The WOW Machine Stops (Pt 2)
1/23/202640 min
Tony Hsieh, the billionaire CEO of Zappos, is passionate about community. He pours his time, energy and fortune into building a network of like-minded people - first in Las Vegas, then Park City, Utah. But Tony's quest to build connection soon spirals into isolation, addiction and mistrust of those closest to him, revealing a contradictory truth about the pursuit of one of our most fundamental human needs.
WARNING: This episode discusses death by suicide. If you are suffering emotional distress or having suicidal thoughts, support is available - for example, from the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the...
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First 90 secondsJuju Chang0:00
This is an iHeart podcast, [gentle music] Guaranteed Human. When a young woman's car is found abandoned on a New Jersey bridge, detectives wanna know, how did she simply vanish into the night?
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:13
Nobody knew where she was. It was a 19-year-old girl who would've normally been attached to her phone, and she was off the grid.
Juju Chang0:22
Secrets, trust, and a friend's ultimate betrayal. I'm Juju Chang. From 2020 and ABC Audio, listen now to Bridge of Lies wherever you get your podcasts.
Tim Harford· Host0:36
[gentle music] Pushkin. A warning before we start. This Cautionary Tale discusses death by suicide. If you're suffering emotional distress or you're having suicidal thoughts, support is available. For example, from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the US, or the Samaritans in the UK. [beer can opening] [beer pouring] On the 4th of July, 2020, in Park City, Utah, two friends are drinking beer on the porch of the Airbnb they've rented for the holidays. "Happy Fourth," they call out to a man walking past on the sidewalk. The passerby stops to chat.