Wondery Presents: We Crashed

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

The founders of WeWork thought they were on the brink of making history. The company was valued at $47 billion dollars, ready for a huge IPO, and its charismatic CEO Adam Neumann believed he was going to change the world. Adam and his wife Rebekah had a prophet-like vision—but did it ever match the company's reality? Now the inspiration for a new AppleTV+ series starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway, WeCrashed: The Director’s Cut is a complete refresh of our original six-part series. Hosted by David Brown of the hit podcast Business Wars, this six-part series includes new interviews and new discoveries about the rise and fall of WeWork. It’s a story of hope and hubris, big money and bigger screwups, and the lengths people will go to chase “unicorns Listen to WeCrashed: The Director’s Cut: wondery.fm/SYSK_WeCrashed_DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Wondry, the hit podcast We Crashed is now an Apple TV-plus series about We Work,
0:07.7	a company that promised a utopia, but delivered a catastrophe.
0:13.2	It's January 2019 and you're one of thousands of We Work employees flying into Los Angeles
0:19.0	from all over the world.
0:21.0	Ashton Kutcher is on stage, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are there to put on a private
0:26.3	concert.
0:27.3	The most extravagant company event you've ever seen, there's just one problem.
0:33.0	Adam Newman, the charismatic CEO of We Work, is spending investors money at a reckless
0:39.0	rate, and in a few months, the illusion of this revolutionary unicorn company is going
0:45.4	to fade away.
0:47.3	Hosted by David Brown of the hit podcast Business Wars, We Crashed The Directors Cut is a
0:53.6	refreshed six-part series about the meteoric rise and swift fall of We Work, including
1:00.8	new details about Adam's wife, Rebecca Newman, and her involvement in the company.
1:06.3	Tune in after each Apple TV-plus episode to the We Crashed podcast for special bonus
1:12.7	episodes hosted by Scott Galloway, one of We Work's earliest critics, as he goes behind
1:19.0	the scenes of the new Apple TV-plus series of the same name, starring Jared Leto and
1:24.3	Anne Hathaway.
1:25.4	You're about to hear the trailer for We Crashed.
1:29.0	While you're listening, make sure to follow We Crashed on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music,
1:34.2	or wherever you're listening right now.
1:36.8	You can also listen ad-free by joining OneDry Plus in Apple Podcasts or the OneDry App.
1:51.6	Lisa Skyhane loved working with people.
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