{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66048c24f9e7460017e0cb14/6a7f3f8bff328abd84970f53?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"117 - Why Is Everything Shit? We Actually Have The Answer.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66048c24f9e7460017e0cb14/1786724129613-3df6675e-2f5d-48a2-aebe-4ee481be66cc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we're breaking down private equity and asset stripping, how a firm can buy a company using almost none of its own money, saddle that company with the debt, sell the land out from under it, charge it rent on its own building, drain the pension pot, and walk away richer while everyone who worked there loses everything.</p><p><br></p><p>Also: Kendal Calling and the family with the lucky Baby Bell, why Nolan films are getting too loud, Jamie Oliver banning chewing gum, supermarkets changing prices in real time, and whether you were a Teletubbies real-world-segment kid or not.</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Depressed CEO Podcast — new episodes every week.</em></p><p><br></p><p>-------------</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening make sure you follow us on our socials. Sign up to our Patreon where members get an exclusive extra monthly episode plus bonus content.</p><p><br></p><p>-------------</p><p><br></p><p>Patreon:</p><p>https://www.patreon.com/depressedceospodcast</p>","author_name":"Jimmy May & David Vaughan"}