Desperate Acts of Capitalism Podcast

About Desperate Acts of Capitalism Podcast

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!

Publisher

Desperate Acts of Capitalism Podcast

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Jan 2019

Latest episode

26 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

24 of 79 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   26 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   77: Soylent

   Host [Host Name] explores why Soylent falters while its copycats thrive, revealing insights into the evolving meal replacement market.

2. 

   27 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   76: Private Equity

   What is private equity anyway? This week, DAOC goes back to basics, to discuss the history and function of private equity. Edited by Braden JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/02/news/markets-investing-junk-bonds-still-have-fans-despite-a-dismal-showing-in-2001.html https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/business/investing-time-to-jump-back-into-junk-bonds.html https://www.cnbc.com/video/2024/02/12/global-entrepreneur-tony-robbins-talks-investing-in-private-equity.html https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3623820

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   9 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   75: Vine

   Vine spawned some of the internet's most memorable videos, many of which are still circulating the meme economy today. So why did it collapse so quickly? And how could its current reincarnation, Divine, solve the AI slop crisis plaguing other platforms? Edited and thumbnail by Noah JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M4eIphOKInXXC2ZcSQOAvU_slyfApBsfAhJpG_pyeZc/edit?usp=sharing

Inside a recent episode

77: Soylent

Published 26 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Because really, it was a team of like maybe a dozen people from what the footage shows in this giant garment factory that was not like that well kept, honestly. And he says this. Here's a quote from the reporter. Yeah. It's a reminder that because the FDA considers Soylent a dietary supplement, the product or the factory it's made in doesn't need to be inspected or approved before it goes to market. One of the biggest loopholes in our food safety laws in the last hundred years. Yeah. You can literally give people anything to eat. Just like, here you go. There's no proof required. You can put anything in it. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

143 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

271 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

16

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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