{"podcast":{"title":"Corporate Gossip","slug":"corporate-gossip-5768309","podcast_index_feed_id":5768309,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/444381/rss","website_url":"http://corporategossippod.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/d/2/4/1d24cef310bcb476d959afa2a1bf1c87/Corporate_Gossip_Logo_2026_copy.jpeg","author":"Becca Platsky","episode_count":76,"summary":"Business news for gossip lovers. From boardroom shakeups to c-suite scandals, the Corporate gossip podcast brings you all the Wall Street tea. CPA scorned Becca Platsky and OOO Reply Guy Robby Slowik are your hosts.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:18:48.210687+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/corporate-gossip-5768309"},"episode":{"title":"Heated Rivalry: Private Equity vs Human Decency","slug":"heated-rivalry-private-equity-vs-human-decency","published_at":"2026-07-03T16:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/corporate-gossip-5768309/heated-rivalry-private-equity-vs-human-decency","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/corporate-gossip-5768309","url":"https://patreon.com/CorporateGossip?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/c4e16219-56f0-48d8-aa48-7a6b0a88ad29/Priv_Equity_Youth_Sports.mp3?dest-id=3719553","summary":"Becca and Robby are busy researching for future episodes and will be back at the end of the month. In the meantime, enjoy another episode from the Patreon stash! For TWO bonus episodes every month, access to the chat and quarterly book club, join us on Patreon (use a web browser for the best price)! Listen to the end for good news!! TW: Infant death (26:00), Child Sexual Abuse (37:00) Imagine if Gordon Bombay never had a redemption arc. That's the story of Murry Gunty, owner of Black Bear Sports, a Private Equity company that professionalizes shaking kids down for their lunch money - but you're gonna LOVE how this movie ends. We'll also talk about Jeffrey Epstein associate Josh Harris and heir to the Smurf fortune David Blitzer who use their Blackstone connections and Wharton Business degrees to steal joy from children!! Don't worry, there's a comeuppance for them in this story, too! Due to a technical issue there is no video for this episode. Links: Lord of the Rinks. Meet the hockey CEO cashing in on your kid's team Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice. Tennessee bill would criminalize harassment of student-athletes As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast Private Equity Is Coming for Youth Sports Bill would ban private equity 'vulture investors' from youth sports.","meta_description":"Becca and Robby are busy researching for future episodes and will be back at the end of the month. In the meantime, enjoy another episode from the Patreon…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3452,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/corporate-gossip-5768309/episodes/heated-rivalry-private-equity-vs-human-decency/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/corporate-gossip-5768309/heated-rivalry-private-equity-vs-human-decency.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}