Show Notes
Matthew Barnes sits down with Bethany McLean - contributing editor at Vanity Fair, and co-author of The Smartest Guys in the Room, the definitive account of Enron's collapse.
In 2001, Bethany was the first journalist to publicly question Enron's valuation, publishing "Is Enron Overpriced?" in Fortune months before the company's implosion became one of the most notorious corporate bankruptcies in American history.
She went on to cover the 2008 financial crisis, co-authoring the book "All the Devils Are Here" with Joe Nocera.
In this conversation, Bethany reflects on the Enron story, the blurry line between visionary and fraudster, and the 2008 financial crisis.
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