PODCAST

BRIBE, SWINDLE
OR STEAL

Join host Alexandra Addison, President & Founder of TRACE, on Bribe, Swindle or Steal as she explores the world of financial crime—corruption, fraud, money laundering and sanctions—and what motivates people to break the law, how wrongdoers cover their tracks and what can be done to put a stop to the looting through interviews with experts in the field.

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March 18, 2026
The New Corporation: How Good Corporations are Bad for Democracy

Joel Bakan joins the podcast to discuss his books, and the films based on them. He outlines the fundamental conflict inherent in companies ostensibly committed to ESG principles while simultaneously driven by a legal requirement to maximize shareholder value.

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This episode was originally published on 14 July 2021.

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March 4, 2026
"When McKinsey Comes to Town"

Michael Forsythe, co-author with Walt Bogdanich of "When McKinsey Comes to Town", joins the podcast to talk about McKinsey's work in support of autocratic regimes, its rampant conflicts of interest and the distance between its stated values and its work on the ground.

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This episode was originally published on 18 January 2023.

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February 25, 2026
Oliver Bullough at the TRACE London Forum

Speaking at the 2022 TRACE London Forum, Oliver Bullough, author of Butler to the World, discusses the UK's role as an enabler of financial crime, efforts toward accountability, the balance between transparency and privacy, and the weaponization of lawsuits in British courts to silence journalists.

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This episode was originally published on 26 October 2022.

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February 18, 2026
Doping at the Olympics

Richard Conway, Managing Partner at SPECTACLE, and former BBC Sport correspondent, describes the vast state-sponsored Russian doping scandal and how the credibility of global sports is being undermined.

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This episode was originally published on 7 February 2018.

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February 11, 2026
The Corrupt Underbelly of Sport

Declan Hill discusses the pervasive and sinister nature of match-fixing and how we can prevent sport from being turned into theater.

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This episode was originally published on 2 August 2017.

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