The Most Hated Man In America: Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli with Kyle Prue and Miles Bonsignore | 71
The Big Flop
Wondery
4.6 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Martin Shkreli jacked up drug prices, trolled the world, and bought a two million-dollar Wu-Tang album before the age of 35. But the karma (and real) police came for the Pharma Bro when the world caught wind of his price-gouging antics on life saving medicine. From hedge fund schemes to court-room memes, Martin earned the now infamous title of “Most Hated Man in America”.
Kyle Prue (How to Piss Off Men) and Miles Bonsignore (Perfect Person, Try Guys) join Misha to give Martin Shkreli a taste of his own medicine.
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| 0:22.6 | Trust me, it's an offer you can't refuse. |
| 0:34.3 | Martin Schrelli always has a smug smile on his face, whether he's running his massive |
| 0:40.9 | pharma company, trolling his critics on Twitter, or even right now, while sitting in a |
| 0:47.1 | courtroom on trial for massive fraud, despite the fact that Martin may be the most hated |
| 0:54.0 | man in America |
| 0:55.3 | because he jacked up the price of a life-saving drug, |
| 0:59.2 | he's not worried about his court case. |
| 1:01.6 | He's got millions to spend on wine, |
| 1:04.5 | a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album, |
| 1:07.4 | and the best lawyer's money can buy. |
| 1:11.5 | Speaking of which, Martin's lawyer is about to begin his opening statement. |
| 1:15.9 | Martin is confident his lawyer will be able to find a way to get the jury on his side. |
| 1:21.0 | He puts his hands behind his head, closes his eyes, and leans back to enjoy his defense. |
| 1:29.0 | Martin's lawyer starts addressing the jury. |
| 1:31.9 | But wait, did his lawyer just say something about how weird Martin is? |
| 1:37.0 | And now his lawyer is talking about how nuts Martin is? |
| 1:39.8 | What the heck is going on? |
| 1:42.1 | Martin looks over at the jury to see how they're taking all this. |
| 1:45.6 | A dozen faces scowl back at him. They don't just find him a little unlikable. They all look |
| 1:51.7 | like they want to punch him in the face. Wait, did Martin's own lawyer just say that he also |
| 1:58.3 | wants to punch Martin in the face sometimes? |
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