The Worst of All Possible Worlds 88 - Shark Tank
May 24, 2023
02:17:47
The lads throw on their Throx and scrub their daddies as they dive headlong into the nightmares of capitalism in the hit reality TV show Shark Tank. Topics include what makes a good pitch, the number of socks in a Throx, and the odious core at the heart of American mythmaking.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
- Shark Tank Available on Hulu
- “Ex-NFL player thought ‘Shark Tank’ would launch his barbecue empire. It became a nightmare, he says” by Stacey Perman, LA Times. May 18th, 2023.
- Lori Cheek’s TEDxFultonStreet talk
- Maneesh Sethi's TEDxWindsor talk
- Senate Banking Committee Examines FTX Collapse by C-SPAN.
- Senate Banking hearing on the downfall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX — 12/14/22
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Featuring David Armstrong as “Mark Cuban” and Eleanor Philips as “Barbara Corcoran”.