Olympus: A Very Japanese Scandal

October 7, 2026 · 31 min

I have a very clear memory of this story because it became public 15 years ago in 2011, and I remember watching the news and seeing Michael Woodford, the whistleblower being mobbed by the media in Tokyo after he had found out and exposed a…
Ken Griffin: Wall Street’s Ultimate Competitor

September 30, 2026 · 29 min

Griffin has been on my list from day 1- like he’s the 32nd richest person in the world with a net worth of $60 billion, but I was in no real rush to cover him, until about 2 weeks ago when I finally got round to watching Dumb Money- the…
Ben & Jerry’s 1978-2026 RIP

September 23, 2026 · 29 min

The RIP part, well you’ll see what I’m getting at by the end of the episode. I wanted to dig into this story for a while now because like most of you, I knew the outline -you know, 2 hippy type guys who did things a bit differently, who…
Brian Chesky and Airbnb: The $100 Billion Bad Idea

September 16, 2026 · 32 min

Look, I’d be lying if I said I’d always wanted to cover Chesky and Airbnb. I hadn’t really read much about either of them. The business itself sounds pretty humdrum. People renting out apartments, spare rooms. Nothing really new or…
Peter Thiel: 1967–2002

September 9, 2026 · 31 min

As regular listeners will know, I’ve wanted to cover Thiel for some time now. He’s going to warrant a three-parter at least because, love him or loathe him, Thiel is without doubt one of the most interesting, controversial and polarising…
Enzo Ferrari: The Obsession Behind the Prancing Horse

September 2, 2026 · 32 min

Now I’m not a big petrol head, but as some of you might know, I love Formula 1, and I think it's fair to say that Formula 1 wouldn’t be where it is today without Ferrari—so I was really keen to dig into this. And what a story. Enzo Ferrari…
Bernie Ebbers & WorldCom - When The Tide Goes Out…

August 26, 2026 · 30 min

The whole WorldCom scandal never really registered with me- because it happened straight after the dotcom bubble burst, so myself and my cofounders were just dusting ourselves off and slowly realising that we weren’t going to suddenly…
The Rise and Ruin of the Barclay Twins

August 19, 2026 · 33 min

This is the remarkable story of how David and Frederick Barclay went from painters and decorators to owning the most prestigious hotels in London: the Ritz, Claridge's, the Connaught, the Berkeley. They bought the Telegraph Newspaper…