• Introducing Spectacular Failures
    May 30 2019

    Corporate crookedness. Family feuding. Hilariously half-baked decisions. Host Lauren Ober tackles some of the most spectacular business failures of all time, and what could have been done to avoid them. Coming June 17.

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    3 mins
  • A Christian theme park plunges into scandal
    Jun 17 2019

    How Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s wildly popular Christian theme park was upended by fraud, scandal and lavish spending.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram, where you can see photos from Lauren's tour of the former Heritage USA property. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.

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    31 mins
  • MoviePass begins with plenty of drama
    Jun 24 2019

    Unlimited movie theater tickets for $9.99 a month? It sounds too good to be true and, well... it might be.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram, where you can see photos from Lauren's tour of the former Heritage USA property. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.

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    29 mins
  • Schlitz Beer goes bad, then worse
    Jul 1 2019

    "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" cuts corners. And loses its most loyal customers.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.

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    29 mins
  • A funeral industry giant keels over
    Jul 8 2019

    A family-owned business fights a billion-dollar, multinational company. And wins.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Visit our website for this week’s BizWiz link at spectacularfailures.org


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.

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    27 mins
  • Kodak misses its moment
    Jul 15 2019

    The world's largest photography company pioneers the snapshot, invents the digital camera and... declares bankruptcy.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.

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    32 mins
  • Family fighting sends U-Haul on a detour
    Jul 22 2019

    Failed therapy sessions, fistfights in the board room and even murder accusations. U-Haul’s trip to bankruptcy will make you think twice about mixing business and family.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.

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    34 mins
  • The inferno that transformed American labor
    Jul 29 2019

    The aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire helped usher in higher wages, safer conditions and a prohibition on child labor. But the problems that led to the fire haven’t gone away. Not even close.


    You can follow Spectacular Failures on Twitter and Facebook using @failureshow. We're @failure_show on Instagram. Follow Lauren Ober on Twitter and Instagram at @oberandout.


    Spectacular Failures is powered by you. Support the show with a donation at spectacularfailures.org/donate.

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    36 mins