This week Tony and Albert take on the demise of Blockbuster and how they could have acquired Netflix for a mere 50 million of their current 100 billion dollar worth. We also talk about the stagnation of a business model and their inability to change with technology like Redbox. || More Human Echoes stuff: http://humanechoes.com…
The Fyre Festival was an insane mess put on by “legendary” businessman Billy McFarland. From the get go this botched island festival had problems, and it ended in massive amounts of people being ripped off, starving, sleeping in wet tents, and worse. With even the location being a lie, what could possibly go wrong? Al and…
Audio only version! The Gabelle was a tax on salt that was instated in the 14th century to fund a war in the country that would eventually become France. It didn’t die out until 1946. During the time of its existence it became one of the most unjust and hated taxes in history. It inspired…
This week Al and Tony take on the Streisand Effect, a weird bit of internet fury that happens when people try to unjustly hide something from the general public. Named after Barbara Streisand and her attempts to keep her house from being photographed, this internet phenomena has been exposing wrongdoing, hilarity, and stolen info for over a…
The audio only version is here. In the wake of several terrible wildfires California, Albert breaks down the history of controlled burns, a radical fire prevention technique that involves setting small fires on purpose! Controlled burns are common in Florida (where Albert lives) but not in other parts of the country, and in this Episode…