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Martin Shkreli, \u2018the most hated man in America\u2019, purchased the one extant copy of the Wu-Tang Clan\u2019s concept album \u2018Once Upon A Time In Shaolin\u2019 for $2 million on 3rd May, 2015.\xa0\nIn seeking to sell their record in an auction, the hip-hop collective had been inspired by the concept of wealthy patrons funding Renaissance artists - but hadn\u2019t counted on the winning bidder being the \u2018pharma bro\u2019 notorious for raising the price of toxoplasmosis drug Daraprim by a factor of 56.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider whether Shkreli\u2019s \u2018price gouging\u2019 antics made him an (in)appropriate buyer; ask whether it can really be true that the multimillionaire didn\u2019t even bother listening to his purchase; and explain what happened to the CD after Shkreli was imprisoned for fraud\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 Everything I Know About the Wu-Tang Album from Hanging Out with Martin Shkreli (VICE, 2016): https://www.vice.com/en/article/3bjmq9/everything-i-know-about-the-wu-tang-clan-album-from-hanging-out-with-martin-shkreli\n\u2022 \u2018Wu-Tang clap back, dissing Martin Shkreli on new track\u2019 (The Guardian, 2017): https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/22/wu-tang-clan-martin-shkreli-track\n\u2022 \u2018Martin Shkreli on Drug Price Hikes and Playing the World\u2019s Villain\u2019 (VICE, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PCb9mnrU1g\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Alexa Weissman.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices