Did you know that Procter & Gamble, noted purveyor of soaps and shampoos and such, is deeply involved with the church of SATAN!?!!?!? Well, at least that's what a lot of concerned evangelicals were saying in the 80s and 90s. Today we explore the origins of this strange panic in a very SPOOOOKY Halloween edition of Desperate Acts of Capitalism!!! Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND BUMBLING EXECUTIVE PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile, Rosemary Van Dyke, Michael Hilrune, Emmi Ems, OuncingTiger, SoupTube, Kathryn Harold, nalkhan, Andy, Cori Thompson Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: Skvarla, Robert. “When 1980s Satanic Panic Targeted Procter & Gamble: The company spent decades battling false claims that it was in league with the Devil.” Atlas Obscura. (July 13, 2017) https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/procter-gamble-satan-conspiracy-theory Strouth, Chris. “How I burned the guys who wanted me to burn my KISS records” City Pages. (March 8, 2013) http://www.citypages.com/music/how-i-burned-the-guys-who-wanted-me-to-burn-my-kiss-records-6652150 Belkin, Lisa. “Procter & Gamble Fights Satan Story.” The New York Times. (April 18, 1985) p C3 https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/18/garden/procter-gamble-fights-satan-story.html Fisher, Kieran. “Satanic Panic: America’s War On Heavy Metal in the 1980’s” Heavy Blog is Heavy. (November 30, 2016) http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/11/30/satanic-panic-americas-war-on-heavy-metal-in-the-1980s/ Blumenfeld, Laura “Procter Gamble's Devil Of A Problem.” The Washington Post. (July 15, 1991) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/07/15/procter-gambles-devil-of-a-problem/36f27641-e679-40f4-ac02-9d12c59a2f3b/?utm_term=.68983d6f98bc Werwein, Austin C. “Logo Rumors Haunt P&G” The Washington Post. (March 26, 1980) https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1980/03/26/logo-rumors-haunt-p38/3bca78c8-b5ea-480a-8894-573a2f5aa084/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ae7fe7c58677 UPI “P&G files lawsuit over Satan rumors” UPI Archives (August 28, 1995) https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/08/28/PG-files-lawsuit-over-Satan-rumors/6872809582400/ AP “Procter & Gamble Wins Satanic Civil Suit” CBS News. (March 20, 2007) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/procter-gamble-wins-satanic-civil-suit/ Music: Protofunk by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4247-protofunk License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Chase Pulse Faster by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3487-chase-pulse-faster License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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44: Procter & Gamble's Satanic Panic

E-scooters could be a great way to solve traffic congestion in big cities, and the companies that sell them could make a ton of money. Wait a second, they lose thousands of dollars on every scooter they make?? What's the plan here? And why do people keep throwing the scooters in the river? Find out on today's episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism! Research by Ray Makowski Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND BUMBLING EXECUTIVE PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile, Rosemary Van Dyke, Michael Hilrune, Emmi Ems, OuncingTiger, SoupTube, Kathryn Harold, nalkhan, Andy, Cori Thompson Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooter-sharing_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoot_Networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_(company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(transportation_company) https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Skip_(company) https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Jump_(transportation_company) (see scooter section) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(company) https://la.curbed.com/2018/7/31/17623336/bird-lime-scooter-bike-app-locations-cost-hours https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/04/06/vandals-throwing-lime-s-scooters-into-oaklands-lake-merritt/ https://www.curbed.com/2018/3/27/17168716/scooters-sidewalk-bikeshare-dockless-bikes-bird https://www.lyft.com/scooters https://www.razor.com/share https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/26/scoot-sf-launch/ https://news.law.fordham.edu/jcfl/2018/12/02/the-rise-of-the-electric-scooter-industry https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17878676/electric-scooter-bird-lime-uber-lyft https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/18/skip-unveils-scooters-with-locks-and-cameras/ https://appinventiv.com/blog/escooter-trends-and-statistics/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/04/bird-unveils-custom-electric-scooters-and-delivery/ https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/8/18535698/bird-one-electric-scooter-ride-share-own-price https://www.dezeen.com/2019/05/24/bird-one-electric-scooter-design https://gizmodo.com/you-lost-how-much-on-scooters-1839245178 https://oversharing.substack.com/p/shared-scooters-dont-last-long https://www.ridetwowheels.com/fast-can-electric-scooters-go/#:~:text=Top%20speed%20of%20the%20majority,hit%20the%2030%20mph%20mark. https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/13/21257307/electric-scooter-bikeshare-covid-19-bird-lime-uber-subsidies

43: E-Scooters

Google wants to make an on-demand game streaming service that you can access from pretty much any device. Great idea! Except... Google has a bit of a reputation for rapidly abandoning big projects at the least sign of resistance and moving on to the next thing. What could go wrong? Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND BUMBLING EXECUTIVE PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile, Rosemary Van Dyke, Michael Hilrune, Emmi Ems, OuncingTiger, SoupTube, Kathryn Harold, nalkhan, Andy, Cori Thompson Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Music: In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/10/googles-project-stream-thats-really-a-full-assassins-creed-in-my-browser/ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2019-google-stadia-phil-harrison-majd-bakar-interview https://www.engadget.com/2019-10-10-google-stadia-negative-latency.html https://www.businessinsider.com/why-are-so-few-games-on-google-stadia-2020-2 https://medium.com/@TheRealAKhaled/google-stadia-will-be-a-resounding-failure-b0aa73000f4f https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/03/google-stadia-gaming-platform-backlash/ https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/07/everything-about-google-stadia-seems-shockingly-bad/ https://www.thurrott.com/games/google-stadia/231198/report-tries-to-explain-google-stadia-failure

42: Google Stadia

While we work on preparing some brand new content for y'all, let's look back on some of the funniest and craziest moments from the show this year. BIG THINGS ARE COMING Featuring clips from episodes 16, 26, 27, 34, 15, 14, 17, 22, 35, 34, 36, and 38 Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND BUMBLING EXECUTIVE PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile, Rosemary Van Dyke, Michael Hilrune, Emmi Ems, OuncingTiger, SoupTube, Kathryn Harold, nalkhan, Andy Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast

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A website designed to help you have an illicit marital affair that requires your personal information and a substantial fee to delete your account. WhAT coULd PoSSiBly gO wrONg? Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND BUMBLING EXECUTIVE PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile, Rosemary Van Dyke, Michael Hilrune, Emmi Ems, OuncingTiger, SoupTube, Kathryn Harold Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Music: Metalmania by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4042-metalmania License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Run Amok by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4311-run-amok License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Madison_data_breach

41: Ashley Madison

Today we complete the saga of Whole Foods as a new character emerges in the story, a very powerful and very bald man who has his own radical plans for the asparagus-water purveyor. Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile, Rosemary Van Dyke, Michael Hilrune, Emmi Ems, OuncingTiger, SoupTube Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Music: Carefree by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/whole-foods-market-history https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/whole-foods-amazon-timeline.html https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole-foods-have-not-upended-grocery-2019-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-timeline-from-start-to-amazon-2017-9 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/dining/28whole.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/magazine/the-virtue-in-6-heirloom-tomatoes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/technology/amazon-stock-earnings-report.html?searchResultPosition=4

40: WHOLE FOODS (Part 2)

We begin another saga. This one is a monster. And we don't even get to J**f B***s yet. Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile, Rosemary Van Dyke, Michael Hilrune Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Music: Hero Down by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3868-hero-down License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sweeter Vermouth by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4450-sweeter-vermouth License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Taps v2 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4461-taps-v2 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Big Rock by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3436-big-rock License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/whole-foods-market-history https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/whole-foods-amazon-timeline.html https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Foods_Market https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-whole-foods-have-not-upended-grocery-2019-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-timeline-from-start-to-amazon-2017-9 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/dining/28whole.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/06/magazine/the-virtue-in-6-heirloom-tomatoes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/technology/amazon-stock-earnings-report.html?searchResultPosition=4

39: WHOLE FOODS (Part 1)

Battlefield Earth is often cited as one of the worst films and biggest box office bombs in history- today we explore the truly bizarre history behind this film that is DEFINITELY NOT FUNDED BY THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY AND NOT A SCAM TO DEFRAUD INVESTORS. Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism "BIG THINGS ARE COMING" MERCH: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_Earth_(film) The movie Battlefield Earth Music: Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Jingle Bells by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3944-jingle-bells License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Chase Pulse Faster by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3487-chase-pulse-faster License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

38: Battlefield Earth

Beanie Babies is best known as a line of colorful stuffed animals that was very popular in the 90s. But did you also know that the popularity Beanie Babies led to several people losing their life savings and at least one person being LITERALLY MURDERED? Join us for the mind-boggling story of the turn of the century Beanie Babies panic! Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/06/07/3-business-lessons-from-ty-warner-the-beanie-babie.aspx https://www.buzzfeed.com/zacbissonnette/a-blue-elephant-named-peanut#.hd438G7yQY https://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/how-much-beanie-babies-were-predicted-to-be-worth-vs-how-muc https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beanie-babies--whatever-happened-to-millennials--favorite-toy-213059948.html https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html Music: Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3856-happy-happy-game-show License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Broken Reality by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3461-broken-reality License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Edm Detection Mode by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4987-edm-detection-mode License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

37: Beanie Babies

Lots of people make fun of the Zune, Microsoft's short-lived challenge to Apple's iPod. But does it deserve such widespread ridicule??? Find out on today's episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism! Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zune https://medium.com/@shiriendamra/why-the-zune-failed-132784522ff0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ly84e6EaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnoImD2KTBY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A74b9ZWLV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LtY8a105XU https://www.businessinsider.com/robbie-bach-explains-why-the-zune-flopped-2012-5?IR=T https://www.silicon.co.uk/mobility/smartphones/tales-tech-history-microsoft-zune-210569 https://www.theverge.com/2012/5/14/3019100/zune-hardware-mistake-robbie-bach https://slate.com/technology/2012/10/microsoft-zune-how-one-of-the-biggest-flops-in-tech-history-helped-revive-a-great-american-tech-company.html https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/16/microsoft-ends-zune-music-streaming-service-apple https://gizmodo.com/actually-barack-obama-doesnt-use-a-zune-5102516 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qw5ax/zune-forever-the-diehards-still-obsessed-with-microsofts-colossal-failure https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/51578/the-man-behind-the-zune.html https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/j-allard-the-failures-of-the-zune-and-the-record-labels/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Allard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2007/10/03/zune-qa-with-microsofts-j-allard/ Music: In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bathed in the Light by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3425-bathed-in-the-light License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

36: Zune

Have you ever wanted a social media app that's exactly like Instagram, Facebook, or Whatsapp, but with 95% less features and an even easier way for brands to advertise to you? Try YO! Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/developers-have-hit-a-yo-point-with-this-terrible-new-89277145724.html https://mashable.com/2014/08/12/yo-app-update/ https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/07/simple-messaging-app-yo-adds-location-sharing-for-context/ https://www.rt.com/news/167092-two-tap-app-yo/ https://www.businessinsider.com/the-inside-story-of-yo-there-isnt-actually-1-million-in-the-bank-2014-6 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/02/yo-app-windows-phone-iftt https://www.businessinsider.com/yo-raises-15-million-at-a-5-10-million-valuation-2014-7 https://www.cnet.com/news/the-million-dollar-app-that-exists-to-say-yo/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/12/yo-grows-up/ https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/3640127394001/#sp=show-clips https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/23/yo-founder-hack-hires-hackers-chat-app https://finance.yahoo.com/news/developers-have-hit-a-yo-point-with-this-terrible-new-89277145724.html Music: Oh, Christmas Tree by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4156-oh-christmas-tree License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3929-ishikari-lore License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Holiday Weasel by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5517-holiday-weasel License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

35: Yo

Everyone has heard of Quibi but has anyone actually used it? Isn't it a food delivery app? I heard that Chrissy Teigen was somehow involved? What does Jeffrey Katzenberg have to do with all this?! I guess we'll find out in today's episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism! Research by Theo Collin Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quibi https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/28/quibi-netflix-jeffrey-katzenberg-crash https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/is-anyone-watching-quibi.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeffrey-katzenbergs-newtv-gets-new-name-quibi-1151120 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/business/media/jeffrey-katzenberg-quibi-coronavirus.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Whitman https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/quibi-unveils-turnstyle-video-technology-1268053 Music: Samba Isobel by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4316-samba-isobel License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

34: Quibi

Ahh, remember the early 1920s in America? The economy was booming, women were finally allowed to vote, jazz was gaining in popularity, and oh yeah, there were frequent deadly machine gun fights on the streets of Chicago between employees of warring taxi companies. Yeah, those were the good old days! JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-08-me-4716-story.html https://chicagology.com/notorious-chicago/1920taxiwars/ https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/08/us/wl-jacobs-dies-ex-head-of-hertz.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-24/o-j-accounting-fraud-and-icahn-the-story-of-hertz-going-bust?utm_source=pocket-newtab https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-08-me-4716-story.html

33: Hertz and the Taxi Wars

Remember Skymall? That weird catalogue that was on pretty much every plane. Yeah, what the hell happened to Skymall? JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://skymall.com/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/06/skymall-the-strange-story-of-americas-most-delightfully-weird-catalogue/276807/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/airlines-pull-skymall-planes-766342 https://web.archive.org/web/20101206230448/http://www.skymall.com/shopping/contact.htm https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-24/skymall-is-earthbound-but-its-legacy-of-nutty-gifts-lives-on https://web.archive.org/web/20150708072206/http://www.northjersey.com/towns/ridgefield-park-company-buys-skymall-brand-1.1300102 https://web.archive.org/web/20070720193723/http://www.skymall.com/shopping/aboutskymall.htm https://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-skymall-20150128-story.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-skymall-captured-moment-technological-and-american-history-180954043/?no-ist https://www.dailydac.com/commercialbankruptcy/investors/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/05/company-buys-skymall-for-1-9-million-will-make-dramatic-changes/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/01/396894697/still-need-a-lawn-yeti-good-news-skymall-may-be-cleared-for-relaunch https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/01/23/skymall-the-wacky-in-flight-catalog-is-filing-for-bankruptcy-how-did-it-last-this-long/

32: Skymall

John McAfee founded the anti-virus company you've probably heard of. He exited that company with a net worth of over $100 million. And that's where this week's story BEGINS. It goes in some truly insane directions after that. JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne . Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/the-crazy-life-of-john-mcafee#he-began-working-at-a-company-that-coded-punch-card-systems-in-the-late-60s-this-taught-him-the-basics-of-early-computing-using-this-information-he-landed-a-job-at-missouri-pacific-railroad-where-he-helped-the-company-use-a-newfangled-ibm-computer-system-to-help-calibrate-train-schedules-4 https://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-mcafee-third-party-libertarian/index.html https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/31/inside-the-beltway-gary-johnson-john-mcafee-austin/ https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/john-mcafee-suffers-heart-attack-guatemala-detention-center/story?id=17890926

31: John McAfee

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