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EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 31 MIN

Co-creators Mickey Down & Konrad Kay on ‘Industry’

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This week Michela and the FT’s US banking editor, Joshua Franklin, interview the co-creators of the hit television show, Industry. In its fourth season, the show follows the lives of ambitious young people making their way in London's financial centre. The season finale aired earlier this week, and in this episode, Michela and Joshua discuss with the creators, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the overlap between their show's storylines and real world finance. The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading: The ONS vs Industry How I won a starring role — OK, bit part — in HBO’s ‘Industry’Inside Wirecard For further listening:How Wirecard’s Jan Marsalek went from fraudster to spy HBO’s 'Industry', and Esther Perel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michela Tindera is on X (@mtindera07) and Bluesky (@mtindera.ft.com), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Michela and the FT’s US banking editor, Joshua Franklin, interview the co-creators of the hit television show, Industry. In its fourth season, the show follows the lives of ambitious young people making their way in London's financial centre. The season finale aired earlier this week, and in this episode, Michela and Joshua discuss with the creators, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the overlap between their show's storylines and real world finance. The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading: The ONS vs Industry How I won a starring role — OK, bit part — in HBO’s ‘Industry’Inside Wirecard For further listening:How Wirecard’s Jan Marsalek went from fraudster to spy HBO’s 'Industry', and Esther Perel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michela Tindera is on X (@mtindera07) and Bluesky (@mtindera.ft.com), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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