Enron—the seventh-largest company in the U.S.—filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 2nd December, 2001, marking the dramatic end of a business empire once hailed as unstoppable.
What once looked like a financial juggernaut turned out to be a house of cards built on illusory profits, market manipulation, and sheer audacity. “Creative” accounting, including mar ... Show More
Jan 12
Creating The National Trust
Octavia Hill, Hardwicke Rawnsley, and Sir Robert Hunter founded The National Trust on January 12, 1895, with an intention to preserve Britain’s natural beauty and historic treasures for the public and future generations. The founders’ efforts reflected the late Victorian spirit o ... Show More
11m 29s
Jun 2024
The Enron Scandal Pt. 1
Whether you know the full story or not, you’ve probably heard the name Enron before. In the summer of 2000, the energy company, renowned for their innovation, was on top of the world with a market value of almost $70 billion. But a year later, they filed for what was, at the time ... Show More
54m 6s
Sep 2024
The Fate of the Finance Bro
<p>From classic eighties films like “Wall Street” to Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel “American Psycho,” the world of finance has long provided a seductive backdrop for meditations on wealth and power. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra ... Show More
49m 27s
Mar 2025
TIP707: The Collapse of Long-Term Capital Management w/ Clay Finck
In this episode, Clay explores When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein, the gripping story of the rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM).
Founded by Wall Street’s brightest minds, including Nobel Prize-winning economists, LTCM generated astronomical returns using c ... Show More
1h 12m
Oct 2024
AIG: Rise, Fall, and Rebirth - [Business Breakdowns, EP.187]
Today, we are breaking down the insurance giant AIG. AIG's story is one of a remarkable turnaround, a tale of a global insurance giant emerging from near collapse during the great financial crisis. Over nearly two decades, AIG has transformed itself into a more focused and effici ... Show More
50m 29s
Aug 2025
Corporate Finance Explained | Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Lessons from Major Business Failures
Blockbuster, Lehman Brothers, WeWork. The names are familiar, but the financial stories behind their collapse are often a mystery. In this deep dive, we go beyond the headlines to pull out the crucial lessons in corporate bankruptcy and insolvency for every finance professional.W ... Show More
13m 41s
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2159526/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>In this episode we delve into the intricate world of finance depicted in the Season 3 premiere, "Il Mattino Ha L’Oro in Bocca" breaking down the comple ... Show More
