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Doomed Planet

Sep 9, 2020

#052: Final episode of season 1! We talk Bezos with Greg from the Seattle Sucks podcast. "Amazon's business model has always been monopolization. And by being a Wall Street guy Jeff Bezos was able to pitch that concept. Investing in a monopolistic behemoth. Over the years Bezos was able to amass more and more capital to...


Sep 8, 2020

#051: Regressive taxes, budget austerity, incompetent political leaders, mass unemployment and homelessness, an epidemic of police violence ... a pandemic. That is the reality in Seattle right now. What can Seattleites expect from the coming decade? We interview Elaine to find out.


Sep 7, 2020

#050: Two massive oil refineries owned by Marathon Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell operate on the Puget Sound, where tankers containing millions of gallons of crude oil ply the waters. What happens when an Exxon Valdez-style catastrophe occurs? An oil spill would devastate the cornucopia of wildlife that thrives in...


Sep 2, 2020

#049: The richest person in the history of modern capitalism lives near Seattle, where thousands of homeless people exist in tents. It's one of the most expensive cities in the USA, with the most regressive taxes. Disingenuous police chief Carmen Best was forced to resign after her "troops" gassed and beat...