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Chapter 12, Part 4: Martin and Jack
Listen now (12 min) | When I said goodbye to my dog, Jack, my companion for 16 years, I realized how important of a character he was in all of my…
Christie Smythe
Mar 19
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Chapter 12, Part 3: “Prey to a Prisoner”
Listen now (8 min) | I get a fair amount of random personal questions from strangers about my life. Here is how I answered some.
Christie Smythe
Mar 10
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Chapter 12, Part 3: “Prey to a Prisoner”
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Chapter 12, Part 2: "High-Splash" Schizoid
Listen now (12 min) | Popular psychology thrives off of assigning definitive labels, especially to all the “bad” people in the world. Real life is not…
Christie Smythe
Mar 5
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February 2023
Chapter 12, Part 1: Cruel Intentions
Listen now (11 min) | Martin's business dealings were the cause of his infamy, but somehow his love life took over the spotlight well before I came into…
Christie Smythe
Feb 25
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Notes on "Burning a Source"
Listen now (26 min) | Some additional commentary on points about journalism ethics that may deserve further expansion.
Christie Smythe
Feb 23
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Chapter 11, Part 3: "Justice" is Zugzwang
Listen now (12 min) | As soon as the FTC case against Martin Shkreli was unsealed, I knew he was “f-ked.” Here is why.
Christie Smythe
Feb 19
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Chapter 11, Part 2: Seeds of Discord
The fallout from the Wall Street Journal article about Martin's cellphone extended to our relationship.
Christie Smythe
Feb 13
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Chapter 11, Part 1: Burning a Source
Listen now (11 min) | After being in prison well over a year Martin Shkreli was still making viral headlines. That was more curse than blessing for him.
Christie Smythe
Feb 7
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Chapter 10, Part 5: The Women of Vyera
Listen now (13 min) | What was it like to be a woman working for Martin Shkreli? Anecdotes paint a mixed and discordant picture.
Christie Smythe
Feb 1
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January 2023
Chapter 10, Part 4: A Web of Frenemies
Listen now (10 min) | As Martin Shkreli’s world crumbled, friends and supporters from his past business life increasingly turned against him, adding to…
Christie Smythe
Jan 27
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Chapter 10, Part 3: Arrested Development
Listen now (11 min) | Martin Shkreli's George Bluth-like meddlings in his company from behind bars included driving an almost-deal with a Swiss research…
Christie Smythe
Jan 21
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Chapter 10, Part 2: Short Seller
Listen now (12 min) | Before he got infamous for drug pricing, Martin Shkreli made a name for himself as an irksome short-seller. But what was so bad…
Christie Smythe
Jan 14
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