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China’s President Xi visits North Korea to talk nuclear programme

Iran and Israel trade fire testing a two-month ceasefire, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang for his first trip to North Korea in seven years. Plus, software buyout deals have collapsed to the lowest levels since the Covid-19 pandemic, and the head of the OECD ... Show More

12m 25s

Jun 5

Can a Mexican cartel stronghold host the World Cup?

SpaceX will go public next week with the largest retail allocation ever attempted in a megacap IPO, and India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party is challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Plus, the FT’s Ciara Nugent explains the safety concerns swirling around World Cup host city Gu ... Show More

12m 16s

Jun 4

Why foreign investors love Boston

Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is swapping foreign CEOs for local ones and Reed Hastings officially steps down from the board of Netflix. Plus, FT-Nikkei names Boston as the best US city for foreign investment. Mentioned in this podcast:Saudi wealth fund replaces foreign CEOs with ... Show More

10m 59s

Dec 2023

Episode 5 - Nerds vs Narcos

Back in the Netherlands, the high-tech unit of the Dutch police works to crack the murder case. For more from the FT, sign up for the FT Edit App. To listen to Hot Money ad free, subscribe to Pushkin+.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24m 39s

Dec 2023

Introducing Hot Money: The New Narcos

The Financial Times’ award-winning podcast series Hot Money is back. In this series our reporter Miles Johnson investigates a mysterious murder in a small town that leads to a web of drugs, money laundering and state-sponsored assassinations stretching from Dublin to Dubai. At th ... Show More

30m 28s

Dec 2023

Episode 4 - Gangster's Paradise

No longer safe in Europe, the cartel bosses move to a city that is attracting criminals from around the globe. For more from the FT, sign up for the FT Edit App. To listen to Hot Money ad free, subscribe to Pushkin+.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

34m 17s

Dec 2023

Episode 3 - Sun, Guns & Sangria

International law enforcement is after the Kinahan cartel, revealing just how big the operation has grown. For more from the FT, sign up for the FT Edit App. To listen to Hot Money ad free, subscribe to Pushkin+.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

35m 41s

Jul 2022

Introducing: Hot Money

The FT just launched a new podcast on porn, power and profit. When FT 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, she and her editor, Alex Barker, reveal wh ... Show More

32m 37s

Jun 2023

BONUS: Dateline Missing In America

<p>For Snapped listeners looking for a new true crime podcast to download, Dateline NBC has you covered. Here is a special sneak peek of the return of <a href="https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/what-to-know-about-dateline-missing-in-america-season-2" rel="noopener ... Show More

3m 50s

Dec 2023

Episode 8 - The Red Notebook

Law enforcement cuts off the Kinahan cartel, and a little red notebook in the back of a car might finally reveal who killed the electrician in Almere. For more from the FT, sign up for the FT Edit App. To listen to Hot Money ad free, subscribe to Pushkin+.See omnystudio.com/liste ... Show More

33m 26s

Mar 2024

Investigation: Undercover at one of the UK's most dangerous prisons

<p>A Times investigation has revealed a worrying lack of security at a prison housing dangerous criminals, prompting an urgent investigation by the Ministry of Justice. The journalist who went undercover at HMP Bedford tells The Story about witnessing fights and drugs - and heari ... Show More

33m 40s