37: Beanie Babies

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Beanie Babies is best known as a line of colorful stuffed animals that was very popular in the 90s. But did you also know that the popularity Beanie Babies led to several people losing their life savings and at least one person being LITERALLY MURDERED? Join us for the mind-boggling story of the turn of the century Beanie Babies panic! Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism BIG THINGS ARE COMING Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53984348 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington, Hannah Rugenstein, Anile Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/06/07/3-business-lessons-from-ty-warner-the-beanie-babie.aspx https://www.buzzfeed.com/zacbissonnette/a-blue-elephant-named-peanut#.hd438G7yQY https://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/how-much-beanie-babies-were-predicted-to-be-worth-vs-how-muc https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beanie-babies--whatever-happened-to-millennials--favorite-toy-213059948.html https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/beanie-babies-bubble-economics-and-psychology-of-a-plush-toy-investment-craze.html Music: Happy Happy Game Show by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3856-happy-happy-game-show License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Broken Reality by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3461-broken-reality License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Edm Detection Mode by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4987-edm-detection-mode License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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