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The Business Model by Inc.Larry Ellison bet big on AI. Will it pay off, or tank his legacy?At age 81, why would Larry Ellison risk so much?
Show notes: For a moment earlier this year, Larry Ellison was the richest man in the world. Although the Oracle co-founder only briefly stole the top spot from Elon Musk, it was a high point in what was a huge — and risky — year for both Ellison and his legacy tech company.
Oracle’s stock price soared as it landed major deals with the biggest AI companies. It also took on a staggering amount of debt (a 500 percent debt-to-equity ratio, in fact), leading some to see Oracle’s dealings as...
2025-12-0833 min
BookTalk: FinanceAll The Devils Are Here: Inside the 2008 Financial Crisis (McLean & Nocera)The world watched in horror as the 2008 financial crisis unfolded, but what really happened behind closed doors?This video is a deep dive into "All The Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis" by Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, the definitive narrative that unmasks the players, the decisions, and the systemic failures that brought the global economy to its knees. We go beyond the headlines to reveal the human stories and the intricate web of greed, hubris, and misjudgment.In this book talk, you'll learn:The complex origins of the subprime mortgage crisis and CDOs.The...
2025-08-2715 min
BookTalk: FinanceAll The Devils Are Here: Inside the 2008 Financial Crisis (McLean & Nocera)The world watched in horror as the 2008 financial crisis unfolded, but what really happened behind closed doors?This video is a deep dive into "All The Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis" by Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, the definitive narrative that unmasks the players, the decisions, and the systemic failures that brought the global economy to its knees. We go beyond the headlines to reveal the human stories and the intricate web of greed, hubris, and misjudgment.In this book talk, you'll learn:The complex origins of the subprime mortgage crisis and CDOs.The key...
2025-08-2715 min
AUDIT 15 FUNEp. 210 - Enron, FTX, and the Ethics of Legal Fraud - Bethany McLeanIn this episode, renowned journalist and author Bethany McLean joins to discuss 'legal fraud,' whether we're becoming more desensitized to corporate misconduct, and the one question she’d ask if she were on Tesla’s board.
2025-05-1209 min
On The Tape with Danny MosesBethany McLean: Cynicism and Belief Among the ChaosDanny is joined by Bethany McLean, famed for her work on exposing Enron’s accounting malpractices and chronicling its fall in her book, 'The Smartest Guys in the Room.' McLean discusses various topics including the current state of private equity, U.S. healthcare, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, tariffs, and Warren Buffett's enduring legacy. Delving into contemporary issues, she also touches on the role of law firms in response to Trump's demands, the mission conflict within Open AI, and the philosophical underpinnings of the 'dark enlightenment' movement. The conversation highlights the intricate dynamics between capitalism, governance, an...
2025-05-0735 min
Tid er penger - En podcast med Peter WarrenHun som skrev Enron i senk - Bethany McLeanTid er penger har hatt gleden av å ha den legendariske journalisten og forfatteren Bethany McLean som gjest i podcasten. Det tok bokstavlig talt 2,5 år å booke dette intervjuet, og det var utrolig nok verdt ventetiden. Without further ado: Bethany McLean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-04-2558 min
CSI Chat#28 - Bethany McLeanWe are joined by Bethany McLean on CSI Chat to talk about the learnings from Enron, the 2008 financial crisis and her most recent book, "The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed about Who America Protects and Who it Leaves Behind". Bethany is a well-known journalist who published in 2001 the now famous article in Fortune, "Is Enron Overpriced". Bethany is the author of several books, cohost of the podcast "Capitalisn't" and a special correspondent at Insider and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.
During our "Chat" with Bethany, we talk about a number of topics including:
We go ba...
2025-03-041h 31
How to Be Awesome at Your Job1025: Boosting Your Learning and Presenting with the Science of Memory with Dr. Charan RanganathDr. Charan Ranganath discusses the science behind our brain’s capacity to remember (and forget) and how it can help you make better decisions and impressions. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How emotions shape memory2) How to hack your brain for enhanced retention 3) The 4 C's of memorable messaging Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1025 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT CHARAN — Charan Ranganath is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the Univers...
2025-01-2043 min
Simon Cockram Presents#17 Bethany McLean - Author of Enron 'The Smartest Guys in the Room'Bethany McLean is an American journalist and contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine. She is known for her writing on the Enron scandal and the 2008 financial crisis. Previous assignments include editor-at-large, a columnist for Fortune and contributor to Slate.
2024-12-2533 min
Lost DebateAmerica's Unhealthy Debate About The UnitedHealthcare CEO KillingRavi welcomes back journalist and author Bethany McLean to explore the contentious public response to the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, what it reveals about the growing normalization of political violence, and the deepening anger towards America’s healthcare system.They then turn to the rise of forces like private equity and the Make America Healthy Again movement as they discuss the tangled politics of profit, policy, and ideology. Finally, Ravi and Bethany take a closer look at opportunities for meaningful reform as they consider what lies ahead for healthcare and public health in America....
2024-12-1240 min
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2024-10-2300 min
The 9Innings PodcastCelebrating 100 Episodes: Lessons Learned from the Financial Advisory Frontlines.In the 100th episode of the 9innings podcast, host Kevin Thompson, founder and CEO of 9i Capital Group, celebrates this milestone by reflecting on the journey and engaging with notable guests. Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, discusses the impact of AI and consolidation in the financial advisory industry. David Kinder delves into fiduciary standards and Regulation Best Interest (RBI) in the insurance sector, highlighting the industry's resistance to fiduciary obligations. Tyrone Ross Jr., CEO of Turnkey Labs, emphasizes the importance of understanding cryptocurrency in financial planning. Bethany Mclean talks about healthcare disparities and how Covid-19 exposed our...
2024-10-2236 min
The 9Innings PodcastEpisode 99: Profits Over People: Why Marginalized Communities Suffered Most During COVID-19In this episode of the "9innings Podcast," host Kevin Thompson, founder and CEO of 9i Capital Group, converses with Bethany McLean, author of "The Big Fail: How the Pandemic Revealed What America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind." They discuss the systemic failures exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on healthcare disparities and the detrimental impact of private equity on the industry. McLean highlights the inadequacies in pandemic preparedness and the inequities faced by marginalized communities. The episode calls for a reevaluation of healthcare policies to prioritize equitable care and address the systemic issues revealed by the pandemic.
2024-10-0835 min
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2024-10-0400 min
Bind Pack of Full Audiobooks in Self Development, Health & WellnessScrewdriver Killer: DI Bethany Smith Thrillers Book 3 - Emmy EllisListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Screwdriver Killer: DI Bethany Smith Thrillers Book 3Author: Emmy EllisNarrator: Anna CordellFormat: UnabridgedLength: 5:29:49Language: EnglishRelease date: 06-27-2024Publisher: Whole Story QUESTGenres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseSummary:THE MOST DEPRAVED KILLERS. THE MOST DETERMINED DETECTIVE. MEET DI BETHANY SMITH.
An eye for an eye . . .
A letter and a hand-drawn map arrive at the police station for the attention of Detective Bethany Smith:
Dear Police, I did a vile...
2024-06-275h 29
Coffee and a MikeBethany McLean #852Bethany McLean, previously was editor at large with Fortune Magazine and is currently a writer for Vanity Fair. She has coauthored multiple books including The Smartest Guys in the Room and her most recent titled The Big Fail. On the podcast we discuss the Enron scandal, how Nvidia is different from Enron, 2008 GFC, private equity, the term PRIVATE CREDIT, and much more. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SHARE THIS PODCAST!!! Video Version of Show Rumble- https://rumble.com/v53dbh7-coffee-and-a-mike-episode-with-bethany-mclean-private-credit.html Follow Bethany Twitter/X- https://x.com...
2024-06-241h 03
Hate SpinnerbaitEp 89: Lakeview is Magic (What Happened to Goodbye finale)Welcome back y'all! This week, we're wrapping up What Happened to Goodbye. We'll miss our girl, McLean but we leave her knowing she is healed and happy.
2024-05-0141 min
Let's Talk About ItNo Justice, No Safety IGuest: BethanyThis nurse’s ex has a 30-page criminal record and has violated protection from abuse orders 20 times with no consequences Topics: Uselessness of PFAs, do-nothing DAs, child abuse
2024-04-2358 min
The Investopedia Express with Caleb SilverIs Capitalism Broken, and Can it Be Fixed?Bethany McLean, author of best-selling books including, "The Smartest Guys in the Room", and "All the Devils are Here", climbs back aboard to The Express after receiving the SABEW Distinguished Achievement Award, to talk about how she broke open some of the biggest business stories of the past thirty years. From Enron to Elon Musk's SolarCity, Bethany talks about how she developed her sense of wrongdoing, her battles challenging the Power and the Powerful, and whether America's style of capitalism can be saved.LINKS FOR SHOW NOTEShttps://www...
2024-04-2237 min
The Colitis Healing Path31 | Top 10 Gut Health Tips You Really Don’t Wanna Miss...Why pick up just one or two gut health tips when you can have 10?!As it’s the first birthday of the podcast, we’re right in the mood for celebrating…and have pulled together some of the best snippets from the amazing guests we’ve had on the show over the last 12 months.From dietitians and functional medicine experts to gut health authors and even comedians, we’ve had some incredible people sharing their stories and advice on how to heal the gut naturally (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s Disease, and IBS primarily).KEY MOMENT...
2024-03-1335 min
RiskReversal PodThe Chronicler of Calamities with Bethany McLean, Author of “The Big Fail”Dan Nathan and Danny Moses sit down with Bethany McLean, co-author of “The Big Fail”. They discuss failures in the U.S. Government’s response to the pandemic, concerns around Tesla and Elon Musk’s leadership skills, being a contrarian in an environment that rewards blind obedience and where the cracks are starting to show on our financial systems.Subscribe to our newsletter: https://riskreversalmedia.beehiiv.com/subscribe—About the Show:On The Tape is a weekly podcast with CNBC Fast Money’s Guy Adami, Dan Nathan and Danny Moses...
2024-02-1942 min
The Colitis Healing Path29 | What My Battles With IBS And Endometriosis Taught Me | Bethany O’TooleGut health coach Bethany O’Toole battled both IBS and endometriosis for a LONG time.Decades of digestive troubles were coupled with this debilitating reproductive condition…and Bethany was warned she’d likely need surgery to have her womb removed in her early 20s!Bethany told medics, “no chance”…and went down a rabbithole for years and was successful in finding natural solutions to reverse her health issues.Following her own serious health battle, Bethany was fired up to become a gut health coach and she now primarily helps other women with IBS and all the...
2024-02-1430 min
The 9Innings PodcastEp 69: "Unmasking the Financial Malfeasance: A Conversation with Bethany McLean, Co-Author of 'All the Devils Are Here'"In this podcast episode, Kevin Thompson interviews journalist Bethany McLean about her book "All the Devils Are Here," exploring the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath. They discuss the crisis's origins, the role of homeownership, and the ethical implications for society and capitalism. McLean stresses the importance of critical journalism and the dangers of excessive debt and moral erosion in business. The conversation also covers the current housing market, the concept of "too big to fail," and McLean's new book "The Big Fail," which examines the pandemic's societal impact. Additionally, McLean critiques the blind trust in billionaires and calls for...
2024-01-1922 min
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc373. The Fragile Balancing Act: How Healthcare Fails America feat. Bethany McLeanWhat is the correct balance between short-term profit and long-term resilience as far as healthcare is concerned? How does the 'panic, neglect' cycle underpin our societal and managerial flaws?Bethany McLean is a journalist, editor, and author of several books. Her latest book, co-authored with Joe Nocera, is titled The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind. Bethany and Greg discuss the paradox of America's healthcare system—immense spending that does not equate to superior care, a disparity made glaringly obvious dur...
2024-01-1254 min
HerMoney with Jean ChatzkyFinancial Fallout And Our Economy With Bethany McLeanWhile many of us would prefer to forget the pandemic ever happened, the choices we made (as a society and perhaps, personally) in 2020 continue to have lingering effects. We know that women were disproportionately affected by the pandemic — an estimated two million women left the workforce due to the strains of caregiving. So, did the government do a good job of protecting us? And how are policies that were put in place, (such as stimulus checks and extended unemployment) still affecting our wallets? Bethany McLean, co-author of: “The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Prote...
2023-12-1342 min
Motley Fool MoneyAlphabet’s Gemini, At Your ServiceGoogle’s Bard just got an upgrade, can it catch up to OpenAI’s ChatGPT? (00:21) Ron Gross and Andy Cross discuss:- New jobs report numbers, Alphabet’s latest AI move bringing Gemini into Bard, and GameStop’s curious corporate investing plan update.- Chewy’s status as the #1 pet pharmacy in the U.S., Lululemon’s business-as-usual quarter, and Smuckers showing it has pricing power in peanut butter. (19:11) Journalist and author Bethany McLean’s talks with Deidre Woollard about her latest book “The Big Fail” and takes...
2023-12-0840 min
Lost DebateAmerica’s Sick Healthcare System with Bethany McLeanBethany McLean joins Ravi to discuss her new book The Big Fail, a groundbreaking indictment of how greed and lack of leadership left us unprepared for a global pandemic.Bethany McLean is a journalist and contributing editor for Vanity Fair. She has co-authored multiple bestselling books, including The Smartest Guys in the Room with Peter Elkind and All the Devils Are Here with Joe Nocera.Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 321-200-0570Subscribe to our feed on Spotify: http://bitly.ws/zC9...
2023-12-0752 min
This Is the AuthorS8 E41: Joe Nocera, Tracy K. Smith, and Lesley-Ann NoelIn this episode, meet journalist Joe Nocera, poet and educator Tracy K. Smith, and Assistant Professor of Design Studies Lesley-Ann Noel. Tune in to hear about each of these authors’ experiences in the recording booth, and what they hope listeners will learn from their audiobooks.
The Big Fail by Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670529/the-big-fail-by-joe-nocera-and-bethany-mclean/audio
To Free the Captives by Tracy K. Smith:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706866/to-free-the-captives-by-tracy-k-smith/audio
Design Social Change by Lesley-Ann Noel and Stanford d.school:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623527/design-social-change-by-lesley-ann-noel-and-stanford-dschool/audio
2023-11-1421 min
Pandemic Archives - Randy Bock MD PCUnlocking Insights: Joe Nocera’s Analysis of Lockdown Absurdities and Pandemic Inequities
The year 2023 has become a focal point for discussions on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this deep dive, we engage with the profound insights of Joe Nocera, co-author of “The Big Fail,” as we unravel the complexities of the pandemic and critically examine the stance on lockdowns.
Table of ContentsThe Genesis of “The Big Fail”Navigating CrisesInterrogating LockdownsA Visionary Dream and Ethical DilemmasEvaluating the Threat and VaccinationUnraveling the Lockdown Dilemma: A Critical ExaminationLockdowns and the Florida PerspectiveDecoding Diamond Princess DataFauci’s Pivot to LockdownsHistorical Roots of LockdownsLessons from Epidemiologist Donald HendersonExecutive and Public Hea...
2023-11-1048 minLockdowns Archives - Randy Bock MD PCUnlocking Insights: Joe Nocera’s Analysis of Lockdown Absurdities and Pandemic Inequities
The year 2023 has become a focal point for discussions on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this deep dive, we engage with the profound insights of Joe Nocera, co-author of “The Big Fail,” as we unravel the complexities of the pandemic and critically examine the stance on lockdowns.
Table of ContentsThe Genesis of “The Big Fail”Navigating CrisesInterrogating LockdownsA Visionary Dream and Ethical DilemmasEvaluating the Threat and VaccinationUnraveling the Lockdown Dilemma: A Critical ExaminationLockdowns and the Florida PerspectiveDecoding Diamond Princess DataFauci’s Pivot to LockdownsHistorical Roots of LockdownsLessons from Epidemiologist Donald HendersonExecutive and Public Hea...
2023-11-1000 min
Rapid ResponseYour pandemic business takeaways are wrong, w/authors Joe Nocera and Bethany McLeanKick the conventional wisdom. In this episode of Rapid Response, Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera sit down with Bob Safian to discuss their book, The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind. The pair faced blowback for their damning investigation of business leadership in the wake of COVID. They share how lockdowns may have miscalculated risk versus reward, the pros and cons of a market-based society, and the era’s parallels to the Enron debacle. Plus, they share vital leadership lessons about adapting to new information instead of relying on precedent, an...
2023-11-0923 min
Masters of ScaleRapid Response: Your pandemic business takeaways are wrong, with co-authors Joe Nocera and Bethany McLeanKick the conventional wisdom. In this episode of Rapid Response, Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera sit down with Bob Safian to discuss their book, The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind. The pair faced blowback for their damning investigation of business leadership in the wake of COVID. They share how lockdowns may have miscalculated risk versus reward, the pros and cons of a market-based society, and the era’s parallels to the Enron debacle. Plus, they share vital leadership lessons about adapting to new information instead of relying on precedent, an...
2023-11-0923 minBOOKEY Book Summary and ReviewThe Smartest Guys in the Room: Unraveling the Enron ScandalChapter 1:what is The Smartest Guys In The Room about „The Smartest Guys in the Room“ is a nonfiction book by journalists Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind. The book explores the rise and fall of Enron Corporation, one of the largest and most admired companies in the United States. McLean, a reporter for Fortune magazine, […]
2023-11-0908 min
the Bestsellers SummaryUnmasking the Enron Scandal: The Smartest Guys In The RoomChapter 1:what is The Smartest Guys In The Room about
"The Smartest Guys in the Room" is a book written by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, which explores the rise and fall of the American energy company Enron.
The book delves into the story of Enron from its inception in the 1980s to its dramatic collapse in 2001, becoming one of the largest corporate scandals in history. McLean and Elkind thoroughly investigate the various factors that contributed to Enron's downfall, including fraudulent accounting practices, misleading financial statements, and an aggressive and unethical corporate culture.
2023-11-0908 min
Bookey SummaryUncovering Corporate Greed: The Rise and Fall of The Smartest Guys In The RoomChapter 1:Summary of The Smartest Guys In The RoomThe Smartest Guys In The Room is a book written by journalists Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind that investigates the rise and fall of Enron, one of the largest and most notorious corporate scandals in American history.The book delves into the inner workings of Enron, a Texas-based energy company that, at its zenith, was considered a model of success and innovation. It focuses on the key players involved, particularly CEO Jeff Skilling and CFO Andy Fastow, as well as the company's culture...
2023-11-0908 min
Eyewitness HistoryEnron: An Interview with The Journalist Who Broke The StoryIn this episode, we had the privilege of speaking with renowned investigative journalist Bethany McLean, whose groundbreaking work played a pivotal role in exposing the Enron scandal. Join us as we dive into the depths of one of the most notorious corporate fraud cases in history and gain insights into McLean's investigative journey. Remember to subscribe, rate, and review Eyewitness History.Follow the Show on Social Media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EyewitnessHistoryTwitter: https://twitter.com/EyewitnessPodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-10-3144 min
Masters in BusinessBethany McLean on the Pandemic's Big FailBloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks to Bethany McLean, a writer for Vanity Fair and coauthor of The Smartest Guys in the Room. She was previously editor at large of Fortune and spent three years working at Goldman Sachs. Her latest book, The Big Fail, was coauthored with Joe Nocera. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-10-201h 23
The Realignment418 | Bethany McLean: How COVID Exposed a Hollowed-Out and Sickly AmericaSubscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/PURCHASE BOOKS AT OUR BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail Us: realignmentpod@gmail.comFoundation for American Innovation: https://www.thefai.org/posts/lincoln-becomes-faiBethany McLean, co-author of The Big Fail: and co-host of the Capitalisn't podcast, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Bethany discuss how her exploration of COVID America fits into the story of her previous exposés, The Smartest Guys in t...
2023-10-2052 min
Warm Mass of Full Audiobooks in Self Development, Health & WellnessBig Fail: How Our Supply Chains Collapsed When We Needed Them Most - Bethany McleanListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Big Fail: How Our Supply Chains Collapsed When We Needed Them MostAuthor: Bethany McleanNarrator: Bethany Mclean, Joe NoceraFormat: UnabridgedLength: 12:56:01Language: EnglishRelease date: 10-19-2023Publisher: PGRH UKGenres: Business & Economics, Business DevelopmentSummary:Brought to you by Penguin.
From the author of the modern business classic The Smartest Guys in the Room comes a damning indictment of late-stage capitalism-and the leaders that were brutally unprepared for a global...
2023-10-1912h 56
Capitalisn'tThe Capitalisn't Of The U.S. COVID Response, With Bethany McLeanIn her brand new book, "The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind," Bethany and her co-author Joe Nocera argue that the COVID-19 pandemic was not simply a natural disaster but also a man-made one.Based on rigorous research and compelling storytelling, Bethany, who is renowned for her incisive reporting, reveals uncomfortable truths that have emerged from the pandemic about capitalism, inequality, and corporate power. In this one-on-one conversation with Luigi, she dissects the policies, decisions, and systemic structures that exacerbated the pandemic's fallout for the most vulnerable in...
2023-10-1942 min
Power-Up With A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Captivating.The Big Fail by Bethany McLean, Joe NoceraPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/154367to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Big Fail
Author: Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera
Narrator: Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
Release date: 10-19-23
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Macroeconomics
Publisher's Summary:
In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that governments across the world could not adequately protect their citizens. Millions of people suffered and died in just two years, while administrations around the globe blundered; prize-winning economists overlooked devastating trade-offs from the collapse of trade; and elites escaped to isolated retreats. In this compelling economic, political and financial...
2023-10-1912h 55
Embrace Into A Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Big Fail by Joe Nocera, Bethany McLeanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/41275to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Big Fail
Author: Joe Nocera, Bethany McLean
Narrator: Joe Nocera, Bethany McLean
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
Release date: 10-17-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 50 ratings
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
In 2020, the novel coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that the U.S. could not adequately protect its citizens. Millions of Americans suffered—and over a million died—in less than two years, while government officials blundered; prize-winning economists overlooked devastating trade-offs; and elites escaped to isolated retreats, unaffected by and even profiting from the pandemic.
2023-10-1712h 55
Keen On AmericaThe Big Fail or A Big Success? Bethany McLean on what the Covid pandemic reveals about strengths and weaknesses of American healthcare, innovation and capitalism.EPISODE 1794: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the co-author of THE BIG FAIL, Bethany McLean, about what the Covid pandemic reveals about American healthcare, innovation and capitalismBethany McLean is a writer for Vanity Fair and the coauthor of The Smartest Guys in the Room. She was previously editor at large of Fortune and spent three years working at Goldman Sachs. She lives in Chicago.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON...
2023-10-1631 min
Insurance Vs HistoryInsurance vs EnronFor the first episode of Season 3, I'm talking about Enron and the company's spectacular rise and even more spectacular fall. It's a story about how creativity can sometimes mean stupidity, how culture impacts a company's survival, how hiring decisions matter, how ideas mutate, and how companies that put stock price and profits above all else can easily be the architects of their own demise. And--how blind people can be about a lot of things if what they are doing is making money. Who was responsible for Enron? What were the major causes of its bankruptcy? Who spoke...
2023-09-181h 14
Bookey App 30 mins Book Summaries Knowledge Notes and MoreThe Smartest Guys in the Room: Unraveling Enron's IllusionChapter 1 What's The Smartest Guys in the Room"The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron" is a book written by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind. It explores the rise and fall of Enron Corporation, one of the largest energy trading companies in the world, and its subsequent bankruptcy in 2001. The book delves into the deceptive practices, corporate greed, and accounting fraud that led to the downfall of Enron, as well as the impact it had on employees and investors. Published in 2003, the book serves as a detailed account of the...
2023-09-1402 min
Wealthion - Be Financially ResilientFinancial & Social Crisis Brewing Due To Flawed Leadership? | Bethany McLeanThe systems that run our economy are only as good as the people running them.
With hot inflation, the recent debt ceiling standoff, bank failures & scandals like FTX -- it's understandable to wonder if we couldn't find better leaders than the ones we current have in place
Which is shy we're very fortunate to have Bethany McLean join us on the program today.
A Slate columnist and contributing editor for Vanity Fair, Bethany worked for thirteen years as editor-at-large at Fortune, where she and fellow reporter Peter Elkind exposed the Enron scandal. She’s also the nationally bestselling co-author of...
2023-05-231h 07
The Meb Faber Show - Better InvestingJim Chanos & Bethany McLean on Lessons from Enron, Financial Fraud Throughout History, and the Fall of FTX, SVB & Wirecard | #479Today’s guests are Jim Chanos, famed short-seller and founder of Kynikos Associates, and Bethany McLean, contributing editor at Vanity Fair and the author of multiple books, including The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron.In today’s episode, Jim & Bethany cover all aspects of fraud. They share where we are in both the financial cycle and the fraud cycle, why we continue to see frauds since they first connected about Enron over 20 years ago, and the thin line between a visionary and a fraudster. We discuss the anti-short seller rheto...
2023-05-061h 14
The Jacob Shapiro PodcastThe Economics and Geopolitics of Fracking w/ Bethany McLean (Perch Pod Repost)In this fantastic episode from early 2021, Jacob speaks with Bethany McLean, an American journalist and contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine. She is known for her writing on the Enron scandal and the 2008 financial crisis. They talk about her latest book, Saudi America The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World. While the episode is old, the content in it is still quite fresh and deserves more careful thought and analysis. Enjoy!--Timestamps:(00:00) - Intro(02:17) - The Economics of Fracking(24:43) - The Geopolitics of Fracking + the...
2023-04-2648 min
The Julia La Roche Show#066 Bethany McLean On The Rise Of Legal FraudBethany McLean (@bethanymac12), author and journalist, joins Julia La Roche on episode 66 to revisit some notorious corporate failures and discuss fraud. Bethany is the author of The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron and All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis. She has also written two mini books, Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the US Mortgage Giants and Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World.
She also serves on the board of the Stigler Center at the University of...
2023-03-3157 minRiskReversal PodWon’t Get Fooled Again & A Conversation With Bethany McLeanDan Nathan, Guy Adami and Danny Moses are asking themselves if they’ll get fooled again (1:00). Never underestimate the U.S. consumer’s desire to spend money (7:00). Escalations with China continue to threaten the economy (9:30). Headlines and technicals aren’t looking great for Tesla (13:45). Is the market finally starting to get sharper (20:30)? The AI Wars are having an impact on margins for Microsoft and Google (23:30). Something wonky is going on in the Japanese bond market (28:05). Bitcoin continues to rally despite no Fed pivot in sight (30:15). After the break, Bethany McLean joins the pod to discuss...
2023-02-171h 06
Retirement Lifestyle Show with Roshan Loungani and Adrian NicholsonRL149 — 2022 Episode Year In ReviewToday on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Eric Olson, and Adrian Nicholson each share their top 3 podcast episodes for 2022. From engrossing interviews, nut companies impacting communities in Africa, to assessments of the investment markets, these episodes tell the story of 2022.
[00:00] Introduction
[03:07] Episode 126: Stopping Forced Labor in the Solar Panel Industry with Reginald Smith
[05:20] Episode 123: Bullish or Bearish?
[08:23] Episode 127: Covered Calls Explained
[09:35] Episode 101: From Success to Significance with Sunshine Nut Company’s Donald Larson
[12:06] The Inspiring Story of Sunshine Nuts
[13:30] Episode 105: Modern Monetary Theory with Lu...
2022-12-3035 min
The ValmyBethany McLean — Enron, FTX, 2008, Musk, frauds, & visionaries Podcast: Dwarkesh Podcast Episode: Bethany McLean — Enron, FTX, 2008, Musk, frauds, & visionariesRelease date: 2022-12-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis was one of my favorite episodes ever.Bethany McLean was the first reporter to question Enron’s earnings, and she has written some of the best finance books out there.We discuss:* The astounding similarities between Enron & FTX,* How visionaries are just frauds who succeed (and which category describes Elon Musk),* What caused 2008, and whethe...
2022-12-221h 25
Dwarkesh PodcastBethany McLean — Enron, FTX, 2008, Musk, frauds, & visionariesThis was one of my favorite episodes ever.Bethany McLean was the first reporter to question Enron’s earnings, and she has written some of the best finance books out there.We discuss:* The astounding similarities between Enron & FTX,* How visionaries are just frauds who succeed (and which category describes Elon Musk),* What caused 2008, and whether we are headed for a new crisis,* Why there’s too many venture capitalists and not enough short sellers,* And why history keeps repeating itself.McLean is a co...
2022-12-211h 25
Forward GuidanceThe Rise of "Legal Fraud" | Bethany McLeanUse code GUIDANCE250 to get $250 off tickets to Blockworks’ London Digital Asset Summit: https://blockworks.co/events/digital-asset-summit-2022-london/--On today's episode of Forward Guidance, Jack interviews prolific author and journalist, Bethany McLean. McLean's known most prominently for her 2003 book, The Smartest Guys in The Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron. With her coverage of financial scandals in the early 2000s, no one is better equipped for today's discussion about fraud, loopholes, and more. McLean interprets the seismic disruptions in the housing and energy market through her...
2022-09-1259 min
Songwriter ConnectionDr. Kim McLean's Trevecca Songwriters - S3-15Kim McLean teaches songwriting at Trevecca University in Nashville. Kim is a Dove award winning songwriter with song credits on cuts by Tim McGraw, Trisha Yearwood, Lee Ann Womack and more. She passes her music business knowlege on to her students and gives them real world experience with projects like the one that culminated in this episode. Listen to some of Nashville's finest young artists and songwriters perform around the dining room table. Guest are Dr. Kim, Maddie Rose, Mirium Erickson, Dylan Kelly, Victoria Rylee, Bethany Frigo and Shelby GraceSup...
2022-06-291h 08
Retirement Lifestyle Show with Roshan Loungani and Adrian NicholsonRL105 – Modern Monetary Theory with Luigi Zingales and Bethany McLeanToday on the Retirement Lifestyle Show, Roshan Loungani, Erik Olson, and Adrian Nicholson debunk The Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) with Bethany McLean and Luigi Zingales, the hosts of the Capitalisn't Podcast. Bethany is Vanity Fair's contributing editor, while Luigi is a world-renowned economics professor.
[03:50] Modern Monetary Theory Debunked
[09:10] Printing Money and Inflation
[11:06] Modern Monetary Theory in Japan
[12:50] Luigi's Thoughts on Cryptocurrencies
[14:20] How MMT is Being Implemented Today
[17:30] MMT as the Ultimate Expression of Privilege
[23:06] The Numbers That Highlight the Fiscal Dominance of the US
2022-02-241h 03
The Human Risk PodcastJared Bibler on Iceland's SecretWhy is something that happened in Iceland in 2008 still of relevance today? The answer is revealed by my guest Jared Bibler. He's the author of a book called 'Iceland's Secret: The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Con'.Having started his career working for a Wall Street Bank, Jared moved to Iceland in 2004, supporting the Icelandic pension funds' foreign investments. He resigned from his job at a leading Icelandic bank days before the 2008 Icelandic financial crisis and was subsequently hired to head a special investigation team at the Icelandic markets regulator. Jared and his team referred more than 30...
2022-02-181h 04
Outside In with Jon LukomnikJournalist Bethany McLean On the Temperamental Toddler That Is the Stock Market Vanity Fair contributing editor Bethany McLean is one of the world's most respected financial journalists. She has written for Slate and Fortune, where she published a 2001 article critical of the Wall Street darling Enron, helping to eventually expose the company as a fraud. She is the author of The Smartest Guys in the Room, also about the Enron scandal, All the Devils Are Here, about the 2008 financial crisis, and Saudi America, about fracking's impact on the U.S. economy. On this episode, she speaks with Jon about her upcoming book on the impact of Covid on the economy, how...
2022-02-0829 min
Booknotes+Ep. 47 Bethany McLean on Elizabeth Holmes & TheranosIn early 2001, Bethany McLean, at the time a reporter for Fortune magazine, asked the question in an article: "How does Enron make its money?" McLean's reporting, and the reporting of others, led to inquiries that were put to the Enron management. Within a few months, the company was bankrupt. Bethany McLean's subsequent book, "The Smartest Guys in the Room," became a bestseller and a successful documentary. In January 2022, she wrote about her reaction to the Theranos saga. In an essay about the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, she wrote, "For those who believe she was guilty of a...
2022-02-011h 04
Investing by the Books#12 Bethany McLean: The Smartest Guys in the RoomBethany McLean is one of the world’s most prominent financial and investigative journalists. In this episode, we revisit her masterpiece on Enron, the Wall Street darling that suddenly imploded in 2001. We focus on timeless insights and discuss charismatic leaders, breakpoints, math, narratives, lessons from a day with Buffett, and much more. For more info about the podcast, go to the episode page.—————————————Episode Chapters(00:00) Intro to Bethany McLean(05:50) Intro to Enron and The Smartest Guys in the Room (08:42) Enron vs Tesla(10:39) The characters at Enron(13:26) From mat...
2021-12-2851 min
Five Dollar BuzzFIVE DOLLAR BUZZ: Episode 216: Misery and Profits: Special guest: Bethany McLeanAuthor, journalist, and Vanity Fair Magazine contributing editor: Bethany McLean sits in with the boys to talk some shop… College, journalism, documentary filmmaking, Enron, the opiate crisis, Bob Dylan, penguins, parenting tips for raising strong, confident, kickass daughters, penguins, did we mention penguins? This one has it all! Don’t miss it.
2021-11-1558 min
Beyond Wall StreetEpisode 12: Bethany McLean, Journalist & Best Selling Author - Covid & What It Has Revealed About The U.S. EconomyBethany McLean worked on Wall Street in the early 1990s (where host Jan Brzeski was a colleague) and went on to write a series of gripping stories and books about some of the biggest business & finance stories in the past 30 years, including “The Smartest Guys in the Room” about the Enron scandal. In this interview, Bethany discusses her upcoming book about Covid, and what it has revealed about the state of the U.S. economy. Astute listeners will find her insights very relevant to investing!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beyondwallstreet/message
2021-10-0717 min
The Innovation ShowThe Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron with Bethany McLeanToday’s book is an almost anthropological examination of the nature of corporate scandal: Why do values go awry? What happens when the wrong person gets a big job? Why is it so tempting to post false profits instead of telling the truth? How distorting is the prospect of stock market riches? In retrospect, Enron did not conceal their dubious transactions from the investing public, but Enron’s brass didn’t go out of their way to point them out, but for anyone willing to wade through the company’s financial documents, the numbers were clear. We are joined today by a bri...
2021-09-151h 07The Innovation ShowThe Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron with Bethany McLeanToday’s book is an almost anthropological examination of the nature of corporate scandal: Why do values go awry? What happens when the wrong person gets a big job? Why is it so tempting to post false profits instead of telling the truth? How distorting is the prospect of stock market riches? In retrospect, Enron did not conceal their dubious transactions from the investing public, but Enron’s brass didn’t go out of their way to point them out, but for anyone willing to wade through the company’s financial documents, the numbers were clear. We are joined today by a bri...
2021-09-151h 07
The Innovation ShowThe Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron with Bethany McLeanToday's book is an almost anthropological examination of the nature of corporate scandal: Why do values go awry? What happens when the wrong person gets a big job? Why is it so tempting to post false profits instead of telling the truth? How distorting is the prospect of stock market riches? In retrospect, Enron did not conceal their dubious transactions from the investing public, but Enron's brass didn't go out of their way to point them out, but for anyone willing to wade through the company's financial documents, the...
2021-09-151h 07
The Sound of Success with Nic HarcourtBethany McLean's Heavy Metal Youth In Dylan-Land In 2001, journalist Bethany McLean wrote a piece for Fortune magazine simply titled "Is Enron Overpriced?" It led to the landmark collapse of one of Wall Street's biggest companies under the weight of its shocking fraud. She also grew up in Hibbing, MN, home to America's rock 'n' roll laureate Bob Dylan, listening to Handle, Bach, Metallica, and Def Leppard. The former Goldman Sachs analyst turned Vanity Fair contributing editor, joins Nic to talk about her love for the Stones, Leonard Cohen, and the top 40 dance-pop music you hear in the background of most TikToks. She's the author of All...
2021-05-2021 min
FraudstersEnron Part IV - Blowing the Whistle with Sherron Watkins [SEASON FINALE]It’s our last episode for this season and for our big finale we talk about the sinking of the Titanic of companies: Enron! The tech bubble burst and changed the game. Journalists began to ask questions and Enron went from ferocious beast to wounded prey. We have our first whistleblower in the show, Sherron Watkins! Who is she? How did she get into Enron? How did she end up as a whistleblower? And finally, we see how white-collar crime can be life-threatening and extremely detrimental to its victims. TIMESTAMPS(03:36) - From predator to prey - ...
2021-04-221h 12
The Perch Pod with Jacob ShapiroIntroducing LatamPolitik! + The Economics and Geopolitics of Fracking w/ Bethany McLeanIn today’s episode, Jacob speaks with Bethany McLean, an American journalist and contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine. She is known for her writing on the Enron scandal and the 2008 financial crisis. They talk about her latest book, Saudi America The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World. Here are the timestamps: 00:00 - Intro04:20 - Check out LatamPolitik here! 07:06 - The Economics of Fracking29:31 - The Geopolitics of Fracking + the U.S. as an Energy Superpower45:54 - Enron 52:12 - Outro Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any new episodes! We put out new episode...
2021-03-2253 min
The Joe Walker PodcastFrauds And Visionaries - Bethany McLeanBethany McLean is an investigative journalist and contributing editor for Vanity Fair.Show notesSelected links •Follow Bethany: Website | Twitter •The Smartest Guys in the Room, by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind •'Is Enron Overpriced?', Bethany's March 5, 2001, article for Fortune •'What Caused Enron?: A Capsule Social and Economic History of the 1990's', article by John Coffee •Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou •The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse, by Marriane Jennings •Spy The Lie, by Philip Houston, Michael Floyd and Don Tennant •Saudi America, by Bethany McLean •The Undoing Projec...
2020-10-121h 25
Finding Harmony PodcastFracking YogaIn this episode we catch up with dedicated Ashtangi, mother of two, and highly acclaimed jouranlist, Bethany McLean. She is also an author and contributing editor to Vanity Fair, who lives in Chicago.
Bethany’s gift is understanding where the bullshit is, and uncovering it. As Russell said “To put Bethany McLean in context, imagine if in Die Hard Jon McClane takes down Hans Gruber in a cowboy no due process kind of way, then its Bethany who uncovers the rampant embezzlement at Nakatomi Plaza!”
Many of you might remember her from the 2012 Vanity Fair articl...
2020-08-2356 min
The Knowledge Project#85 Bethany McLean: Crafting a NarrativeBest-selling author of The Smartest Guys in the Room and All the Devils are here, Bethany McLean, discusses how to write a story, the behaviors of CEO’s, visionaries and fraudsters and so much more. -- Want even more? Members get early access, hand-edited transcripts, member-only episodes, and so much more. Learn more here: https://fs.blog/membership/ Every Sunday our Brain Food newsletter shares timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home. Add it to your inbox: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ Follow Shane on T...
2020-06-091h 34
Hot & Bothered: A Dissent Climate PodcastHas the Fracking Bubble Finally Burst? with Bethany McLeanOn April 20, oil prices did something they’ve never done before. The value of West Texas Intermediate crude, a U.S. benchmark, dipped below zero for a few hours—trading as low as negative $40 a barrel.
“I don’t think any of us can really believe what we saw today,” one industry analyst told AP. “This kind of rewrites the economics of oil trading.”
Like so many other facets of the COVID-19 crisis, however, this unprecedented crash exposed long-running cracks in the facade. The fracking boom that drove a decade of record U.S. oil and gas produc...
2020-05-281h 07
Books Shows Tunes & Mad ActsBethany McLean on Enron and Business ReportingIn March 2001, Bethany McLean made history by raising questions about Enron's financials in a Fortune article. This was before Enron went bankrupt, its officials jailed, and its accountants investigated, before its jaw-dropping level of corruption and greed was documented in The Smartest Guys in the Room, a book Bethany co-authored, and further disclosed in the ensuing documentary. Bethany tells us about her career, how that article thrust her into the limelight, how perseverance and not being automatically good at something can help you, and some thoughts on business reporting and ethics in today's world. A must-listen.8/10 Episodes on...
2020-04-3030 min
Stansberry Investor HourHave We Learned Our Lesson From Enron?On this week's episode, Dan speaks with Bethany McLean, author of the "The Smartest Guys in the Room" the story of the scandalous and unexpected fall of Enron. Before their epic collapse, Bethany was one of the first in the financial media investigating the red flags around the company. In early 2001, she wrote an article in Fortune Magazine, titled "Is Enron Overpriced?" Bethany even lets Dan in on an industry that could be seeing bankruptcies in the coming years. The two also touch on the Coronavirus, and the reason there's so much uncertainty...
2020-04-021h 08
Women In WorshipS.2/Ep. 4 - Nicole Mclean - Are You Willing to Go?Nicole McLean has many seasons under her belt of sowing faithfully and blazing trails. So when God called her to something different - something unknown - she didn't hesitate to pray and wait for the right season to go. In this episode, Nicole beautifully shares her story of being willing to obey the call to move cross country and begin a fresh season of ministry in a whole new capacity. We pray her story builds your faith and encourages you to step out in obedience where ever you are in your journey with God.
2020-03-2432 min
With a Side of KnowledgeTop 5 Most-Played Episodes of 2019: No. 3It’s the end of the year, and we’re counting down our Top 5 most-played episodes of 2019, which spanned parts of our second and (in-progress) third seasons.Starting Monday, Dec. 16, and continuing each day through Friday, we’ll be putting one of our most popular episodes of the past 12 months back into your feed for your listening pleasure.Maybe you missed it the first time around. Maybe you just want to hear it again and don’t feel like searching through your app. Or maybe you’re reading this and thinking, “Nah, I’m good” before clicking...
2019-12-1832 min
A Case of the MondaysPeople WANT to believe (w/ Bethany McLean)On today's show, Chris sits down with Bethany McLean for a wide-ranging interview, spanning growing up on the Iron Range in Minnesota, to her career as a business writer and how her time in the heady days of business magazines built her skepticism of the corporate world, and led her to be one of the premier chroniclers of corporate malfeasance. Then, we hear Just One Thing about a company who's helping their employees achieve that ever-elusive work-life balance. Chris also talks villains, both on the screen and in the boardroom. Read Bethany at...
2019-06-1059 minWith a Side of KnowledgeOn Enron, Business, and Cover Stories—Bethany McLean, Vanity FairThe idea behind this show is pretty simple: A university campus is a destination for all kinds of interesting people, so why not invite some of these folks out to brunch, where we’ll have an informal conversation about their work, and then we’ll turn those brunches into a podcast?It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it.A contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Bethany McLean was previously a reporter at Fortune, where, in 2000, she received a tip suggesting she look into energy-trading giant Enron. Her subsequent investigative work would lead to a c...
2019-04-1832 min
Channels with Peter KafkaThe business of podcasting with Jacob Weisberg, Bethany McLean and Marshall WilliamsBethany McLean and Jacob Weisberg from Pushkin Industries and Marshall Williams from Ad Results Media talk with Recode's Peter Kafka in front of a live audience at South by Southwest.In this episode: How podcast advertising works; why Weisberg is interested in experimenting with podcasts you have to pay to hear; why McLean got into podcasting after 25 years in print; why are direct response ads so common and will they go away?; is podcast advertising propped up by a bubble?; how podcasters could screw up their good ad business; the importance of standardizing what a podcast "download"...
2019-03-211h 06
The LeaderShifter Show22: Thinking Like A Journalist with Bethany McLeanJoin us today to hear from Bethany McLean, a true journalistic LeaderShifter! Bethany was one of the first reporters to question Enron’s financial practices in her Fortune article, “Is Enron Over Valued?” and she later authored the best-selling book, The Smartest Guys in the Room. Learn lessons from one of the most infamous corporate failures in history as well…The post 22: Thinking Like A Journalist with Bethany McLean appeared first on The LeaderShift Project.
2019-03-1339 min
The LeaderShifter Show22: Thinking Like A Journalist with Bethany McLeanJoin us today to hear from Bethany McLean, a true journalistic LeaderShifter! Bethany was one of the first reporters to question Enron’s financial practices in her Fortune article, “Is Enron Over Priced?” and she later authored the best-selling book, The Smartest Guys in the Room. Learn lessons from one of the most infamous corporate failures in history as well as how great leaders benefit from thinking like journalists.
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2019-03-1300 min
The LeaderShifter Show22: Thinking Like A Journalist with Bethany McLeanJoin us today to hear from Bethany McLean, a true journalistic LeaderShifter! Bethany was one of the first reporters to question Enron’s financial practices in her Fortune article, “Is Enron Over Priced?” and she later authored the best-selling book, The Smartest Guys in the Room. Learn lessons from one of the most infamous corporate failures in history as well as how great leaders benefit from thinking like journalists.
The post 22: Thinking Like A Journalist with Bethany McLean appeared first on The LeaderShift Project.
2019-03-1300 min
This Sustainable Life112: Bethany McLean, part 1: the Business and People of FrackingBethany made her name as the first to report that Enron was overpriced, which meant going deep into the numbers and people, understanding them, and then facing overwhelming criticism. Turns out she was right, but can you imagine the friction and hostility she must have faced?Now she's looking at fracking. We want journalists like her investigating and reporting what's happening that we don't know about. Are we increasing our nation's security?She looks at the people and numbers, makes sense of them, and wrote a short, colorful, informative book on it.The...
2019-01-0144 minMasters in BusinessBethany McLean Discusses the Fracking Industry (Podcast)Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews journalist Bethany McLean, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and author of the recently released "Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World." McLean also co-wrote "All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis" and "The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron." She was previously editor at large of Fortune and spent three years working at Goldman Sachs as an investment banking analyst. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2018-12-131h 07
energy, explainedAuthor Bethany McLean, ‘Saudi America’ and what you might not know about the fracking industryBethany McLean, contributing editor at Vanity Fair, peers into the business side of fracking and finds an industry that is moving ‘astonishing’ amounts of money but isn’t as financially strong as it might seem. She discusses why there is ‘no such thing’ as American energy independence, and how that concept could pose a long-term threat … Continue reading "Author Bethany McLean, ‘Saudi America’ and what you might not know about the fracking industry"
2018-12-0400 min
Take The LeadThe Enron Scandal And The Truth About Fracking with Bethany McLean and Creating Opportunities Through Technology-Based Education with Shelly MurphyWriter and columnist Bethany McLean shares some of the fascinating stories in our history. She takes us into what happened at Enron through her book, The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron, exposing some of the fascinating details that she has found from her years of research. Her other book, Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It’s Changing the World, discusses about the oil crisis and the fracking that has happened as well as their implications to the world. Bethany gives some great insights into the entire writing process es...
2018-11-1956 min
Talk CocktailThe Geopolitical Downsides of Fracking Are Downright ScaryI think it’s fair to say that when most of you hear about fracking, the first thing that comes to mind is the potential environmental damage. This has been a big story over the past several years. What you might not think about is how fracking is changing the geopolitics of the world. How it’s helping America towards energy independence, which in a counterfactual way, may not be a good thing. But at the same time, it’s also impacting Saudi Arabia and Russia in ways that affect power politics throughout the world.
It’s not only...
2018-10-0823 min
WhoWhatWhy's PodcastsRadioWhoWhatWhy: The Geopolitical Downsides of Fracking Are Downright ScaryWhen we talk about fracking, thoughts usually turn to the environment. But that's only a small part of the story. Fracking is changing the geopolitics of the world. It's creating the illusion of moving America towards energy independence. This is impacting Saudi Arabia and Russia; influencing politics in Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania; and, counterintuitively, it may be making the US a loser nation. In this week's WhoWhatWhy podcast, bestselling financial journalist Bethany McLean, the author of The Smartest Guys in the Room (a book about the Enron scandal) talks to Jeff Schechtman about the real consequences of...
2018-10-0823 min
Slate MoneyThe Shaky Ground EditionThe financial collapse ten years later, how it brought on fracking, and a look at the future of the markets on this week's episode with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, Emily Peck, and Bethany McLean.In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, Emily and Bethany discuss McLean’s other other book about Enron.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeckProduction by Max Jacobs.Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-09-1543 minSlate MoneyThe Shaky Ground EditionThe financial collapse ten years later, how it brought on fracking, and a look at the future of the markets on this week's episode with Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, Emily Peck, and Bethany McLean.In the Slate Plus segment, Felix, Anna, Emily and Bethany discuss McLean’s other other book about Enron.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeckProduction by Max Jacobs.Listen to Slate Money via Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-09-1547 min
Get Hooked On An Powerful Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Saudi America by Bethany McLeanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/225077to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Saudi America
Series: Columbia Global Reports
Author: Bethany McLean
Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
Release date: 09-11-18
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 231 ratings
Genres: Environmental
Publisher's Summary:
The technology of fracking in shale rock - particularly in the Permian Basin in Texas - has transformed America into the world's top producer of both oil and natural gas. The US is expected to be "energy independent" and a "net exporter" in less than a decade, a move that will upend global politics, destabilize Saudi Arabia, crush...
2018-09-113h 39
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'ShaughnessyBethany McLean - Business Gone Bad and the Art of PersistenceI’ve often heard that good investors are a bit like journalists: doggedly collecting evidence and building an understanding of how all the pieces of a company or investment fit together. My guest this week is one of my favorite writers and journalists, Bethany McLean. Across her career, Bethany has covered many of the most interesting stories in business and investing, including Enron (which became the famous book and documentary, the Smartest Guys in the Room), Valeant, Wells Fargo, SAC Capital, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the great financial crisis, and most recently, fracking and the energy revolution....
2018-07-241h 00
Dave and Isaac Discuss...ENRON: Kenneth Lee Lay (Part 2)We return to continue the ENRON saga. In part 2 of Ken Lay we talk about the California Energy Crisis of 2000 and 2001. SOURCES The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron, By Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, A documentary based on the book above. (article) "Is Enron Over Priced?" By Bethany McLean PBS: Frontline "BLACKOUT, what caused the power crisis in California? And who's profiting?" ENRON Traders Calls Enron's Clos...
2017-09-1842 min
VoicesNetworkVoices Ep. 16 Occupy: Guns or ButterRecord Date: 4/3/2017
Guest: Olly Ludwig Twitter
Perspective U.S. vs. Russia Defense Spending
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Guns or Butter
Production–Possibility Frontier (PPF)
Productive Efficiency
Military Keynesianism
Permanent War Economy
Cheap Wars
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Starvation and Military Keynesianism: Lessons from Nazi Germany
Wartime Prosperity? A Reassessment of the U.S. Economy in the 1940s
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2017-04-101h 00