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  • Introducing Spectacular Failures

    Introducing Spectacular Failures
    2019/05/30

    Corporate crookedness. Family feuding. Hilariously half-baked decisions. Host Lauren Ober tackles some of the most spectacular business failures of all time, and what could have been done to avoid them. Coming June 17.
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    3 分
  • A Christian theme park plunges into scandal

    A Christian theme park plunges into scandal
    2019/06/17

    How Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s wildly popular Christian theme park was upended by fraud, scandal and lavish spending.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram, where you can see photos from Lauren's tour of the former Heritage USA property. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.
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    31 分
  • MoviePass begins with plenty of drama

    MoviePass begins with plenty of drama
    2019/06/24

    Unlimited movie theater tickets for $9.99 a month? It sounds too good to be true and, well... it might be.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram, where you can see photos from Lauren's tour of the former Heritage USA property. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.
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    29 分
  • Schlitz Beer goes bad, then worse

    Schlitz Beer goes bad, then worse
    2019/07/01

    "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" cuts corners. And loses its most loyal customers.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.
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    29 分
  • A funeral industry giant keels over

    A funeral industry giant keels over
    2019/07/08

    A family-owned business fights a billion-dollar, multinational company. And wins.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Visit our website for this week’s BizWiz link at spectacularfailures.org


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.
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    27 分
  • Kodak misses its moment

    Kodak misses its moment
    2019/07/15

    The world's largest photography company pioneers the snapshot, invents the digital camera and... declares bankruptcy.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.
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    32 分
  • Family fighting sends U-Haul on a detour

    Family fighting sends U-Haul on a detour
    2019/07/22

    Failed therapy sessions, fistfights in the board room and even murder accusations. U-Haul’s trip to bankruptcy will make you think twice about mixing business and family.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.
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    34 分
  • The inferno that transformed American labor

    The inferno that transformed American labor
    2019/07/29

    The aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire helped usher in higher wages, safer conditions and a prohibition on child labor. But the problems that led to the fire haven’t gone away. Not even close.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.
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    36 分