Best Tony Hsieh Podcasts (2025)

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Zappos / Tony Hsieh: The Dark Side of Happiness 1:27:29

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Thank you for listening to another season of the podcast! We'll be back in January with new episodes. Got suggestions / thoughts / feedback? Email [email protected] For bonus episodes, book club, and the aftershow, join us on Patreon Advertise with us Trigger warning: suicide, drug use, overdose Tony Hsieh had a life other entrepreneurs dreamed o…

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[Patreon Exclusive] Sonder: It's official, everything's a scam now :) 7:45

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Listen to the full episode on Patreon. Join today at the Murdoch's Mates level and get FOUR bonus epiosdes every month plus the Corporate Gossip Book Club and group chat! On Monday morning thousands of travelers were locked out of their Sonder hotel rooms and told: Sorry! Our business isn't businessing anymore :) Executives at both Marriott and Son…

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Outdoor Voices: Ty Haney's Groundhog Day (UNLOCKED!) 1:05:56

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This is an updated and unlocked version of an episode that was earlier published exclusively on Patreon. Join now and enjoy FOUR extra episodes a month for as little as $5! Ty Haney is back at Outdoor voices, the cult athleisure brand she founded. Can she successfully suck us all into her time machine back to 2014? Or will this company's death ratt…

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Victoria's Secret: Sex pests all the way down 1:09:56

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The demon living inside Les Wexner's head brings us into the Victoria's Secret gremlin lair! Adam and Becca go back to the early 2000s to tell the story of the rise and fall of this retail behemoth and the corporate crooks who drove it into the ground. CW: Sexual Assault, Suicide Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and the aftershow Pics from thi…

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[Patreon Exclusive] Scams in the Manosphere part 2: Tai Lopez's Ponzi Scheme 15:17

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Listen to the full episode on Patreon. Join today at the Murdoch's Mates level and get FOUR bonus epiosdes every month plus the Corporate Gossip Book Club and group chat! On a chilly October night, I like to cuddle up with a good ponzi scheme. It's my comfort fraud <3 Links: 'Do You Believe I'm a Scam? Haha' Tai Lopez became YouTube famous promisin…

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Activision Blizzard's Final Boss 1:23:54

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Please Rate and Review this Podcast!! CW: Suicide, Sexual Assault Join the Patreon for the aftershow and tons of bonus content No game developer would even think to create a dungeon troll as sinister as Bobby Kotick. Bobby's life is a video game where gobbling up cash is the mission and when it comes to retribution there is no side quest too small!…

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[Patreon Exclusive] Starbucks: Reverse Engineered Vibes (PLUS Charlie Javice Sentencing) 7:01

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Listen to the full episode on Patreon. Join today at the Murdoch's Mates level and get FOUR bonus epiosdes every month plus the Corporate Gossip Book Club and group chat! In this episode: Brian Niccol TRIES HIS HARDEST to get us to like Starbucks again as he tries to escape the living ghost of Howard Shultz. I also went to the Charlie Javice Senten…

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Johnson & Johnson: Is the ethical company in the room with us? 1:27:29

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Join the Patreon for the aftershow and tons of bonus content It's the quintessential American company - gaslighting the public, twisting regulators by the balls, and killing consumers in the name of shareholder value! This story is a smorgasbord of deviance - lies, fraud, corruption, cults, and a very sweaty CEO. So put on your lab coats and take o…

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[Patreon Exclusive] JP Morgan's Big Time Oopsie (It's about Jeffery Epstein) 8:36

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We are an independent podcast with no corporate sponsors. The Patreon helps keep the lights on, please consider joining at the Skillling's Sweeties level and get FOUR bonus episodes every month or the Murdoch's Mates level to join our live book club and group chat! Hear the rest of the episode on Patreon TW: Sexual Assault Wallstreets skankiest tra…

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AOL: Dotcom Dummies 1:12:54

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Please rate and review this podcast! What ever happened to AOL?! We go all the way back to 1999 (home video included) and meet Steve Case, the CEO of, at the time, the largest technology company in America. High on his own supply, he wrangles Time Warner CEO Jerry Levin into a business noogie and manages to destroy a third of a TRILLION DOLLARS in …

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Sam Altman & Open AI Part 2: King D*ck of Liar Mountain 1:21:38

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Please rate and review this podcast! We're back with part two of our series on Open AI (we're done after this one for a while). Everyone's making everything up all the time and no one has any idea what will happen in the future. In this episode, we cover the wild claims made about AI and AGI and how those predictions are being used to justify envir…

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OpenAI & Sam Altman's Sad Sack Band of Goons 1:48:55

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Please rate and review this podcast! CW: Child Sexual Assault Meet Sam Altman, one of the most powerful men in tech (also maybe evil Pete Buttigieg??) and his posse of boy pests. We take you deep into the bunkers of Silicon Valley to Sam's inner circle to figure out how he became so rotted. Was it insecurity? Napoleon syndrome? OR SCURVY INDUCED PS…

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Match.com / Tinder: Boy Boss Amateur Hour 1:26:39

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Why is it that no one wants to see a hot guy succeed?!!!? This is the story of the three best friends, lead by Bell Air Boy Boss Sean Rad. They created Tinder and became the coolest millennials in LA, hosting parties with Jason Derulo and Kristen Doute and preparing their bank accounts for an influx of cash after being acquired by Match.com. But it…

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EMERGENCY EPISODE! The Astronomer CEO scandal and other messy executives 32:01

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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 cheatin…

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State of the show: Summer break, Adam's brilliant idea, good news for birds, MBAs, Amphetamines and more! 38:39

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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…

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Facebook Part 2: Mark Zuckerberg & The Curse Of The Baby Bangs 1:37:54

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For bonus content and discussions on each episode join us on Patreon We wrap up this absolute UNIT of a two part episode by examining the Facebook story by stepping into our proverbial blue sequined rompers and seeing the world behind Mark Zuckberg's baby bangs. BUCKLE UP as Becca and Adam try to figure out - did the accumulation of unchecked power…

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Facebook Part 1: Sheryl Sandberg & The Curse of the BOB 1:24:24

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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 …

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Bonus! Charlie Javice vs. PeePaw: The Final Chapter 38:49

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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 …

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Etsy: Hipster Bambi vs. VC Villains 1:21:17

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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 th…

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Charlie Javice & The Frank Fraud: Barely Legal 1:14:38

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Please share this podcast with a friend! Charlie Javice is another Forbes 30-under-30 uber-genius-startup-founder (see: SBF, Elizabeth Holmes, or Carlos Watson) who spent about 18 months in the warm center of the venture capital fake-it-till-you-make-it circle jerk before the sisal rug gets pulled out from under her. Once she was exposed as a total…

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eBay: Dorkfellas 1:10:37

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This is an episode for our true crime lovers! we're talking about a 2019 GANG STALKING SCANDAL that involves the executives at a fortune 500 company criminally stalking a sweet old couple. What made these executives so mad? The chief executives at Ebay so deeply butthurt about a comment the couple made on their niche ecommerce blog that they crashe…

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JUUL: Puff Daddies 1:19:01

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Please share this podcast with a friend :) PLUS good news about a health care strike in Oregon! We emerge from the vapor haze of a high school bathroom (how are these kids blowing PERFECT smoke rings??) to tell the tale of two Stanford grads who did what every single-celled-business-ameoba-boy dreamed of doing but was too scared to actually commit …

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23&Me (&Anne&Sergey&Elon) + State of the pod 1:20:07

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We're BACK and starting off with an absolute banger! Sit back and enjoy the messy escapades of a bunch of horned up teenagers trapped in adult bodies: 23&Me Founder Anne Wojcicki, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and A Bald Eagle's worst nightmare, Elon Musk. With cameos from RFK Jr (POST Brain Worm) and the corporate scandal Forrest Gump, Diane von …

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S4 Finale! Bob's Red Mill: Porridge Daddy & Listener Questions 57:55

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Don't forget to rate and review! Becca and Adam talk about the Giggly Grain Grandpa: Bob Moore of Bob's Red Mill. But don't toss your oats just yet, this is a good episode. We'll teach you how to have a Bob Moore Summer (Perfecting your porridge, socializing the means of production, hyperfixating on hobbies, and being jolly) and restore your faith …

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American Apparel & the Millennial Cult of Dov Charney 1:12:12

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Put on your flower crowns and don your skinniest jeans and join us at the center of the Millennial universe: Coachella 2007! Adam & Becca meet the personification of the turn of the century hipster entrepreneur, Dov Charney. Sitting atop a pile of v-neck t-shirts ethically made in the USA, Charney was somewhat of a renegade business oddity on wall-…

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Crazy Eddie, Fraud Mother? 1:04:54

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NO ONE does fraud like Eddie Antar, and Crazy Eddie is the bizarre story that got Becca hooked on fraud! Adam, Becca, and their Dad Jeff pop a few ludes and drop down the rabbit hole into a 1970's New York City punk rock fever dream. They meet a young Eddie Antar scamming tourists in a seedy Time Square clip joint and follow his journey to become t…

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Intuit & Turbo Tax: Girlboss, Gaslight, Gatekeep 1:07:37

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Why does doing taxes suck so much? Because Capitalism! Over the past 20 years, the lovable dweebs at the IRS have been on a quest to make filing personal taxes free and easy. They say America should be like other countries, where the government sends you a pre-filled tax return and all you have to do is sign-off. Seems like a no-brainer, right? Lik…

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BONUS: Interview with Winning Fixes Everything author Evan Drellich 40:41

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ANOTHER BONUS EPISODE! Becca & Adam talk to Evan Drellich, the author of Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess Read Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds Created Sports' Biggest Mess Support the podBy Nitetoast Media

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Astros: McKinsey Strikes Out 1:06:50

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America's pastimes: Baseball and Fraud! What happens when a bunch of fleece-vested jabronis take over a Major League Baseball team? Becca and Adam hop the fence at the stadium formerly known as Enron field and bring you the tea from the front-office of the Houston Astros. Two years after the Astros won the World Series, the Athletic dropped a bombs…

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CBS & Messy Les Moonves 1:22:45

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If you thought Sumner Redstone was a degenerate, just WAIT until you meet his pervy protege, Les Moonves! CBS CEO Les Moonves, aka "Mr. TV" is one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. He transformed CBS from a sleepy granny network into a ratings powerhouse with shows like Survivor, Big Brother, Criminal Minds, and The Big Bang Theory. The busine…

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Paramount / Viacom: Sumner House of Horrors 1:14:41

1+ y ago1:14:41

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The Paramount / Viacom story is just like Bravo's Summer House, but SCARIER! Our main character, Paramount CEO Sumner Redstone, is a horny teenager trapped in the body of a crusty old billionaire. At 92, despite being barely conscious, he was still chairman of TWO publicly traded companies.This real life Weekend at Bernie's scheme was made possible…

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Ain't no party like an Insys party 1:23:34

1+ y ago1:23:34

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Insys was the startup unicorn of the opioid crisis, and boy did they know how to party. Becca & Adam meet Insys CEO John Kapoor and his rowdy band of crooked pharmaceutical reps as they slither their way through doctors offices across the country, pushing their marquee product: Fentanyl! The shady sales reps unleashed the powerful opioid on unsuspe…

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BONUS: Interview with Ringmaster author Josie Riesman 45:23

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IT'S A BONUS EPISODE, BROTHER! Becca and Adam talk with the author of Ringmaster, Josie Riesman Read Ringmaster by Josie Riesman Follow Josie on Instagram, her website josie.zone, or the book website Josie's article mentioned in the interview: Wrestling turned me cis, then it turned me transBy Nitetoast Media

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WWE & Vince McMahon: Worm with a Mustache 1:25:30

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Welcome back brother!! Season 4 is here and ready to SMACKDOWN! WWE style. Binge ALL of Season 4 NOW on Patreon! We've seen this story before - a deeply traumatized child inherits their father's business and fills the void left by the adults that failed them with, what else… MONEY!!!! Rather than spend time examining his emotional shortcomings, Vin…

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MAESTRO! (Seventeen Talk, Vol. 16) 1:07:37

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A massive guide to all things 17 IS RIGHT HERE! Hope breaks down everything worth knowing about the compilation album’s four new songs and music videos: behind-the-scenes facts, Easter eggs, symbol interpretations, lyric breakdowns, parallels to past eras, and even summaries of the mythological stories (among others) that are mentioned in the lyric…

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All Things IU 48:45

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From being a “Lost Child” to the “Winning” superstar that she is today, this episode chronologically recaps IU’s career and catalog! This is both a guide to IU for those unfamiliar with her work and a chance for long-time fans to recall key moments from each year since IU’s debut. From releasing music videos that put original spins on classic stori…

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Best New Music: April 2024 1:03:06

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A ranking and review of the best new releases from K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop artists! Read more about one of the top picks here! https://17caratkpop.substack.com/p/txts-take-on-the-little-prince

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(Part 5) Tony Hsieh and the Quest for Happiness (Enthusiasts, Ep. 70) 25:47

1+ y ago25:47

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While this five-part series is about one extraordinary man who deserves as much name recognition as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, it’s also about the many overlapping contexts that explain his successes, his tragic downward spiral, and his evergreen comments on how to be happy. Tony Hsieh spent his life studying and trying to create and spread hap…

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iHAARTRadio 49:38

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Thorough breakdowns of the latest K-pop-company-related feuds, from the drama between HYBE and its subsidiaries to the lawsuit against a different “Big Four” company over its construction project failures. Plus: a major change that threatens North American tours, the sentencing of someone who extorted a BTS fan, the latest “K-pop is past its prime”…

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(Part 4) Tony Hsieh and the Quest for Happiness (Enthusiasts, Ep. 69) 34:15

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While this five-part series is about one extraordinary man who deserves as much name recognition as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, it’s also about the many overlapping contexts that explain his successes, his tragic downward spiral, and his evergreen comments on how to be happy. Tony Hsieh spent his life studying and trying to create and spread hap…

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(Part 3) Tony Hsieh and the Quest for Happiness (Enthusiasts, Ep. 68) 45:51

1+ y ago45:51

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While this five-part series is about one extraordinary man who deserves as much name recognition as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, it’s also about the many overlapping contexts that explain his successes, his tragic downward spiral, and his evergreen comments on how to be happy. Tony Hsieh spent his life studying and trying to create and spread hap…

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Best New Music: March 2024 58:24

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A ranking and review of the best new releases from K-pop, J-pop, C-pop, P-pop, and T-pop artists!

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(Part 2) Tony Hsieh and the Quest for Happiness (Enthusiasts, Ep. 67) 40:50

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While this five-part series is about one extraordinary man who deserves as much name recognition as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, it’s also about the many overlapping contexts that explain his successes, his tragic downward spiral, and his evergreen comments on how to be happy. Tony Hsieh spent his life studying and trying to create and spread hap…

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minisode 3: TOMORROW Explainer 1:07:01

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Throughout this in-depth guide to The Little Prince, Hope draws attention to the parallels TXT make to it in their new songs, short film, “Deja Vu” music video, and even teaser images. Simultaneously unpacking minisode 3: TOMORROW and The Little Prince reveals how complementary the stories are and how TXT’s world-building has actually been covering…

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DREAM()SCAPE Theory Time! (NCT Talk, Vol. 21) 34:02

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Everything to know about NCT DREAM’s DREAM()SCAPE-era videos and images, from the overall plot to the specific nods to EXO’s story! Check out more NCT theories here! https://17caratkpop.weebly.com/nct-talk.html

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Tony Hsieh and the Quest for Happiness (Enthusiasts Ep. 66) 51:48

1+ y ago51:48

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While this five-part series is about one extraordinary man who deserves as much name recognition as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, it’s also about the many overlapping contexts that explain his successes, his tragic downward spiral, and his evergreen comments on how to be happy. Tony Hsieh spent his life studying and trying to create and spread hap…

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Best New Music: February 2024 43:39

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A ranking and review of the best new releases from K-pop, J-pop, and T-pop artists! For more information about these picks: Episode about TAEYONG’s TAP: https://anchor.fm/hope-jacobson/episodes/TY-for-TY-Tracks-e2gdndo Episode about LE SSERAFIM’s EASY: https://anchor.fm/hope-jacobson/episodes/LE-SSERAFIMs-New-Era-e2g3nrg P1Harmony album review: htt…

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TY for TY Tracks 33:47

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The ultimate guide to TAEYONG’s TAP Era: the best lyrics, the thematic parallels to the SHALALA Era, theories about the “TAP” music video, the hidden meanings in the teaser images and videos, and so much more! For more thoughts on TAEYONG’s music: https://17caratkpop.substack.com/p/taeyongs-purposeful-playfulness For more discography analyses: http…

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LE SSERAFIM's New Era 25:36

2y ago25:36

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Hope uses the movie Black Swan as a starting point for understanding the messages in LE SSERAFIM’s new mini-album, EASY; assesses the ways the group’s new songs build on the foundation of their older ones; describes how the poem “Good Bones” is uniquely incorporated into the group’s story; and overall shows why LE SSERAFIM’s discography remains as …

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Still Monster (Energy) 37:42

2y ago37:42

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A short overview of times the makers of Monster Energy (aka Monster Beverage Corporation) sued entities who used the word “Monster” in branding, the latest example being K-pop rookie girl group BABYMONSTER. Other news covered in this episode: TikTok’s feud with Universal Music Group, all the things that went wrong at end-of-year awards shows, a cru…