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Jan 2022
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EP157: The Man Who Spent $35MM Fighting ...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and America’s Cup winner Bill Koch doesn’t like being cheated. The latest episode for our “Rule of Law” series!; Martin Lisius, founder of Tempest Tours, and Kim George, Customer Relations Manager, talk about the companies origins and what it's like being on the road in midst of extreme weather; the President of Amerisearch, William Federer. tells the story of how Canada became an independent nation—and not part of the United States—most likely, because of smallpox; Seth Godin, the author of 19 best-selling books and one of the most popular blogs in the world tells us about a dark truth in the marketing industry.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Man Who Spent $35MM Fighting A $400k Fake Wine Fraud

10:00 - Tempest Tours: A Stormy, Sightseeing Vacation

23:00 - How Smallpox Created Canada by Destroying Washington’s Army

35:00 - Marketing Has A Marketing Problem... Too Many Narcissists Manipulating People

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