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The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Informant! • Member Bonus“There should be a TV show about a guy who calls home one day and he's there, he answers, he's talking to himself, only he's someone else. He's somehow divided into two, and the second one of him drives away and the rest of the show is about him trying to find the guy.”Corporate deception spins out of control when an executive's cooperation with the FBI takes unexpected turns. In "The Informant!", Steven Soderbergh directs Matt Damon in a darkly comedic true story that pushes the boundaries of unreliable narration. As a member bonus episode of our...
2026-01-3111 min
The Next Reel Film PodcastThe Informant! • Member Bonus“There should be a TV show about a guy who calls home one day and he's there, he answers, he's talking to himself, only he's someone else. He's somehow divided into two, and the second one of him drives away and the rest of the show is about him trying to find the guy.”Corporate deception spins out of control when an executive's cooperation with the FBI takes unexpected turns. In "The Informant!", Steven Soderbergh directs Matt Damon in a darkly comedic true story that pushes the boundaries of unreliable narration. As a member bonus episode of our True...
2026-01-3111 min
Prison To MissionMark Whitacre, From High Level Executive to 9 years in Prison. Then a new transformation.Send us a textIf you have not heard of Mark Whitacre or his incredible story, you will certainly want to listen to this episode of Prison To Mission. Mark rose to an executive level within a Fortune 500 company and was even being groomed as a potential future CEO. His early life was marked by remarkable success.Then everything changed. A significant event—a nine-year prison sentence—completely altered Mark’s path and became the turning point that led him to discover God, the very God he had once been told did not exist.This...
2025-12-021h 07
Field Notes by Jamie#7 - The Impact of Music (with Matt, my high school choir teacher)In this episode, you'll hear a healthy conversation between me and one of my high school choir teachers, Matt Wanner. We talk about what his job is like, his musical influences, and the way he encourages curiosity in students/choir members. He lets us in on a secret... choir is really about community!My favorite part of high school was easily my time in band & choir. To this day, music has an incredibly emotional impact on me, and I feel part of that is due to how I was taught to think about music... thanks to Matt...
2025-11-2056 min
Servant Leadership PodcastThe True Story Behind “The Informant” with Mark WhitacreToday on the Servant Leadership Podcast, we welcome Mark Whitacre—whose life inspired the Matt Damon film The Informant! At 32, Mark was a divisional president and corporate VP at ADM, groomed for the top. When a global price-fixing scheme came to light, he wore a wire for the FBI—ten hours a day, for three years. The fallout cost him his career and his freedom, but it also led to mentors who helped him trade pride for purpose. Today, Mark serves at Coca-Cola Consolidated, advancing servant leadership throughout Coca-Cola and beyond. Join us as we talk about pres...
2025-10-1441 min
The Story Effect#21 How To Forgive Yourself and Others: Mark Whitacre, VP of Culture & Care at Coca-Cola Consolidated, shares his storyHis story was first told in the movie, The Informant, played by Matt Damon. But it's only part of the story. In this episode, Mark Whitacre shares how he learned to forgive loved ones and himself after a life-changing chapter with the FBI and a prison sentence. He talks about how to regain happiness and rebuild a life you love. It's the ultimate story of redemption. If you struggle with forgiveness, Mark's story could set you free. You'll learn how faith, love and owning your story can change the trajectory of your life, and help you make...
2025-08-191h 02
StarTalk RadioThe Science of Revenge with James Kimmel Jr.Are we addicted… to revenge? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind revenge-seeking, what motivates violence, and how science can help stop it with James Kimmel Jr., lawyer, psychiatry lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, and author of “The Science of Revenge.” NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-science-of-revenge-with-james-kimmel-jr/Thanks to our Patrons Daniel D., Wendi Su, Jim, Patrick Johnson, Lyleblakeo, Anabel del Val, Alex P, Harry Peters jr, Scott Syme, Katie Littman, Jarrett Rice, James, Mindy Graulich, Bart, John...
2025-06-271h 03
DejaVueMotion for Vue (with Matt Perry)In this episode of DejaVue, Michael and Alex chat with Matt Perry, the creator of Motion (formerly Framer Motion), about animations in web development.Matt talks about his journey from designing gaming magazines as a kid to becoming a full-time developer, sharing his experiences with ActionScript, jQuery, and how Motion was born. They discuss how simple and powerful Motion's API is, its ability to work with different frameworks, and how it stacks up against other animation libraries like GSAP and AnimeJS.But the episode also covers a lot of open source aspects, such as the...
2025-05-151h 03
Keihard Klassiek: De MixDe plofkip van de zeeEduard Preda - Sounds of the Night
Vladimir Martynov - “Come In!" - deel IGidon Kremer [viool] & Tatjana Grindenko [viool] & Kremerata Baltica o.l.v. Gidon Kremer
Johann Sebastian Bach (& Antonio Vivaldi) - Concert voor klavecimbel nr.1, BWV.972 in D gr.t. - deel II, "Larghetto" (Arr.)Canadian Brass Quintet
Daniel Pemberton - Enola Holmes 2 ; "The Truth Of The Gods"Chamber Orchestra Of London o.l.v. Matt Dunkley
Daniel Pemberton - Enola Holmes ; "Twekesbury's Trail"Studio-orkest o.l.v. Andrew Skeet...
2025-01-2857 min
Longevity Muscle137: Mr. Natural Canada - Tom Kiatipis (Part 3)Joining us on the Longevity Muscle podcast for a part 3, is Mr. Natural Canada, OCB/IFPA/WNBF Pro Natural Bodybuilder, Tom Kiatipis. Tom has been training since the 90's and earned his pro card with the IFPA. He placed top 5 at the 2012 OCB Yorton Cup alongside Natural Bodybuilding Legend Philip Ricardo Jr, Moji Oluwa, Cleveland Thomas and Paul Iatomasi!Timestamps:(00:11) Intro(01:30) How's it going (Tom and Kenny re-unite)(02:28) An update from Tom Kiatipis (06:08) The longevity mindset you NEED(06:58) How to thrive into your 50's, Natural Bodybuilding, Competing(08:04) Contest shape vs off-season s...
2024-09-261h 12
Embracing Brokenness124. FBI Informant | Mark WhitacreMark Whitacre is the highest-level executive to ever turn whistleblower in U.S. history. His undercover work with the FBI during the ADM scandal inspired the major motion picture, "The Informant," starring Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre. And was the inspiration for the Discovery Channel Documentary, titled "Undercover" which is linked below.
In this podcast, Mark recounts his early years, education, career, and time with Archer Daniels Midland. He shares how his life was transformed when he found faith in prison and has since dedicated his life to serving others and spreading the message of redemption through...
2024-09-091h 04
Doing it Right: The Stories that Make UsWife of an FBI Informant Tells Her Story: Ginger Whitacre | Movie – The Informant with Matt Damon | Ep.180 - Doing it Right!How did Ginger Whitacre and their children survive 8 years of suffering and separation brought on by her husband’s sentencing to federal prison? There is not only a movie about this complex legal case formulated by the FBI, but a movie that ensued about Mark Whitacre, an Ivy League Ph.D. who became the highest-level corporate executive in US history to become an FBI whistleblower. His undercover work with the FBI during the 1990’s ADM scandal brought down the company while landing Mark in prison. Tune in - Monday, 12:30PM Central to hear how Ginger was faithfu...
2024-06-1038 min
Stories from the RiverFinding Faith & Purpose in Prison: Mark Whitacre's Transformation StoryIn the fifth part of the Purpose Summit series on Stories From the River, host Charlie Malouf interviews Mark Whitacre live from the NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum gear shop. Mark Whitacre, who is notable for his involvement in a high-profile FBI price-fixing case that later inspired the movie "The Informant!" starring Matt Damon, shares his journey of wearing a wire for the FBI for three years to expose corporate malfeasance at his former company. Whitacre details the impact of his wife Ginger, whose faith and insistence on turning himself in to the FBI played a pivotal role in...
2024-06-0412 minLongevity Muscle124: UIBBN World Champion Matt ArgallWelcome back to the Longevity Muscle Podcast where we sit down with WNBF Professional Natural Bodybuilder, British Champion & UIBBN World Champion, Matt Argall.Subscribe to Longevity Muscle on Substack for exclusive access to Longevity Muscle Magazine. Support the show and receive additional benefits like written articles, monthly Q&A's and more!Timestamps: (00:11) Intro(00;37) Ben Howard(00:57) Matt’s most memorable contest wins(04:31) UIBBN World Championships (07:04) Competing & WNBF Worlds with Shevon Cunningham & Brian Whitacre(13:24) Has Matt competed since WNBF Worlds?(15:26) Why did Matt start competing in natural bodybuilding?
2024-03-211h 10
Criminal AdaptationsThe Informant!In 1992, Mark Whitacre, vice president of a Fortune 500 company, agreed to be an undercover FBI informant to help an investigation into price fixing. In 1998, he was convicted of 46 felonies involving fraud, tax evasion, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and price fixing; sentenced to nine years in federal prison; and ordered to pay $11 million in restitution to his former employer. How accurately did Steven Soderbergh portray these events in his biographical comedy The Informant! (2009), staring Matt Damon? Primary Sources:Eichenwald, Kurt. The Informant: A True Story. Broadway, 2009.ForbesRe-Entry Success S...
2024-02-201h 39
The Hacking Open Source Business PodcastIs Sentry's FSL the solution to Open Source challenges? w/ Chad Whitacre from Sentry - EP. 35Explore the evolution of Sentry's licensing journey with Chad Whitacre in this episode of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast (Ep. 35). Discover the motivations behind Sentry's shift from the traditional BSD license to the innovative Functional Source License (FSL). Chad delves deep into the challenges of balancing user freedom and developer sustainability in the open source landscape. Gain insights into how Sentry safeguards open source projects and whether the FSL holds the key to achieving harmony in the dynamic world of open source software. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on the future of open source licenses and Sentry's...
2024-01-111h 01
Reason for TruthMark Whitacre-From Informant to God's Informer - 1:1:24, 11.26 AMI interviewed my good friend Mr. Mark Whitacre and you DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS! This is the same Mark Whitacre who was the infamous real life character portrayed by Matt Damon. Mark's story is stunning from his testimonial regarding the faithfulness of a godly wife to his unwavering-sold out faith in Jesus Christ. I haver never seen anyone have so much wealth and power and give it all up voluntarily to go to jail. You do NOT want to miss this testimony. May it uplift, motivate and encourage you heading into the 2024 New Year! The Matt Damon movie...
2024-01-0255 min
Eyewitness HistoryInfamous Whistleblower Discusses Price Fixing Scandal, Prison and Being Portrayed By Matt DamonIn this gripping episode, we explore the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) lysine scandal with whistleblower Mark Whitacre. Unraveling the intricacies of illegal price-fixing, we follow Whitacre's courageous journey as he exposes the conspiracy and cooperates with the FBI.Dive into the challenges of undercover operations, the toll of bipolar disorder, legal repercussions, and life after prison. Mark Whitacre's compelling narrative sheds light on the complexities of corporate fraud, morality, and justice.Remember to subscribe, rate, and review Eyewitness History.Follow the Show on Social Media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EyewitnessHistory
2023-12-0639 min
Acton LineThe Informant's Path to Faith and RedemptionToday's episode starts with a clip from the trailer for 2009 comedy/drama “The Informant!,” directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, and Melanie Lynskey. It’s a wild based-on-a-true-story film about Mark Whitacre. In the early-1990s, Whitacre was the corporate vice president and President of the BioProducts Division of the agro-business giant Archer Daniels Midland. Whitacre would go on to become an informant in the FBI investigation into a conspiracy to price-fix lysine, an essential amino acid. At the same time he was informing on his employer to the FBI, Whitacre was embezzling $9 millio...
2023-06-2854 min
The Pet Pig PodcastThe Guitar PigMy name is Matt Lawson, aka (The Guitar Pig) on social media, and I'm a 26 year old living in Phoenix. I grew up in Minnesota and came to Arizona to attend ASU and never went back. Ever since I was a kid I've had a love for pigs and always dreamed of having one as a pet one day. I got Lido when he was just 9 weeks old in 2015, he's now 7 years old. We've traveled across the country together from Arizona, to California, then to Florida, then once again back to Arizona where we now r...
2023-05-2359 min
The Spirit-Led LeaderWholly Follow: Inherit the Promises of GodIn today's episode, I am sharing the testimony of Mark Whitacre. Mark is an American business executive who came to public attention in the early 90s for being the highest level corporate executive in U.S. History to become a FBI whistleblower. The movie The Informant played by Matt Damon was based on Mark's story at that time.
One thing God revealed to me in preparation for this episode was, "when we wholly follow God, we inherit the promises of God."
I asked Mark to share the moment he didn't wholly follow God and the re...
2023-04-0608 min
We Love That!85. We Love Deepening ft. Matt Goldstein!Are you ready for a true masterclass?? This week we have multi-hyphenate and MUNA-stan Matt Goldstein on the podcast, and yes, we cover all the topics you’d expect three iconic arrangers to discuss: key change theories, Eric Whitacre-inspired social media usernames, and facilitating from the page. We also dive into Matt’s work creating and leading the Gaia Music Collective and learn about how circle-singing and vocal improvisation guide him as a music director. We’re calling all the sensitive listeners, all the choir and a cappella nerds, all the preschoolers revealing their inner selves out there: it’s time to...
2023-03-311h 18
The Horror ReturnsTHR - Ep. #353: Grizzly (1976) & Cocaine Bear (2023)This week, Matt Wood from Eternal Darkness of Not So Spotless Minds joins us as we talk about the brand new Elizabeth Banks movie Cocaine Bear as well as 1976's Grizzly. Cool of the Week includes Project Wolf Hunting, Bigfoot the Lost Coast Tapes, Plane, The Houston rodeo carnival, and the Steelbook edition of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Trailers are The Pope's Exorcist, Sisu, and Boston Strangler. The podcast spotlight shines on Percolated Media. And we get feedback from Patrick Lear, Ricky Morgan, and Kevin Nez. Let's welcome our newest listeners: Stephanie Whitacre, Ashlyn Faye Everett, and...
2023-02-282h 37
The Kingdom Investor48 - From His Own Private Jet to 8 Years in Prison | Mark WhitacreFew people’s life stories are as spectacular as Mark Whitacre's to merit a Hollywood movie and a Discovery Channel documentary. With a cinematic landscape characterized by excesses of wealth, power, and corporate greed, and a thrilling fall and redemption arc, it’s hard not to be enthralled. Today, Mark joins us to tell his remarkable story. In this first episode of a two-part interview, we'll hear how God radically intervened in his life, from a university student who rejected faith to becoming an ultra-successful corporate executive and eventually getting caught up in a massive price-fixing case and be...
2023-02-1439 min
Win At Home FirstFrom private jets to prison to a life of purpose with Mark Whitacre, Executive Director of t-FactorHappy New Year! Since it is the beginning of a new year, we are all being bombarded with emails about New Year's resolutions, coming up with our One Word, creating 'I will' statements, and the list goes on. I believe in those practices, however, today I want to provide a different perspective. A bigger perspective. This week's podcast will help you 'zoom out' to remind us of why we even make resolutions, to begin with. This week's podcast episode is unbelievable! Mark Whitacre had it all.
2022-12-2732 min
Tuning the BowSpecial Episode - Stocking StuffersHere at Tuning the Bow, we want to do the heavy lifting for you, so this Christmas season, Tim and Matt (mostly Tim) are giving you an extended resource list of Bibles, Bible studies, and reference materials to give your kids this Christmas. They will explain the books and give you the reasons why they have choses them. However, these gift ideas are good for any day and not just Christmas, so come back to this episode whenever you want to a resource to give your children.Bibles:CSB Explorer Bible for KidsCSB Apologetics...
2022-12-0820 min
F-Stop Collaborate and Listen282: Marsha Kirschbaum - An Appreciation of Dark SkiesDark skies are an important part of the natural world and are paramount in the success of every night photographer that exists. As such, it was a fabulous honor to discuss an appreciation of dark skies, night photography, and many other subjects with the guest of this week's episode of the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen podcast.
This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with a fellow night photographer hailing from the great State of California, Marsha Kirschbaum.
On this week's episode, we discuss:
Why Marsha has chosen to specialize in ni...
2022-09-121h 33
Christ and CultureMark Whitacre: How 'The Informant' Learned to Do Things God’s Way - EP 73Corporate greed. Whistleblower. Redemption. Mission. Few people’s life stories are as varied as Mark Whitacre’s, which has been told in a documentary and in the 2009 film ‘The Informant’ starring Matt Damon. Today, Mark joins us to tell us how God radically intervened in his life, and how he now uses his work as a platform for ministry.
Plus, in “Together We Go” we highlight another graduate of Southeastern Seminary and offer ways you can pray for her.
- Learn more: https://cfc.sebts.edu/
- Support the work of the Center for Faith and Culture: https://cfc.sebts.edu/about/gi
2022-05-1331 min
Eyewitness HistoryEyewitness History - Intro EpisodeWelcome to Eyewitness History, where we collect stories of people who encountered history's most important events firsthand.The stories that you will hear on this podcast will take one of two forms: 1) They will be a long-form interview or 2) They will be recording oral history testimonials!Do you have a story from history that you want to share?Go to https://www.speakpipe.com/EyewitnessHistory , and click "Start Recording", you can record up to 10 minutes of audio and then hit "Send" and it will send me a file of your story!My name...
2022-04-0404 min
Faith Driven EntrepreneurEpisode 192 - Mark Whitacre: I’m Not the HeroMark Whitacre is the highest-ranking executive of any Fortune 500 company to become a whistleblower in US history. He is responsible for uncovering the ADM price-fixing scandal in the early 1990’s. His undercover work with the FBI was the inspiration for the major motion picture, “The Informant,” starring Matt Damon. Drawing from his unique history, Mark provides one-of-a-kind insight into corporate ethics, corporate greed, and the warning signs of a flawed corporate leadership. And he would be the first to tell you that his story is one of God’s redemption—not his own.
2022-02-2248 min
Junk Filter70: The Informant! (with Mike Mekus)Actor and writer Mike Mekus joins the show from Manhattan for a discussion of Steven Soderbergh and his 2009 “comedy thriller” The Informant!
Based on the best-selling non-fiction book of the same name (sans exclamation point) by Kurt Eichenwald, it’s the story of Mark Whitacre, an Archer Daniels Midland Company executive turned corporate whistleblower on price-fixing collusion in agri-industry, who turns out to have been embezzling from the company the entire time he was co-operating with the FBI.
We talk about what we love about Soderbergh’s career-long capitalist critique in his works, the many risks he...
2022-02-011h 24
Spirituality AdventuresMark Whitacre & Spirituality in the Workplace - Spirituality AdventuresMark Whitacre is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating podcast interviews I have ever done (along side Tamrat Layne). Mark earned a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry from Cornell University after which his career soared with Archer Daniels Midland (AMD). At a young age, Mark was a top executive at AMD and living a jet set lifestyle. However, he ended up becoming a whistleblower for the FBI in the largest corporate price-fixing case in US history. Mark was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for embezzling 9.5 million dollars from AMD while assisting the FBI’s investigation. Mark met Chuck Co...
2021-09-1551 min
The Retirement InsidersUnconventional Retirement: FBI Informant Mark WhitacreMark Whitacre had the coveted seven-figure income and access to the corporate jet right before an unexpected “early” retirement. As a top up-and-coming executive at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), youth and brilliance were his assets. He was being groomed to take on the role as the president of the firm when in a turn of events he exposed one of the largest international price-fixing conspiracies for the FBI as a whistleblower. He wore a wire for almost three years. The case is well documented in hundreds of articles and was the subject of three books and a Hollywood movie starr...
2021-06-0840 min
Resilient Faith at WorkMark Whitacre: The Informant, A Story of Ruin and RedemptionThe VOCA team is pleased to welcome Mark Whitacre as he shares his compelling story. The movie The Informant! (featuring Matt Damon) was inspired by his life. As a young executive, Mark got caught up in a price-fixing scheme that changed his life forever. He became an FBI informant and the highest-level executive to ever turn whistleblower in FBI history. Listen to Mark’s story of how resilient faith can help you bounce back after hitting rock bottom.To join an Executive Circle or get professional coaching, visit vocacenter.org/coaching.
2021-05-2349 min
Red Letter BusinessThe Informant with Mark WhitacreMark Whitacre was the highest ranked Fortune 500 executive in history to become an FBI whistleblower. While a top executive with ADM, Mark helped the FBI gather evidence over 3 years to break an international price-fixing scheme. His incredible story was made into a major motion picture starring Matt Damon. Mark now leads the faith-based leadership initiative of Coca-Cola Consolidated called T-Factor. You can find more information about Mark at markwhitacre.com or more information about T-Factor at t-factor.com
2021-04-2834 min
EDU Coach Collective005 - Let's Get Social!Send us a textListeners will develop a better understanding of how to navigate the expansive space of Social Media and build a larger coach PLN- ultimately, equipping them with a virtual “social circle” to recharge their coaching batteries and get inspired from like-minded people. This episode will cover ideas and tips for coaches new to social media, and those who even have a blue check mark! Links mentioned in the show: Follow Annamarie on TwitterFollow Mallory on TwitterMallory's Teaching Gamers YouTube Channel#Google...
2021-04-201h 05Nebraska Governance and Technology CenterWhat Are the Economic Effects of Municipal Broadband | The Digital Divide Series for Tech Refactored++What are the economic effects of municipal broadband? | The Digital Divide Series for Tech Refactored++
description: "In this roundtable session Sarah Oh discusses her paper, "What are the economic effects of municipal broadband?" which investigates whether municipal broadband networks increase broadband adoption and create jobs. Roundtable participants include Angela Hollman, Tim Obermier, David Reed, Matt Larsen, Michael Kotrous, Brent Skorup, Brian Whitacre, Roberto Gallardo, and Will Rinehart. Please note, due to some errors in recording during the roundtable this episode has some audio infrequencies.
2021-01-1500 min
Startup HustleAnimal Rescue SoftwareIn this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Lizz Whitacre, Founder and CEO of Pawlytics discuss Animal Rescue Software.
Find Startup Hustle Everywhere:https://linktr.ee/startuphustle
This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:https://fullscale.io/
Learn more about Pawlyticspawlytics.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-01-1543 min
Startup HustleAnimal Rescue SoftwareIn this episode of Startup Hustle, Matt DeCoursey and Lizz Whitacre, Founder and CEO of Pawlytics discuss Animal Rescue Software.
Find Startup Hustle Everywhere:https://linktr.ee/startuphustle
This episode is sponsored by Full Scale:https://fullscale.io/
Learn more about Pawlyticspawlytics.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-01-1542 minNebraska Governance and Technology CenterState broadband policy: Impacts on availability | The Digital Divide Series for Tech Refactored++In this roundtable session Brian Whitacre and Roberto Gallardo discuss their paper, "State broadband policy: Impacts on availability.” Roundtable participants include Sarah Oh, Angela Hollman, Tim Obermier, Michael Kotrous, Brent Skorup, Matt Larsen, David Reed, and Will Rinehart.
2020-12-1800 minNebraska Governance and Technology CenterCost of Broadband in Rural America: Case Study of Best Fit Broadband | The Digital Divide Series for Tech Refactored++These sessions are highly technical, and the conversation is specific to the research projects being presented. Another upcoming episode will bring guests together to discuss the Digital Divide more generally in America. The rural digital divide is one of the most pressing, and difficult to solve, public policy issues in America today. Our Center’s ongoing work brings together experts from around the country that have been involved in digital divide policy, to discuss the challenges and potential solutions to this problem. Last spring we supported several research projects that were ultimately delayed by COVID-19. Instead of the roundtable discussion we...
2020-11-3000 minNebraska Governance and Technology CenterRural Measures: Visualizing the Rural-Urban Digital Divide | The Digital Divide Series for Tech Refactored++These sessions are highly technical and the conversation is specific to the research projects being presented. Another upcoming episode will bring guests together to discuss the Digital Divide more generally in America.
The rural digital divide is one of the most pressing, and difficult to solve, public policy issues in America today. Our Center’s ongoing work brings together experts from around the country that have been involved in digital divide policy, to discuss the challenges and potential solutions to this problem. Last spring we supported several research projects that were ultimately delayed by COVID-19. Instead of the roundtable discussion we...
2020-11-1600 min
Eternal ROIEpisode 5: How Mark Whitacre Changed His Life by Accepting ChristYou may know Mark Whitacre from The Informant, a movie starring Matt Damon telling Mark's story of how he became a whistleblower for FBI in one of the largest price fixing cases in US history. Today Mark is the Executive Director of t-factor of Coca Cola Consolidated.
Learn more about T-Factor at t-factor.com
Listen via Android devices:
https://bit.ly/eternal-roi-google
Listen via Apple devices:
https://bit.ly/eternal-roi
Learn more about His Way at Work at www.HWAW.com
2020-09-2851 min
Book of Lies Podcast40 - The Lysine Cartel - Marc WhitacreThis week on Book of Lies Podcast Brandi and Sunni talk about Whistle Blower Mark Whitacre, his story was brought to the screen by Matt Damon in The Informant! This weeks Promo - 3 Fat NerdsJoin us on Patreon Page to become a Patron https://www.patreon.com/BookofliespodcastVisit us online at www.bookofliespodcast.comMusic by D'Gregory IG @bldngblckLogo Design by Myles Goethe @mylesgoethe
2019-11-051h 09
NO SHAME PODCAST WITH JOHN GROOTERSMark Whitacre | The REAL InformantMark Whitacre finished his PhD in biochemical engineering from an Ivy League school by the age of 25 and rocketed up the corporate ladder – until his wife convicted him that the corporation that made him rich was also committing the largest anti-trust price-fixing scam in American history. Listen to the true story of the man behind the Matt Damon movie, The Informant. For more information, visit Mark's website here.
2019-08-2859 min
The Blotter Presents109: Mindhunter Season 2 and The Informant!Mindhunter returned for a second season on Netflix last week, and I talked with Will Leitch about the gifts director David Fincher brings to this kind of narrative, who's the real heart of the FBI BSU story, Fringe reunions, and whether the Li'l Tench, Creep In Waiting storyline worked for us. This section does contain spoilers for the second season, so if you haven't watched yet, skip ahead to...
...the Cold Case section, where we're talking about 2009's The Informant!, a genre-busting take on Mark Whitacre's elaborate, self-satisfied frauds against his employer in the '90s. Steven...
2019-08-211h 04
Deadtime StoriezE56 Weekend at Bentham's!We have fun here, and hope you, the listenerz, do too. We have some light, lovable fare for you this week. Sarah goes first with two shorter tales. She starts us off talking about the Harbor Chief, a nickname for an aggressive swan in Os, Norway. Known for passionately, albeit somewhat predator-ily protecting the harbor of its small town. At once a mascot for many local businesses, the swan's role fluctuated between a charming sight and a public nuisance. What to do with the would-be-assassin cause more than a little bit of controversy. Sarah's second bit is about the English...
2019-06-1356 min
Killer Fun Crime and EntertainmentWhistleblowing On YourselfThe Informant! starring Matt Damon among others, covers the whistleblower Mark Whitacre - and his own secrets of greed from the 1990s. This true but humorously told story has lots to explore in its accuracy, trivia, and psychology. Laugh along with Christy and Jackie as they take a deep dive.Email us: KillerFunPodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Facebook: fb.me/KillerFunPodcastAll the Tweets: http://twitter.com/KillerFunPodInstagram: killerfunpodcast
2019-05-2356 min
It's Just Called Two BrothersExistential Times at Ridgemont HighTOPICS
• Behind the numbers
• Existential Crisis 3.0
• Music share-vaganza: Liily, Big Spring, Demob Happy
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Mr. Hand and Jeff Spicoli)
• Rural Report: Horsepocalypse
• Music share: Eric Whitacre - "October"
• New schedule for the show
LINKS
• Liily - "Nine" https://open.spotify.com/track/3gkdzuWj5ld6dCXEvTzGXv?si=XaELTYXgRIGGURmJ-ujgUA
• Big Spring - "Coming Down" https://open.spotify.com/track/1wmhxJv0TJKtiUhwsyoCKs?si=uN6rK0baSn6ncg3z4gyiMg
• Demob Happy - "Less Is More" https://open.spotify.com/track/32rG7MMvXotrLIVSGHAN5W?si=jRAMQ6ikT7adywZ_GKKFbg
•...
2019-03-2634 min
Christian Business Leader with Darren ShearerRedeeming Ethical Failures in Business (w/ Mark Whitacre)Mark Whitacre is Chief Operating Officer (COO) of CBMC, an organization that has impacted his life greatly the past two decades. It's one of the most prominent, pioneering organizations in the faith at work movement over the past century. Since December of 2006, he has been the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Science Officer at Cypress Systems, Inc. His undercover work with the FBI during the ADM price-fixing scandal was the inspiration for the major motion picture, "The Informant," starring Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre. Drawing from his unique history, Mark provides one-of-a-kind insight into corporate ethics, corporate greed, and...
2019-02-0340 min
FBI Case File Review149: Bob Herndon – The Informant, Price Fixing Case, Book, Movie (Part 2)In part two of this two-part episode, retired agent Robert Herndon reviews an anti-trust corporate fraud investigation involving Archer Daniels Midland, a global food processing corporation operating a price-fixing scheme to steal millions of dollars from its customers. Herndon also discusses Mark Whitacre, his rogue cooperating witness who had a hidden agenda that nearly destroyed the careers of Herndon and his co-case agent. The case, code-named Operation Harvest King, was the subject of the true crime thriller The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald and a feature film by the same name, starring Matt Damon. Check out episode show...
2019-01-171h 34FBI Case File Review148: Bob Herndon – The Informant, Price Fixing Case, Book, Movie (Part 1)In part one of this two-part episode, retired agent Robert Herndon continues his review of an anti-trust corporate fraud investigation involving Archer Daniels Midland, a global food processing corporation operating a price-fixing scheme to steal millions of dollars from its customers. Herndon also discusses Mark Whitacre, his rogue cooperating witness who had a hidden agenda that nearly destroyed the careers of Herndon and his co-case agent. The case was the subject of the true crime thriller, The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald and a feature film by the same name, starring Matt Damon. Check out episode show notes...
2019-01-101h 32
CarCastThe Mitty Recap + Filmmaker Derek WhitacreAdam and Matt recap their trip to Road Atlanta for The Mitty 2018. They then welcome filmmaker Derek Whitacre to talk his new documentary, We Live Machinery.
2018-05-0450 min
CarCastThe Mitty Recap + Filmmaker Derek WhitacreAdam and Matt recap their trip to Road Atlanta for The Mitty 2018. They then welcome filmmaker Derek Whitacre to talk his new documentary, We Live Machinery.
2018-05-0447 min
The Smoking TireDerek Whitacre and Emilia Hartford2 Part Show! Composer/filmmaker/Porsche driver, Derek Whitacre and then drifter/wrench/YouTuber, Emilia Hartford. 1st: Derek Whitacre -who brought his turbocharged 1982 Porsche 911SC to a One Take shoot that had rain, which is perfect - is here to talk about car and his documentary, "We Live Machinery", about the 2015 Targa Baja California.2nd: Emilia Hartford is a YouTuber, wrench, time attacker-turned-drifter who quit her day job to build cars and make YouTube videos full time. She sits down to talk about LS1 swaps, center cards, clickbait, charity, and a lot more . ...
2018-04-171h 44
ReckoningsWhite-collar criminal turned whistleblower'The top executives from Enron, WorldComm, and ADM — we went to jail for narcissism.' Mark Whitacre was the FBI informant in one of the biggest price-fixing cases in US history, against global food conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland. While undercover, he was convicted for embezzlement, lost his whistleblower immunity, and spent almost a decade in federal prison. Whitacre is played by Matt Damon in the film The Informant!, and today, spreads his story of redemption and second chances.
2015-12-0128 min
Undone RedoneUR 33: The Informant — Mark Whitacre This week’s episode of the Undone Redone podcast features Mark Whitacre, an Ivy League PhD who became the highest-ranked executive of any Fortune 500 company to become a whistleblower in US history. Mark worked as an undercover informant for the FBI for 3 long years and is responsible for exposing the Archer Daniels Midland price-fixing scandal in the early ’90’s. His experience as an FBI informant was the inspiration behind the 2009 movie “The Informant”, featuring Matt Damon. Ultimately serving almost 9 years in prison for corporate fraud, Mark refers to his time in prison as some of the most productive...
2013-09-3000 min