Peter Elkind tells the story of the Enron financial scandal: a timely refresher on that corporate disaster. (This episode was originally published in 2017.)

Jack Ewing of the New York Times in Frankfurt discusses his excellent book, &ldquoFaster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal&rdquo, and the outrageous fraud and cover-up uncovered by a handful of WVU students. (This episode was originally published in November 2017.)

Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post describes the sleaze and corruption that compromised the top ranks of the Seventh Fleet.This episode was originally published in May 2017.

Ike Sorkin,lawyer to both Bernie Madoff and Jordan Belfort, talks through their criminal financial schemes and how regulatory safeguards failed. (This episode was originally published in June 2017.)

Diana Henriques drew on her years of financial journalism and extraordinary access to the title character to write the definitive book about Bernie Madoff. It was turned into an HBO movie in early 2017 starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Diana, playing herself. (This episode was originally published in September 2017.)