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Big Short director Adam McKay teams up with investigative journalists for a deep dive into the case of the disgraced financier
Adam McKay, whose recent films The Big Short and Vice have tackled the 2007-2008 financial crisis and the career of Dick Cheney respectively, is turning his attention to another real-world story. McKay will partner with journalist and podcasters Adam Davidson and Laura Mayer for Broken: Jeffrey Epstein, a new podcast investigating the case of the disgraced financier, who died in prison last month while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges. The series is hosted by New Yorker journalist Ariel Levy, with contributions from Julie K Brown, the journalist whose diligent reporting brought renewed attention to Epstein’s alleged behaviour. Episode one is available now. Continue reading...