Corrupt Money Jonas Nepozitek

'The scandal is why we remember it. Because we remember the prints and the plays and the poems and all the other things that say that finance is a casino and people went gambling mad.'

In this episode, we examine the South Sea Company with Dr Helen Paul, a lecturer in Economics and Economic History at the University of Southampton and an expert on the South Sea Company.

Most people don't realise how important the Suez Canal is to all the things that we have.

In this episode, we analyse the 2021 blockage of the Suez Canal with Kit Chellel, an award-winning journalist, a reporter for the Bloomberg, and one of the first journalists to investigate the Evergiven Suez blockage.

'The current government is even closer to corporations. They need to show there is some positive payoff from Brexit.'

In this episode, we look at the Bank of Credit and Commerce International with Prem Sikka, a member of the House of Lords and an emeritus professor of Accounting at the University of Sheffield and the University of Essex. 

'You can't look at economics in the same way as looking at building a house or a car. The truth is more organic.'

In this episode, we examine the Japanese Lost Decade through the lens of Richard Werner with Michael Oswald, an award-winning independent filmmaker of films such as The Spider's Web or 97% Owned. 

Michael has recently released a new film The Man Who Knew Too Much, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8FDPU-tDBU

It is always worth studying the Great Depression, even just to understand how an economic catastrophe can take place.

In this episode, we analyse the most impactful economic crisis in history with Douglas A. Irwin, a John French Professor in Economics at Dartmouth College and an expert on past and contemporary US trade policy.

It's very easy in hindsight to smugly say: 'Oh I would have never fallen for Bernie Madoff or some conman trying to get my money.' You're fooling yourself.

In this episode, we explore the extraordinary life of Bernie Madoff with Diana B. Henriques, an award-winning financial journalist and author.