Yeet the Rich

We are back with the Silk Road and our old pal Ross! He has taken up the moniker The Dread Pirate Roberts and he has started forming a crew of dark web hackers and drug dealers  to help run his website.This  week we add a few new colorful characters to the story. Carl Force is an erratic DEA agent assigned to the case that loves wearing eye patches and going rogue. And VarietyJones becomes friend and confidant to Ross, and acts as an elder guiding hand to try and keep this 27 year old kingpin out of trouble!Hope you enjoy!Sources:“The American Kingpin:The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road" By Nick Bolton (2017)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315

In this episode we are going  deep into some internet nonsense and talking about the Amazon of illegal Drugs. It was a website called Silk Road! The internet's favorite way to buy drugs  on the internet one pill at a time!We talk about founder Ross Ulbricht and  his libertarian beliefs that allowed him to make billions of dollars.We also begin talking about the various federal agencies that start  popping  up to find and arrest this  man and bring an end to the Ross's secret drug empire. Enjoy!Sources:“The American Kingpin:The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road" By Nick Bolton (2017)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315

This week we are wrapping up the Sacklers. This ep has plenty of righteous indignation as well as we learn about how the family used their money and influence to avoid any true punishment.But we also learn about how the Art world turned its  back on the Sacklers even after they spent so much money trying to buy its friendship.  We learn about some really cool artists and lawyers who made it their life's mission to tear down the Sackler name. Hope you enjoy!Sources:“Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" By Patrick Radden Keef(2021)"Dopesick: Dealers,Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America By Beth Macy(2018)"Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic By Sam Quinones(2016)"Painkiller: An Empire of Deceit and  the Origin of America's Popoid Epidemic" ByBarry Meier (2018)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315

In this  episode we start talking about the court cases and  all of the shady dealing that follows. All of the Sacklers are moving out of leadership positions in order to shield themselves from the inevitable blow back. And while the Epidemic is growing  exponentially, Purdue Pharma is working to tweak the recipe of Oxy to renew their patient and maintain their monopoly for another few decades.If you are entertained by listening to Danny bubble with rage and righteous indignation this is the episode for you!!  Enjoy!Sources:“Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" By Patrick Radden Keef(2021)"Dopesick: Dealers,Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America By Beth Macy(2018)"Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic By Sam Quinones(2016)"Painkiller: An Empire of Deceit and  the Origin of America's Popoid Epidemic" ByBarry Meier (2018)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315

Today we are really digging into the rise of Oxycontin. We discuss the army of marketers and entire economy that built up around  selling  as many of these  pain pills as  possible to consumers  without any regard for  public safety. We also talk about how much and how  early the Sackler Family and Perdue Pharma knew about the addictive and  dangerous qualities  of their drug. This one is heavy but I think it's very interesting and I hope y'all agree. Enjoy!Sources: “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" By Patrick Radden Keef(2021)"Dopesick: Dealers,Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America By Beth Macy(2018)"Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic By Sam Quinones(2016)"Painkiller: An Empire of Deceit and  the Origin of America's Popoid Epidemic" ByBarry Meier (2018)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315

In this episode we follow Aurthur Sackler in his quest to earn class through the purchase of art and museum exhibits. Spoiler alert it doesn't work that well and he leaves a couple failed marriages and disappointed children in his wake.We also start talking about the second generation taking power inside the family company and how they found new and shadier ways to make money off. We finish with the development of Oxycontin and the looming tragedy to come.  Enjoy!Sources: “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" By Patrick Radden Keef(2021)"Dopesick: Dealers,Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America By Beth Macy(2018)"Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic By Sam Quinones(2016)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315

This week  we are starting a Big one. Is finally time for us to talk about The Sackler Family.Emily takes us through the older generation of the Sacklers who built the machine that would later be used to create a nation wide Opioid Epidemic. Arthur Sackler was the man that developed the monster that is modern Pharmaceutical advertisements and got extremely wealthy doing it. This series is gonna be a doozie. I hope you enjoy!Sources: “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" By Patrick Radden Keef(2021)"Dopesick: Dealers,Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America By Beth Macy(2018)"Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic By Sam Quinones(2016)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315

This week  we are wrapping up Spoons and the Oneida Community. We talk about Pierreponts suprisingly progressive labor policys followed by his radically traditional views  on gender rolls. We also once again are talking about Eugenics.... and then we follow the company all the way up until its bankrupcy in 2006. Hope you Enjoy!Sources: “Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well Set Table" by Ellen Wayland Smith(2016)The Days  of  My Youth:  A Childhood Memoir of life in the Oneida CommunityBy CorinaAckley Noyes(2015)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315

In this episode, we wrap up the end to Old John Humphreys communist sex cult and follow the transition of the community back into a purely capitalist group. And how even after John's death, his ghost helps lead the community through periodic Boardroom seances.Then we are FINALLY talking about Spoons! I hope y'all are excited! EnjoySources: “Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well Set Table" by Ellen Wayland Smith(2016)The Days  of  My Youth:  A Childhood Memoir of life in the Oneida CommunityBy CorinaAckley Noyes(2015)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315

This week we really get into life on the commune with John Humphrey and his followers at the Oneida Community. The comune is growing. They are Industrializing and the sex stuff gets even weirder.  Also Emily  gives you her simple step by step plan on how to create a cult...but dont create a cult please!Sources: “Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well Set Table" by Ellen Wayland Smith(2016)The Days  of  My Youth:  A Childhood Memoir of life in the Oneida CommunityBy CorinaAckley Noyes(2015)Follow the podcast @yeettherichpodFollow Emily @thefunnywalshFollow Danny @dmoss315