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Hot Money: Agent of Chaos

Hot Money: Agent of Chaos

By: Pushkin Industries & Financial Times
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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?

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Episodes
  • Hot Money: Who Rules Porn?
    May 25 2022

    When Financial Times reporter Patricia Nilsson started digging into the porn industry, she made a shocking discovery: Nobody knew who controlled the biggest porn company in the world. Now, Nilsson and her editor, Alex Barker, have figured out who the guy was, and much more. Their reporting reveals a shadowy power structure that includes billionaires, tech geniuses and the most powerful finance companies in the world. Coming June 7th.

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    3 mins
  • Episode 1: Porn Meets the Internet
    Jun 6 2022

    Stoya is a porn star who saw first-hand how a firehose of free porn online transformed the adult industry.

    She sends hosts Alex Barker and Patricia Nilsson a quest: Find out who is in charge, and get to the bottom of how the business of porn really works.

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    32 mins
  • Episode 2: The Darth Vader of Porn
    Jun 7 2022

    A decade ago, a computer programmer named Fabian Thylmann began to build one of the biggest porn empires in the world.

    How did Fabian do it? He was good with money in a business that was starved of finance. He convinced Wall Street to bankroll his vision to take control of the industry.

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    33 mins
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