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    Power Corrupts

    Power Corrupts

    Power Corrupts

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    Length:
    47 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Does power corrupt? Absolutely. This is the podcast about the hidden—and often nefarious—forces that shape our world. Election rigging. Smuggling. Narcopolitics. Ransom. Conspiracy Theories. North Korean bank heists. Cults. Drug Lords. Voodoo. Money laundering. Assassinations. Unhinged conspiracy theories. Unbelievable stories. Stitched together with the help of world-leading experts. Created and narrated by Dr. Brian Klaas, a political scientist and columnist for The Washington Post.

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    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 47 episodes

    Title

    The Dark Side of AI

    Artificial intelligence is the frontier of human innovation. But it has a dark side, ...

    54 minutes
    		Nov 23, 2021

    Space Wars

    Is the next war going to happen in space? What are space weapons like, anyway? And why ...

    43 minutes
    		Nov 16, 2021

    Loot

    Is it a crime to steal back something that was once yours?    That's the question we'l...

    51 minutes
    		Nov 09, 2021

    Corruptible: Audiobook Excerpt

    This week's episode is an excerpt from the opening chapter of Corruptible: Who Gets Po...

    23 minutes
    		Nov 02, 2021

    Does Power Corrupt?

    The title of this podcast is Power Corrupts. But is that true?   In this week's episode...

    45 minutes
    		Nov 01, 2021

    War Criminal or Victim?

    The International Criminal Court prosecutes perpetrators of horrific crimes. But what i...

    53 minutes
    		Oct 26, 2021

    Walk the Plank

    How do you capture a pirate after they’ve hijacked a ship? In today’s episode, we look ...

    35 minutes
    		Oct 19, 2021

    The Invisible Hook

    Pirates can teach us quite a lot about democracy and economics. What can Blackbeard tea...

    46 minutes
    		Oct 12, 2021

    Golden Handcuffs

    Can doing the wrong thing ever be the right policy? That’s a question we’ll tackle this...

    55 minutes
    		Oct 05, 2021

    Hitman for Hire

    What if you hacked a hitman-for-hire website and found out the identities of people who...

    47 minutes
    		Sep 28, 2021