Episode · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 2026-11-03
Theo Von & Lindsay Owens: books mentioned on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #693
#693 - Consumer Advocate Lindsay Owens
Lindsay Owens, Ph.D is a consumer protection expert known for her investigations into price gouging and manipulation.
Theo Von discussed Gouged by Lindsay Owens.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Gouged
Discussed“Um, just so we know, like in your book, there's a lot of different terminology. There's price gouging, dynamic pricing, um, algorithmic pricing, surveillance pricing.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Gouged
“She has a new book called Gouged the End of a Fair Price and what that means for your wallet. Um, I learned a lot and I'm thankful for her time.”
Passing Gouged
“You know, um, Lindsay Owens, the author of Gouged. Yep. Thank you so much for joining us today. You are a kind of a consumer advocate and a watchdog.”
Plugged Gouged
“Or massages. Yeah. I've never gotten a massage, but like, even like when I announced that my book was coming out, my phone started like blowing up with lobbyists in town that I hadn't talked to in decades.”
Plugged Gouged
“Like, save your money. Use your money to deal with all the price gouging out there. But, yeah, you can find the book at gougedbook.com or anywhere books are sold.”
Plugged Gouged
“Absolutely. Yeah. Absolutely. Well, you're doing it, you know, and so thank you for just sharing, too, what's going on. Congratulations on your book.”
Plugged Gouged
“But you are. And so thank you so much, Lindsay Owens. I've got to get a copy of your book. Can we put it up on our shelf? Absolutely. That'd be excellent.”