{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Yah Lah But","title":"#370 - Dow and SportSG in Shoe Recycling Fiasco & HK Socialite Abby Choi’s Gruesome Murder","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3818,"description":"In the last few days, petrochemicals giant Dow Inc. and SportSG were caught flat-footed by an investigative piece by Reuters which uncovered that a sneaker recycling program they had jointly spearheaded was not actually recycling the donated shoes; the sneakers ended up in flea markets in Indonesia instead. Why is this such a big deal, that Reuters would put so much time and effort into the story? Elsewhere, the gruesome murder and dismemberment of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi has shocked the world, and it seems like everyone is talking about it. We go through some of the grisly details of the case.\nFind us here!\nYLB Subreddit \nYLB TikTok \nYLB IG \nYLB YouTube\nJust Try Only, our new weekly newsletter\nFolklory\nIf you’re looking for a meaningful gift, we’d love to help you create a personal podcast for a loved one. Get started at Folklory.com!\nDow and SportSG in Shoe Recycling Fiasco\nDow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them in Indonesia\nThe Reuters Video\nThe recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered with failure\nBig Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges | Reuters\nNews: Shoe recycling sports infrastructure Singapore | Dow Corporate\nHow Reuters used AirTags to reveal Dow's false recycling promises\nHK Socialite Abby Choi’s Gruesome Murder\nAfter Model’s Gruesome Killing, Suspicion Falls on Ex-Husband and His Family\nFour appear in Hong Kong court on charges of murdering model Abby Choi\nPolice find severed head of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi in soup pot; suspect’s lover arrested\nOne Shiok Comment\nComment by junglejimbo88\nComment by buttthenhor\nOne Shiok Thing\nExtraordinary | Official Trailer\nHard Fork podcast episode on Bing\nEdited and mixed by Tristen Yeak","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Lvk5K12uIp8q5bBqjTX7ifPJqJOT83Ao1XFNVRr_Xoo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZTdl/ZGY1MDIzMGVjZThh/OWI0MzllMzQ5ZWQ2/Zjg0ZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}