Some More News: Billionaire Philanthropy Is Kind of a Scam
Hi. In today’s episode, we look at how billionaires often benefit from their supposed altruism and why we can’t rely on their “generosity” to solve society’s problems.
Executive Producer - Katy Stoll
Hosted by Cody Johnston
Directed by Will Gordh
Written by Erik Barnes
Story Editor - Tom Reimann
Edited by Gregg Meller
Produced by Jonathan Harris
Associate Producer - Quincy Tucker
Post-Production Supervisor - John Conway
Researcher - Marco Siler-Gonzales
Graphics by Clint DeNisco
Head Writer - David Christopher BellSources: docs.google.com
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - How Rich Guy Philanthropy Works
09:35 - The Tech Weirdos Are So Generous, Aren’t They?
19:19 - How Philanthropy Is Used To Wield Power
25:33 - When Philanthropists Actually Do Good
36:15 - Billionaires Could Just Pay Their Taxes
45:15 - The Drip is… It’s What?!?