Whose Grift Is It Anyway? A Podcast About Scammers, Grifters and Cons

In April of 2022, Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon is on top of the cryptocurrency world. By May of 2022, billions of dollars in investor money had disappeared. By September, Do Kwon is on the run from the United States and South Korean governments.------Music CreditsTrack: Savana — Vendredi [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch:    • Savana — Vendredi | Free Background M...  Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/savanaTrack: TZ800 — SOMM [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch:    • TZ800 — SOMM | Free Background Music ...  Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/tz800Track: The Purge — SilentCrafter [Audio Library Release]Music provided by Audio Library PlusWatch:    • The Purge — SilentCrafter | Free Back...  Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/purgeGate by KV    / kvmusicprod  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/3prWLY4Music promoted by Audio Library    • Gate – KV (No Copyright Music)   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we explore the curious relationship between "the welfare queen" Linda Taylor and Ronald Reagan, and the ways in which the character of the Welfare Queen was not who Taylor was, and how Reagan ignored the more criminal aspects of Taylor in order to be, well, just a little bit more racist! Learn how the myth of the Welfare Queen helped to lead us down the path to the current dystopia we all have to live in.Music Provided by the Audio Library YouTube Channel and "Kodama" by 20syl.Find us on social media at WhoseGrift@kind.socialE-mail us at WhoseGrift@proton.meParticularly useful sources:The Welfare Queen by Josh Levin Reddit.com/R/AskEconomics and Reddit.com/R/AskHistoriansHere’s what happened when Reagan went after healthcare programs. It’s not good. by Olivia Campbell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk is the world's richest man, but when you look at his history, you'll wonder exactly how that came to be. In this episode, we explore how Elon accumulated his wealth, and how his consistent ability to fail upwards wound up shooting him in the foot when he ran into an industry unwilling to roll over and do whatever he wanted.Music Provided by the Audio Library YouTube Channel and "Kodama" by 20syl.Find us on social media at WhoseGrift@mastodon.socialE-mail us at WhoseGrift@proton.meParticularly useful sources:Common Sense Skeptic YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@commonsenseskepticElon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee VanceElon Musk’s Twitter Buyout: The Complete Timeline of the News So Far by Adam Bankhurst Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2023, the illusion of Elon Musk as Silicon Valley's Iron Man has been shattered. By how did it come to this? What helped him get here? Why can't the richest man in the world get a loan? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.