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EPISODE · Jan 9, 2026 · 10 MIN

🎙️ What True Crime taught me about business… and why I’m stopping

from The Business of Self-Trust · host Vicky Shilling

This is a podcast version of my Substack article of the same title. You can read it here.I recommended (sort of!):* A Scottish Tea Mystery from the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast* The Missing Crypto Queen about the woman who invented a crypto currency and then mysteriously disappeared with the deposits* World of Secrets The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam about the man who faked finding gold in Busang, losing investors their life savings* World of Secrets The Bad Guru about a yoga teacher turned sex trafficker* The Guardian Long Read - episodes on Mexico’s anti-avocado militias and the unstoppable rise of Shein* Cautionary Tales - True Lies and Genuine Fakes about master forger Eric Hebborn or the episode speaking to Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried.Read more about my TRUST framework and methodology. Or listen to the podcast version.Read more about how I use experiments to change my beliefs. Or listen to the podcast version.You can find out more about working with me here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit vickyshilling.substack.com/subscribe

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