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What Next TBD: Inside the Subreddit That Blew Up GameStop

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41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The story of how GameStop went from the verge of a bankruptcy to a $15 billion market value isn’t an easy one to wrap your head around. But it helps to go back to the beginning; almost three years ago, in a subreddit called r/wallstreetbets. Guests: Brandon Kochkodin, reporter at Bloomberg Host Lizzie O’Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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