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Back to SearchThe Rise and Fall of Swissair: The Flying Bank
Episode 2548
This episode outlines the history of Swissair, which served as the national airline of Switzerland from 1931 until its collapse in 2002. Once celebra…
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Bitconnect: The Rise and Fall of a Crypto Ponzi
Episode 2547
Bitconnect was a high-yield cryptocurrency investment platform that operated from 2016 until its dramatic collapse in 2018. The project is widely rec…
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The Flight and Fall of Monarch Airlines
Episode 2546
Monarch Airlines was a major British carrier that operated for five decades before its high-profile collapse in 2017. Originally established in 1967 …
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Everyone’s First Friend: The Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of Myspace
Episode 2545
Remember agonizing over your Top 8 and learning HTML just to make your profile sparkle? This week on pplpod, we log back into the chaotic, meteoric h…
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From Billions to Bali: The Rise, Fall, and "Zen" of Three Arrows Capital
Episode 2544
In this episode of pplpod, we dive into the chaotic saga of Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, the high school classmates who founded the crypto hedge fund Thre…
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From Magic Cards to Missing Millions: The Rise and Fall of Mt. Gox
Episode 2543
In this episode of pplpod, we explore the spectacular collapse of Mt. Gox, the Tokyo-based exchange that once handled over 70% of the world's Bitcoin…
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