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070. Samsung and Lee Jae-yong: Corporate Power and a Presidential Scandal

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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.

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The heir to Korea's largest conglomerate was convicted of bribing the president, exposing the entanglement of corporate and political power.

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