Tom Wainwright (@t_wainwright) of The Economist shares the harrowing and sometimes grisly experiences he endured while writing Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel. What We Discuss with Tom Wainwright: The parallels between the drug trade and regular businesses. How ideas of economics and business apply to any entrepreneurial or business venture. How drug cartels […]
True Crime
Jordan Harbinger podcast interviews about the wrong side of the law. True crime stories, confessions, and other tales of wrongdoing.
386: Amanda Knox | The Truth About True Crime
Amanda Knox (@amandaknox) is an exoneree, journalist, public speaker, and author of Waiting to Be Heard. She was the host of The Scarlet Letter Reports and currently co-hosts The Truth About True Crime podcast. What We Discuss with Amanda Knox: How Amanda was coerced into wrongfully confessing that she was at the scene of her […]
369: Tim Ballard | Putting a Stop to Child Sex Trafficking
Update: There is some controversy about the information presented in this episode. A counterpoint to some of the statistics and specifics on the problem of human/child trafficking is in this piece released on Dec 9, 2021 from The Atlantic. Tim Ballard (@TimBallard) is a former Homeland Security agent who reluctantly got involved in chasing down […]
332: Rachael Denhollander | What Is a Girl Worth?
Rachael Denhollander (@R_Denhollander) is an attorney, advocate, educator, and author of What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics. What We Discuss with Rachael Denhollander: How the culture of competitive gymnastics contributed to the commonplace physical and mental abuse of underage Olympic […]
308: Kris Buckner | Who Does Counterfeiting Really Hurt?
Kris Buckner is the president of Investigative Consultants, with over 22 years of experience in investigations related to trademark counterfeiting, piracy, and other intellectual property matters. [Featured photo by Ryan Hartford of Ecliptic Media] What We Discuss with Kris Buckner: Why the trillion-dollar counterfeiting industry should concern you — even if you don’t care that […]
286: Jack Barsky | Deep Undercover with a KGB Spy in America Part Two
Jack Barsky (@DeepCoverBarsky) joins us to discuss his book Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America. This is part two of a two-part episode; part one can be found here! What We Discuss with Jack Barsky: We continue Jack Barsky’s story that began in episode 285. Make sure […]