Episode

Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments

by Matthew Carnahan, Marty Kaan, Don Cheadle, Stephen Hopkins, Corey Fogelmanis and 10 others

Marty and The Pod consult for a mega-bank that wants to justify their year-end bonuses as the financial world around them burns. Back at home, Marty gets some unwanted advice on how to raise his son.

(6 total)

Characters

Matthew Carnahan (6)Don Cheadle (4)Marty Kaan (4)Ben Schwartz (1)Josh Lawson (1)Clyde Oberholt (1)Doug Guggenheim (1)

“We don't stick the landing on this one, our pod can be eliminated.”

— Matthew Carnahan, Marty Kaan, Don Cheadle, imdb.com

Tagged: stick the landing, Client, pod, eliminated, high stakes

“Consulting is like dissing a really pretty girl so that she'll want you more.”

— Matthew Carnahan, Marty Kaan, Don Cheadle, imdb.com

Tagged: Consulting, dissing, Flirting, Simile Examples

“You know, it's like my econ professor at Harvard used to say to me: never examine the motives of the guys writing your checks.”

— Matthew Carnahan, Doug Guggenheim, Josh Lawson, imdb.com

Tagged: Economy, Professor, Harvard, Motives, Money

“You never ever trust anyone until you know their angle.”

— Matthew Carnahan, Marty Kaan, Don Cheadle, imdb.com

Tagged: Trust, Advice, angle, Knowledge

“They're masters of the fucking universe.”

— Matthew Carnahan, Clyde Oberholt, Ben Schwartz, imdb.com

Tagged: Masters, Universe, Rulers, In Charge

“The only thing that we need to figure out is what makes them think they can't live without us for the next three years while we infect the host and bleed them dry.”

— Matthew Carnahan, Marty Kaan, Don Cheadle, imdb.com

Tagged: Life, Host, Live without us, bleed them dry