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My experiences uncovering the story of, and falling in love with, Martin Shkreli.
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Epilogue: Life After Infamy
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Epilogue: Life After Infamy
There is no fairy tale ending here – just moving on, a little older and wiser, while Martin Shkreli stays the same.
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Christie Smythe
13:59
Tips for Dealing with, or Dating, Martin Shkreli
Chapter 16, Part 3: Here are mistakes I made and lessons I learned, so you don’t have to repeat them.
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Christie Smythe
10:28
Chapter 16, Part 2: The Age of Man-Boys
Masculinity is having a moment. It’s a toxic, deranged, self-sabotaging moment – but it may be the right one for Martin Shkreli.
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Christie Smythe
10:01
Chapter 16, Part 1: Captain Marvel
I stopped watching superhero movies in 2019 because they rarely captured moral complexity. But then I saw “Captain Marvel.”
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Christie Smythe
9:57
Chapter 15, Part 5: Free Shkreli
The final stretch of Martin Shkreli’s stay in prison was almost as eventful as when he was first thrown in.
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Christie Smythe
12:03
Chapter 15, Part 4: "I Should Live in Salt"
The process of me going public, and becoming almost as vilified as Martin Shkreli was, forced me to do a lot of thinking about my choices.
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Christie Smythe
9:36
Chapter 15, Part 3: The Vampire's Wife
Chapter 15, Part 3: Have you ever wondered what it's like to be the subject of a magazine fashion shoot you neither planned nor anticipated? I can tell…
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Christie Smythe
9:12
Chapter 15, Part 2: Let It Go
Going public as Martin Shkreli’s former girlfriend was a relief. It also took a lot of planning.
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Christie Smythe
12:42
Chapter 15, Part 1: Guns, Germs & Steel
What happened when a pandemic collided with the U.S. prison system? Neglect, heartless bureaucratic delays, and death.
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Christie Smythe
10:40
Chapter 14, Part 4: Sister Wives
Whatever I was getting into with Martin Shkreli, I had a sense that it would not be monogamous. Fortunately, there was a template for a kind of big…
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Christie Smythe
12:49
Chapter 14, Part 3: "No Shortcuts"
A famous ex-mentor of Martin Shkreli’s, who has never spoken publicly about his involvement with the “Pharma Bro,” caught on to his fatal flaw.
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Christie Smythe
10:24
Chapter 14, Part 2: The Fall of Phoenixus
What would it take for Martin Shkreli to feel he had hit bottom? By mid-2023, the answer was still elusive.
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Christie Smythe
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