The Fugee, the Fugitive and the FBI

Demand for the Instagram-friendly nuts have driven up margins for farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

A Washington DC chef is working to banish plastic from his restaurant entirely.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The author of The Idea That Is America explains how the US lost its moral footing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

UPDATE: Since we recorded this episode on 03/09, Guo Wengui was arrested in New York City on charges of financial conspiracy. For years, rapper Pras Michél has allegedly been doing the bidding of wanted Malaysian billionaire, Jho Low. Pras’s baffling, Icarian story involves one o ... Show More

Matt Levine and Katie Greifeld talk Wall Street, finance, and other stuff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Pras Michel, the rapper known for being one third of the famed ‘90s-era group, the Fugees, has been convicted of 10 criminal counts connected to a web of international political influence, conspiracy, and embezzlement. As Front Burner guest Michael Ames wrote for Rolling Stone ma ... Show More

During a weekend of partying on media mogul William Randolph Hearst’s yacht, pioneering film producer Thomas Ince died under suspicious circumstances. The public was no stranger to Hollywood scandals, and Hearst had the kind of money that could sweep these scandals under the rug. ... Show More

Ava Benny-Morrison, Bloomberg Legal Reporter, discusses the insider trading charges against billionaire Joe Lewis, one of the UK’s richest men. Jennifer Kay, Bloomberg Law Correspondent, discusses how Delaware Vice Chancellor Travis Laster is making his mark on corporate America. ... Show More

Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Matt Levine, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and the author of Money Stuff, a daily newsletter about Wall Street and finance. A former investment banker at Goldman Sachs, he was a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Ros ... Show More

In the final episode of Murder in Oregon, Phil, the Francke brothers and Mike’s friends and colleagues share their thoughts on Michael Francke, his murder and the individuals who’ve avoided justice for the past thirty years. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp ... Show More

P.M. Edition for Oct. 3. The U.S. House of Representatives has ousted Kevin McCarthy from his post as speaker. It is the first time in history that has happened. National political reporter Eliza Collins has more. And Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed crypto exchange FT ... Show More

In 1972, five clumsy burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. They were armed with tear gas pens, wads of cash, and enough surveillance equipment to make the NSA blush - and they were immediately caught. What could’ve been written ... Show More

Apollo CEO Marc Rowan discusses the future of private credit, his view on the current field of presidential candidates, and campus antisemitism at his alma mater Penn. He speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro & Lisa Abramowicz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ... Show More