THE FTC WON'T LET ME BE: How a Dumpster Fire Was Actually a BurnLounge

Sounds like MLM but ok

On this week's 'pode, Katie and Sasha get into the failed MLM "BurnLounge" that was branded as a pyramid scheme several years ago, only looking to start "BurnLounge 3.0" up soon. (Maybe. And maybe we can milk another episode out of this disaster.) "BurnLounge" was like owning an iTunes franchise - except you got paid in "burn points" instead of cash, until you paid to go up to the highest level, "Mogul" at $430. (Even then, for each 99 song that was downloaded off your website, reps would only receive 5c.) This ambitious MLM said it would combine "iTunes, Ebay, Myspace, and Netflix." It's no surprise it was illegal af. Give it a listen and let us know what you think, 'cause this is one of the worst ones we've discovered.

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Produced by Sasha Zazzi IT and Technical Development provided by PodcastDaddy Advisory Members: Summer Sanders, Janelle Ireland, Ashleigh Walls

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Music featured: Ryan Little - Kick Push [name redacted] - Gettin' Really High, Gettin' Really Drunk (opener for Afroman concert) Let's All Go to the Lobby HEYAYAYAYAYAYAYA The Original Keyboard Cat (press F to pay respects) Desired - Sayonara

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Other Suggested Media Chromeo album, "Head Over Heels" (Dave1 winked and smiled at Sasha at a show once.) Van Morrison - And it Stoned Me Midnight Pulp : cheesy horror and exploitation films

And it stoned me to my soul Stoned me just like Jelly Roll And it stoned me And it stoned me to my soul Stoned me just like goin' home And it stoned me

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