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Bride of Frankenstein's Balance Sheet feat. Rob Smith (Patreon)

Published:
2021-04-14 23:35:58
Edited:
2021-04-15 08:31:04
Imported:
2026-06

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Contrary to popular belief, we were not the people who broke the story about Lex Greensill and supply chain finance -- we just fell in love with it because it was the perfect intersection of all our interests (tech bullshit, obvious fraud, Australians, guys). However, someone who has been on this story since its inception is Financial Times journalist Rob Smith (@BondHack), and he's on the show today to review what's happened in this big ol' mess-er-idoo.

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Comments

Isaiah John

Loved Riley's very Trillbillies Hainty bye. And an amazing continuation of coverage from the people who broke the story on Greensill! It makes me wish Patreon had playlists for stories like this.

Maggie+Al

Every time the insurance guy came up my brain added in the flute Bit from 'down under' for some reason.

Ferrosol

Enron (Spanish)

Oliver Cant

To be fair, a comical Bond villain ass name like Lex Greensil does seem too good to be true. Can Totally understand that 😆 Greensil is the official comic book arch nemesis of TF to me, though. The whole situation has turned into a Coen Brothers comedy ala Burn After Reading, and I'm enjoying that vibe. It does feel kind of surreal how this thing that felt like a TF bit for so long has suddenly bled into the real world in a way I didn't expect. Props if it means we have more hogs & I can actually do TF bits to my mates without explaining the lore 🤣

Oliver Cant

Thought - What if your entire business Empire was just a guy?

Leem

If you’d stuck with GYDS.com, they might be saying it on ITV right now

Albert Rodriguez

The inclusion of Pipe puts me at two-for-two in startups I DM to Riley making it on the show. Also, they're moving to Miami, as all dumb tech companies now are

Petter Ericson

Collateralized Dad Obligations ALICE C'MON

Ross McWilliams

Fun WWE/Saudi fact, is that the Saudi's wanted Yokozuna and The Ultimate Warrior to make an appearance. The problem is that they are both dead.

Dave Clarke

If you ever wondered who was falling for those "easy money with just one weird trick!" ads it turns out the answer was the head of Softbank, a former UK prime minister and the prince of Saudi Arabia

Eclectic Beast

Will there be a “What if Enron was Spanish” shirt?

JB

Kind of amazed the Financial Times let one of their journos go on this podcast tbh. I can imagine their Comms team scratching their heads trying to decide whether anyone employed by their prestigious institution should be roped into the eternal “what if a Swedish man was Italian?” debate.

Ash Rose

Shout out to Nate for that edit of "actionable/libelous/wildly embarrassing for someone who writes for the FT/boring?" content at 17:40 you are the unseen hero of the podcast.

Alanna

wonderful wonderful episode

obliteron

Hey hogs, I need some help putting this arc of episodes in order. First it was "Frankenstein's Balance Sheet" then "This CEO Does Not Exist" then "Bride of Frankenstein's Balance Sheet"? I feel like I'm missing one. "A Heartfelt Goodbye to the Three Dollar Store" and "Illiquid Love" help with context or other players, but I still feel like I'm missing one to get the full arc so far. Any help is appreciated.

Do Golems Dream of Ceramic Sheep

Look, if all you need is an Australian man, it's easy. Just go down the pub, turn on the cricket match, and then abscond with one of the 5 guys that's just been immobilized like the attaché at the beginning of Infinite Jest. Simple Oz

Jonathan Charles Hawkins

Is there a reference to the reading we should be doing for "What is a Swedish guy was Italian"?

William Bell

Absolutely amazing episode which stands up to relistening! One additional thing for the similarities with the GFC is the presence of insurance in this situation. In the GFC you had AIG Financial Products backstopping almost the entire credit default swap market which was why they (AIG) were bailed out. Amazing how mixing insurance with securities businesses almost always ends in disaster. There must be a Marxian analysis of that somewhere... Great work.