From SNAFU with Ed Helms: Adam Grant and The OG Ponzi Scheme
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Adam Grant joins Ed Helms to discuss the origins and impact of the Ponzi scheme.
Hello Business History listeners! We'd like to share an episode from a show you might enjoy. SNAFU with Ed Helms, now in its fourth season, dives into the world’s greatest blunders, the jaw-dropping fiascos and “you can’t make this up” moments that somehow steered history off course. In this episode: Adam Grant joins Ed to uncover a certain financial fraud deployment that has haunted unsuspecting victims for decades. They head to the top of this pyramid, to unveil the origin of the ultimate form of foul play: The Ponzi Scheme. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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