Hot Money: Agent of Chaos
Pushkin Industries & Financial Times
In 2020, the Financial Times exposed a €2 billion fraud at Wirecard, a high-flying German fintech. Many thought that was the end of the story. But for reporter Sam Jones, it was just the beginning.
This season on Hot Money: Agent of Chaos, Jones investigates Wirecard’s chief operating officer, who vanished just as Wirecard collapsed. And turned out to also be a Russian spy.
From an Ibizan sting operation to an attempted takeover of the Austrian intelligence service, his reporting spirals into a world of warlords, espionage, and disinformation.
All in an attempt to answer one question: Who is the real Jan Marsalek? And what does his secret life reveal about the powerful forces he serves?
This season on Hot Money: Agent of Chaos, Jones investigates Wirecard’s chief operating officer, who vanished just as Wirecard collapsed. And turned out to also be a Russian spy.
From an Ibizan sting operation to an attempted takeover of the Austrian intelligence service, his reporting spirals into a world of warlords, espionage, and disinformation.
All in an attempt to answer one question: Who is the real Jan Marsalek? And what does his secret life reveal about the powerful forces he serves?
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Hot Money: Agent of Chaos podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The third man
Graham Greene
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY
John Le Carré
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Blood Diamond
R. J. Blain
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy
Douglas Adams
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Basic instinct
Joe Eszterhas
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Global Tech Wars
China's Race to Dominate
James Kynge
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Douglas Adams' The Ends of the Earth
Arvind Ethan David
