WEBVTT - What is Megacorp?

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<v Speaker 1>I want to thank every Amazon employ and every Amazon

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<v Speaker 1>customer because you guys paid for all gus. You guys

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<v Speaker 1>paid for all. This is megaical an investigative podcasts exposing

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<v Speaker 1>some of the world's most unethical corporations. This series is

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<v Speaker 1>about Amazon. I'm Jake Hanrahan, journalists and documentary filmmaker. Mega

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<v Speaker 1>Corp is produced by H eleven for Cool Zone Media.

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<v Speaker 1>Mega Corps Episode zero. This is a sort of prologue

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<v Speaker 1>if you like. Why well, because I wanted to explain

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<v Speaker 1>a bit about what Megacorp is and isn't before we

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<v Speaker 1>get stuck into it. I feel the need to do

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<v Speaker 1>this because of the nature of the work involved in

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<v Speaker 1>this series that is reporting on the dishonorable treatment of

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<v Speaker 1>workers and consumers by some of the wealthiest corporations on Earth. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>due to the last few years of political and cultural turmoil,

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<v Speaker 1>it feels like everyone sees everything now only from one

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<v Speaker 1>point of view, their own. I find that lack of

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<v Speaker 1>nuance very boring. So let me just be clear that

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<v Speaker 1>Megacorp is not made to pander to any one specific

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<v Speaker 1>political ideology or cultural identity. You do you, I'll do me.

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<v Speaker 1>That's fine. Yes, we will be digging into the unethical

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<v Speaker 1>acts of multimillion dollar and sometimes billion dollar corporations, but

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't mean we've made this specifically just for anti capitalists.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't mean it's not for them either. What I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to say is Megacorp is for everyone. If you

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<v Speaker 1>pay tax, if you work, if you consume, if you

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<v Speaker 1>spend money anywhere. At the very least, I think you

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<v Speaker 1>should be made aware of the scandalous behavior of some

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<v Speaker 1>of the most lucrative companies out there. Then you can

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<v Speaker 1>do with that information what you want. That's up to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not calling for a boycott. I'm not saying you're

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<v Speaker 1>a bad person for earning money, and I'm certainly not

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<v Speaker 1>trying to destroy anyone's business. What I am doing with

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<v Speaker 1>Megacorp is trying to show that there must be some

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<v Speaker 1>sort of accountability for corporations that get away with treating

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<v Speaker 1>people like dirt just because they have a stranglehold on

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<v Speaker 1>any given industry. Now, I guess if Megacorp had to

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<v Speaker 1>be for anyone's specific, it would be for the mistreated

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<v Speaker 1>workers everywhere. But like I said, this is for anyone

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<v Speaker 1>who wants to hear it. Lastly, a bit about me.

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<v Speaker 1>My name is Jake Hanrahan. I'm a journalist, producer and

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<v Speaker 1>documentary filmmaker from Britain. My word is largely focused on conflict,

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<v Speaker 1>crime and politics. The last seven years, I've been reporting

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<v Speaker 1>mostly from frontlines in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Kurdistan, palest Iron

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<v Speaker 1>all over the place. You might have seen my work.

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<v Speaker 1>I also run a grassroots conflict journalism outlet called Popular Front.

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<v Speaker 1>You can look that up. I think you like it.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want, you can find my work at Jake

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<v Speaker 1>Hanrahan dot com. That's h A N A A H

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<v Speaker 1>A M. Now enjoy Megacorp. From Cavalry RD comes the

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<v Speaker 1>new true crime podcast The Shadow Girls. I grew up

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<v Speaker 1>near the banks of the Green River and in the

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<v Speaker 1>shadow of the killer that bears its name. Prosecutors described

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<v Speaker 1>him as a serial killer sur but this podcast isn't

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<v Speaker 1>only about tracking down the killer. It's about the victims.

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<v Speaker 1>We stayed in the woods. He always liked to go

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<v Speaker 1>in the woods. Listen to The Shadow Girls on the

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<v Speaker 1>I Heart Radio app, on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you

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<v Speaker 1>get your podcasts. Hey, Lead the Listeners tag here. Last

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<v Speaker 1>season on Lead the Lit, you might remember I came

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<v Speaker 1>to Hollow Falls on a mission clearing my aunt bess

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<v Speaker 1>name and making sure justice was finally served. But I

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't counted on a rash of new murders tearing apart

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<v Speaker 1>the town. My mission put myself and my friends in danger,

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<v Speaker 1>though it wasn't all bad. I'm going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>reality tig. I like you, But now all signs point

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<v Speaker 1>to a new serial killer in Hollow Falls. If this

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<v Speaker 1>game is just starting, you better believe I'm gonna win.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm tig Torres and this is Lethal Lit. Catch up

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<v Speaker 1>on season one of the hit murder mystery podcast Lethal Lit.

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<v Speaker 1>A tig Tara's mystery out now and then Tune in

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<v Speaker 1>for all new Thrills in season two, dropping weekly starting

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<v Speaker 1>February nine. Subscribe now to never miss an episode. Listen

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<v Speaker 1>to Leave the Lit on the I Heart Radio app,

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<v Speaker 1>Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. When I

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<v Speaker 1>was eighteen years old, a nun at my high school

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<v Speaker 1>was brutally murdered. Getting to the Truth has opened to

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<v Speaker 1>Pandora's Box of secrets, exposing abuse of power and a

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<v Speaker 1>world of lies at one Miami monastery. I mean, the

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<v Speaker 1>woman stab need plus times. There's gotta be something else

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<v Speaker 1>going on here. Listen to Sacred Scandal on the I

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