Hot Money: Agent of Chaos
A podcast by Pushkin Industries & Financial Times - Tuesdays
36 Episodes
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Episode 4: Backbearings
Published: 24/06/2025 -
Episode 3: Thrill Seeking
Published: 17/06/2025 -
Episode 2: The Friendship Society
Published: 10/06/2025 -
Episode 1: The Bribe
Published: 10/06/2025 -
Introducing Hot Money Season 3: Agent of Chaos
Published: 03/06/2025 -
Introducing White Hot Hate: Agent Pale Horse | Exposing the truth by living a lie
Published: 17/04/2025 -
FT long read: The Fugitive Prince
Published: 21/01/2025 -
Introducing Against the Rules: Fans
Published: 24/09/2024 -
Take our survey, win a prize!
Published: 02/08/2024 -
Introducing: Where’s Dia?
Published: 01/08/2024 -
Introducing Untold: Power For Sale
Published: 27/05/2024 -
Introducing Untold: The Retreat
Published: 12/02/2024 -
Episode 8 - The Red Notebook
Published: 26/12/2023 -
Episode 7 - Against the Ropes
Published: 21/12/2023 -
Episode 6 - Ties with Tehran
Published: 19/12/2023 -
Episode 5 - Nerds vs Narcos
Published: 14/12/2023 -
Episode 4 - Gangster's Paradise
Published: 12/12/2023 -
Episode 3 - Sun, Guns & Sangria
Published: 07/12/2023 -
Episode 2 - Cocaine CEO
Published: 05/12/2023 -
Episode 1 - Murder Brokers
Published: 05/12/2023
In 2020, the Financial Times exposed a €2 billion fraud at Wirecard, a high-flying German fintech. Many thought that was the end of the story. But for reporter Sam Jones, it was just the beginning. This season on Hot Money: Agent of Chaos, Jones investigates Wirecard’s chief operating officer, who vanished just as Wirecard collapsed. And turned out to also be a Russian spy. From an Ibizan sting operation to an attempted takeover of the Austrian intelligence service, his reporting spirals into a world of warlords, espionage, and disinformation. All in an attempt to answer one question: Who is the real Jan Marsalek? And what does his secret life reveal about the powerful forces he serves?
