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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 42 MIN

Badly Behaving Billionaires

from Science Of The Times · host Tim Coulson And Syma Khalid

Badly behaving billionaires can spark scandals that help democracy thrive!Tim and Syma talk to Pepper Culpepper about his new book in which he argues that corporate scandals might just save democracy. Learn about how political science works, and how misbehaving billionaires can generate a backlash from the public with profound political consequences.Link to Peppers book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Billionaire-Backlash-Corporate-Scandal-Democracy/dp/1399424106If you are a business and would like to take advantage and leverage the power of the fast growing podcast ad stream market, and in particular sponsoring 'Science Of The Times', please drop us a line - [email protected] via podcasts is a cost efficient way of reaching a wider market.

Badly behaving billionaires can spark scandals that help democracy thrive!Tim and Syma talk to Pepper Culpepper about his new book in which he argues that corporate scandals might just save democracy. Learn about how political science works, and how misbehaving billionaires can generate a backlash from the public with profound political consequences.Link to Peppers book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Billionaire-Backlash-Corporate-Scandal-Democracy/dp/1399424106If you are a business and would like to take advantage and leverage the power of the fast growing podcast ad stream market, and in particular sponsoring 'Science Of The Times', please drop us a line - [email protected] via podcasts is a cost efficient way of reaching a wider market.

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Badly behaving billionaires can spark scandals that help democracy thrive!Tim and Syma talk to Pepper Culpepper about his new book in which he argues that corporate scandals might just save democracy. Learn about how political science works, and how...

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