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Warlords, Espionage, and Disinformation | Introducing Hot Money: Agent of Chaos from Pushkin by CBC

Warlords, Espionage, and Disinformation | Introducing Hot Money: Agent of Chaos from Pushkin

from White Hot Hate: Agent Pale Horse

by CBC

Published: Tue Jun 17 2025

Show Notes

In 2020,the Financial Times exposed a 2 billion euro 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 from Pushkin, Jones investigates Wirecard’s chief operating officer who vanished just as Wirecard collapsed. And turned out to also be a Russian spy. 


Here’s episode 1. Listen to Hot Money: Agent of Chaos wherever you get your podcasts.