Whale Hunting is a newsletter and podcast delving into the secret worlds of money and power that we became obsessed with during our investigation into the globe-sprawling 1MDB scandal. That project felt a bit like taking the red pill and suddenly seeing a hidden dimension all around us, where little-known characters were actually pulling the strings. We wrote a book about it.
Back then, we were long-time reporters for The Wall Street Journal. Now, we’ve struck out on our own to uncover more brazen stories than ever. At Whale Hunting, we’re immersing ourselves in the murky waters of the ultra-wealthy and influential, from billionaires and kleptocrats to criminals, spies and corrupt officials. The richest and most dangerous people in the world – our “whales” – are largely unknown to the public. They certainly aren't featured on the annual Forbes rich list.
Whale Hunting is a newsletter and podcast from Project Brazen, our journalism and production studio. Project Brazen is creating books, podcasts and documentaries about unbelievable true stories. Join us, and subscribe to stay up to date with all our latest work.
| Bradley Hope & Tom Wright | Co-founders and editors |
| Arnav Binaykia & Megan Dean | Assistant editors |
| Charlie Barlow, Clara Preve Durrieu, Georgia Gee | Reporters |
| Fin Carter, Olly Haynes, Soobin Kim, Xenia Rakovshik | Contributing reporters |
| AT PROJECT BRAZEN | |
| Lucy Woods | Head of Research |
| Ryan Ho | Creative Director |
| Clair Urbahn | Head of Audio |
