Ep. 176: Chrome Hearts Run Free w/ Ezra Marcus
Show notes
This week, Sam is joined by Ezra Marcus, New York magazine writer and trusted male correspondent from the entrepreneurial underworld, for a discussion about the shadow economy, the crisis of masculinity, and his latest article on the lit world of Chrome Hearts resale. They chat Chrome Hearts millionaires, OnlyFans empires, middle school day traders, Gen Z’s search for moral order, NeeDoh playground economics, the lost spirit of rap music, and more!
Links:
“The Chrome Hearts Hustle” by Ezra Marcus in The Cut
“The Porn Addicts Who Tried to Rescue the Camgirls” by Ezra Marcus in The Cut
“How Everything Became Gambling” by Max Read in The New York Times Magazine
“Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse: by Heidi Blake in The New Yorker
Pimp: Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim
“The New TikTok Aesthetic is ‘Ball Hog’” by Samuel Hine in The Cut
Chrome Hearts Tags by Lil Uzi Vert
Kids day trading on the school bus via TikTok
6th graders networking on LinkedIn via TikTok
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