Ivar Kreuger, the Match King: The Swindle That Rewrote Wall Street's Rules
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In the late 1920s, governments wrecked by the First World War did not always turn to banks for h...
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The Real MIT Blackjack Team: How Math Students Beat the Casinos
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1979 an MIT computer science student named J.P. Massar used a Lincoln Lab mainframe to test a...
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Jack Whittaker: The Millionaire Ruined by a $314.9 Million Powerball Win
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Jack Whittaker was not a desperate man when he bought $100 worth of quick pick tickets at a supe...
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The Kelly Criterion: Why Bettors Go Broke Even With a 60% Edge
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Give 61 people $25 and a coin rigged to land heads 60 percent of the time, and let them bet free...
7 Okt 22min
The Federal Reserve Explained: How the Money Printer Lost $114 Billion
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 2023 the Federal Reserve, the institution that controls the U.S. money supply, posted a recor...
7 Okt 21min
Chris Moneymaker: The Accountant Whose $86 Bet Changed Poker
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 2003, Chris Moneymaker was a comptroller in Tennessee with a master's degree in accounting an...
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The Dunbar Armored Robbery: Allen Pace III and an $18.9 Million Heist
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Allen Pace III was paid to find weaknesses in the Dunbar Armored depot on Mateo Street in downto...
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Zimbabwe Hyperinflation: The 100 Trillion Dollar Note and Bus Fare
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!At the peak of Zimbabwe's hyperinflation, a banknote printed with a one and 14 zeros could not c...
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