th 2019, but you all have been so good we decided to give you a free treat! Part 2 of the Bill Gates episode now on the free side! if this post gets 666 hits or more we'll release part 3 on the free side too. On our first Patreon episode we continue the saga of Bill Gates from this week’s freeloader (not you) episode. We learn about what a horn-dog he is and frankly all feel gross as a result. We also talk IBM and all kinds of fun 90's dirt. Thank you for subscribi...
Episode 114: Dan Snyder feat. Joel Walkowski
November 12, 2019 04:33 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBWe cover the lifestyle and misdeeds of Dan Snyder the owner of the Washington Redskins. He was the youngest owner at the age of 34, and it didnt work out well. This year the team is 1-8 a abysmal record contributed by Dan Snyder being a bit of a worm and weasel. We are joined by Joel Walkowski co-host of the Hold my Bread podcast. We didnt have time to discuss all of the mistreated players, but this story on Trent Williams should show you what they think of their talent. https://www.usatod...
Episode 113: Sebastián Piñera (President of Chile)
November 05, 2019 06:22 - 59 minutes - 83.8 MBThis week it's the $2.8 billion president of Chile Sebastián Piñera. We discuss the protests, his accomplished family, how he won friends and influenced people at home and abroad (laundering money for a dictator's inner circle with the blessing of the CIA), and more! The audio's a little screwy at the beginning and we are deeply sorry. As penance we will make Yogi, who had nothing to do with the production or editing of this episode, read one thousand audio engineering books.
Patreon Teaser The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 2)
October 31, 2019 04:01 - 1 minute - 1.62 MBFor the full episode, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers
Episode 111: The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 1)
October 29, 2019 03:54 - 1 hour - 114 MBIn this 3 part special series we explore the bank of credit and commerce international, or BCCI, the forgotten banking scandal of the century. We discuss this worse than Watergate scandal and the reasons why it's been hushed up including its links to Iran-Contra, the CIA, the Mossad, weapons trafficking, global terrorism, and yes, Jeffrey Epstein
The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Part 1)
October 29, 2019 03:54 - 1 hour - 114 MBIn this 3 part special series we explore the bank of credit and commerce international, or BCCI, the forgotten banking scandal of the century. We discuss this worse than Watergate scandal and the reasons why it's been hushed up including its links to Iran-Contra, the CIA, the Mossad, weapons trafficking, global terrorism, and yes, Jeffrey Epstein
Patreon Teaser: Isabel dos Santos
October 24, 2019 20:50 - 2 minutes - 2.17 MBThis week's patreon teaser is quite dark. Learn some of the crimes proliferated to make Isable Dos Santos a billionaire For the full episode, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2013/08/14/how-isabel-dos-santos-took-the-short-route-to-become-africas-richest-woman/#16711e4045f5
Episode 109: Henry Ford feat. Anders Lee
October 22, 2019 01:33 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBThis week we cover the model T madman Henry Ford. Find out all about how he hired thugs to act as an independent police crew to keep his staff on task, the literal giant wooden melting pot turning native garb into suits while holding American flags and last but least his terrible relationship with his son. The outro is an interview with Ford and Edison. Check out Anders Lee on Twitter @andersleehere His podcast @PodDamnAmerica It has been over 2 months since I spoke to my friends across t...
Episode 107: Igor Kolomoisky and the Trump/Biden Ukraine Scandal
October 15, 2019 05:48 - 1 hour - 111 MBOn this episode we cover the misdeeds of Ukrainian Billionaire Igor Kolomoisky. His efficiency knows no bounds he once sent armed to cease physical control of UKRNAFTA. His story includes and pissing matches with Putin about who is more corrupt. Thanks for reading this stickers are on the horizon, and we will be filming Andy licking the Wall street bull soon stay tuned. CORRECTION: The first version of this episode had Sean saying Asst. Secretary of State Victoria Nuland met directly with Dm...
Patreon Teaser: Vijay Mallya (King of Good Times)
October 10, 2019 05:16 - 1 minute - 987 KBOn this Patreon episode we get into why "the King of Good Times" Vijay Mallya partied too hard, and committed too many party fouls. For the full episode, check out www.patreon.com/grubstakers https://sevenpillarsinstitute.org/the-case-of-vijay-mallya-and-kingfisher-airlines/
Episode 105: Eddie Lampert (Sears/K-Mart)
October 08, 2019 05:18 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB"It wasn't only real estate that Lampert signed over to himself. In 2014, Sears sold Land's End, a clothing brand, to a consortium that was two-thirds controlled by ESL. Today, the brand has a rough market value of $314 million. In 2016, Sears sold Craftsman brand tools to Black & Decker for $900 million. The profits were used to pay off debt, including to Lampert. In 2017, Die Hard batteries were put up for sale. And this year, Lampert has made a $400 million bid for Kenmore appliances, the ...
Patreon Teaser: Presidential Ad Reads
October 03, 2019 04:47 - 3 minutes - 2.47 MBPolitical donations can get you lots of things, like the 43rd president promoting your Dell televisions in a statement about national security. For the full Michael Dell episode, visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers
Episode 103: Gaston Glock
October 01, 2019 03:59 - 1 hour - 104 MBThis week on Grubstakers we're discussing the billionaire who made a killing in the US gun market, Gaston Glock. Hear all about how this Austrian former Hitler Youth member got a government subsidized start building his glock 17 in Austria then plied police officers all across the United States with booze and prostitutes in order to get them to switch over their standard issue firearm to his brand. There's also tax dodging, a family feud, attempted murder, constant spree killings in the USA, ...
Patreon Teaser: A World of No Imagination
September 26, 2019 03:25 - 4 minutes - 3.61 MBIn this teaser for our Patreon episode on Giovanni Ferrero, the Nutella guy, we look into the world coco trade. For the full episode, check out https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers
Episode 101: Dan Loeb feat. Brad from Hedge Clippers
September 24, 2019 03:14 - 1 hour - 122 MBThis week we're joined by Brad from hedgeclippers.org to discuss billionaire "activist investor" Daniel S. Loeb. Hear how he built his hedge fund fortune from small time message board pump and dumps to being one of the big players extorting companies into laying off workers and asset stripping themselves in order to give him a payday. We also discuss how in 2002 Dan Loeb was traveling in Cuba and hit a child with his car and nobody knows what happened to the child. So Dan Loeb's attorneys if ...
Patreon Teaser: The Vatican
September 19, 2019 12:44 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBTeaser for the latest patreon ep on The Vatican. For more, visit https://www.patreon.com/grubstakers and give us a little $5 money kiss.
Episode 99: Saudi Arabia, the Mahfouz Family, and the September 11th Attacks
September 17, 2019 05:33 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBThis week we look at the Mahfouz family, the billionaire family behind the first bank in Saudi Arabia, but also we look at the Saudi role in the September 11th attack in general. The Mahfouz family funded Al Qaeda, but they were certainly not the only Saudi Billionaires to do so: in 2002 the golden chain list revealed 18 Saudi businessmen with a combined net worth of $85 billion who had been giving money Osama Bin Laden. The Saudi connection into the attacks continues into various levels of t...
Episode 97: Nirav Modi (Former Billionaire Diamonaire Fugitive)
September 10, 2019 03:51 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBNew episode on former billionaire diamonaire fugitive Nirav Modi diamond heir legacy child, Wharton college dropout, and as always, a billionaire with a brother who does him no good. Learn all about how he defrauded the Punjab National Bank of an alleged 1.8 Billion Dollars. The amount varies depending on the source, because they don’t know how much this Modi family has defrauded the banks of India. Whilst this fraud he was also selling fake diamonds to manufactures around the world as well a...
Episode 95: Adam Neumann (WeWork)
September 04, 2019 03:59 - 1 hour - 115 MBThe episode this week describes the hottest new trend in companies that have no conceivable way to make money: launching IPOs and letting the founders dump that problem onto the general investing public. Early 2000s nostalgia is in so we're bringing back dot com pump and dumps. Welcome to the life of Billionaire Adam Neumann and his "company" WeWork, which is cooking its books so blatantly that even the financial newspapers owned by other billionaires have been pointing it out. We explore his...
Patreon Teaser: The Albrecht Family (Trader Joe’s/Aldi)
August 29, 2019 03:46 - 7 seconds - 110 KBFull Episode on Patreon now! www.patreon.com/grubstakers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb8bENaDqNY
Episode 93: The Hong Kong Protests and Li Ka-Shing. feat Matthew Dagher-Margosian
August 27, 2019 02:47 - 2 hours - 115 MBThis week we are joined by Matthew Dagher-Margosian to have an in-depth look into the Hong Kong protests, as well as a profile on Chinese billionaire Li Ka-Shing (profile begins at 52 minute mark) After the episode Matthew Dagher-Margosian graciously sent us an additional bonus audio on the triads and their involvement on the protests. Links to the journalists and activists Matt mentioned on our show as well as his information below. Asia Art Tours: Asiaarttours.com Youtube https://www.yo...
Episode 93: The Hong Kong Protests and Li Ka-Shing feat. Matthew Dagher-Margosian
August 27, 2019 02:47 - 2 hours - 115 MBThis week we are joined by Matthew Dagher-Margosian to have an in-depth look into the Hong Kong protests, as well as a profile on Chinese billionaire Li Ka-Shing (profile begins at 52 minute mark) After the episode Matthew Dagher-Margosian graciously sent us an additional bonus audio on the triads and their involvement on the protests. Links to the journalists and activists Matt mentioned on our show as well as his information below. Asia Art Tours: Asiaarttours.com Youtube https://www.yo...