Congrats to @suelinwong.bsky.social for "The Prince" getting named as one of the 100 best podcasts of all time by @time.com
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Host of "Scam Inc", a podcast series about the global rise of online scams & Asia correspondent at The Economist. Before that, I covered China, South-East Asia and hosted "The Prince", a podcast series about China's leader Xi Jinping
Congrats to @suelinwong.bsky.social for "The Prince" getting named as one of the 100 best podcasts of all time by @time.com
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Thank you Joseph!
A set of headphones over a mic Text LBJ’s Humpday Podcast Picks Who am I listening to today?
Image of a Piggy Bank with a hook through it. Scam Inc
Image of a house with coulds behind it An Audacy Original cement city
The Washington Post Post Reports
LBJ's Humpday Podcast Picks for July 23rd
This week’s lineup unpacks a global scamming empire, the revival of a forgotten Pennsylvania town, and the fight to keep Indigenous radio alive in rural Alaska.
h/t @economist.com @suelinwong.bsky.social @npr.org
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En tilsyneladende uskyldig investering blev bankdirektørens fælde. Snart bragte det økonomisk død til den lille by i Kansas. Svindelnummeret er globalt, og Asiens bander fejrer sin succes. »Stol ikke på nogen,« siger @suelinwong.bsky.social. Jeg fortæller: www.berlingske.dk/internationa...
Just as Uber upended the taxi industry and Airbnb reshaped the hotel business, the criminal underworld is undergoing its own digital revolution. The latest hacks of M&S, Harrods and Co-op show us how exactly this vast, new criminal marketplace works:
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My review of one of the most important books ever published about Xi Jinping in English. Anyone interested in the making of modern China must read "The Party's Interests Come First" by @josephtorigian.bsky.social
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You're the real expert—just trying not to mess up my explanation of your masterly work!
New @economist.com review of my biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of Xi Jinping
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@economist.com was at The Podcast Show! Shout out to @suelinwong.bsky.social, @johnshields.bsky.social, Andrew Palmer and Rosie Blau for an incredible session (packed room!).
@suelinwong.bsky.social thank you for continuing the coverage on scam syndicates on the @economist.com podcast. It truly is one of the biggest but most overlooked human rights issues in the world right now.
“Across Australia, the cost of living crisis & the lack of affordable housing has dominated the election. As fewer young Australians are able to buy a house, it's likely that this is going to be the issue of many elections into the future.” @suelinwong.bsky.social
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I knew this podcast was going to be great so I saved it up to listen to it all in one go on holidays.
It is an absolute must listen and well done to @suelinwong.bsky.social @samcolbert.bsky.social and the whole team 👏👏
Thank you Anna!
I binged this podcast series and you should, too. An incredible, human and revelatory look at the sprawling scam industry. I'm frightened and hyper-vigilant after listening, but also have much more empathy for the victims now.
Police bust suspected scam centres in Almaty. Scam Inc has reached #Kazakhstan - highly recommend listening to a podcast series on The Economist about this by @suelinwong.bsky.social - the scale is mind-blowing tengrinews.kz/crime/spetso...
Recommend this for those interested in my work or how I think about it: oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2025/02/28/t...
Scam Inc from The Economist
Explore a vast, predatory industry rivaling the drug trade. Follow @suelinwong.bsky.social as she uncovers a global scam economy fueled by trafficking, corruption, and money laundering, starting with a bank collapse in Kansas. Can this hidden world be dismantled?
This is the best podcast I have heard in a long long time.
It's so good to be addicted to a series again... even though it also leaves me also shocked and horrified.
Thank you Avery, means a lot!
Essential reading, especially for the non-techie people in your life. Share widely!
Raced through this over the weekend. It's a gripping, eye-popping and hugely important story. Give it a listen, and share...
This is very good:
Truly an insightful, important — & even at times beautiful — short podcast series: Scam, Inc by @economist.com — TY @suelinwong.bsky.social
“We are all the same”
Thank you!
Thank you for having me @andypeaps.bsky.social - it was great to chat about the rise of this terrifying, new industry, how it connects to China and even AI Sue-Lin!
Amazing investigative reporting by @suelinwong.bsky.social of @economist.com on the criminal network that is "Scam Inc." First three podcast episodes done ✔ , can't wait for the rest!
@suelinwong.bsky.social this series is amazing and heartbreaking. Just walking Hanoi crying… cool cool..
Thank you Colin! Yes, the story is wild and so, so tragic
Extraordinary investigative reporting. Read the article and listened to the pod series. Chilling