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Episode Mentions
WHAT WENT WRONG · Apr 13, 2026
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
“Roald Dahl's first employer as a businessman before his Royal Air Force service”
Corporate financing of feature films and product placement strategyScreenwriting under production pressure and uncredited rewritesCasting decisions and actor performance impact on troubled productions
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Fresh Air · Apr 1, 2026
An exposé of the plastic industry
“Major oil company with Shell Chemicals subsidiary significantly expanding plastic and petrochemical production”
Plastic Production Economics and Industry ExpansionFossil Fuel Industry Business Model DiversificationMicroplastics Health Effects and Bioaccumulation
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A Whole Other Country · Oct 8, 2025
A Very Long Road
“Joe Roe worked as a petroleum engineer for Shell Oil before relocating to the Davis Mountains Resort”
Texas Separatism and Militia MovementsRemote Community Governance and Law EnforcementAmerican Frontier Mythology in Popular Culture
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