Just The Gist of... De Beers and the Diamond Marketing Scam

Just The Gist of... De Beers and the Diamond Marketing Scam

Why is a diamond supposed to cost you two months' salary? Why is it THE rock we’re supposed to propose with? Turns out none of it is real. Diamonds aren't rare and they're almost definitely not worth what you paid. All of that was made up by an advertising agency paid by De Beers - the world’s biggest diamond company. Because De Beers knew if people found out that diamonds weren’t actually rare or special, they’d stop buying them.  This is Just The Gist of what was arguably one of the best marketing campaigns in history (and the reason that diamond ring on your finger isn’t nearly as valuable as you think): De Beers and the Diamond Marketing Scam. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/justthegist] or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast] Follow Just The Gist on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast] @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer: James Joseph | Senior Editor: Sammy Petersen | Producers: Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (The Atlantic, 1982) [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-you-ever-tried-to-sell-a-diamond/304575/] Diamonds Aren't Rare. Why Are They So in Demand? (The Atlantic, 2023) [https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/12/diamonds-de-beers-corporation-rare-marketing/676270/] Diamonds Aren't Forever: The Story of De Beers (Sahil Bloom, 2022) [https://www.sahilbloom.com] The Diamond Empire: How De Beers Created a Market Out of Nothing (Business Leader, 2024) [https://www.businessleader.co.uk/insights/the-diamond-empire-how-de-beers-created-a-market-out-of-nothing] Diamond Crash Delivers a Third Strike for De Beers (Forbes, 2026) [https://www.forbes.com/sites/timtreadgold/2026/02/22/diamond-crash-delivers-a-third-strike-for-de-beers/] How De Beers Changed the Diamond Market With One Simple Tagline (Sotheby’s) [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/how-de-beers-changed-the-diamond-market-with-one-simple-tagline] Diamonds from Coal? (Geology.com) [https://geology.com/articles/diamonds-from-coal/] Diamonds Unearthed (Smithsonian Magazine [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/diamonds-unearthed-141629226/]) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

JTG MINI: The Glitter Conspiracy

Nobody knows who buys most of the world's glitter. And whoever it is REALLY doesn't want you to find out. Back in 2018, a New York Times journalist rang one of the biggest glitter companies on the planet and asked a simple question: who is buying all the glitter? They refused to say. Seven years later, the internet still hasn't worked it out. This is Just The Gist (MINI!) of the glitter conspiracy: the weirdly secretive industry, the interview with 'Glitterex' that kicked it all off, the theories from boat paint to the US military, and the one question nobody will answer. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/justthegist] or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast] Follow Just The Gist on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast] @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au [hello@justthegist.com.au] Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer: James Joseph | Senior Editor: Sammy Petersen | Producers: Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . What Is Glitter? (The New York Times, 2018) [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html] The Glitter Conspiracy Theory: Who Is Taking All Of The Glitter? (IFLScience, 2022) [https://www.iflscience.com/the-glitter-conspiracy-theory-who-is-taking-all-of-the-glitter-66761] The End of the Glitter Conspiracy (CHUPPL, YouTube, 2023) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y08scEk59G0] The Great Glitter Mystery (Endless Thread, WBUR, 2019) [https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/11/08/the-great-glitter-mystery] Glittery Curiosity (Call Your Girlfriend, 2021) [https://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/episodes/2021/02/12/caity-weaver] The Discovery, Development of Glitter (Paper, Film & Foil Converter, 2021) [https://www.pffc-online.com/web-handling/167-roll-handling/16723-the-discovery-development-of-glitter] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Just The Gist of...The Kennedy Family (AKA Kennedys 101)

It was highly requested so here it is: just the gist of the Kennedy family! A basic breakdown of how they came to the US from Ireland, how they became one the wealthiest and most powerful political families in America, and who a bunch of the notable family members (and connections) have been, and are, today. Since I've told a couple of 'Kennedy Family' themed episodes of Just The Gist, (gisten to The Chappaquiddick Incident here [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/just-the-gist-of-the-death-of-mary-jo/id1828397649?i=1000771022728] and JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Kennedy here [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/just-the-gist-of-jfk-jr-and-carolyn-bessette-kennedy/id1828397649?i=1000754526314]), quite a few Gistners asked me to strip it back even further and give just the gist of the general family history. And that's on me! My weird hyperfixation meant I assumed people knew more about this than they do, and one of the major rules at Just The Gist is no assumed knowledge! So consider this Kennedys 101. The basics of what you need to know about them to understand any of our Kennedy-themed episodes. And ooft there's a lot of them - John F. Kennedy and Jackie O, Bobby Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Maria Shriver, Chris Pratt, Big Edie and Little Edie from Grey Gardens, Patrick Schwarzenegger, RFK Jr., Jack Schlossberg…We go from an Irish farmer in 1845 to The White Lotus in 2025 and Trump's White House in 2026 - it's all in there bébé. Well, just the gist of it. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/justthegist] or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast] Follow Just The Gist on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast] @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer: James Joseph | Senior Editor: Sammy Petersen | Producers: Kate Leaver and Hayley Staveley | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . The Kennedy Curse (James Patterson, 2020) [https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-kennedy-curse-9781787465350] Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed (Maureen Callahan, 2024) [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201626940-ask-not] Just The Gist of The Chappaquiddick Incident (Just The Gist, 2026) [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/just-the-gist-of-the-death-of-mary-jo/id1828397649?i=1000771022728] Just The Gist of JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (Just The Gist, 2026) [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/just-the-gist-of-jfk-jr-and-carolyn-bessette-kennedy/id1828397649?i=1000754526314] American Experience: The Kennedys (PBS, 1992) [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/kennedys/] American Dynasties: The Kennedys (CNN, 2018) [https://binge.com.au/en-AU/show-detail/american-dynasties-the-kennedys/ArticleId:cwwajwany8303g8sqjbaie7h5/1jjbqmc7mvnj0kkw0d7th3thxi] A Battle With My Blood (The New Yorker, 2025) [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood] Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder (NBC News Studios, 2025) [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/dead-certain-the-martha-moxley-murder/id1848929263] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Just The Gist of… The Death of Mary Jo Kopechne, otherwise known as 'The Chappaquiddick Incident'

Once both Senator Ted Kennedy's older brothers had been assassinated, he was widely expected to finish what JFK and Bobby had started by running for President in the next US election. Until, late one Friday night in 1969, Ted Kennedy got drunk at a party, crashed his car off a bridge, where it flipped mid-air and landed upside down in the pond below. Ted managed to swim free, but rather than calling for help or alerting authorities, he left his car submerged in the water and went back to his hotel to sleep it off. Still inside the car though, was Ted Kennedy's passenger: 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne. Mary Jo was alive for more than an hour, trapped in a tiny air pocket until she suffocated to death, waiting for help that never came. Ted Kennedy wasn't punished, and while he didn't end up President, he did go on to spend the next 40 years as one of the most respected and longest serving members of the US Senate. This is Just The Gist of The Death of Mary Jo Kopechne, otherwise known as 'The Chappaquiddick Incident'. . We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/justthegist] or Apple Premium Subscriptions. Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast] Follow Just The Gist on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast] @JustTheGistPodcast Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. . Just The Gist episode: JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (Just The Gist, 2025) [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/just-the-gist-of-jfk-jr-and-carolyn-bessette-kennedy/id1828397649?i=1000754526314] Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan (Hachette, 2024) [https://www.amazon.com.au/Ask-Not-Kennedys-Women-Destroyed-ebook/dp/B0CTYVHRK4] 'Chappaquiddick' Official Trailer (YouTube, 2018) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG-c8DtOm9g] 'Chappaquiddick' Unblinkingly Revisits Most Shameful Moment in Kennedy History (Sydney Morning Herald, 2018) [https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/chappaquiddick-unblinkingly-revisits-most-shameful-moment-in-kennedy-history-20180501-h0zh6r.html] The Crash That Launched 'Chappaquiddick' (Martha's Vineyard Times, 2019) [https://www.mvtimes.com/2019/07/17/crash-launched-chappaquiddick/] Ted Kennedy's televised address to the nation on Chappaquiddick (YouTube, 1969) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmtsnOKEblg] Roger Mudd asks Ted Kennedy 'Why do you want to be president?' (YouTube, 1979) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5TkhNWPspM&t=1s] Transcript of Ted Kennedy's answer to 'Why do you want to be president?' (Medium, 2020) [https://medium.com/@nivenpolitics/why-do-you-want-to-be-president-29ce11fbf164] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

ENCORE: The Dave Matthews Band Bus Poop Incident

In what eventually became known as ‘THE CRAPPENING’, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of toilet waste while driving across the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago in 2004. And in an example of what might be the most perfect - yet unfortunate - timing ever, there just happened to be an open-air sightseeing tour boat passing directly under the bridge at the exact same time…  Dave Matthews Band tried to deny being involved, but after being soaked in what was described as a "rust-coloured waterfall” the 120 passengers who were aboard ‘Chicago’s Little Lady’, and soon the entire city of Chicago, were demanding answers.  We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: Dave Matthews Band bus incident Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_bus_incident] - Complete incident details and aftermath WBEZ 20-year anniversary coverage [https://www.wbez.org/history/2024/08/07/dave-matthews-band-incident-bus-chicago-boat-bridge-anniversary] - "20 years after that disgusting Dave Matthews Band incident, victims now can laugh about it" (2024) CBS Chicago retrospective [https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dave-matthews-band-bus-septic-tank-tour-boat-chicago-river-bridge-anniversary/] - "Remembering the disgusting Dave Matthews Band bus incident 20 years later" (2024) Chicago Tribune vintage coverage [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/07/dave-matthews-band-bus-chicago/] - "Vintage Chicago Tribune: Remembering the Dave Matthews Band bus incident, 20 years later" (2024) The Crappening documentary [https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-remembers-dave-matthews-river-dumping-incident/] - Filmmaker seeking witnesses for documentary about the incident (2024) CBS Chicago vault footage [https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/cbs-chicago-vault-dave-matthews-band-bus-dumps-800-pounds-of-human-waste-on-tour-boat/] - Original 2004 news coverage Chicago mascots tribute video [https://x.com/bennythebull/status/1821532550252126526] - Benny the Bull, Staley Da Bear, and Tommy Hawk pay respects on anniversary (2024) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.