Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World

A brisk, eye-opening lecture that reframes everyday life as the product of shadowy boardroom bargains, leaving you quietly suspicious of everything.

Genres

Documentary

Overview

In his latest book and this three-part series, investigative journalist Jacques Peretti strays into Adam Curtis territory. What if the way we understand our world is wrong, he wonders, and it’s not so much politicians who govern our lives but business deals done in secret, in the boardroom and on the golf course?

How it feels

Earnest, satirical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, corruption, politics, class

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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