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My experiences uncovering the story of, and falling in love with, Martin Shkreli.
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Chapter 13, Part 5: Michael Bloomberg (audio version)
Listen now (12 min) | Despite his praise of Trump, Martin Shkreli didn’t vote for the real estate mogul in the 2016 presidential election. But in 2020…
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Christie Smythe
Chapter 13, Part 3: All the Problematic Men
Listen now (11 min) | By virtue of timing, Martin Shkreli got lumped into #MeToo. But did he deserve to be?
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Christie Smythe
Chapter 13, Part 1: Almost Fiancée
Listen now (13 min) | I was never really Martin's "fiancée," but when he started calling me that for various reasons, word got to the press — and his…
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Christie Smythe
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…
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Christie Smythe
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.
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Christie Smythe
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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…
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Christie Smythe
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…
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Christie Smythe
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