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Going Through it
Ellen Pao
Lost her job as the CEO of Reddit and her discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins in the same year.
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The Secret to Victory
Matt Ryan
Lost a 28 - 3 lead at halftime in Super Bowl LI to the New England Patriots
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The Ezra Klein Show
Hillary Clinton
Lost an unprecedented presidential race to a buffoon and retreated into the woods of upstate New York.
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Fresh Air
Kevin Hart
Lost his 2018 Oscar hosting gig because of inappropriate jokes he made in a past life and paying for that mistake today.
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The Jordan Harbinger Show
Molly Bloom
Lost her notorious poker game/ “racketeering business” to go into severe debt, but ultimately a book deal and a movie.
First Hand Losers
Selected by:
Wilson
Everyone at one point has lost something they thought they had won and can recognize that gutted sinking feeling that stays with you for months. This week’s Issue is nostalgic catharsis in Podcast form with first person interviews of some of today’s exceptionally rare upsets. From the most recent Presidential race to a comedian’s jokes told a decade ago. These interviews explores the context around the loss, how they managed the aftermath, and what they’ve learned from it since. Enjoy!