Background Research and Interviews

As part of my research for this topic I’ve conducted a number of interviews on my podcasts with some of the foremost experts on the topic and some YouTubers and others associated with the Apes. I’ll be continuing to talk to experts on the topic and welcome any recommendations on experts or people to talk to, you can send them to josh@thejist.co.uk.  

Chatter #158 – Dr Susanne Trimbath on GameStop, Failure To Delivers, and Naked Short Selling – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITeiFwJlGGI

Chatter #134 – Houston Wade On How GameStop Happened, Naked Shorts, and FTDs – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7bBJlXPy9A

Chatter #138 – Houston Wade On Dark Pool Trading, Dogecoin, And Trillion Dollar Asteroids – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skvMJGPYjUg

Chatter #133 – William Steele On GameStop And The Internet Hive Mind – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CbR2AmYnXw – **William is the editor of this book!**

Chatter #156 – Lucy Komisar On The SEC, Regulatory Capture, And The Corruption Of Wall Street – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVDVvj3GL8E

Chatter #155 – Carl Hagberg on Short Sellers, Counterfeit Shares, and Shareholders Rights – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM-kd0TSg3w

Chatter #154 – Mulligan Brothers on Superstonk, GameStop, and the Apes Together Strong Documentary – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_MkFSK-WWs

Chatter #149 – Andrew Mo Money On Short Squeezes, Reddit Manipulation, And Retail Investor Power – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KH1w9gNiQw

Chatter #147 – Jackson Hunter On The AMC Short Squeeze, GameStop, And The Power Of Reddit – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btfFFdMGcx0


I’ve also  made several videos essays on the topic.

Tendies For All: What The Media Are Missing About The GameStop Saga – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJNIvLHYXk8

The Joke Market: DogeCoin, GameStop, And Investing Gone Viral – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9M9rdc1W94


I’ve also done interviews covering relating topics that have fed into my understanding of this story.

Finance/Corruption/Corporate Power

Chatter #157 – Professor Antony Mueller On Inflation, Fiat Money, And The Impending Market Crash – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N10dpaDrZOA

Chatter #142 – Nicholas Wilson On David Cameron, Greensill, And HSBC: The World’s Dirtiest Bank – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3HCqIq5BoI

Chatter #102 – James Dionne on Unaccountable Power, Secret Societies, and Our Brave New World – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4JwHEadMks

Chatter #85 – Antony Loewenstein on Disaster Capitalism, Privatisation, and Immigration – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wAbi2uqN0c

Chatter #81 – Nicholas Shaxson on The Finance Curse – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEpzFnNnNY8

Chatter #71 – Peter Geoghegan on Dark Money and the Corruption of British Politics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKqOxlmum68

Chatter #66 – Dr David Belk on the True Scale of Corruption in the US Healthcare System – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YliihiEe_hM


Social Media/Propaganda/Information Warfare

Chatter #153 – Emma Briant on Cambridge Analytica, Social Media, and Election Meddling – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA11tOx6t-A

Chatter #152 – Neil Sanders On Mind Control, Propaganda, and The Fake Culture War – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diNW_RuCbWE

Chatter #151 – Sophie Zhang – Whistleblowing On Facebook: Fake Engagement and Election Manipulation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqDVYFry6QA

Chatter #123 – Bret Schafer on Information Warfare and How Social Media Disrupts Democracy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3KpuYIocU0

Chatter #121 – Kyle Taylor On Dark Ads And The Case For Regulating Social Media – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5jzBAEUG_0

Chatter #119 – Constance Hannah Rose on Understanding and Uncovering Cyber Torture – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhCzexPM2PY

Chatter #115 – Oli Dugmore on Memes, Journalism, and the Influence of Social Media on Politics – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yZmPZdHhHM

Chatter #89 – James N on Cyber Torture, Organised Harrassment, and Psychological Warfare – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB4q8F7ez2I