Hot Money: Agent of Chaos

Arrest of Christy Kinahan in Spain, international operation to take down Kinahan crime group, investigative journalism on the Kinehans, Daniel's dual life, Dublin assassination attempt, and discussion on sports betting and financial decision-making.

An enterprising Dublin drug dealer takes advantage of a criminal economy revolution in Europe. A detective goes undercover to combat the heroin problem in 1970s Dublin. A sting operation leads to the powerful Dubai Super Cartel. The rise of cocaine in Europe and the role of organized crime are analyzed. The inspiring story of the co-founders of Girls Who Do Interiors, a Miami-based design company, is discussed.

A Dutch crime reporter uncovers an international assassination plot and the connection between criminal organizations and multinational companies. The investigation explores the possibility of illegal electricity use and the personal histories of individuals involved. The podcast delves into the life of a notorious figure in the Amsterdam crime scene and raises questions about state-sponsored assassination and links to Iran.

A murder in Amsterdam leads to a cocaine super cartel and a secret proxy war between democracies and dictatorships. Investigative reporter Miles Johnson discusses the challenges of reporting on the global black market and introduces the Dubai Super Cartel.

In the season finale, Alex and Patricia discover how Visa and MasterCard became the reluctant rulers of porn. And they figure out what being ruled by credit card companies means for the porn industry today. If you’d like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to subscribe to our email list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex and Patricia track down the family behind OnlyFans, the site that has transformed online porn by shifting power back to performers. But there is a whole other side to the OnlyFans story.  If you’d like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to sign up for our email list at Pushkin.fm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the biggest porn companies in the world was forced to radically change its practices. But another porn giant changed almost nothing. Patricia travels to the company's Prague headquarters to understand why.  If you’d like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to sign up for our email list at Pushkin.fm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A billionaire hedge fund manager reads a scathing column about a popular porn site. He sends an angry text to the CEO of MasterCard. Almost overnight, the biggest porn company in the world changes dramatically. If you’d like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to sign up for our email list at Pushkin.fm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How is it legal for porn sites to host millions of videos uploaded by users? The answer is in the story of an Ohio family in the early 1990s. In this episode: a family IT business, an FBI raid and a court case that set the precedent for porn – and for tech giants like Facebook and Twitter.  If you’d like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to sign up for our email list at Pushkin.fm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Fabian Thylmann ran into trouble with the law, a former Goldman Sachs banker swooped in to buy his porn sites. But nobody knew who he was. He managed to keep his identity a secret for years --- until Patricia rumbled his game.  If you’d like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to sign up for our email list at Pushkin.fm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.