This week in Brazen Weekender: Why do bad people do good things? Farah Halime unpacks the twisted morality of power, guilt, and redemption. Plus: six sharp recs—from corrupt cops to flawed families—exploring how darkness and decency often share the same stage.
Sheikh Hasina’s fall exposed a $2B shadow empire—350+ UK properties, offshore accounts, and hidden assets worldwide. This isn’t just a story. It’s a live investigation. Follow the expedition.
Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, the enigmatic founder of Binance, appears to be setting the stage for a dramatic return to influence in the cryptocurrency world.
A quirky island concert, a frat-bro comedy with soul, and the return of our hunt for the real richest people on Earth. Welcome to this week’s Brazen Weekender.
Victor Su’s AAX crypto fraud is a fascinating tale of Chinese organized crime in the 21st century. From Hong Kong to a secret bolthole in Canada, his story is much more than what it seems.
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! This is Bradley Hope, your loyal servant, and this is the newsletter where I share what the team has been watching, reading and listening to this week.
📺 First up, here’s what we’ve been watching this week
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Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! This is Bradley Hope, your loyal servant, and this is the newsletter where I share what the team has been watching, reading and listening to this week.
📺 First up, here's what we've been watching this week
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday gave a two-year sentence to a senior Goldman banker – the first partner to be sentenced to jail in the Wall Street bank’s history.
Tim Leissner, a German national, will go to jail in September for his role in the 1MDB corruption scandal.
Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! I’m Farah, the head of creative at Brazen, and I’m pleased to be writing my first ever Weekender contribution.
I am fortunate to spend most of my time thinking about amazing stories and how best to tell them—
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! This is Bradley Hope, your loyal servant, and this is the newsletter where I share what the team has been watching, reading and listening to this week. I'm going to be quite thematic this week, building on the
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! Long time no speak, this is Bradley Hope, your loyal servant, and this is the newsletter where I share what the team has been watching, reading and listening to this week.
📖 First up this week, When We Ceased to Understand
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender, the newsletter stacked with recommendations for what to watch, read, and listen to this week. I'm Megan, a producer at Project Brazen, and today I'm sharing a podcast on Australia's richest person and a
