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Opportunity Cost

Jill | Bloww Studio

What makes the siren song of money-making schemes, cults, spiritual gurus, scams, and conspiracies of all kinds so irresistible? What is it about the desires of the human heart that make us vulnerable to such subterfuge?

Opportunity Cost, hosted by Jill, cobbles an auditory scrapbook of old videos, soundscapes, interviews, and commentary together in an attempt to uncover the history, nuances, and... more

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When Julie signed up as a distributor for Arbonne, she found early success and rapidly rose to the top of the ranks. What she didn't expect was her faith, finances, self-worth, and diet culture to be entangled with her business. 

When doubts began t... more

Anna thought that she had found a home among the spiritually-minded community in Enagic and their Kangen ionizers, what she found instead were empty promises, debt and culty practices. I sit down with Anna 1:1 to talk about her experience in Enagic. more

We kick off a round of bonus full interview episodes with the lovely Chrystal. When she joined Amway on an invitation from her coworker, Chrystal had no idea how much of her life would eventually be consumed by it. Through ever-growing fees paid and ... more

Insurance MLMs have given rise to a new wave of super bros, who are convinced that selling supplemental insurance is how they will make it big. American Income Life is famous among the MLM world, or maybe…infamous. American Income Life reached out to... more

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 55 ratings
  • Fantastic!

    Opportunity Cost is incredibly informative and well-researched, with episodes that delve into complex topics with clarity. However, I find the political bias quite intense, especially on her social media. It’s concerning when someone who has deconstructed from religion and critiques control and marketing tactics still engages in overgeneralizations and takes quotes out of context to demean conservatives or those with differing views. This inconsistency makes it hard to reconcile the thoughtful c... more

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    FitnessPro6520
    United Statesa year ago
  • An excellent, well researched, and empathetically written look into multi-level marketing organizations and how they can tear apart lives while enriching the select few willing to exploit everyone else.

    The Living Water episode was especially fascinating, exploring the alternative health to alt right pipeline and how simple it became for the group to start dipping their toes into xenophobic conspiracy theories once they were locked into more reasonable doubt such as suspicion of Big Pharma.

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    5
    Cagey
    a year ago
  • New find; new love!

    I just found this podcast thanks to a tiktok and I cannot recommend it enough. The host does such an excellent job on diving into MLM research such as actually interviewing for positions. The people she’s interviewed that are ex-MLM employees are not only super informative but give you first hand experience from their time working in different companies. The host also does an excellent job interviewing by giving her guests space to talk and process their experiences in the MLM. I am absolutely g... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GiavonnaB
    United States2 years ago
  • Love this

    Love the format, personal interviews, and spotlight on MLMs. I don’t know how this pod hasn’t blown up yet!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DeziM14
    United States2 years ago
  • Best Anti-MLM pod!

    This is the anti-MLM podcast I have been waiting for! Each episode has a great guest and is full of information. It’s thoughtful, compassionate, and informative.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Carey_Can
    United States2 years ago

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