It Could Happen Here Private Prisons, Finance Ghouls and The Bezzle, with Cory Doctorow
Mar 25, 2024
Author Cory Doctorow discusses his new book 'The Bezzle' and the financial exploitation within the private prison system. The narrative explores schemes involving bison, inmate treatment changes, costly tablets, and the manipulation of social capital in fraud schemes. The episode sheds light on profit-motivated injustices in society and the impact of tech scams on the American dream.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Exploring The Bezzle and Influences in Fiction
01:47 • 5min
Exploration of Book Series and Introduction to 'The Bezzle'
06:24 • 3min
Island Billionaire's Bison Misadventure and Financial Schemes
09:08 • 11min
Financial Exploitation in California Prisons
20:14 • 8min
Uncovering Exploitation: From Nazi Oppression to Modern-Day Scams
28:09 • 7min
Exploration of Cons, Fraud, and the Manipulation of Social Capital
35:14 • 4min
Exploring Privatization, Profit Motives, and Prisoner Uprisings
39:40 • 3min
Discussion on a Newsletter, AI, and Technological Unemployment
42:39 • 4min
Introduction to Cool Zone Media, Doc Talk Discussion, Entertainment Marketing Summit Promotion, and Planned Parenthood Telehealth Ad
46:25 • 2min