About this episode

The episode discusses a political crisis in Austria triggered by a video exposing ties between the far right and Russia.

As Sam arrives in Vienna, a political bomb explodes. A secretly recorded video exposes ties between the far right and Russia, plunging the Austrian government into crisis and revealing a world where people like Jan Marsalek can thrive. Get ad-free access to the entire season of Hot Money: Agent of Chaos by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or  Pushkin.fm . Access ad-free episodes, exclusive binges, full audiobooks, and bonus content for all Pushkin shows with Pushkin+. Subscribe on Apple:  apple.co/pushkin Subscribe on Pushkin:  pushkin.fm/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• politics
• crisis
• far right
• Russia
• government
• Vienna

Keywords

• Vienna
• political crisis
• far right
• Russia
• Jan Marsalek
• government

Sponsors

Pushkin+, Apple Podcasts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Austria

Places: Vienna

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