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The Doomscroll Diaries

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert

Two stand-up comics in NYC bring you a weekly roundup of the best of the worst the internet has to offer. We cover everything from pop culture and corporate fails to celebrity news and whatever else the almighty algorithm throws our way. We doomscroll so you don’t have to. https://beacons.ai/doomscrolldiariespod

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01:34:45

Troubled Teen Industry w/ Lindsay Lucido

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2023/02/07

The girls talk to comedian Lindsay Lucido about her time in a troubled teen wilderness camp and dig up her old trauma for that sweet, sweet content. This $24B industry has kept therapists around the country happily employed and we get a first-hand account of how this very profitable industry operates (spoiler alert: it's charging parents to use their children as labor?). We discuss what it's like to have Paris Hilton as your spokesperson, how being in these camps impacts children later in life, how

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01:06:36

When George Santos scammed an Animal Rescue Center

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2023/01/31

The girls call George Santos: Laura and Mae are joined by a special guest, Judi Eskenazi, to tell her tale of how she got caught up (possibly scammed!) by the one and only George Santos (if that’s his real name) at an animal shelter. Mae then tells the story of the first woman who tried to break up her marriage with Mark (an 80-year-old South African woman on their honeymoon). The ladies also go through a list of the wildest corporate expenses from strip clubs to private yachts - moral of the story

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01:27:56

Mae's Honeymoon and the Morality of Trophy Hunting

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2023/01/25

Not fair game: Mae and Laura discuss the horrors of the trophy-killing industry. The ladies do a quick roundup of Mae’s honeymoon in South Africa, a wild tour guide in Cape Town that could not take a hint, and adventures on safari. Spoiler alert, Mae couldn’t make it out of safari without getting into a catfight. The ladies discuss the ethical dilemmas facing big game hunting across Africa, poaching, and of course Cecil the lion, RIP. Turns out we all should be scared of the dentist. We also talk

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53:44

How startup Frank used Data Science to scam $175M

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2023/01/18

It's January and we already have some strong contenders for scammers of the year! Our main story is the startup Frank, which was called "the Amazon for college admissions". Frank's application for top scammer was strong when CEO Charlie Javice completely fabricated 4 MILLION accounts in order to secure the bag (a $175M JPMC acquisition). We also talk Mae's honeymoon which oddly included time in the red light district of Amsterdam (sorry if you're Dutch - the reviews aren't great). Of course, we

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50:37

Influencers Gone Criminal!

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2023/01/09

Mae and Laura kick off the new year with some scammers! We chat stories of influencers that went WILD. No, they didn't get naked (in most cases), but they did scam and scheme with the best of them. Thank you for listening! Follow us @risquebusinessnews @laurasogar @mae_planert xoxo

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01:09:13

New Years Eve - Where are they Now?!

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2023/01/04

Laura and Mae take a trip down memory lane and talk about some favorite episodes and where the business scammers ended up (and why it's not jail!). We go over our New Years' resolutions and a massive aquarium explosion in Berlin. We catch up on people like: the Bikram yoga guy, Anna Delvey, Elizabeth Holmes, Billy McFarland, the Wing founder, and more! For more content follow us @risquebusinessnews @laurasogar @mae_planert xoxo

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31:49

The "Barbie" Con Artist who scammed her way on the...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/12/27

It's the last episode of 2022 and Laura and Mae talk about the issues that MATTER, nepo-babies and Greek scientist, Eleni Antoniadou, who scammed the Forber 30 Under 30. This is a quick episode but we still squeeze in comments on the lawyer who got banned from Madison Square Garden, the problems with AI technology (those filters are being VERY generous with how hot you are, folks), and how the Forbes 30 under 30 includes 600 people a year! Follow us @risquebusinessnews @laurasogar @mae_planert and

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01:09:06

The History of Elon Musk: Thai Cave's, Aspergers,...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/12/20

Surprise, surprise we're talking about Elon Musk again! This week we get into some fun stories from his past like the Thai Cave Diver "pedo" incident, his SNL Aspergers reveal, his cousins the Rive brothers and their company SolarCity, and his cute friendship with Larry Page. We also talk about Peter Dinklage, Jack Dorsey, Elden Ring Game of the Year awards, Korea's crazy age rules and Yeti coolers. Follow us @laurasogar @mae_planert @RisqueBusinessNews

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01:03:22

Liver King and the BIG bulky lie

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/12/14

Mae and Laura cover the story of Brian Johnson, AKA the “liver king”. This TikTok celebrity and $100M fitness and supplement lifestyle mogul known for eating raw liver on the daily (barf!) took quite the spill from grace when a big fat secret was exposed. He flew too close to the sun and got burned which was “only-natural”. This and more hard-hitting news of the week like America's next top mullet, goblin mode is the word of the year, the national parks want you to cool it with licking toads - and

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01:01:56

A Crypto Expert explains FTX

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/12/06

Laura and Mae play the "phone a friend" card and talk to our favorite crypto expert, Hannah Burke, on the saga of Sam Bankman-Freid. Hannah brings her experience managing financial crime related to crypto at Paypal to our conversation and explains some conspiracy theories on what happened at Alameda research and what the future might hold for our boy SBF. We talk about everything from SBF's Twitter fight w Rep Maxine Waters to the mysterious deaths of crypto billionaires. Follow us online

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01:14:10

The Great Texas Fruitcake BETRAYAL

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/11/29

From fruitcake friends to fruitcake foes: in the holiday spirit Mae and Laura spill the tea on inedible pastry cakes this week as they discuss the fruitcake fraud case of the iconic Collin Street Bakery. This adorable tale has big Texas style personalities, bummer betrayals, very poor taste in mattresses (you’ll see) and weirdly some political connections? The girls also chat World Cup (it's pronounded "cutter"), Balenciaga and their creeptastic new ads, more crypto conspiracies, and getting frisked

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01:27:49

(WT)FTX - The drama behind crypto darling SBFs rise...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/11/22

We're back after our short break to get Mae married (finally!) and we've got a hot one. We're talking Sam Bankman Fried (aka SBF) and his polycule of Effective Altruist friends at FTX and Alameda Research that just went bankrupt, stole a ton of money and may be crashing crypto. If you haven't heard about this story then listen now to understand the darker-than-usual depression from your crypto-enthusiast millenial nephew Thanksgiving. We review a deep dive on SBF the person, how this may have been

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01:01:22

Elon Musk buys the Bird App - Twitter!

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/11/08

The girls talk the man of the hour, Elon Musk. The rocket man has finally completed his purchase of Twitter and it has been SPICY. We talk about his grand entrance to Twitter HQ with a kitchen sink in tow, losing all Twitter’s advertisers, his flirty tweets with AOC and of course the $8 subscription. Get this guy a reality tv show already! Like and Subscribe on most platforms (not Twitter) @risquebusinessnews @Laurasogar @mae_planert

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01:04:11

Mae talks Wedding Industry!

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/11/01

The wedding industry: Mae is finally getting married, so in honor of her marriage (and Laura celebrating her shutting the F up about it already) the gals are covering the wedding industry. Turns out saying "I Do" is a whole $61B industry. Laura and Mae talk biggest celeb weddings, and epic bridezilla and groomzilla (men can be nuts too) moments found online. Follow us @risquebusinessnews @mae_planert @laurasogar Thanks for listening!

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01:08:45

Spooky Business Stories!

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/10/25

Spirit Halloween and other drugs: a hodgepodge of stories from the week! Mae and Laura cover Spirit Halloween and the spooky business model where they throw a bunch of clown costumes into a bankrupt business warehouse. Other topics include: The head of lettuce that stayed fresh longer than the British prime minister (we also think Mae’s had yeast infections longer). The most horrifying image you’d ever see under a microscope (it's an ant) An Aussie lab that made brain cells play pong like some

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01:02:05

Agents of Chaos - Freedom Of Speech Edition

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/10/18

A recap of chaotic events: Mae and Laura cover Sean Penn and his next-level obnoxious Hollywood move of meeting with El Chapo *insert eye roll*, real housewife and mogul Bethenny Frankel suing smaller TikTok creators and TikTok as a whole (!), and some recent drama with PayPal’s terms and conditions. A lot happening in this one! Next week we’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming. As always, thanks for listening! For more content follow us @laurasogar @mae_planert @risquebusinessnews

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01:27:38

That time the Sinaloa Cartel laundered $16 billion...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/10/13

The girls are back again with part 2 of the story of the Sinaloa cartel and how they cleaned up their finances with the help of the world's biggest bank, HSBC. This week the story focuses on the Mexican government's attempt to get one of the world's largest companies to simply stop funding terrorists. Feels like a simple ask but you'd be surprised! We also spend literally the first 28 minutes talking about haunted houses, sex clubs, and how we can't take Mae anywhere so if that's not your thing..

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01:17:00

The Scandals of El Chapo and HSBC

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/10/05

The girls are back from Mae's bachelorette in Mexico City so it felt only right to discuss one of the scariest businesses in the world... The Cartel. This story focuses on HSBC, a legit bank that also happened to enable the Sinaloa cartel to be REALLY good at their job (drug trafficking and murder). In part 1 we talk about El Chapo's history, how HSBC could really not be bothered to worry about anti-money laundering, and attempt to explain the Mexican Peso Crisis (lol). We also discuss Tom Brady's

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01:05:16

Kim Kardashian: Business Queen

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/09/27

The worlds greatest mogul: Kim Kardashian of course! Laura and Mae discuss the question we've all wondered - how did Kim Kardashian get so rich? We review her various business ventures from the failed KardashianKard to the absolute dominance of SKIMS. Then of course the nice check she got from an "acting" role with Ray J. This lady is the master of her craft! We also discuss the Beyond Meat CEO biting the nose of a man at an Arkansas football game (??) and Mae's impending bachlorette party in

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01:00:19

Patagonia - The Only Good Business Man?

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2022/09/20

This week we discuss outdoor apparel company, Patagonia, and its founder Yvon Chouinard aka one of the world's only good businessmen. You may have seen him pop up in the news for giving away the (massive) company to a newly established non-profit dedicated to fighting climate change. Yvon may be one of the only billionaires who looked at his bank account and said "this is embarrassing" and actually gave all the money away. We discuss his past and how he came to be such an anomaly in our capitalist

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