EP03 | How to Kill a Company and Keep the Brand Alive
Update: 2025-03-27
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Joanne Fabrics went bankrupt. Forever 21 collapsed again. Walgreens just sold for billions. But the brands? Still alive and kicking. At [01:15 ], Jason and Kevin break down why profitable companies fail and how private equity pulls it off [03:50 ]. By [05:45 ], they explain how today’s retail brands survive without stores—or employees.
At [12:00 ], they dive into why bankruptcy courts keep approving fantasy projections. Then it gets weird: at [20:00 ], they explore a Mars colony run by a corporate board, and [22:45 ] ask if corporations are replacing governments.
Things wrap with White Lotus guilt spirals [27:30 ], Miami pickleball feuds [35:00 ], and a reminder that retail might be fiction—but the consequences are real.
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