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• The Unraveling of Trevor Milton, Ep 6: “The Truth and the Whole Truth"

  Trevor Milton assembled a high-powered legal team to defend himself against federal fraud charges. At the same time, whistleblowers and Nikola executives were ready to testify against him. In our season finale, we go inside Milton’s...

  11 nov 2022 2027 sec.

• The Unraveling of Trevor Milton, Ep 5: “Trouble for Troublemakers”

  As investors and General Motors bet on Trevor Milton’s vision, the short sellers at Hindenburg Research revealed that the company he founded, Nikola, wasn’t all that it seemed. The allegation that Nikola rolled its truck down a hill for...

  4 nov 2022 2642 sec.

• The Unraveling of Trevor Milton, Ep 4: “Not Appointed Us to Wrath”

  After it began trading in 2020, Nikola was a hot stock—and Trevor Milton was a newly minted billionaire. But in the background, people from Trevor’s past were finding each other and sharing their experiences. In this episode, we talk to...

  28 okt 2022 2706 sec.

• The Unraveling of Trevor Milton, Ep 3: “Paul Echo Mango”

  A jury has convicted Nikola founder Trevor Milton in his federal fraud trial. To better understand what led up to this moment, we hear from some of the engineers Nikola hired to help make Trevor’s idea of a zero-emissions semi truck a...

  21 okt 2022 2987 sec.

• The Unraveling of Trevor Milton, Ep 2: “No Good Deed”

  Trevor Milton had a knack for pitching people to invest in his ideas. He raised millions for his early business ventures by making big promises, often to inexperienced investors including friends and members of his church community. In...

  14 okt 2022 2505 sec.

• The Unraveling of Trevor Milton, Ep 1: “Hey, Buddy”

  Trevor Milton sold a promise—a zero-emissions semi truck that could revolutionize the trucking industry. He also sold himself as the visionary founder capable of delivering on that promise. In this episode, we take you back to Trevor’s...

  7 okt 2022 2348 sec.

• Introducing Bad Bets Season 2: The Unraveling of Trevor Milton

  Bad Bets, a podcast series from The Wall Street Journal that unravels big-business dramas that have had a big impact on our world, is back for Season 2. This season, we delve into the story of Nikola founder Trevor Milton. He took his...

  16 sep 2022 167 sec.

• Enron, Ep 8: Vigilance and Skepticism

  Enron was a giant, and its collapse was historic. The company's downfall disrupted energy markets, pushing other power companies into bankruptcy. It prompted hearings by nearly a dozen congressional committees, and it inspired major...

  30 nov 2021 1958 sec.

• Enron, Ep 7: The Trial

  After years spent building its "lies and choices" case, the Department of Justice's Enron Task Force took Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling to court. In this episode, the unprecedented trial that became something of a litmus...

  23 nov 2021 2903 sec.

• Enron, Ep 6: Lies and Choices

  Enron CEO Ken Lay was practically the company's founding father. But when federal authorities began investigating Enron after its collapse, prosecutors had a hard time connecting Lay to anything illegal - and Lay himself insisted that...

  16 nov 2021 2300 sec.

• Enron, Ep 5: The Enablers

  After Enron's collapse, a congressional probe and a Department of Justice task force began investigating not just company executives - but also the auditors and banks that had enabled the company's business practices. In this episode,...

  9 nov 2021 2273 sec.

• Enron, Ep 4: The Downfall

  The biggest problem for Enron wasn't that former CEO Jeffrey Skilling suddenly quit, or that former CFO Andy Fastow was enriching himself. It was that Enron's success was dependent on an image that was partly a facade. After Wall Street...

  2 nov 2021 2391 sec.