Hot Money: The New Narcos

By: Pushkin Industries & Financial Times
  • Summary

  • Hot Money is back. In this series, Financial Times 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 the centre is a cocaine super cartel that is revolutionising the global drugs market. This eight-part investigative podcast, published twice-weekly, probes the links between criminals and legitimate businesses, and between governments and gangsters.

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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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