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071. Pedro Castillo: Peru's Coup Drama, Corruption, and Collapse
26:49|All episodes of this podcast are fully researched, written, and edited by our human production team. The final audio is generated using text-to-speech technology to deliver consistent narration quality and listening experience.----------------A rural schoolteacher became president, then attempted to dissolve congress, was impeached, and arrested—all in a single day.
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070. Samsung and Lee Jae-yong: Corporate Power and a Presidential Scandal
22:48|All episodes of this podcast are fully researched, written, and edited by our human production team. The final audio is generated using text-to-speech technology to deliver consistent narration quality and listening experience.----------------The heir to Korea's largest conglomerate was convicted of bribing the president, exposing the entanglement of corporate and political power.069. Park Geun-hye: South Korea's Influence-Peddling Presidency
29:57|All episodes of this podcast are fully researched, written, and edited by our human production team. The final audio is generated using text-to-speech technology to deliver consistent narration quality and listening experience.----------------How a shadowy confidante pulled the strings of South Korea's government, extracting millions from corporations and triggering mass protests.068. Silvio Berlusconi: Media Power, Sex Scandals, and Italian Politics
26:53|All episodes of this podcast are fully researched, written, and edited by our human production team. The final audio is generated using text-to-speech technology to deliver consistent narration quality and listening experience.----------------The media mogul who became prime minister three times while facing trials for tax fraud, bribery, and paying for sex with a minor.067. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Public Works, Patronage, and Corruption Charges
25:57|All episodes of this podcast are fully researched, written, and edited by our human production team. The final audio is generated using text-to-speech technology to deliver consistent narration quality and listening experience.----------------Argentina's former president faced charges of steering billions in public contracts to a favored businessman, revealing the machinery of state corruption.066. Eike Batista: Brazil's Billionaire Mirage and Corporate Collapse
24:46|All episodes of this podcast are fully researched, written, and edited by our human production team. The final audio is generated using text-to-speech technology to deliver consistent narration quality and listening experience.----------------Once the world's seventh-richest person, Batista watched his empire crumble amid fraud charges, leaving investors with billions in losses.065. Odebrecht: The Construction Giant That Bought Governments
25:40|All episodes of this podcast are fully researched, written, and edited by our human production team. The final audio is generated using text-to-speech technology to deliver consistent narration quality and listening experience.----------------How Brazil's largest construction company operated a systematic bribery department, paying off officials across 12 countries.