425: Darrell Lester—The Eight Letter F Word
February 11, 2025
1 hr 29 min
425
Full
426 of 491
Episode 425 · February 11, 2025
425: Darrell Lester—The Eight Letter F Word
0:00 / 1:29:49
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
Mike Rowe Episodes Around February 11, 2025
Episode 426 of 491 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
425: Darrell Lester—The Eight Letter F Word
Summary
<p class="MsoNormal">Former vice president of marketing at Publishers Clearing House, Darrell Lester, tells the inside story of how PCH started as a mom & pop shop, meteorically rose to one of the most beloved companies in America, and then was nearly destroyed by bad press and lawsuits because of greed. Darrell witnessed it all and chronicled it in his book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/DOWNFALL-ICON-Inside-Publishers-Clearing/dp/B0D5RND35J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=G15TQ164GHUN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7x0BQFqvhcoaCnmDhtIHEpJ_6jnOXFlVrFWjevVsr-K_U2yFIWeBHbbQ9h_r7onvPURMdli6MrxJq7j3JKoNysNuhcb4EYpSx7fnuBE6Qcea8Um_cXrBfaO15rJx_ltt6DwKuDmwEIYbBMx2DWU6E6MAXqwVPjG_hESrY3KzLjsGfK0bo2e5a6OcgCN0mKEFTGh1dnyJZH61j6sTYhoF8CzZR21mYshzJCL2QsCInpI.UInw0ixK3oaDcwy4iDUo003ij68-Kl9ASSanSMqSFQQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=Downfall+of+an+icon&qid=1739239795&sprefix=downfall+of+an+icon%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1"> Downfall of an Icon: The True Story of Publishers Clearing House</a>.</p>
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.