Introducing - Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
Coming soon: When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged to donate his billions to good causes. But then his crypto exchange FTX collapsed Billio...
12 Maj 20232min
A Coke Can. A Chemist. And The Chinese Government.
Bloomberg reporters Drake Bennett and Jordan Robertson join this episode to tell the wild, winding tale of Shannon You, a chemist once employed by Coca-Cola who was also in the business of stealing tr...
12 Maj 202334min
The US Braces For a Post-Covid Immigration Surge
The emergency restrictions on immigration that the Trump administration invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic expire tonight. The White House is now preparing for a surge of migrants crossing the South...
11 Maj 202330min
Should The Supreme Court Be Allowed to Police Itself?
US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s failure to disclose lavish vacations paid for by a Texas billionaire have cast a harsh light on the High Court’s ethics rules—or lack of them. Bloomberg Supr...
10 Maj 202330min
Washington Is Watching Turkey’s Election—So Is Moscow
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power for two decades. But he now faces a challenge in the country’s May 14 elections from a candidate representing a coalition of opposition partie...
9 Maj 202323min
Can Joe Biden Beat Donald Trump Again?
President Joe Biden surprised exactly no one when he announced he’s running for re-election. But with high inflation, an uncertain economy, turmoil on the Southern border, and roiling culture wars–alo...
8 Maj 202328min
Does Returning to the Moon Need To Be This…Complicated?
On April 20, the SpaceX Starship Super Heavy rocket made its first test flight. And even though it exploded after just a few minutes in flight, that doesn’t necessarily mean it was a failure. Bloomber...
5 Maj 202327min
No, Really. Are We Finally Heading Toward a Recession?
First Republic Bank is the latest financial institution to fail amid turmoil across the industry. Meanwhile, inflation is still high. Layoffs are rocking some industries. And labor shortages are throt...
4 Maj 202328min
