Eat The Rich

Follow Eat The Rich
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

Eat The Rich is a show about our political economy, late stage capitalism, and the millionaires, billionaires, and multinational corporations hell bent on staving off it’s death rattle. Theme song by Gavin Castleton.

Eat The Rich


    • Sep 11, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 251 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Eat The Rich with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Eat The Rich

    Unlocked: Shano's Brainos - 9/11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 83:22


    Originally published to Patreon on 9/11/2021. In this third edition of Shano's Brainos (really, that's still what we're calling it) on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Shane talks through the disastrous and ongoing war on terror, how imperial ideologies get formed, and considers what it means to live through history.

    UNLOCKED: Patreon Ep 118 - Trivia Roundup: Final Episode Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 144:01


    For our final Patreon episode, we decided to finish our trivia series with one last blow out tournament covering familiar topics such as World War I, ScientoIogy, Jeffrey Epstein, and maritime facts. Thank you all so much for being part of this project with us. We love you and hope you enjoy our totally not-chaotic final episode. Until we meet again, stay cool folks.

    Ep 122 - Sicko Roundup Finale: Thank You For Doing This

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 145:08


    Well folks, we've arrived. For our last free episode, we're once again diving back into topics and ghouls near and dear to our hearts, including the "therapy" apps, geeked-out witch hunter Pastor Greg Locke, child slavery in the global supply chain, and nuclear dread. We then end with some interesting interactions featuring Staten Island's drunkest paisan, John Tabacco Stay cool.

    UNLOCKED: Patreon Ep 117 - Fent Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 86:43


    On this week's unlocked Patreon episode, Chris discusses the rise of fentanyl, the changing character of the opioid crisis, and the intersection of homelessness and capitalism.

    Ep 121 - Dan Gertler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 66:11


    This week, we discuss Israeli billionaire/diamond mogul Dan Gertler, his exploitation of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and partnership with old friends of the show Glencore, his rank corruption and appearance in the Panama Papers, and his totally legitimate reasons for hating NGOs.

    Patreon Ep 117 - Fent Nation Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 12:03


    On this week's Patreon episode, Chris discusses the rise of fentanyl, the changing character of the opioid crisis, and the intersection of homelessness and capitalism. patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 116 - Our Lady of Scams and Patriotism Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 11:20


    On this week's Patreon episode, we take a deep dive into the weird pseudo-Catholic pilgrimage site of Medjugorje, the fraught and violent history of the Church in the Balkans, the ambiguity of official Papal sanctions for miracles, and a sicko American millionaire boomer and his “patriotic” cult. patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 115 - The Queen of Versailles Reigns Again Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 11:49


    On this week's Patreon episode, we revisit gauche Floridian billionaires Jackie and David Siegel, and their new, decidedly sadder reality show, The Queen of Versailles Reigns Again, a follow up to the documentary chronicling their attempt to build the largest house in America, or more accurately, their shitty crumbling tomb. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 120 - McKinsey & Company Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 79:11


    This week, we present part II of our two part series on management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, their aiding and abetting of ICE's mistreatment of migrants, their role in the opioid crisis, and their hilarious hobbling of the deep state through profound laziness.

    Patreon Ep 114 - The Wicked Windsors and their Gang of Thieves Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 9:52


    On this week's Patreon episode, we talk about the British Royal family, the history of their hemophiliac Germanic dynasty and imperial crimes, their unjustifiable concentration of wealth and land, and the absurd and wasteful Platinum Jubilee celebration that just occurred. If any listeners are familiar with Druidic incantations, please reach out. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 119 - McKinsey & Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 67:23


    This week, we present part I of our two part series on management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, their weird prescriptive corporate culture, their scheme to bust unions and hike executive pay, and their work for the fraudsters at Enron.

    Patreon Ep 113 - American Famine Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 12:24


    This week, we discuss vaping and nicotine addiction, then we dive into the crisis of capitalism and the shortage of baby formula in America, including insanely dangerous "home formula" recipes on Facebook, dismissive reactionaries urging parents to just "go back to breastfeeding," and the total breakdown of the supply chain. Patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 112 - Sicko Roundup: That's A Lotta Sickos Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 9:42


    On this week's Patreon episode, we once again delve into various sickos and bloodsuckers from episodes past and present a melange of updates on what these bastards and cowards have been up to. patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 111 - All Quiet on the Western Front Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 10:31


    On this week's Patreon episode, Shane and Cari continue our exploration of The Great War by discussing German veteran Erich Maria Remarque's novel, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) and it's film adaptation, chronicling the traumatizing experiences of young soldiers on the front lines. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 118 - Data Brokers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 59:31


    You think deleting an app off your phone makes you "off the grid?" Think again. This week, we discuss data brokers, companies who are hell bent on collecting and selling your data at any cost, including doxxing the most disenfranchised people in America.

    Patreon Ep 110 - Scum Shit Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 7:33


    On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss the emergence of long COVID and the White House Correspondents Dinner, the reactionary response to Dave Chappelle getting tackled, the leaked SCOTUS opinion overturning Roe v. Wade and the spineless Democratic response, and some new evidence linking Saudi Arabia to 9/11. Haven Coalition: http://www.havencoalition.org/ Patreon: patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 109 - Eat the Shrooms Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 7:44


    On this week's Patreon episode, Shane and Cari discuss the intersectionality of psychedelics and the pharmaceutical industry, neocolonialism, and venture capitalism. We also somehow cover the endlessly problematic HBO hit, Entourage. Oh chyeahhh. patreon.com/eattherich

    EP 117 - Heinz Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 54:13


    In America, with enough money and enough tomatoes, any capitalist's son can become a legislator. This week, we present part II of our two part series on the Heinz family and corporation.

    Patreon Ep 108 - Dwight's Bites: Phreaks and Geeks Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 5:14


    On this week's Patreon episode, Dwight discusses some of his personal experiences with scam callers that have rendered his phone unusable (including a recording of a recent pump and dump call he had), and does some research into why and how these fraudsters are raking in our cash. patreon.com/eattherich

    EP 116 - Heinz Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 81:30


    In America, with enough money and enough tomatoes, any capitalist's son can become a legislator. This week, we present part I of our two part series on the Heinz family and corporation.

    Patreon Ep 107 - The Ballad of Wacko Tabacco Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 11:04


    This week, Shane & Cari take a deeper look into the Wall Street fraud and right wing media wannabe John Tabacco. This guy is the ur-Jimmy that's been on Shane's mind for over a year. Staten Island baby! patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 106 - Everybody But You Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 8:34


    This week, we discuss the luxury of having teeth in your face, child-marrying Congressman John Rose (R-TN), drinking, a COVID outbreak among the DC elite, and global life expectancy. patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 105 - Work No More Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 8:29


    This week, we discuss the new ultra-allergy season, the half-assed astrology of the Myers-Briggs Test, the MASSIVE win by the Amazon Labor Union, the encroachment of 15-minute grocery delivery, and blood-sucking middlemen healthcare companies. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 115 - Jimmy John's

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 71:03


    This week, we discuss union-busting sandwich chain, Jimmy John's, and their right-wing, big game hunting, Illinois dumb guy founder, Jimmy John Liautaud.

    Patreon Ep 104 - Kick 'Em to The Curb Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 8:08


    On this week's Patreon episode, Dwight and Cari keep away the gloomies by discussing the unofficial, barely regulated outdoor stock market outside the NYSE known as "The Curb" in the early 1900s. patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 103 - The Modern Fiefdom Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 11:40


    On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss the modern fiefdom under monopolies, the gigification of Girl Scout Cookies, Tesla and Hertz' manipulation of markets in the meme-stock era, and Hertz getting their own customers arrested. patreon.com/eattherich

    Episode 114 - TurboTax

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 97:08


    It's tax season, baby! The IRS knowns exactly how much you owe. Hell, they could do your taxes for you. But that'd be too easy! You figure it out, Bozo! This week, we discuss TurboTax, their fraud, their iron-grip on Congress, and why they make filing taxes TurboSuck.

    Patreon Ep 102 - The World War (As Seen on TV) Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 9:47


    What does it mean to memorialize a world war in media? This week, Shane and Cari reflect on the representation of war and conflict by discussing the National WWI Museum, Dan Carlin's 'War Remains' VR experience, and the films They Shall Not Grow Old and Oh! What a Lovely War. SPOILER ALERT for the First World War (it was bad, folks). patreon.com/eattherich

    Episode 112 - Russian Oligarchs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 66:40


    So you've made it to the top 0.0001% by pilfering a crumbling superpower. What do you do? Give back? Reinvest in your community? Buy everyone in a 100 mile radius a house? NO! You squirrel it all away across the globe in obscure banks and monstrous yachts. This week, we discuss the prominent Russian billionaires surrounding Putin, their grotesque displays of wealth, and their movements following the invasion of Ukraine.

    Patreon Ep 101 - Dwight's Bites: Red Democrats Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 10:13


    On this week's Dwight's Bites, Dwight discusses "the good guys'" plan for prison labor at Riker's Island, the new climate change report from the UN and the Democrats' response, the easing of COVID restrictions, Texas' horrifying new initiative targeting trans kids, and the devastation the invasion of Ukraine is having on children and babies. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 112 - Getting Weird at CPAC with Steven Monacelli

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 68:12


    This week, publisher of @proteanmag, independent journalist, and our Mook-on-the-Ground, Steven Monacelli (@stevanzetti), joins us to relive his waking nightmare of covering the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) for Rolling Stone and to discuss the even more overtly white nationalist America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC). Steven's links: linktr.ee/Stevanzetti Links to Steven's articles: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/cpac-afpac-nick-fuentes-marjorie-taylor-greene-1313210/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/cpac2022-afpac-mtg-candace-owens-trump-1314137/

    Patreon Ep 100 - Sicko Roundup 2: Sick As Hell Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 6:59


    For our 100th Patreon episode, our esteemed Knights of Columbus take us through the ABCs of the da Big Apple, then we check in again on some ghouls of episodes past. There is no salvation here. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 111 - President's Day Potluck

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 120:03


    For President's Day, we dive into some stories of Commanders-in-Thief past, including Andrew Jackson's hand in the bloody formation of Florida, Teddy Roosevelt's imperial conquest for the Panama Canal, and his cousin Franklin Roosevelt's attempted assassination by a guy with a tummy ache.

    Patreon Ep 099 - Eat the Snakes! Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 13:44


    On this week's Patreon episode, Shane and Cari talk about the first three installments in the Metal Gear Solid franchise as a starting point to discuss the military-entertainment complex, anti-war and anti-nuclear themes, and whether or not video games and other media are effective propaganda vehicles for these kinds of messages. Spoiler alerts for a game series that started in 1987. patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 098 - Sicko Roundup Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 10:51


    On this week's Patreon episode, we begin by discussing far-right controversies in the gaming community and anti-homeless architecture. Then, we give some updates on various sickos and bloodsuckers from episodes past. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 110 - Nancy Pelosi Part II with Sam Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 62:34


    This week, we're joined by Sam Knight of the District Sentinel (@TheDCSentinel) for Part II of our series on party leader, vineyard owner(?), and spouse to the "luckiest" investor of all time, Nancy Pelosi.

    Patreon Ep 097 - Lockheed Martin Marinara 2: Electric Bombaloo Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 17:19


    On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss Mike Pence's betrayal of ex-BFF Donald Trump, give an update on perpetually sobbing rich-boy Leon Cooperman (come on the show), and revisit old friends/death profiteers, Lockheed Martin, and their CEO's recent sit down with the Council on Foreign Relations. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 107 - Nancy Pelosi Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 61:44


    This week, we are joined by Sam Knight of the District Sentinel to discuss party leader, vineyard owner(?), and spouse to the "luckiest" investor of all time, Nancy Pelosi.

    Patreon Ep 096 - A Mass Hysteria Event Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 12:53


    On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss the Washington Post's recent profile of weepy billionaire, Leon Cooperman, the misfortunes of Prince Andrew, a case of COVID fraud in Long Island (shocking), and NFT scams. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 106 - David Rubenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 87:34


    You ever just feel like you were in the right place, at the right time, and with that opportunity you did your best to privatize every public institution in your path? This week, we discuss co-founder of the Carlyle Group, David Rubenstein. His social maneuverings and his insidious access to government.

    Patreon Ep 095 - Metal Gear Squalid Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 9:23


    On this week's Patreon episode, we give an update on a certain Oceania-based friend of the show and discuss the state of secondary education, video game nostalgia, President Biden's two-hour press conference, unsolicited calls, and the best shitty restaurants. patreon.com/eattherich

    UNLOCKED: Patreon Ep 094 - Dwight's Bites: Tearing Up The Social Contract

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 91:01


    On this week's edition of Dwight's Bites, Dwight discusses the COVID-induced collapse of American institutions, the youth rebellion, how the family unit is affected, the potential long-term medical effects on our children, and the Biden administration's gross negligence. patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 094 - Dwight's Bites: Tearing Up The Social Contract Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 11:48


    On this week's edition of Dwight's Bites, Dwight discusses the COVID-induced collapse of American institutions, the youth rebellion, how the family unit is affected, the potential long-term medical effects on our children, and the Biden administration's gross negligence. patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 093 - 2025 - The World enslaved by a Virus Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 8:32


    "It's 2025, The world as we have known in 2020 does not exist anymore. The Virus changed the world, and communism is all over the place. A global world language developed, meetings are illegal, traveling is illegal, and Christianity is illegal." On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss the COVID-hysteric film, 2025 - The World enslaved by a Virus, produced by a pair of Christian YouTube brothers. patreon.com/eattherich

    UNLOCKED: Patreon Ep 090 - Online Therapy Platforms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 67:14


    On this week's Patreon episode, Cari explores the rise of therapy apps, the people behind them, how they affect providers and patients, and whether they actually work. patreon.com/eattherich

    Patreon Ep 092 - Wolfgang Wuster and His Gang of Thieves Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 9:49


    On this week's Patreon episode, we ring in the New Year by diving deep into a bizarre, decades long battle between an Australian snake-handler and the broader herpetological community over zoological naming rights, accusations of unethical snake practices, and academic malfeasance. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 105 - United Fruit Company: Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 74:54


    This week, we present part two of our series on the United Fruit Company, their financial crimes, their corrupt influence on foreign policy, and their involvement in the "Banana Wars."

    Patreon Ep 091 - Patriot Purge Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 9:06


    On this week's Patreon episode, we discuss Tucker Carlson's "documentary" Patriot Purge about the January 6th storming of the capital and excavate its deep propagandistic arguments and style. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 104 - United Fruit Company: Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 80:13


    This week, we present part one in a two part series on the United Fruit Company, their murderous history in Latin America, their role in overthrowing left-wing governments, and their manipulation of American media.

    Patreon Ep 090 - Online Therapy Platforms Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 5:34


    On this week's Patreon episode, Cari explores the rise of therapy apps, the people behind them, how they affect providers and patients, and whether they actually work. patreon.com/eattherich

    Ep 105 - L'Oréal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 71:49


    Why would you work your employees to death or a miscarriage in the pursuit of the bottom line? “Because she's worth it.” This week, we discuss French cosmetic company, L'Oréal, their history, their abhorrent working conditions, and their suspicious omission of the company's history through the 30's and 40's.

    Claim Eat The Rich

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel