{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/24a5aa04-74e2-4e04-80fe-0e9e80f722e7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"GameStop: A very modern fable","description":"<p>The inside story of how the WallStreetBets&nbsp;forum on&nbsp;Reddit took on Wall Street, sending shares in the struggling retailer GameStop skyrocketing… until they crashed back to earth.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content warning:</strong> strong language and mentions of suicide.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><ul><li>Caitlin McCabe, financial markets and retail trading reporter for the Wall Street Journal.</li><li>Richard Fletcher, business&nbsp;editor, The Times.</li><li>Simon Dixon, co-founder&nbsp;of&nbsp;Banktothefuture.com&nbsp;and an investment banker.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Host:&nbsp;Manveen Rana.</p><p><br></p><p>Clips used: WSJ, CNBC, CBS, Sky News, CNN, Bloomberg, Twitter, YouTube, Hollywood Life.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}