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* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: Becky with the good yield, a junk bond for company assisting with offshore fossil fuels, is imagined as a pink dinosaur. |
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: Becky with the good yield, a junk bond for company assisting with offshore fossil fuels, is imagined as a pink dinosaur. |
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* [[The Infiltration]]: The episode ''[https://www.npr.org/2024/05/31/1197959218/fbi-phone-company-anom How the FBI's fake cell phone company put criminals into real jail cells]'' covers the unique economic challenges of the FBI doing this to criminal organizations via a fake company. |
* [[The Infiltration]]: The episode ''[https://www.npr.org/2024/05/31/1197959218/fbi-phone-company-anom How the FBI's fake cell phone company put criminals into real jail cells]'' covers the unique economic challenges of the FBI doing this to criminal organizations via a fake company. |
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* [[Intimidating Revenue Service]]: Discussed in Episode 390 when the hosts set up the off short company Unbelizable. The IRS isn’t able to pressure the company directly since it’s in Belize, but it is mentioned they could get the American government to lean on the ''Government of Belize'', and ''they'' could take action. |
* [[Intimidating Revenue Service]]: Discussed in Episode 390 when the hosts set up the off short company Unbelizable. The IRS isn’t able to pressure the company directly since it’s in [[Belize]], but it is mentioned they could get the American government to lean on the ''[[Belize|Government of Belize]]'', and ''they'' could take action. |
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* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: One reporter visits [[Marvel Comics]] in person after they don’t get a response to more traditional requests to discuss Door Man. |
* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: One reporter visits [[Marvel Comics]] in person after they don’t get a response to more traditional requests to discuss Door Man. |
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* [[No Budget]]: A lack of funding leads the hosts to buy one of the cheapest and riskiest junk bonds they could find, rather than a less risky asset. |
* [[No Budget]]: A lack of funding leads the hosts to buy one of the cheapest and riskiest junk bonds they could find, rather than a less risky asset. |
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* [[Public Domain Character]]: Micro-Face is selected as their comic book character in part due to being in the public domain, after failing to buy the rights to ''Door Man'' from [[Marvel Comics]]. |
* [[Public Domain Character]]: Micro-Face is selected as their comic book character in part due to being in the public domain, after failing to buy the rights to ''Door Man'' from [[Marvel Comics]]. |
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* [[Punny Name]]: The shell company ''Unbelizable''. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Becky with the good yield is one to [[Beyoncé|Becky with the good hair]]. |
* [[Shout-Out]]: Becky with the good yield is one to [[Beyoncé|Becky with the good hair]]. |
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* [[Swiss Bank Account]]: The hosts discuss this as an option with their contacts in Belize in episode 390. |
* [[Swiss Bank Account]]: The hosts discuss this as an option with their contacts in [[Belize]] in episode 390. |
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* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: Discussed in episode 390 when going through shell company names, most notably finding one that was "Zurine". "It’s spelled like urine, but with a Z" |
* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: Discussed in episode 390 when going through shell company names, most notably finding one that was "Zurine". "It’s spelled like urine, but with a Z" |
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