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EPISODE · May 2, 2025 · 12 MIN

#195 - Fyre Festival Is Back (Again): Cheese Sandwiches, or Cheese Idea?

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This week on WorkTape, we take on the shocking resurrection of Fyre Festival. After FEMA tents, cheese sandwiches, and a fraud conviction, Billy McFarland says he's back with Fyre 2—complete with MMA classes and tickets that top out at $1.2 million. But with no confirmed location and denials from Mexican officials, can this reboot be anything more than another PR hallucination? Revisiting the scam that inspired documentaries, lawsuits, and cultural memes, we shift to Billy’s pivot into streaming and the oversaturated chaos of music platforms today. Could blockchain-based services finally change the game, or is it all just another scam in the making?🎧 Episode Highlights:Is Fyre Festival 2 just a bad sequel, or something more dangerous?Is turning Fyre into a streaming service a good idea?Has the music streaming space officially reached saturation?Could blockchain music platforms offer artists real value this time around?Are we finally heading toward a streaming shake-up, or will it become another false start?

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This week on WorkTape, we take on the shocking resurrection of Fyre Festival. After FEMA tents, cheese sandwiches, and a fraud conviction, Billy McFarland says he's back with Fyre 2—complete with MMA classes and tickets that top out at $1.2 million....

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