The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam

For listeners in search of more in depth, long-form pieces, this podcast fits the bill perfectly. I listen solely to programmes relating to scams, long cons, financial crimes and similar, but struggle to enjoy short, stand-alone episodes, where a story can only ever be treated rather superficially. In my view there is nothing like a deep dive into a series of events, with every possible detail excavated and laid bare to the listener. It’s like reading a lengthy work of non-fiction. You feel as if you are looking over the shoulder of the narrator and living every twist and turn. With the Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam I could have easily taken in another ten episodes, if events had demanded it. The story was well-paced and exciting. The narration was exactly what you want for a project of this nature and the host did an excellent job explaining a myriad of complicated technical terms in such an engaging and intelligible way. As a lay-person with no knowledge whatsoever of the mining industry, I was completely hooked from start to finish. Podcasts like this restore my faith in the integrity of journalism in the age of social media. My only disappointment is that the listening experience is over! Highly recommended.

An enjoyable listen until Episode 8, at that point all journalistic integrity falls apart. The host’s normally calm and thoughtful tone degenerates into high pitched nonsense in the final two episodes as all thoughts of a balanced and inquisitive seeking of the truth is upended. This approach suggests that they had a few tasty interviews and some episodes left to fill so they just forgot about credibility and went for sensationalism. Interesting also how people from South East Asia were subject to ‘interrogation’ whereas those from Canada were simply ‘interviewed’ by the authorities. This series does not reflect well on the BBC.

You won’t be able to put this down once you start listening! It’s absolutely engaging from the first minute! Loved this great host, great narration

I love this show, I was involved with a guy called Ronald Stanley Byrom, look him up on Microsoft Copilot. A born swindlers, well I got involved in a business with him dealing in copper tubing. The issue was that there wasn't any. When I found out, and departed pronto, I called it fopper tubing, as there is no f in copper. Say it a couple of times you'll get the joke I hope Paul