Enron: the anatomy of a scandal in the words of the woman who broke the story

At the turn of the millennium and the dot com bubble burst Enron, from seemingly nowhere, became the biggest corporate fraud in history.

Bethany McLean, the journalist who broke the story after a tip-off from activist short-seller Jim Chanos, joins the pod to discuss how it all unravelled and what we've learned 23 years on.

Remember to download my follow up episode with Juan Torres Rodrigues to find out how an investor puts plans in place to try to avoid making the mistake of investing in companies like Enron.

Also, listen to the other two episodes in our short-selling series:

Muddying the waters: the story of an activist short seller

Everything you ever wanted to know about short selling but were afraid to ask

RUNNING ORDER:

03:23 - Part one: Enron - the smartest guys in the room?

16:16 - Part two: the fine line between visionary and fraudster

31:22 - Part three: the dangers of group thinking

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