China and the US: Nukes, Tech and Hot Competition
We’re back and we’re kicking off season two with a bang! This week on Whale Hunting, host Tom Wright is joined by Jane Perlez, long-time Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times, and now host of th...
8 Mai 202430min
From 404 Media: The ‘Com World War’
Thanks for listening to season one of Whale Hunting! The podcast will be back very soon with brand new episodes on everything from President Xi of China to corporate lobbying in Washington, Furry subc...
24 Apr 202438min
1MDB Updates: Jho Low, a Swiss Trial and Testimony in Malaysia
The consequences of Jho Low's colossal fraud continue to be felt on several continents. In Malaysia, the trial of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has entered its fifth year, with new testi...
17 Apr 202433min
Covert Diplomacy: Democracy, Death Threats and Hostage Negotiations
If your loved one was kidnapped by a terror group like ISIS, your first instinct might be to scream for help from the rooftops. This, Daniel Levin says, would not be a good move. Daniel has spent year...
10 Apr 202427min
Sam Bankman-Fried: FTX, Regrets, and a 25 year prison sentence
Lewis A. Kaplan has been a district court judge for almost 30 years, but even he was staggered by the audacity of Sam Bankman-Fried. “When he wasn’t outright lying, he was evasive, hairsplitting, dodg...
3 Apr 202424min
Bumper Harvests: Data, Privacy, and State Surveillance
We all know that advertisers are snapping up our digital data: what we buy, the websites we visit, the content we consume – even where we are at any given moment. But fewer people know that this data ...
27 Mar 202434min
Cyber Crimes: Stuxnet, Sabotage and Digital Warfare
Imagine a digital virus that could destroy your computer. Not crash its system, but actually wreck the physical hardware – say, melt the motherboard or burn up the hard drive. It might sound dystopian...
20 Mar 202432min
Red Alert: Interpol, Autocrats, and a Leadership Race
Hollywood movies would have you believe Interpol is something like the world’s police force. The reality is quite different. This week on Whale Hunting, host Bradley Hope talks to Jane Bradley about w...
13 Mar 202426min
