Episodes

  • Corporate Greed - The Cost of Getting Caught: Billion-Dollar Fines and the Corporations That Earned Them

    Corporate Greed - The Cost of Getting Caught: Billion-Dollar Fines and the Corporations That Earned Them
    Apr 14 2026
    Nick Ledger examines whether billion-dollar corporate fines deter misconduct or function as business expenses. The episode covers TD Bank's $3 billion money-laundering settlement, Boeing's 737 MAX penalties, Johnson & Johnson's talc litigation, and defense contractor violations—questioning if financial penalties change corporate behavior when profits exceed punishment costs.

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    22 mins
  • Corporate Greed - Spy Games: When Corporate Espionage Crosses Every Line

    Corporate Greed - Spy Games: When Corporate Espionage Crosses Every Line
    Apr 14 2026
    Nick Ledger explores corporate espionage through scandals at Volkswagen, HP, Oracle, and Uber, revealing how billion-dollar companies steal trade secrets and spy on rivals. These cases expose broken incentive structures where winning matters more than ethics in corporate America.

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    23 mins
  • Corporate Greed - The Greedflation Game: How Companies Exploited a Crisis

    Corporate Greed - The Greedflation Game: How Companies Exploited a Crisis
    Apr 14 2026
    Nick Ledger examines how corporations used pandemic disruptions to raise prices beyond cost increases, driving over half of 2023 inflation through "greedflation." Drawing on Federal Reserve data and CEO earnings calls, this episode reveals deliberate pricing strategies that padded profits while consumers struggled with soaring costs.

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    21 mins