The founder of Patagonia is giving away his fortune to help the climate. Victoria Chamberlain tries to figure out if this was philanthropy, tax avoidance or a cunning combination of the two. Gastropod: Frodo and Captain Kirk may be aliens but they still have to eat.
The billionaire founder of Patagonia is giving away his company to fight climate change. He’s also getting a giant tax break.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and edited by Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
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