Episodes

  • Teaser: The Cost of Happiness - Series Premieres December 5

    Teaser: The Cost of Happiness - Series Premieres December 5
    Nov 8 2022
    Billionaire Zappos founder and tech CEO Tony Hsieh was obsessed with happiness and helping people achieve it. After running “the world’s happiest company” for two decades, Hsieh created his experimental community — The Downtown Project — dedicated to pursuing happiness. But what do Tony's life and death reveal about Silicon Valley’s obsession with re-imagining how society functions? Series premieres December 5. Subscribe and follow now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • What Happens In Vegas | Chapter 1

    What Happens In Vegas | Chapter 1
    Dec 5 2022
    Josh thought he’d found a tech utopia — but then reality hit. This is a story about one man’s quest to transform a city, and the world, through his particular vision of happiness. It’s about the people who were seduced by that vision. And the people who were left behind.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Early To The Party | Chapter 2

    Early To The Party | Chapter 2
    Dec 12 2022
    In July 2009, a man sells a company for $1.2 billion dollars — a company he’s spent the past decade building, and one that has revolutionized how we buy things on the internet. At just 35 years old, he’s instantly among the world’s richest people. But he sees himself as so much more than a business mogul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • The Company Town | Chapter 3

    The Company Town | Chapter 3
    Dec 19 2022
    Flush with cash from his sale of Zappos to Amazon, Tony Hsieh is writing big checks. He has some 350 million dollars to invest — and just a year into this bold experiment in social engineering, his efforts to transform downtown Vegas into the happiest place on earth seem to be well underway. Did his vision for a tech utopia really work wonders on this city? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Baby God Man King | Chapter 4

    Baby God Man King | Chapter 4
    Dec 26 2022
    When you talk about investing millions in a neglected city, buying up old buildings, funding small businesses and startups, and creating the happiest community on earth, people listen. So it’s no surprise that word quickly spreads about Tony Hsieh’s grand plans and the pilgrimages to Vegas begin. But will Tony’s utopia prevail? Or will the qualities that once made him beloved come back to bite him? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Business Is Business | Chapter 5

    Business Is Business | Chapter 5
    Jan 2 2023
    The feverish excitement around The Downtown Project begins to give way to frustration, confusion, and disappointment. Tony's utopian vision is concealing something toxic. And it isn’t just businesses and investors at stake. All of a sudden, so are people’s lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Alone In Utah | Chapter 6

    Alone In Utah | Chapter 6
    Jan 9 2023
    Once again, Tony finds himself at the center of a toxic culture characterized by suspicion and silence. Except this time, there’s no escape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • No Dogs in the Dog Park | Chapter 7

    No Dogs in the Dog Park | Chapter 7
    Jan 16 2023
    What remains of Tony’s utopian, llama-shaped vision for a neighbourhood?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    38 mins