Some will rob you with a six-gun
And some with a fountain pen
This line from Woody Guthrie’s “Pretty Boy Floyd” has been used to illustrate the problem of white collar crime in a fascinating three-part mini-cycle of the “Thinking Allowed” podcast produced by BBC Radio. Laurie Taylor does a magnificent job of uncovering and discussing the technical, cultural, political and moral whys and hows of British and American financial crimes perpetrated by respected professionals working for both private and public sectors of the economy.
Below are direct links to the mp3 files of relevant episodes of the podcast: