Money, Investing & Economics
450: Frank Maderal | The Dirty Money Behind Illicit Gold Smuggling
Frank Maderal is a litigator and trial attorney (as featured on Netflix’s Dirty Money) whose work has given him an intimate knowledge of illicit gold mining and smuggling operations that wreak environmental, social, and economic havoc on a global scale. What We Discuss with Frank Maderal: Why gold is such an ideal, sought-after medium by […]
VIEW EPISODE447: Stephen Schwarzman | Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
Stephen Schwarzman is the chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, an investor, a philanthropist, and the author of What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence. What We Discuss with Stephen Schwarzman: How did Stephen turn being paired with a Nazi roommate at Yale into a learning experience? Why it’s as hard to […]
VIEW EPISODE440: David Michaels | Dark Money and the Science of Deception
David Michaels (@drdavidmichaels) is an epidemiologist who served as the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA from 2009 to 2017, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health from 1998 through January 2001, and is the author of The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception. What We Discuss with David […]
VIEW EPISODE437: Charles Koch & Brian Hooks | Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
Charles Koch is the CEO of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held American companies. Brian Hooks is the CEO of philanthropic community Stand Together. Together, they wrote Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World. What We Discuss with Charles Koch and Brian Hooks: In what ways is our world “top-down,” and what […]
VIEW EPISODE422: Billy McFarland | From Fyre Fest Fiasco to Federal Prison
Looking for ABC’s The Con and Good Morning America‘s full interview with Billy McFarland that landed the Fyre Festival promoter in solitary confinement? You’re in the right place! Billy McFarland co-founded the ill-fated 2017 Fyre Festival, and is currently serving six years in federal prison for defrauding investors of $27.4 million. What We Discuss with […]
VIEW EPISODE416: John Perkins | New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins (@jperkinsauthor) is an economist who has advised the World Bank, United Nations, Fortune 500 corporations, and the US government. He is the author of The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. What We Discuss with John Perkins: How corporations and governments use economic hit men (like John in a previous life) to […]
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