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Publisher |: Bailey

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Scams

Categories Via RSS |: Comedy,; Education,; Society & Culture

An indie/independent consumer awareness, anti-scam podcast focused on the multi-level-marketing (MLM) industry which is culty af. Host Bailey breaks down what is wrong with the inherently flawed and predatory multi-level-marketing industry and the companies that it is made up of— think Amway, Herbalife, LuLaRoe. The podcast is a relaxed, non-linear conversational style show with the occasional interview with former MLM reps (approximately 1 in 10 people in North America have been an MLM rep). Listeners guide the direction of the show by submitting requests for which companies and issues they want Bailey to investigate. The podcast is part of a bigger activist movement to help people avoid entanglements with this problematic industry, and to help those who have left it to de-program.

People |: Bailey Pelletier (@baipelletier)
Country Of Origin |: Canada
Produced In |: Canada
Premiere Date |: 2021-03-16
Frequency |: Biweekly
Explicit |: No

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45 Available Episodes (45 Total) / Average duration: 00:42:58

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45 Available Episodes (45 Total)Average duration: 00:42:58

Oct 11, 2022

01:08:35

We're doing things out of order folks. Our next deep dive is Plexus. To get me started-- I talked to former Plexus rep and current podcaster (hun turned human) Danielle. She shared her experiences with a series of supplement and weight-loss-focused MLMs-- including her longest stint at Plexus. Then in our next episode, we look at the nitty-gritty of Plexus and its current modus operandi.

Danielle's Podcast: From Huns to Humans

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

Instagram + Tiktok

@downlinepod

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

Sep 27, 2022

00:44:34

Let's catch up on what's gone down at Young Living since we first covered it earlier this year.

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

Instagram + Tiktok

@downlinepod

See the FDA warning letter + the link to their study (that has no results) for yourself

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

Aug 23, 2022

00:30:06

World Financial Group has faced lawsuit after lawsuit and regulatory issue after regulatory issue. Here we cover some of the messy nonsense that is WFG's business practices. You will probably be confused. I know I still am.

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

List of Insurance MLMs

Primerica
Transamerica/ World Financial Group
Symmetry Financial Group
Premier Financial Alliance
PHP Agency
Freedom Equity Group
American Income Life
Family First Life.

Instagram + Tiktok

@downlinepod

Sources

https://downline.podbean.com/p/insurance-mlm-primerica-wfg-sources/

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

Aug 09, 2022

00:43:39

World Financial Group may seem at first to be like any other insurance or finance company. But at the end of the day like every other MLM, it’s just about recruiting and very little energy is given to making sure clients are well taken care of. This is part 1 of 2 episodes on WFG.

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

List of Insurance MLMs

Primerica
Transamerica/ World Financial Group
Symmetry Financial Group
Premier Financial Alliance
PHP Agency
Freedom Equity Group
American Income Life
Family First Life.

Instagram + Tiktok

@downlinepod

Sources

https://downline.podbean.com/p/insurance-mlm-primerica-wfg-sources/

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

Jul 26, 2022

00:46:33

Is Primerica an MLM? How is it legal for insurance MLMs to exist? Do the reps actually make money? Let us discuss what this company is all about.

List of Insurance MLMs

Primerica
Transamerica/ World Financial Group
Symmetry Financial Group
Premier Financial Alliance
PHP Agency
Freedom Equity Group
American Income Life
Family First Life.

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

Instagram + Tiktok

@downlinepod

Sources

https://downline.podbean.com/p/insurance-mlm-primerica-wfg-sources/

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

Jun 14, 2022

00:50:12

Arbonne likes to tout itself as an environmentally friendly and socially responsible B-corporation. In reality, Arbonne seems to have honed in on the art of greenwashing and advertising a false opportunity to pull in free labour.

Go check out Danielle’s podcast: From Huns to Humans

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

Instagram

@downlinepod

Sources

https://downline.podbean.com/p/arbonne-sources/

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

Jun 07, 2022

00:21:36

Before we get into the nitty-gritty of the history and the business itself-- come with me to "Discover Arbonne" and the vibes it gives off. *I made a last-minute decision to re-record the full Arbonne deep dive episode with my new mic-- so today we are going to have a good time, vibe, and acknowledge that the tiny pink mic era is coming to an end. Taking her for one last ride.

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

Instagram

@downlinepod

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

May 31, 2022

00:32:38

"Pick up a piece of broccoli instead of a candy bar, and FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE."

- Autumn Calabrese

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

Instagram

@downlinepod

Sources

https://downline.podbean.com/p/bitter-about-body-positivity/

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

May 24, 2022

00:25:30

Bonus episode drop! I don't even know what to say about this episode other than *vomit.* The manipulation is just next-level.

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

Instagram

@downlinepod

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

May 17, 2022

00:55:09

In part 2 we will discuss Modere's flagship product, current trailblazer CEO, and the ruse that Modere puts on via their compensation plan to sell false legitimacy.

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/downlinepod

Instagram

@downlinepod

Sources

https://downline.podbean.com/p/modere-sources/

Current Active MLMs

https://mlmtruth.org/master-list/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Upload the clip, recording, or image(s) to Google Drive then email me the link/share access with my email downlinepod@gmail.com

Oct 11 | 01:08:35

From Hun to Human: The Draw of Supplement MLMs (Danielle)

Sep 27 | 00:44:34

Where Are They Now? Young Living Update

Aug 23 | 00:30:06

WFG: What the F is Going on

Aug 09 | 00:43:39

3:3:30 World Financial Group

Jul 26 | 00:46:33

Got Life? Insurance MLMs: Primerica

Jun 14 | 00:50:12

Greenwashing and Girl-bossing: Arbonne

Jun 07 | 00:21:36

Discover Arbonne

May 31 | 00:32:38

Bitter about Body Positivity: Beachbody Trainer Autumn Calabrese

May 24 | 00:25:30

ItWorks! Reps are Sketchy

May 17 | 00:55:09

”Social Marketer:” Modere Part 2

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