22 episodes
Too Much Money Jo Piazza + Doree Shafrir
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4.8 • 219 Ratings
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Does being a billionaire make you crazy or do you need to be crazy to be a billionaire? Too Much Money is a podcast that attempts to answer this question by telling stories about people who have more money than they know what to do with, and use it in ways that are sometimes foolish, often petty, and often ridiculous. Each week, Jo Piazza and Doree Shafrir go deep into the story of one of these extremely rich people and how they’ve spent their money: like $500 million yachts, $250,000 dinosaur fossils, and years-long feuds with their neighbors over ocean views. After all, maybe you CAN be too rich.
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The Allure of Luxury Adventure Travel
Are billionaires so dead inside that they need to risk their lives just to feel alive again?
Not all of them. Probably.
This week we’re diving and climbing and rocketing inside the world of extreme luxury and adventure travel where the insanely wealthy pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to travel to the depths of the ocean, outer space, Antarctica and the highest, most remote peaks on Earth.
Plus: we've got an update on the show.
Email us at toomuchmoneypodcast@gmail.com. Too Much Money is hosted and produced by Jo Piazza and Doree Shafrir. Music is by Lisa Brenner. Our network partner is Acast.
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Why Do Billionaires Love to Buy Media Properties?
Karlie Kloss is just the latest billionaire (by marriage) who thought it might be fun to start buying magazines. But billionaires' track record with the media is ... not great. In this ep we discuss the various billionaires (Jeff Bezos, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Mort Zuckerman, Sam Zell, etc.) who have bought media properties, what happened next, and who suffered (hint: not them!).
Email us! toomuchmoneypodcast@gmail.com.
Too Much Money is hosted and produced by Jo Piazza and Doree Shafrir. Music is by Lisa Brenner. Our network partner is Acast.
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It's An Alien Invasion! No, It's Elon Musk
Are we being invaded by aliens? Jo thought so when she saw a massive string of bright lights jet across the night sky. But alas, it wasn't aliens — it was Elon Musk. The Musker has been releasing satellites by the dozen and if you don't know what you are looking at they are downright terrifying. Here to explain this latest venture from the infamous billionaire is guest host Nick Aster, aka Jo's husband, who knows much more about space things than we do.
Email us! toomuchmoneypodcast@gmail.com.
Too Much Money is hosted and produced by Jo Piazza and Doree Shafrir. Music is by Lisa Brenner. Our network partner is Acast.
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A Billionaire Searches For E.T.
Robert Bigelow made his fortune in budget hotels (with some really intense bad reviews). But that business was all a means to an end for Bigelow. All he ever wanted (since he was a little kid staring up at the stars) was to go to outer space. And he tried to make that dream a reality by offering to make NASA some budget motels on the moon. When that didn't work out her switched his focus to funding UFO research and eventually an even stranger and more unbelievable project.
Email us at toomuchmoneypodcast@gmail.com. Too Much Money is hosted and produced by Jo Piazza and Doree Shafrir. Music is by Lisa Brenner. Our network partner is Acast.
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This Week in Billionaires: Another Billionaire Buys Up Hawaii
There was so much billionaire news over the last few weeks that we needed to do a news-y episode to go over it all. First we have yet another billionaire buying up land in Hawaii for somewhat mysterious reasons, and then we cover a three-day, $120 million PRE-wedding party in India. Finally, we have a story about a billionaire who is actually doing something to help the world.
Email us at toomuchmoneypodcast@gmail.com!
Too Much Money is hosted and produced by Jo Piazza and Doree Shafrir. Music is by Lisa Brenner. Our network partner is Acast.
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Was This Wacky Gilded Age Bash the Worst Party of All Time?
Today’s episode tells the tale of the worst party ever thrown. This is what happens when a Gilded Age millionaire has too much money to spend to celebrate the grand opening of his fancy new stables. Dinner guests were made to endure a multi-course dinner while strapped in the saddle atop horses lifted into a fourth floor Manhattan ballroom. But we promise, it gets even weirder.
Email us your thoughts, comments, questions, concerns, etc.! We're at toomuchmoneypodcast@gmail.com.
Too Much Money is hosted and produced by Jo Piazza and Doree Shafrir. Music is by Lisa Brenner. Our network partner is Acast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Interesting Topic
Too bad you have to listen to a bunch of nonsense to get to the subject and then sit through all of their smug snark.
Loving it!
Such an interesting topic and I enjoy listening to the host’s insights. Doree and Jo have a great way of interacting that feels casual, fun and just plain enjoyable. I hope they consider delving into Greg Gianforte’s story. Montana’s governor? What’s the deal with that guy?!
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