{"podcast":{"title":"Scam Inc from The Economist","slug":"scam-inc-from-the-economist-7180124","podcast_index_feed_id":7180124,"rss_url":"https://access.acast.com/rss/672ceccb61e4ef810ff282c0/default","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/scam-inc/episodes/4-the-al-capone-of-china","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/672ceccb61e4ef810ff282c0/1733396436449-21af9248-9e37-49ee-8c96-3247bc6e3f43.jpeg","author":"The Economist","episode_count":7,"summary":"Who started Scam Inc? Chinese syndicates honed their scam tactics before expanding abroad. To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ . If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist , you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T02:17:23.865339+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scam-inc-from-the-economist-7180124"},"episode":{"title":"3. The bottom line","slug":"3-the-bottom-line","published_at":"2025-02-06T10:53:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scam-inc-from-the-economist-7180124/3-the-bottom-line","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scam-inc-from-the-economist-7180124","url":"https://shows.acast.com/scam-inc/episodes/3-the-bottom-line","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/672ceccb61e4ef810ff282c0/e/67a4945d340a5590cd42b5ce/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=JVPOh6tpBe986oRv_c5lhlCfFdeXy_npB3pjLa8leqQ","summary":"How do you run a scam operation?  Perks, outsourcing and a monthly landscaping budget—this is Scam Inc. To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ . If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist , you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"How do you run a scam operation? Perks, outsourcing and a monthly landscaping budget—this is Scam Inc. To listen to the full series, subscribe to Ec…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2285,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scam-inc-from-the-economist-7180124/episodes/3-the-bottom-line/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scam-inc-from-the-economist-7180124/3-the-bottom-line.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}