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RIP Corp

16 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings

On each episode of RIP Corp, we tell the story of one failed business, or a business failure. Join us in the dead mall of business history.

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production, written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Associate producer, Taylor Behnke. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Fact-checking from Matt Giles. Logo design by Beatriz Lozano and illustrations by Megan Mulholland. Executive produced by Jason Oberholtzer.

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Episodes

Walk On The Blade: The Marc Rich & Co Commodities Story

June 26, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production. Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow in places @ripcorpdotbiz for all your dead business needs.  To support the show, please consider aligning yourself even more deeply with the brand, via our merch shop: ripcorp.threadless.com RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Associate producer, Taylor Behnke. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Fact-checking from...

Capitalism Quest: The Sierra Online Story

March 20, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production. Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow in places @ripcorpdotbiz for all your dead business needs.  To support the show, please consider aligning yourself even more deeply with the brand, via our merch shop: ripcorp.threadless.com RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Associate producer, Taylor Behnke. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Fact-checking from...

2023 Corporate In Memoriam

December 28, 2023 11:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production. Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow in places @ripcorpdotbiz for all your dead business needs.  To support the show, please consider aligning yourself even more deeply with the brand, via our merch shop: ripcorp.threadless.com RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Associate producer, Taylor Behnke. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Fact-checking from...

$2500 and a Dream: Fansteel and the History of Tantalum

December 13, 2023 11:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production. Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow in places @ripcorpdotbiz for all your dead business needs.  To support the show, please consider aligning yourself even more deeply with the brand, via our merch shop: ripcorp.threadless.com RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Associate producer, Taylor Behnke. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Fact-checking from...

RIP Docs: The Vice Bankruptcy

September 13, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Vice bankruptcy documents: https://cases.stretto.com/vice/ RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production. Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow in places @ripcorpdotbiz for all your dead business needs.  To support the show, please consider aligning yourself even more deeply with the brand, via our merch shop: ripcorp.threadless.com RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Associate producer, Taylor Behnke. Original music and sound design...

Little Paper Guys: An Overview of Corporate Personhood

August 16, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production. Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow in places @ripcorpdotbiz for all your dead business needs.  To support the show, please consider aligning yourself even more deeply with the brand, via our merch shop: ripcorp.threadless.com RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Associate producer, Taylor Behnke. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Fact-checking from...

The Story of This Town is Failure: Fairchild Semiconductor and Its Children

June 08, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production.  Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow us @ripcorpdotbiz on Twitter and Instagram, for all your dead business needs.  To support the show, please consider aligning yourself even more deeply with the brand, via our merch: ripcorp.threadless.com RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington, with fact-checking from Matt Giles. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Associate producer, Taylor Behnke. Original music and sound design from And...

Why Do We Keep Dead Company Merch?

October 12, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production.  Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow us @ripcorpdotbiz on Twitter and Instagram, for all your dead business needs.  To support the show, please consider aligning yourself even more deeply with the brand, via our merch: ripcorp.threadless.com RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington, with research and fact-checking from Matt Giles. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael ...

Cosplay Cops and Special Ops: Baldwin-Felts and the West Virginia Mine War

March 15, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production.  Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow us @ripcorpdotbiz on Twitter and Instagram, for all your dead business needs. RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington, with research and fact-checking from Matt Giles. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Design and illustration by Beatriz Lozano and Megan Mulholland. Executive produced by Jason Oberholtzer.

Sex, Lies and Classifieds: The Fall of Backpage

October 07, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production.  Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow us @ripcorpdotbiz on Twitter and Instagram, for all your dead business needs. Special thanks this episode to Melissa Gira Grant and Samantha Schuyler. RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington, with research and fact-checking from Matt Giles. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Design and illustration by Beatriz Lozano an...

Minisode — Failing Upward: Dan Snyder and The Six Flags of Football Teams

April 29, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production.  Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow us @ripcorpdotbiz on Twitter and Instagram, for all your dead business needs. RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington, with research and fact-checking from Matt Giles. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Design and illustration by Beatriz Lozano and Megan Mulholland. Executive produced by Jason Oberholtzer.

In Space No One Can Hear You Sell

March 23, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

Please check out all the books (past and forthcoming) about space stuff (also past and forthcoming) authored by contributors to this episode: Space Settlements  by Fred Scharmen | Rare Earth Frontiers by Dr. Julie Michelle Klinger | Asteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space by Dr. Martin Elvis. Plus, follow Atossa Araxia Abrahamian's newsletter Terra Nullius. RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production.  Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow us @ripcorpdotbiz on Twit...

Pierced Ears to Private Equity: The Rise and Fall of Claire’s

January 28, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production.  Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow us @ripcorpdotbiz on Twitter and Instagram, for all your dead business needs. RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington, with research and fact-checking from Matt Giles. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Design and illustration by Beatriz Lozano and Megan Mulholland. Executive produced by Jason Oberholtzer.

It’s a Wonderful RIP Corp Holiday Special

December 24, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production.  Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow us @ripcorpdotbiz on Twitter and Instagram, for all your dead business needs. RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington, with research and fact-checking from Matt Giles. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Design and illustration by Beatriz Lozano and Megan Mulholland. Executive produced by Jason Oberholtzer.

Blockbuster and Enron and Chill

October 21, 2020 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

RIP Corp is a Charts & Leisure production.  Find us at ripcorp.biz, or follow us @ripcorpdotbiz on Twitter and Instagram, for all your dead business needs. RIP Corp is written and hosted by Ingrid Burrington, with research and fact-checking from Matt Giles. Produced by Meghal Janardan and Mike Rugnetta. Original music and sound design from Andrew Atkin and Michael Simonelli. Design and illustration by Beatriz Lozano and Megan Mulholland. Executive produced by Jason Oberholtzer.  

Welcome to RIP Corp

October 07, 2020 14:49 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Coming soon! RIP Corp is a production of Charts & Leisure, hosted by Ingrid Burrington. Theme music by Andrew Atkin & Michael Simonelli. Art and design by Beatriz Lozano and Megan Mulholland.

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