Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOmaze's $500M Charity Scam: Only 18% Actually Helps People
You dropped 20 bucks on that Omaze dream car giveaway thinking you're helping kids with cancer. Plot twist: less than 4 dollars actually made it to c…
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Why Amazon Spends $18.7M a Year Lobbying Congress (And You Should Care)
Amazon spent $18.7 million last year trying to influence Congress. That's about $51,000 every single day. Before you get outraged, Emma Reid explains…
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Why Dave Ramsey's $600M Empire Is Actually Making Americans Poorer
Dave Ramsey built a $600 million empire telling people to avoid debt and invest in mutual funds. So why are his followers still broke? Emma Reid digs…
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Why Amazon's Coins Failed But Apple Pay Succeeded: The Real Cost of Making Money
Think you can't create your own currency? Emma Reid breaks down why Amazon's virtual coins flopped while Apple Pay prints money, and reveals the surp…
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EVE Online Copied NASDAQ So Well It Broke Its Own Game
Ever heard of a video game that accidentally built a better stock market than Wall Street? EVE Online copied NASDAQ's trading system so perfectly tha…
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How Amway and Herbalife Dodge Pyramid Scheme Laws (99% Still Lose Money)
Ever wonder why Amway reps always seem so confident they're not running a pyramid scheme? Emma Reid breaks down the surprisingly sophisticated legal …
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New York's $47B Tax Exodus: What EVE Online's Virtual Economy Reveals
When a virtual spaceship game predicts real-world tax policy better than economists, you know we're living in interesting times. Emma Reid breaks dow…
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The Fed Makes $100B+ Per Year But Can't Keep a Single Dollar
The Federal Reserve makes over $100 billion in profit every year, but here's the catch: they can't keep a single penny of it. In this episode, Emma R…
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The $300K Virtual War: How EVE Online Players Fund Real Military Operations
Ever wonder how a video game battle can cost more than most people's house? In January 2014, EVE Online players destroyed $300,000 worth of virtual s…
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The World Bank's $100B Problem: Are We Funding Poverty Instead of Fighting It?
The World Bank hands out $100 billion a year to fight poverty, but here's what they don't advertise: the US controls the money, China gets loans desp…
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