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The Binge Cases: U R NEXT

Coming Soon: Puppy Kingpin

The Binge Cases: U R NEXT

Sony Music

Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.04.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Americans are used to being on the lookout for a scam, but authorities are warning of a new kind of fraud. Puppy Kingpin shines a spotlight on Jolyn Noethe, a secretive businesswoman from Iowa who is accused of laundering puppies like drug money. Over the course of 7 episodes, investigative reporter and host Alex Schuman exposes the scheme and an underground part of the industry bringing us the pets we love. From Neon Hum Media and Sony Music Entertainment. Smoke Screen: Puppy Kingpin is available June 16th. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge all episodes or listen weekly wherever you get your podcasts.  Smokescreen: Puppy Kingpin is part of The Binge -  a new podcast channel from Sony Music Entertainment. The Binge: All Episodes, All at Once. Coming Soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.7

Scams are a dime a dozen.

0:02.8

You already know to keep your guard up

0:04.2

when you check your email or when you swipe right.

0:07.2

But did you know how hard it can be

0:08.8

to avoid getting tricked when you're buying a dog?

0:13.2

What do you think of the companies that do this?

0:15.4

Honestly, scumbags.

0:17.4

I usually report on politics and crime,

0:20.1

but I turned my attention to puppies

0:22.1

because well, there's something going on

0:24.0

in our pet industry that not enough of us are talking about.

0:27.5

You have to be just a complete psychopath

0:30.4

to be involved in this industry

0:31.6

and just not care about animal suffering

0:33.3

and cruelty and defrauding consumers.

0:35.2

This is a supply and demand issue.

0:37.2

There are companies who will threaten

0:39.2

to repossess your family dog.

0:41.1

It's taking advantage of people.

0:43.4

Or so consumers a puppy without disclosing it's sick.

0:47.5

They spent $5,000 on a dog and then they were out

0:50.2

and other $5,000 to help it be healthy.

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