Under Cover of Knight13 Nov 2023

Introducing The Pirate of Prague | 11

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. Episodes available now, follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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Episoder(12)

Remedy for a Haunting | 10

Who was Sue Knight? The team recaps what’s true, what’s not, and what might exist in between, painting a picture of who Sue really was. And almost 30 years after her death, the family she left behind ...

7 Aug 202349min

Things That Aren’t There | 9

More than 25 years of space have left the people who knew Sue filling in the blanks. After coming to grips with the discrepancies between various accounts of her life, the team turns to a cognitive ex...

31 Jul 202348min

The Body | 8

What happened to Sue’s body? Given all the speculation around the body’s treatment and transport, we bring in a medical examiner and toxicologist to walk us through Sue’s autopsy report and compare it...

24 Jul 202358min

The Briefcase | 7

We examine the only tangible evidence of Sue’s life we have — her briefcase. Using her financial records, insurance papers, address books, and personal notes, we track Sue’s movements from Salisbury, ...

17 Jul 202353min

Undercover? | 6

Even before the phone calls from the CIA and Scotland Yard, theories about Sue had been bubbling up in the minds of those who knew her. Could she have been a member of the IRA? Or an informant for Bri...

10 Jul 202359min

Next of Kin | 5

The family Steve couldn’t find looks for answers. What made Sue leave England? And why did it seem like she was running from something? Meet Sue’s brother and estranged daughter, who have just as many...

3 Jul 202354min

Lovers and Other Strangers | 4

Exes reveal a different side of Sue. While they have nothing but fond things to say about her, she still seemed to keep them at arm’s length, particularly when it came to her past. They share the last...

26 Jun 202353min