Whose Grift Is It Anyway guides you through the world of grifters, scammers and con artists, to see what we can learn about them and the systems that protect them. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Whose Grift Is It Anyway? A Podcast About Scammers, Grifters and Cons
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Whose Grift Is It Anyway guides you through the world of grifters, scammers and con artists, to see what we can learn about them and the systems that protect them. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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August 9, 2023
Boo You Poors || Do Kwon and the Crypto Contagion of 2022
<p>In April of 2022, Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon is on top of the cryptocurrency world. By May of 2022, billions of dollars in investor money had disappeared. By September, Do Kwon is on the run from the United States and South Korean governments.</p><br><p>------</p><br><p>Music Credits</p><br><p>Track: Savana — Vendredi [Audio Library Release]</p><p>Music provided by Audio Library Plus</p><p>Watch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G3y-LHrOUE&t=0s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/yt_favicon.png"> • Savana — Vendredi | Free Background M... </a></p><p>Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFpuQkFwdmR3al9fWHNzcmd5MFFET3cxY1ROd3xBQ3Jtc0ttMzdVSjllVTB3bEhNeEJxcm81d0gyVkxfcV90bnYyZkJJVUs2OXlVSTdLc1RnMnRmcmhyZTB4R3c2clM4ZnJPaGRPSHdLc3BNZTJ5a29oVUJseTJvUldKTGFYYVNWcHhPMzktN0I0SjJOb1dLNEh6VQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Falplus.io%2Fsavana&v=8G3y-LHrOUE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://alplus.io/savana</a></p><br><p>Track: TZ800 — SOMM [Audio Library Release]</p><p>Music provided by Audio Library Plus</p><p>Watch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAVdJhaypzQ&t=0s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/yt_favicon.png"> • TZ800 — SOMM | Free Background Music ... </a></p><p>Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU1TS1ltNElXcEZrZ2VxVHZJNk85RXU1XzBXZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuM013U21RbkNMZGxTdG1vOElDVEZCNE9FMkQ5dm1GUDcteXRTRk1UR1Q2OTEyWnVUMEt1d29Wbmd0alVPdnl5ZHd2UkVkS0tkUjJxdzE0V3R0MUlLS1ZHVWZ4OWc0SExJdHZRdm5aZDZsUkNfRDV4dw&q=https%3A%2F%2Falplus.io%2Ftz800&v=yAVdJhaypzQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://alplus.io/tz800</a></p><br><p>Track: The Purge — SilentCrafter [Audio Library Release]</p><p>Music provided by Audio Library Plus</p><p>Watch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsuXMjKmJAI&t=0s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/yt_favicon.png"> • The Purge — SilentCrafter | Free Back... </a></p><p>Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0djYUhRZXFRclNLUkFwbDNTQm5HUnZibkZId3xBQ3Jtc0tseFpZS1NySVRmQnd4cHFvVDN1eU9RUXpzUHhNTVV6NkZvcF9MZ2RLMFIwWmpCSDhCTU5tUnBuU3dSZE9FRlNIUjBaTjAxOXBoY1FMODdCNW1aOHF3clZFSmFudS1OeUNSVGhFQmkxZHF0dzVhTXMxSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Falplus.io%2Fpurge&v=QsuXMjKmJAI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://alplus.io/purge</a></p><br><p>Gate by KV <a href="https://youtube.com/c/KVmusicprod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/yt_favicon.png"> / kvmusicprod </a></p><p>Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 </p><p>Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmhqQWxlTERXN0VtWml5ZjV4TlN6MUhnTXJvQXxBQ3Jtc0tuRklhZzVxMDRiQXktaWdERU5WREc3Mk5MMXJ5eDNvdTU3enUtdEF1cXBjdDhaM2trZ084NTlsNnY5TnR3am5mVERMc1N3UmlCckZTeDZ1ZjFnS1dGbjVFRk1pTVF6NjctTXBTdGp1eE5SRlZCNVhiTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3prWLY4&v=1NarIko2YYY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3prWLY4</a></p><p>Music promoted by Audio Library <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NarIko2YYY&t=0s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <img src="https://www.gstatic.com/youtube/img/watch/yt_favicon.png"> • Gate – KV (No Copyright Music) </a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 19, 2023
The Welfare Queen and the Conservative King || Linda Taylor and Ronald Reagan
<p>In this episode, we explore the curious relationship between "the welfare queen" Linda Taylor and Ronald Reagan, and the ways in which the character of the Welfare Queen was not who Taylor was, and how Reagan ignored the more criminal aspects of Taylor in order to be, well, just a little bit more racist! Learn how the myth of the Welfare Queen helped to lead us down the path to the current dystopia we all have to live in.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Music Provided by the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@audiolibrary_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Audio Library YouTube Channel</a> and<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqbw7CUVWhM&pp=ygUMa29kYW1hIDIwc3ls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> "Kodama" by 20syl.</a></p><br><p>Find us on social media at WhoseGrift@kind.social</p><p>E-mail us at WhoseGrift@proton.me</p><br><p>Particularly useful sources:</p><p><a href="https://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2013/12/linda_taylor_welfare_queen_ronald_reagan_made_her_a_notorious_american_villain.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Welfare Queen</a> by Josh Levin </p><p>Reddit.com/R/AskEconomics and Reddit.com/R/AskHistorians</p><p><a href="https://timeline.com/reagan-trump-healthcare-cuts-8cf64aa242eb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here’s what happened when Reagan went after healthcare programs. It’s not good.</a> by Olivia Campbell</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 14, 2023
Elon Musk and the $44 Billion Screw Up
<p>Elon Musk is the world's richest man, but when you look at his history, you'll wonder exactly how that came to be. In this episode, we explore how Elon accumulated his wealth, and how his consistent ability to fail upwards wound up shooting him in the foot when he ran into an industry unwilling to roll over and do whatever he wanted.</p><br><p>Music Provided by the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@audiolibrary_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Audio Library YouTube Channel</a> and<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqbw7CUVWhM&pp=ygUMa29kYW1hIDIwc3ls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> "Kodama" by 20syl.</a></p><br><p>Find us on social media at WhoseGrift@mastodon.social</p><p>E-mail us at WhoseGrift@proton.me</p><br><p>Particularly useful sources:</p><p>Common Sense Skeptic YouTube Channel. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@commonsenseskeptic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@commonsenseskeptic</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-Ashlee-Vance-audiobook/dp/B00UVY52JO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TSICA00T7D3&keywords=elon+musk+ashlee+vance&qid=1689365149&sprefix=elon+musk+ashl%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future</strong></a> by Ashlee Vance</p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/elon-musks-twitter-takeover-and-the-chaos-that-followed-the-complete-timeline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elon Musk’s Twitter Buyout: The Complete Timeline of the News</a> So Far by Adam Bankhurst</p><p><br></p><h1><br></h1><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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