Best Andrew Hess Podcasts (2024)

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#136 - Justin Wales on the Crypto Legal Handbook 47:16

4d ago47:16

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Justin Wales (@bitcoin_wales) is the Head of Legal for the Americas at Crypto.com. Before going in-house, he was a partner at the international law firm K&L Gates, where he represented crypto companies in all aspects of their business. His new book, The Crypto Legal Handbook, is a must-read guide through the laws of crypto, web3 and an ever-decentr…

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Andrew Gold - Heretics, Cults and Psychopaths! | Ep.69 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:04:36

5d ago1:04:36

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Andrew Gold joins us this week to talk about his brand new book and his life as a 'heretic' podcaster and reporter. In recent months Andrew has established himself a leading voice in the anti-woke free speech broadcasting community, talking provocatively to natural rebels such as Robbie Williams, David Baddiel, John McWhorter, Jon Ronson, Amanda Kn…

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#135 - Everything you should know about Roman Sterlingov's case 51:09

9d ago51:09

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Today’s podcast covers the case of Roman Sterlingov, a 33-year-old Swedish-Russian national, was arrested by Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators at the Los Angeles airport and was accused of creating and operating Bitcoin Fog, a bitcoin “mixing” service that the US Justice Department claims Sterlingov used to enable $336 million in mone…

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#134 - Pre-enforcement lawsuit against the SEC with Amanda Tuminelli and Jake Chervinsky 29:23

11d ago29:23

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The DeFi Education Fund and co-plaintiff Beba, an apparel company based in Texas, recently filed a pre-enforcement suit challenging the SEC’s regulation by enforcement approach to crypto and their policy that free airdrops are securities transactions. Amanda Tuminelli serves as the DeFi Education Fund's chief legal officer where she leads the organ…

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#133 - Liability on smart contract developers: Roman Storm case with Jake Chervinsky and Amanda Tuminelli 27:34

12d ago27:34

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After the DEF submitted an amicus brief in the Roman Storm matter, which involves Tornado Cash, I spoke with the two authors: Amanda Tuminelli serves as the DeFi Education Fund's chief legal officer where she leads the organization's impact litigation and policy efforts. Jake Chervinsky recently joined Variant as Chief Legal Officer, where he leads…

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Royal Rivals! Up Close and Personal - with Simon Vigar | Ep.68 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:00:04

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We're thrilled to get an hour to talk with Simon Vigar, one of Britain's most experienced royal correspondents and writers, who is now the Royal Correspondent for 5 News. Simon has had a ring side seat for all of the great royal dramas of the last two decades, and he brings an unusual level of sympathy and insight to the role. Amongst other things …

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Meghan, Harry & the Queen. Lady Colin Campbell is back! | Ep.67 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:05:23

19d ago1:05:23

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Lady Colin Campbell joins Andrew and Phil again with an exclusive sneak peek at her new and explosive book on Meghan, Harry, the angry confrontations that shook the British royal family and Meghan's troubled family background. Based on her connections in the highest reaches of the British aristocracy - and her friendship with the Markle family - th…

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Man United v The Glazers & A Scandal In Snooker! | Ep.66 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:23:33

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In a special sports themed episode Andrew and Phil are first joined by writer and former newspaper editor Chris Blackhurst to discuss his investigation into Manchester United - the world’ favourite football team - and how it has fared under the ownership of the American Glazer family, plus the wider role of big money in professional football (or ‘s…

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#132 - What is MetaLeX? Plus, why lawyers must take note 54:49

28d ago54:49

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Co-founded by longtime cryptolawyers Gabriel Shapiro and Alex Golubitsky, the mission of MetaLeX (which means beyond law) is to combine legal structures and autonomous tech to create best-in-class solutions serving DAOs, devs, and internet denizens with a suite of interoperable autonomous law solutions, which they refer to as MetaLeX OS. The goal i…

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Rudolf Hess, British Royals + An Unsolved Nazi Mystery | Ep.65 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:07:34

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Why did Adolf Hitler's deputy and trusted confidante fly alone to an isolated corner of Scotland at the height of World War Two? Was it the act of a madman? Was it to conclude a secretly negotiated peace deal with some of the most senior members of the British aristocracy and - potentially - the royal family itself? Was it to help senior conservati…

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Iraq, Assange and Grenfell Tower - with Richard Norton Taylor | Ep.64 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:04:35

1M ago1:04:35

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We're joined by another of Andrew and Phil's journalistic hero's - Richard Norton Taylor. Richard has uncovered dozens of scandals in his time working for London newspapers, and turned several of them into successful plays. Here he speaks about his work on a range of stories and decades battling Britain's 'secret state'. He also comments on the cas…

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The U.K Blood Scandal | Ep.63 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 59:14

1M ago59:14

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Jason Evans joins Andrew and Phil to reveal a shocking story of medical negligence and official delay - in Britain and numerous other nations - that tragically resulted from the desire to treat dangerous illnesses with better drugs. For many years blood donations - often collected for money in the USA - were used to make products to treat people wi…

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William, Kate and THAT Photograph - with Valentine Low + Spies 2 | Ep.62 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:14:23

1M ago1:14:23

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This was meant to be the second of our two spy episodes, and it still is - but first Andrew and Phil were able to speak with our friend, the VERY well connected royal reporter Valentine Low, about the speculation that's swirling around the prince and princess of wales? Phil also references this article of his about the psychological roots of our in…

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#131 - Is UNI a security after Uniswap turns on the fee switch? EU and MiCA insights from Stephane Daniel 50:22

1M ago50:22

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Stéphane Daniel (@stephdan_law) is a Partner at d&a partners, an independent law firm dedicated to tech and blockchain entrepreneurs in France and the EU. Stéphane advises high-tech firms with their structuring, fundraising, and M&A transactions. He was notably involved in the first legal structuring (under French law) of DAOs and regularly advises…

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Sex, Spies & Honeytraps - The John Vassall Affair | Ep.61 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast 57:19

1M ago57:19

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'Spy mania' was at its height in the early 1960s when a junior clerk in the Admiralty was revealed to be spying for the Soviet Union, after he had been drugged and then secretly photographed by KGB agents in Moscow while being raped by at least two men. At a time when sexual relationships between men were illegal, John Vassall was jailed and public…

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Prince Andrew, Royal Money Scandals & our right to know! | EP. 60 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 53:07

2M ago53:07

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According to the court reports last week, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, pocketed more than £1 million from an allegedly corrupt financier acting on behalf of a Turkish millionaire. And nobody can say why. It’s one of many obscure stories of cash flowing into royal coffers that our Andrew - Lownie - has been tryin…

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Agatha Christie: Divorce, Depression & Disappearance | Ep.59 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:00:06

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When famous crime writer Agatha Christie suddenly vanished without trace in December 1926 it triggered one of the greatest tabloid sensations of the age. Behind it lay a twisted story of love, loss and love affairs that’s worthy of one of her greatest novels. Returning to the podcast for the third time, writer Laura Thompson peels back the layers t…

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#130 - Chris Giancarlo, former CFTC Chair on the SEC's approach to crypto 1:20:19

2M ago1:20:19

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Chris Giancarlo (@giancarloMKTS) is senior counsel and Co-Chair of the Willkie Digital Works practice in the firm’s New York office. Chris served as the thirteenth Chairman of the U.S. CFTC, where he oversaw regulation of the futures, options and swaps derivatives markets. During his tenure at the CFTC (2014-2019), Chris oversaw the first bitcoin f…

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Here’s Kitty Kelley! Plus... The Royal Health Crisis | Ep.58 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 45:16

2M ago45:16

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When famous crime writer Agatha Christie suddenly vanished without trace in December 1926 it triggered one of the greatest tabloid sensations of the age. Behind it lay a twisted story of love, loss and love affairs that’s worthy of one of her greatest novels. Returning to the podcast for the third time, writer Laura Thompson peels back the layers t…

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Shadows of Empire 2: The Suez Crisis | Ep.57 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast 48:17

2M ago48:17

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(PRODUCTION NOTE : If you're hearing last weeks show on this episode please erase this episode and re-download it again.) In the second episode in this themed week, Canadian author Antony Anderson joins Phil and Andrew to discuss one of the greatest military and diplomatic disasters of the British Empire. In 1956 a new government in Egypt took cont…

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Yuval Levin on American Unity from "One on One with Robert Doar" 33:59

2M ago33:59

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In this episode of "One on One with Robert Doar", Yuval Levin joins Robert to analyze social cohesion in America, Trumpism, realignment on the right, and the loss of trust in elites. Yuval is the AEI Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies and Editor in Chief, National Affairs. His work focuses on constitutionalism and American ins…

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Introducing “One on One with Robert Doar” 0:38

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Tune in to the same great podcast you already enjoy – now faster and with more in-depth interviews! "One on One with Robert Doar" is the newest AEI podcast that provides exclusive access to in-depth discussions on pressing policy issues. Dive into stimulating conversations with AEI's foremost experts that will challenge political preconceptions, ex…

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#129 - Why is the same risk, same rules philosophy wrong? Eric Hess explains 39:03

2M ago39:03

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Eric Hess (@hess_legal) is Founder & Managing Counsel at Hess Legal Counsel, a cybersecurity SaaS platform and consulting company, and hosts The Encrypted Economy podcast. In this episode, we’ll be exploring his recent paper Bridging Policy and Practice: A Pragmatic Approach to Decentralized Finance, Risk, and Regulation. For Part 1, a history of s…

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Shadows of Empire: White Mischief! | Ep.56 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast 45:36

2M ago45:36

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At the start of a themed week this is one of the most celebrated imperial scandals of them all - the riotous misbehaviour of a wealthy expatriate community living in colonial Kenya which leads to a famous - and famously unsolved - murder in 1941. Later this week we get more political with a look at the famous ’Suez crisis’ of 1956. In the so-called…

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#128 - Primavera De Filippi of CNRS and Harvard on the future of copyright law, NFTs and DAOs 47:54

2M ago47:54

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Primavera De Filippi is a Director of Research at the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris, Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and Visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. Her research focuses on the legal challe…

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The Scandalous Marriage of Princess Margaret & Lord Snowdon | Ep.55 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 41:10

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This week writer Anne de Courcy joins Andrew and Phil to discuss her extraordinary biography of Lord Snowdon, Antony Armstrong Jones, who was married to Princess Margaret for 18 tumultuous years. A gifted photographer, designer and charity entrepreneur, Lord Snowdon was also a notorious womaniser before, after and during his marriage. His relations…

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Mayerling - Europe’s Ultimate Scandal of Royalty, Sex and Death | Ep.54 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 42:01

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In January 1889, when Rudolf, the crown prince of Austria, was found dead in an Imperial hunting lodge alongside his 17 year old mistress, Baroness Mary Vestera, it triggered a monumental cover up, a crisis that shook the royal families of Europe, and changed the direction of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, one of the world’s great powers. Some believ…

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#127 - Cravath's Jeff Dinwoodie on the SEC and the future of crypto regulation 1:08:35

3M ago1:08:35

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Jeffrey T. Dinwoodie is a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group. He has served in senior roles at the SEC and the U.S. Treasury Department, including as Chief Counsel to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and, earlier, as Chairman Clayton’s Trading and Markets Counsel. Disclaimer: Jacob Robinson and his g…

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Diana/Bashir latest, plus the BA 149 & David Kelly Scandals | Ep.53 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:22:34

3M ago1:22:34

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A packed episode featuring two of Britain’s most determined investigators. Andy Webb returns to the podcast to tell Andrew and Phil of new developments in his long-running battle to uncover the truth behind Martin Bashir’s interview with Diana, Princess of Wales. Newly released BBC emails - some heavily redacted - reveal the scale of a 25 year cove…

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Open Communities With Andrew Zigler 34:59

3M ago34:59

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Openness plays a significant role in propelling DevOps and organizational processes forward. This is not to imply that everything must be open, but the default should be openness unless a valid reason indicates otherwise. Andrew Zigler, developer advocate at Mattermost, and Matty from Arrested DevOps recently shared insights on this subject. They d…

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#126 - Genuine DeFi as Critical Infrastructure: Paper by Rebecca Rettig, Michael Mosier and Katja Gilman 46:45

3M ago46:45

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Rebecca Rettig, Michael Mosier and Katja Gilman published their paper, Genuine DeFi as Critical Infrastructure: A Conceptual Framework for Combating Illicit Finance Activity in Decentralized Finance and a summary two-pager. This paper proposes a framework (see Section III) to effectively detect, deter and prevent illicit financial activity in DeFi,…

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#125 - Repost: Coinbase's Motion to Dismiss the SEC's Lawsuit 52:06

3M ago52:06

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On August 4, 2023, Coinbase filed a brief in support of its motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit. This podcast provides an audio version of the brief, along with key takeaways and points made within it. Show highlights: [1:00] Preliminary Statement [6:30] Background on the SEC's charges [11:30] Coinbase's argument for dismissal [13:00] Because the c…

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#124 - Former CFTC Director Josh Sterling on choosing regulators (SEC vs CFTC) and the future of Web3 39:13

3M ago39:13

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Joshua B. Sterling is a Partner at Jones Day where he represents financial services, energy, fintech, agriculture and other companies in matters before the CFTC, the SEC, and other financial regulators. A former senior regulator, Josh was previously the Director of the CFTC’s Market Participants Division. In that role, he oversaw the 3,300 financia…

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Royalty & The Law: Prince Andrew & The Duke of Windsor | Ep.52 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:10:41

3M ago1:10:41

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We have two scandalous stories this week, but on a similar theme. Firstly our friend Dai Davies - former top royal protection officer - returns to the podcast to talk about how his former colleagues in the Metropolitan police have been dealing with royal scandals recently, and especially their interest (or lack of!) in certain allegations involving…

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#123 - The SEC vs. Coinbase Hearing: What you should know with Bloomberg's Elliott Stein 41:24

3M ago41:24

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Elliott Z. Stein (@NYCStein) is a Senior Litigation Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. He previously worked in private practice on structured finance/capital markets litigation, white-collar crime and related capital markets matters. Show highlights: [1:30] Attending Coinbase hearing on Jan 17 [6:00] Why Elliott expects Coinbase to win [12:00] Judg…

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Royal Sex Secrets and Rumours - Including George VI | Ep.51 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:00:33

3M ago1:00:33

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According to Princess Diana, Prince Charles once asked her in a towering bad temper: ‘Am I to be the only Prince of Wales not to be allowed a mistress?’ Taking their cue from the landed aristocracy, British royals have for centuries ‘married for the dynasty’ then engaged in semi-official affairs - or even long term parallel relationships - with oth…

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Machine Learning Ops With Chelsea Troy 48:15

3M ago48:15

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Read more of Chelsea Troy’s writing here!By Jessica Kerr

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Post Office UPDATE & a 19th Century Royal Sex Scandal | Ep.50 | Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:04:26

3M ago1:04:26

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We begin with the latest from the Post Office Scandal that we first covered with investigative journalist Nick Wallis 8 months ago. In recent weeks a powerful ITV drama has made the behaviour of the Post Office - and the cruel treatment of its employees - front page news in the UK. It’s truly blood boiling!! Then writer Neil McKenna joins Andrew an…

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Prince Andrew Update & Tina Brown on the UK Royal Family | Ep.49 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast 48:52

4M ago48:52

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With so many new revelations concerning the Jeffrey Epstein scandal we begin this episode with Andrew and Phil’s assessment of what it all means for Prince Andrew and his hopes of returning to public life (and what it may also mean for our Andrew’s book on the Prince!) Top magazine editor and author Tina Brown then joins us from New York to discuss…

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It's Been Ten Years of ADO, Charlie Brown 1:48:57

4M ago1:48:57

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Every ADO Cold Open Ever “Episode 0” of ADO “Old Geeks Yell At Cloud” videoBy Joe Laha

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Fergie’s Back & The Thorpe/Maxwell Scandals | Ep.48 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:04:31

4M ago1:04:31

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It’s New Year’s Day 2024 and we’re starting the year with a double dose of scandal, as writer John Preston joins as our main guest. But first Phil and Andrew react to the surprising sight of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, back at the heart of a royal family Christmas for the first time in decades. What does it mean for her, for her embattled husb…

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A Scandalous Christmas Special (BONUS SHOW) | Ep.47 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast 29:15

4M ago29:15

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As a surprise holiday treat Andrew and Phil review their year in the scandalsphere, compare the best and worst of the reviews, chat a little about Wallis Simpson, look forward to 2024 and thank everyone who has subscribed in 2023. Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re her…

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So You’re in Charge Now… With Ben Greenberg 47:38

4M ago47:38

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The First 90 Days “It’s not a promotion - it’s a career change” (Lindsay Holmwood) “Not All Leaders Are Managers” - (Aaron Bassett)By Matt Stratton

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Harry vs Piers & the Madeleine McCann case | Ep.46 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast 1:00:05

4M ago1:00:05

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Prince Harry’s court room victory has reignited his feud with the British tabloids, and especially former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan. Andrew and Phil react and wonder what’s coming next. The bulk of this episode is then dedicated to one of the most tragic - and controversial - criminal cases in British history: the unsolved disappearance of t…

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