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Walk On The Blade: The Marc Rich & Co Commodities Story | RIP Corp

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This episode of RIP Corp is a look at the commodity trading industry through the history of Marc Rich, the company, and about the tension of telling an industry’s history through its most infamous guy. Was Marc Rich the exception that makes the rest of the industry look bad or the rule who just...

on Jun 27

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Capitalism Quest: The Sierra Online Story | RIP Corp

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This episode of RIP Corp is about the gap between the nostalgic personal memory of Sierra On-Line and the labor and financial calculations that ultimately shaped the company’s rise and fall. What can the Sierra story tell us, if anything, about how the game industry works today?

on Mar 20

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2023 Corporate In Memoriam | RIP Corp

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Corporate researcher, and proprietor of The Trade Journal Cooperative, Tim Hwang joins Ingrid for a nostalgic look back at 2023's notable corporate losses.

on Dec 28

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$2500 and a Dream: Fansteel and the History of Tantalum | RIP Corp

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The history of the commercial application of tantalum is a story of labor exploitation, suppressing militant organizing, state-backed development of global supply chains, the ups and downs of corporate raider capitalism, environmental damage and legal chicanery. It’s a story of technological...

on Dec 13