A growing “pardon industry” helps wealthy offenders hire lobbyists to secure clemency from the White House, Chinese billionaires use surrogacy to produce dozens of U.S.-born heirs to inherit their empires, and Jill Scott tops the R&B charts with “Pressha,” a reminder that while the powerful build dynasties, the culture does too.

Pod Save the People

Pod Save the People

423: They’re All in Cahoots

MAR 10, 202665 MIN
Pod Save the People

423: They’re All in Cahoots

MAR 10, 202665 MIN

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<div> <p>A growing “pardon industry” helps wealthy offenders hire lobbyists to secure clemency from the White House, Chinese billionaires use surrogacy to produce dozens of U.S.-born heirs to inherit their empires, and Jill Scott tops the R&amp;B charts with “Pressha,” a reminder that while the powerful build dynasties, the culture does too.</p><p><strong>News</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/us/politics/schwartz-trump-pardon-industry.html">Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump</a></p><p><a href="https://fortune.com/article/chinese-billionaire-xu-bo-fathered-100-children-dozens-us-born-take-over-business/">Chinese billionaire who has fathered more than 100 children hopes to have dozens of U.S.-born boys to one day take over his business <br></a><br><a href="https://sunpulpit.substack.com/p/portrait-of-jill-scott-howlin-at">Jill Scott's 'Pressha' Hits No. 1 at R&amp;B Radio<br></a><br>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/podsavethepeople">@PodSaveThePeople</a> on Instagram.</p></div>