Illiterate

Explaining the biggest worldwide monetary scandal everyone promptly forgot about. The Laundromat is out on Netflix, based on the book Secrecy World by Jake Bernstein. Watch/read/listen: (WATCH): the trailer for The Laundromat http://bit.ly/laundrotrail (READ): about the boat sinking insurance scandal: http://bit.ly/boatsink (READ): about the murder of the businessman in China: http://bit.ly/chinamurder (READ): the full interactive database for the Panama Papers: http://bit.ly/panamapprs Get a copy of Secrecy World: Shop your local indie bookstore Topics from today’s episode: 01:30 - the movie’s comedic take 02:20 - reasons for a shell company 06:45 - strange origins of the company 10:55 - tax avoidance or tax evasion 12:45 - how they got so popular 15:30 - who tried to stop this? 17:10 - the pot starts boiling over 22:00 - the real boating accident 24:25 - the secret art world 26:45 - the flood of leaks 32:45 - the murder in China Contact: reach out on instagram - @illiteratepod