The Pirate of Prague
A charming young Czech promises staggering returns. An entire country’s oil industry is up for grabs. America’s top investors want in. Sounds too good to be true? Damn right it is. This is a story of private jets, $20,000 dinners, and suitcases stuffed with cash. It’s also a tale about the collapse of communism, the free-for-all that followed, and the birth of the oligarchs. And it’s a story of plain-old human greed...of just how far the rich may go to get even richer. Viktor Kožený smooth-talked his super-wealthy Aspen neighbors and a Wall Street titan into investing huge sums of cash to snap up Azerbaijan’s state-owned oil company. Host Joe Nocera and investigative journalist Peter Elkind follow the trail, beginning in the Bahamas, where the charismatic financial genius has been lying low. The Pirate of Prague is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Blanchard House. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts. apple.co/pirate
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Loved
Sep 24
Interesting from A to Z. Great host, narrator. And loved the music too!
Great Story Ruined by its Reader
Oct 7
Fantastic and interesting account of the story’s protagonist but, as others have noted in their reviews, the narrator is just the worst I have ever heard. His jokes fall flat and the way he presents the story is condescending to listeners, presuming we do not know the basics. Story is 5 stars, narration is 1 star. I imagine I’ll be saying NO to any future podcasts narrated by Joe Nocera…
Good story; odd narrator
Sep 26
Story is good enough to listen to, but the host Noah is not funny and has an odd sense of humor/narration.
Great, but Azerbaijan
Sep 24
Great show, but fellas, we have got to work on the pronunciation of Azerbaijan... it's definitely not pronounced Ajabajan.
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- CreatorApple TV+ / Blanchard House
- Episodes9
- Seasons1
- RatingExplicit
- Copyright© Apple Inc.
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