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Episode #220: Antony Loewenstein (Independent Journalist, “Disaster Capitalism)

Antony Loewenstein (Independent Journalist, “Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe”) joins the show. We discuss how disaster capitalism has spread across the globe completely unchecked, and threatens every citizen on the planet.   Show Notes You can purchase

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Episode #207: H.W. Brands (“Reagan”, History Professor)

H.W. Brands (History Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, “Reagan: The Life”) joins the show. We discuss how a middling actor in Hollywood catapulted himself into becoming one of America’s most iconic political figures.   Show Notes You

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Episode #195: Dean Jobb (Journalism Professor, “Empire of Deception”)

Dean Jobb (Journalism Professor, “Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation”) joins the show. We discuss how Leo Koretz pulled off one of the largest and most expensive scams

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Episode #164: Nomi Prins

Nomi Prins (“All the Presidents’ Bankers: The Hidden Alliances that Drive American Power”) joins the show. We discuss the intimate relationships that have developed over the years between bankers and politicians. For better or worse, Wall Street and the White

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Episode #159: Euny Hong

Euny Hong (“The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture”) joins the show. We explore how South Korea remade itself using pop culture as an avenue to usher in the 21st century.  

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Episode #149: Gregory Zuckerman

Gregory Zuckerman (Wall Street Journal, “The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of The New Billionaire Wildcatters”) joins the show. We discuss a group of people who risked their careers to prove the world wrong.     Show Notes The Frackers

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Episode #145: Gina Keating

Gina Keating (“Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America’s Eyeballs”) joins the show. We discuss the extraordinary rise of Netflix. A company that started out as a simple idea, but now boasts over 30 million subscribers across the globe.     

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Episode #144: Greta Krippner

Greta Krippner (Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, “Capitalizing on Crisis: The Political Origins of the Rise of Finance”) joins the show. We discuss how the recent financial problems in America can be traced back to missteps from the

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Episode #133: Catherine Neal

Catherine Neal (Professor, Attorney, “Taking Down the Lion: The Triumphant Rise and Tragic Fall of Tyco’s Dennis Kozlowski”) joins the show. We discuss the case against former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski. Did the Court reach the correct verdict?    

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Episode #108: William Hogeland

William Hogeland (“Founding Finance: How Debt, Speculation, Foreclosures, Protests, and Crackdowns Made Us a Nation”) joins the show. We discuss the economic clashes that forged a country, and the impact it still carries today.       Show Notes Founding

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