WeCrashed

by Wondery
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The founders of WeWork thought they were on the brink of making history. The company was valued at $47 billion dollars, ready for a huge IPO, and its charismatic CEO Adam Neumann believed he was going to change the world. Adam and his wife Rebekah had a prophet-like vision—but did it ever match the company's reality? Now the inspiration for a new AppleTV+ series starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway, WeCrashed: The Director’s Cut is a complete refresh of our original six-part series. Hosted by David Brown of the hit podcast Business Wars, this six-part series includes new interviews and new discoveries about the rise and fall of WeWork. It’s a story of hope and hubris, big money and bigger screwups, and the lengths people will go to chase “unicorns".

Watch the Apple Original series WeCrashed, starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway. Now streaming only on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/-WeCrashed

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  • AlohaVivs
    Professional and Engaging
    I am a subscriber to Wondery. I have been very impressed with the podcasts I have listened to so far. This story is NO exception!! It’s brilliant! The host and narrator keeps the audience engaged and his pace is perfect. I could not wait to listen to all the episodes. The story is shocking and intriguing. I loved this podcast. 5 stars!
  • Dr. Strangelove!
    Loose Money / Loose Story
    There is an interesting story about the excesses of “Founders” such as Adam Neumann (the subject of this podcast) somewhere within the discussion of this podcast, but this show is lighter on details than I would like. This show focuses on the superficial things while ignoring the more insidious nature underneath. There is a good story that wasn’t told in this whole saga, and I feel sadness that it wasn’t told.
  • User3789
    Great content but crazy production
    It’s a great story, the content is great, but each episode is listed at about 30 minutes. I am listening ad-free. The first 5 minutes or so is a weird intro that touches on what will be in the episode, then the episode starts at about the 5 minute mark. Then it is 20 minutes of fleshing out the 5 minute intro. It just feels like they tried to make it longer by repeating. This thing should be 2 episodes, each 1 hour long. Please, Wondery, I am paying for your content. Please respect my time.
  • Bearly44
    Meh
    Nothing but ads. And the host sounds like Casey Kasem.
  • He who shall remain nameless
    Good story crammed between ads
    The production and narration on this are perfect. The format is not. After you take out the ads, intros, theme music and credits, episodes are like 15 minutes long.
  • bebetterdobetter40
    Trump…
    Season 2 episode 3…as a reporter aren’t it supposed to keep you’re biased out. Kept referencing Trump and your feelings on it even though Trump has nothing to do with this podcast.
  • Tebbe234
    Hosts bias seeps through
    The episode where he implies it’s misogyny that adam is “going to Coachella” and Elizabeth Holmes is going to prison is obnoxious. Especially because the second before she Lied to her investors and he didn’t. Hence legality. Also not for nothing she was behind diagnosing diseases and lying to the public about the ability to diagnose cancer ! A lot of it is a stretch and the journalist integrity, well 🙄good tv show though
  • REV****
    Commercials - way toooooo many
    It’s the commercials that put a wrench in this companion piece and the Directors Cut, how many times can we hear about blue chip art investment????
  • Wabygayle
    Lacking Substance
    While wonderfully produced, the reporting lacks depth, reading almost like a teenage drama. Interviews are highly edited and cut extremely short. This is a very surface level retelling. I was able to listen free as an audible member (in the audible app). I would be sorely disappointed had I subscribed to Wonderly for essentially a children’s book. Not worth the money, in my opinion.
  • Bennytomp18
    Great Listen
    I thoroughly enjoyed this series, compliments to the producers, show runners, and everyone else involved.
  • jlduan
    I prefer the original edition
    not a fan of this ‘’director cut”
  • DJanée
    Great Podcast!
    I love Business Wars and this was great with so many details. Looking forward to the new show with Jared Leto on this story.
  • beazy87
    Love it!
    I love business wars, so this was an obvious love for me. Thank you David Brown for always delivering fascinating and detailed content.
  • PW from GR
    Well done overview
    Sometimes I just want to know what happened without a dozen drawn out super detailed episodes. This worked, with the benefit of a professional broadcaster.
  • Mophista
    Listen to the Foundering instead
    Very little substance here, and seems factory made, The narrator has a condescending and grating nature. It's sort of like a cliff notes version of the stories we already know. Adam Neumann was a fascinating CEO, but you'd never know it by listening to this.
  • ljkeil2
    Learned so much
    I’m a true crime nut but love Wondery so I tried this one out (also thanks to Things I Bought and Liked on Instagram sharing it). It was just as interesting as any true crime story and helped see another side of a Ponzi scheme. Instead of just the narcissism and greed of Madoff, this showed how an org can be fun and community building and a great startup but still have those horrible practices.
  • nycjen7474
    Show all sides
    We are the generation that shows the end result, without the steps involved to get there. I’ve been a purveyor of failure and success. The “fake it until you make it” mindset only gets people so far. Money is great but HOW you get the money and WHAT you do with it is the true success...or the curse. I think we wil see a lot of both for the next decade. I hope we learn great lessons along the way.
  • Mml630
    Can’t wait for Hulu documentary
    Another ‘fake it til you make it’ story like Theranos and Fyre Festival!
  • Political junkie Florida
    Wow
    This story needs to be a mini series. Enjoyed the commentary of Scott
  • Burno56
    Great insight to the fall of Wework
    Well produced podcast and very enjoyable to listen to. Looking forward to more by David Brown. Masa San should get most of the blame for enabling Adam and his over inflated ego and purse.
  • norelle78
    Great
    Really enjoyed
  • lalizzyruth
    Foundering Podcast on wework was better
    I don’t understand why this podcast was made because the Foundering podcast made on the WeWork story was so many times better, including the narrator . This narrator sounds like a children’s book story teller & it seems like only facts on the WeWork story are covered here. The Foundering podcast gave way more reporting and insight into who Adam Neumann was and why this happened.
  • Baseballradioguy
    Just okay
    Story is interesting but slow at times. Narrator tends to overdo it with his inflections.
  • PJ from AL
    Review of We Crashed Podcast
    As always, this podcast did not disappoint. Have enjoyed all of the Wondery podcasts thus far. Very interesting subject. Whoever produces the theme songs does a great job!!
  • Law Global
    Great Job
    Keep it up.. Adds are annoying because the story was compelling...
  • tiny8987
    Terrible with ads
    Like all wondery podcasts, it has an excessive amount of ads. However it is worse with this podcast. The episodes are short and ads are as long as the episodes. I wish wondery would consider listener quality instead of money
  • USA Mknitter
    Thanks for the in-depth background
    Thank you so much for the depth insight into WeWork. I only knew bits and pieces about it, so got my eyes opened up to it when I binged-listened to it. Thank you for sharing Scott Galloway’s take on it. I am reminded again that if something appears to be too good to be true, then it’s most likely a fake. Why is it so many of us have the “fear of missing out”?
  • cschwarzer
    Delivery mechanism for ads
    I normally don’t mind ads but this is a 30 minute podcast that has 10 minutes of useless ads. It definitely seems that revenue was the motivator for the podcast rather than the pursuit of journalism. There are other WeWork podcasts that do a much better job investigating and interviewing.
  • effigykent
    Love!!!
    I love , love , love this podcast! Please hurry and get more episodes out. This so rocks!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
  • SeattleJj
    Nice quick series
    Unfortunate to have so many fraudulent businesses like WeWork and Theranos, but a great presentation in this series. Thanks!
  • Hubbar91
    Pretty good
    I enjoyed listening to this podcast. As someone who had the opportunity to take advantage of WeWork benefits without paying the monthly costs (I’m an online student and the online platform was one of WeWork’s customers; so I guess I did pay for it in a way, but that’s beside the point), it was interesting to see what was real and what was behind rose colored glasses. Not sure I would have found it as interesting if I hadn’t seen the insides of WeWork.
  • meep meep.
    What
    The heck is up with the background music? Distracting.
  • bbbb7919
    Compelling story; very well told!
    This is one of my favorite podcasts of all time. Not only is the story intriguing, but the production, narration, and entire suite of creative elements used to supplement the story are what makes it so addicting. It’s clear a lot of creative talent went into this making this podcast, and that’s what I appreciated so much episode after episode. The story is brilliantly weaved, using compelling first-hand accounts to amplify the story, rather than adding them in because that’s what you’re ‘supposed to do.’ It all goes back to the amount of thought and exceptional creativity put into producing the podcast and telling the story of WeWork. Through the right mix of music, sound, voice, plot, twists, and turns, this team managed to put together a piece of art that will captivate your mind, even long after you finish the last episode. It will leave you longing for more!
  • pinacoloda
    Great fun
    I really enjoy this series and pick the ones that are of interest to me,rfive stars, very enjoyable !!
  • Jack_McCoy
    Serviceable
    This show has good production values and is a solid telling of the WeWork story, including the weird spiritual-ese gobbledygook preached by the company’s founder. It is skeptical without being overly negative. Scott Galloway, who sounded the alarm about WeWork early despite criticism for doing so, emerges as the most interesting/entertaining interviewee. It’s all ultimately a bit forgettable, though.
  • puffkrispy
    LISTEN TO THIS NOW
    LOVE IT!!! So brilliantly done!
  • Bitti15
    Too good
    Informative & intriguing! Loved the theme song
  • fhimas
    Awesome production
    Exciting narrative!!
  • Ordered wings
    Not worth it
    Annoyingly overproduced, narration very faux-casual, and there’s just not all that much to the story
  • teressa680
    Pretty good
    It was pretty interesting but I felt like it could have been more streamlined
  • Wonderrio
    Binged the whole thing
    Very interesting. Beware the charismatic leader.
  • johnfrank
    Not worth it
    I was excited for this podcast but it has too many commercials..not that much in-depth reporting. You can read the newspaper and get all the information. I was disappointed...
  • COG1993
    Jut enough information
    I personally don’t need to get into every detail, if every story was told with every piece of information, there wouldn’t be enough time to go around. Thank you it was just enough to get the concept! Well done!
  • anonymousreview1234567
    Extremely biased
    This podcast is clearly a bandwagon post-WeWork’s IPO, in selecting only commentaries and evidence that speaks to the media and public sentiment of the time, as opposed to a more objective account of the story.
  • Xboydjyourmother
    Interesting
    This was really interesting. Was WeWork the most spectacular failure in history? No, but it was fascinating to see how someone with no experience can create a company this large based on charisma alone. Like Elizabeth Holmes, but got caught faster.
  • adhobvftivdeubdeivce
    Podcast is Worse Scam than WeWork
    It was apparent to me early on that this series was hot garbage, but for you, dear reader, I forced myself to finish the entire series before writing this. You're welcom, it was not worth it. For starters, this is a shallow and heavily biased recanting of something you can easily look up and read in a fraction of the time. Every other 1-2 star review has legitimate complaints. This is so mundane, it's almost a nontroversy compared to the military industrial complex or ExxonMobil in Louisiana or CATCO and their chemical leaks. It almost makes you think that the host and his idiot friend just hate millennials. At least Adam Neumann took the time to sell his investors on an idea before stabbing them in the back. Most professional tycoons and criminals don't even bother to do that. I was not familiar with any of the actors in this, WeWork, the host or his work on Business Wars, Scott Galloway, etc., and coming away from this shallow effort on cashing in on Millennial hate and sensationalism, I have only really learned a few things: 1) WeWork is another Millennial trash company that scammed its investors and employees. 2) This is nowhere near the worst thing that has ever happened in Corporate America in even the last 20 years. 3) Scott Galloway has either a tiny penis and a hard on for whining about mundane scandals OR he has a tiny penis and lost a ton of money somehow on WeWork and now wants to recoup his investment by getting paid to whine about WeWork like he's somehow Dr. Michael Burry in foreseeing "the fAll oF wEWoRk". Scott Galloway is some creep that's worse than the host and easily the worst part of this garbage podcast. 4) This host is an idiot who's scam of getting ppl to listen to this filler nonsense rivals that of Adam Neumann.
  • scott ackerman
    Lol learn a little outside of your bubble
    Masayoshi “son”? Lol it’s san. It is an honorable for mister in Japan. Including it in his name is like saying mister mister. Also using It after his first name doesn’t make sense unless you want to sound like kindergartner calling him uncle bob. Lol. Look if this was some teen making a selfie vid on Tik Tok I’d cut you a break but isn’t this suppose to be researched and written by pro reporters?
  • Chickfrogface
    Ankon
    Good start, great concept. I would like to see more in-depth investigatory research and perhaps expanding to double the amount of episodes. Would love to hear episodes on Enron, Countrywide Loans, etc. Keep up the great work, the options are endless...
  • Kimmi_99
    Interesting
    I liked it. I wasn’t familiar with WeWork, so I found it very interesting.
  • buhhreezayy
    Surprising and a good listen
    I say surprising because I see WeWork buildings all the time & would’ve never known they had any problems. I learned a lot & it was a well told story. Sometimes I found myself zoned out maybe because the host isn’t super “fun” to listen to, to me.
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