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Episode 451Jun 10, 2021

Remember MoviePass? The FTC does

Plus: electric trucks, game show history and a new ocean (??) on this not-so-hollowed-out Thursday.

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Better times for MoviePass.
Better times for MoviePass.
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The deal was too good to be true, because it was: A few years ago, MoviePass started offering users unlimited movie tickets for $10 per month. It was an unworkable, growth-focused business model even more extreme than most startups subsidizing post-recession online life, and MoviePass knew it. A Federal Trade Commission investigation found all sorts of shady tactics the company used to keep its most movie-addicted viewers from getting tickets. We’ll talk about it, plus electric trucks, game show history and a new ocean (??) on this not-so-hollowed-out Thursday.

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