PRODIGAL — THE PODCAST Episode 3: "The Protection Racket"
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They tell you there's a crisis. They tell you they're the only ones who can fix it. Then they tell you what it costs to be one of the ones they actually fix it for. In this episode, Don and Daysha trace a pattern that runs from an 1894 company town in Pullman, Illinois straight through to 2025 and 2026 — five sectors, one mechanism: pressure applied broadly, relief handed out selectively to whoever pays, pledges, or falls in line. What's inside this episode: The media settlements — Paramount, Disney/ABC, Meta, and YouTube pay a combined ~$90 million to settle lawsuits, one…
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