Hot off the presses, Rigged is the second edition of Game of Mates. To mark the book’s release on 2nd August 2022, we chat about the new bits, including hypochondriac-level largesse to the pharmaceutical industry.
In our barney of the week, we find out from the leaked Uber files that Princeton economist Alan Krueger wrote a very pro-Uber paper for $100,000 in 2015 (he is now deceased). Economists say there is no way the money influenced his analysis.
Buy the book: Rigged: How networks of powerful mates rip off everyday Australians
Attend the Sydney launch event at Gleebooks on 17th August.
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Theme music: Happy Swing by Serge Quadrado Music under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0
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FET #6: Rigged: How Australia really works