Tag: businesses behaving badly
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Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Big Vape: If you beat them, you can still join them. Quick synopsis: The story of the e-cigarette, Juul. Fact for Non-History People: Juul was valued at $38 billion at its height. Fact for History Nerds: By July 2022, Juul was valued at $450 million. My Take on Big Vape: I…
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Disneyland on the Mountain by Greg Glasgow and Kathryn Mayer
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Disneyland on the Mountain: Is there any place the mouse won’t set up shop? Quick synopsis: The story of Walt Disney’s attempt to build a ski resort. Fact for Non-History People: Bambi lost money at the box office. Fact for History Nerds: Walt Disney was so strapped for cash in 1938…
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Hey, Hun by Emily Lynn Paulson
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Hey, Hun: Get in line to lose your money! Quick synopsis: The story of Emily Lynn Paulson’s journey through the world of MLMs. Fun Fact for Non-History People: Between 96 and 99.7% of people who buy into MLMs lose money. Fact for History Nerds: Studies have found about 90% of new…
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Retail Gangster by Gary Weiss
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Retail Gangster: Yeah, the title is already awesome. I got nothing. Quick synopsis: The story of “Crazy Eddie” Antar, an electronic store czar who was just a huge crook. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Craze Eddie actually created a med school. Yes, really. It was the University of St. Lucia…
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The Most Hated Man on the Internet (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Most Hated Man on the Internet: Yeah, I’d hate him, too. Quick synopsis: The story of Hunter Moore, who ran a revenge porn site. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Hunter Moore called himself a “professional life ruiner.” Edgy, bro. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Hunter got away with posting…
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The Great Stewardess Rebellion by Nell McShane Wulfhart
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Great Stewardess Rebellion: It’s truly amazing more men weren’t stabbed on planes. Quick synopsis: A look at the trials and tribulations of stewardesses in the 1960s and 70s. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: In 1971, Oprah won Ms. Black Tennessee. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Stewardesses were required to…
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White Hot (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for White Hot: Abercrombie and Fitch was racist? You don’t say…. Quick synopsis: The story of when Abercrombie and Fitch became huge and the downfall after. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Abercrombie and Fitch has been around since 1892. Fun Fact for History Nerds: It actually started out selling clothes for…
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Bad Vegan (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline: She’s bad because of the crime, not the veganism. Allegedly. Quick synopsis: The story of how vegan restaurateur Sarma Melngailis became a fugitive. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Once again, I need to say this. If someone tells you they are a spy or in some sort of black ops, then…
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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Downfall: Boeing sucks. Quick synopsis: The story of how Boeing negligently killed 346 people in two different airplane crashes. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Boeing installed a new system on their aircraft and just…. never told the pilots. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Then Boeing told the pilots what to…