Corporate Gossip

The CEO of tech company Astronomer was caught at a Coldplay concert canoodling with the head of HR in a video that has since gone mega-viral. And SUDDENLY everyone is interested in what I thought was a niche topic - CEOs behaving badly!!  In this emergency episode, I review the latest in the Astronomer scandal and recap my favorite executive cheating scandals that we've covered on the podcast.  Timestamps:  00:00 Astronomer  07:25 - Kevin Plank (Under Armour)  13:30 - Sergey Brin (Google) 20:00 - Les Moonves (CBS)  24:30 - SBF (FTX)  26:00 - Jack Welch (GE)  27:20 - Rupert Murdoch (NewsCorp / Fox News)  I also touch on Dov Charney (American Apparel), Eddie Antar (Crazy Eddie), The Insys Sales Reps, and Vince McMahon (WWE) 

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Checking in before our OFFICIAL Corporate Gossip Summer Research Break! We'll be back in July with regular episodes. Join us on Patreon  Sign up for the Corporate Gossip Ad program here This Brain Had a Mouth: Lucy Gwin and the Voice of Disability Nation Audubon chapter rejects offer from The Hartford to reinstate coverage BTW - we forgot to mention, but after The Hartford said they'd reinstate coverage, the Audobon chapter told the company to kick rocks! 

This conversation dives deep into the complexities of Mark Zuckerberg’s reign over Facebook, exploring how wealth and power may have distorted his judgment. The hosts critique the contrasting legacies of Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, debating their roles as potential industry villains. The toxic work culture at Facebook is dissected, revealing ethical dilemmas faced by tech leaders. The discussion also touches on the Cambridge Analytica scandal and ongoing antitrust issues, pushing for a reconsideration of corporate responsibility in the tech world.

This is a sneak peak of our bonus episodes available exclusively on Patreon We are an indie podcast made possible by support from listeners like YOU! For as little as $3.50 a month you get: Twice monthly bonus episodes covering hot topics and fresh corporate scandals PLUS extra deep dives like a rundown on Metas recent legal issues  On the ground reporting of the HOTTEST fraud trials in the SDNY (Becca is going to the opening arguments of the One Taste ‘Orgasm Cult’ next week)  Discussions with other Corporate Gossipers  And more!  What happens when friendless Uber rich business boys get together to influence the global economy? Find out on today's Patreon! 05:00 - Henry Blodget Invents, Hires, Sexually Harasses, Blogs About Nonexistent AI Subordinate 15:00 AI Is Making Us Dumber. Shocker. 22:30 The group chats that changed America 32:30 Sperm racing in LA: Inside the first-of-its-kind race that's taking the internet by storm Sperm racing instagram page Don't Die Tech Mogul Bryan Johnson Is in an Actual Penis-Measuring Contest—With His Teenage Son

For bonus content and discussions on each episode join us on Patreon If Sheryl Sandberg & Mark Zuckerberg never encountered one another at a Christmas party in Atherton in 2007 would the world have been a better place? Find out as we go ALLL the way back and trace the story of Sheryl Sandberg's Dr. Frankenstein and her Mark Zuckerberg monster. Was there sexual tension between the two of them (no one explicitly has said that but I PICKED UP ON A FEW THINGS!)??. Were either of them good people who were corrupted? Or were they destined to seek power and destroy once they reached the top? What about now? Do they feel ashamed about the lives they’ve destroyed, directly or indirectly? Do they hate themselves more than we could ever hate them? Are there ANY heroes in this story at all? What do you think?! Links: Pics from the episode Why Sheryl Sandberg Quit Facebook’s Meta “When You Get That Wealthy, You Start to Buy Your Own Bullshit”: The Miseducation of Sheryl Sandberg An Ugly Truth Careless People Got good news? Email our Good News Correspondent elizabethliu526@gmail.com  

For the full episode and so much more join us over on Patreon PLUS! 23&Me files for Bankruptcy and Anne Wojcicki's identity crisis, Zuckerberg Streisanding himself, an end to restaurant reservation scalping, and Becca's reflections on getting laid off. Links: 23andMe bankruptcy filing sparks privacy fears as DNA data of millions goes up for sale Delete your data from 23&Me Mark Zuckerberg Just Taught a Master Class in How Not to Handle a Crisis Careless People discussion on Glamorous Trash Bon Appetit! Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Cracking Down on the ‘Black Market’ for Restaurant Reservations US judge sets Boeing 737 MAX fraud trial for June 23 Dominic Gates, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at the Seattle Times

This was going to be a Patreon exclusive but I decided to make it free for everyone! If you want to support this indie podcast, consider joining the Patreon. You'll get bonus content twice a month, discussion posts with me and other members, and extra juciy content that didn't make the cut on regular episodes!  The jury is now deliberating! What do you think? Guilty or Not Guilty? At the closing arguments of US vs. Charlie Javice, aka the Jose Baez oral rollercoaster. WEEE!!! Highlights include: The Monopoly Man is ACTUALLY J.P. Morgan Jamie Dimons "widdle baby" defense A scorned bank employee hopes to save bank daddies reputation As always, hyper realistic drawings that bring you into the belly of the lower Manhattan District Courthouse  

In 2007, the mecca of hipster paradise was the Etsy headquarters in Brooklyn. Etsy epitomized elder-millennial quirk with a sprinkle of digital delusion, and no one personified the vibes quite like their CEO and founder, Rob Kalin.  But while Kalin and his friends were building a crafters utopia, a ruthless venture capitalist had another plan for the company: destroy it from the inside out and get SUPER rich doing it. Join the Patreon for bonus episodes and discussion!  Pictures now on Patreon (no paywall!) Links: Etsy Wants to Crochet Its Cake, and Eat It Too Etsy Was a Twee Culture Punchline. Now It’s a Wall Street Darling. Etsy CEO says company is escaping ‘race to the bottom’ and getting back to its artisan roots  

Dispatches from the Charlie Javice Trial! You can find the full episode (along with my courtroom drawings) on Patreon.  Corproate Gossip is supported by listeners like you. We have no advertisers or Corporate sponsors. You can be part of the CGP community discussion board, get two bonus episodes a month (sometimes more), and lots of other jucy extras at Patreon.com/CorporateGossip