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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Fascinating
Jan 13
Fascinating and intelligent. Another con man tale for the ages. Sequel please
Fantastic
12/28/2024
Joe was a delight, a true pro. Peter as well. And the production was excellent. Great story.
Underwhelming
Jan 12
Show was basic and the ending very unsatisfying. They never really answered question of what happened to money. And Joe kept interjecting the most asinine commentary that insulted the audience’s intelligence and his own dignity.
Stereotypically American limited worldview
Jan 8
Firstly, probably some good journalism and an interesting subject but as others have noted, the primary narrator and his script completely ruin the story and earnest research that went into it. Why do Americans insist on sounding sarcastic and ignorant regarding the rest of the world, as though it’s a form of patriotism? It played like it was the first time the narrator has ever heard the name of another country or the historical facts about how the (not-America) world functions and then speaks to the listener like we’re brainwashed children. I’m an American btw. The “jokes” about foreign names fall flat - I want to remind the production company that if you make a podcast about foreign countries and ppl, you should probably consider the tone you take about those countries, even if you’re desperately trying for humor. There are xenophobic and misogynistic undertones throughout the first 4 eps which became increasingly more obvious, frankly it’s boring, lazy, and hurt my eyes from all the rolling. As much as I wanted to hear the rest of the story, I couldn’t stand the narration. Did anyone in production even listen to this before release? And who was your target audience with the choices you made?
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- CreatorApple TV+ / Blanchard House
- Episodes9
- Seasons1
- RatingExplicit
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