Sam Colbert

Immigrant. Podcast series producer at The Economist. Formerly: BBC, CBC.

[Peabody Awards @PeabodyAwards]

First-time listeners to @TheEconomist Scam Inc. may not yet know the term “pig butchering.” Part of that obscurity may be that the embarrassed victims of pig-butchering scams don’t want to speak out. The term refers to being bled dry of resources by anonymous chat partners who siphon funds into shadowy global systems.

For raising awareness of a financial and humanitarian crisis, and for leveraging the podcast format to expand that story across the world and make it feel truly close to home, Scam Inc. is a #PeabodyWinner.
@johneshields 🏆 https://t.co/GTBn17aF7B

[Sam Colbert @SamColbert]

Scam Inc is a new podcast series from The Economist. @suelinwong uncovers the shocking criminal underworld behind fake online crypto schemes and the people who entrap others into taking part. Listen here: https://t.co/3mNaQdQZM1

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Online scamming is a vast, sophisticated and fast-growing global enterprise that compares in size and scope to the illegal drug industry. Except that in many ways it is worse. As our investigation finds, nobody is safe from Scam Inc https://t.co/MMKm0TeOIW

[Avantika Chilkoti @AChilkoti]

After 10 years in power, Modi has been humbled in national elections. How might he respond? Stories from his youth, his rise through the BJP & his early years as PM hold some clues. Join me for a new podcast @TheEconomist, The Modi Raj. Episode 1 live now: https://t.co/m8fthMFnLL

[Avantika Chilkoti @AChilkoti]

7 months, 4 trips to India, 60+ interviews. This labour of love drops in 2 weeks: The Modi Raj. I speak to the people closest to Narendra Modi -- his tailor, his personal secretary, his interpreter, his economic advisers and more. The trailer is out now: https://t.co/15aRpC5LTo

[Sam Colbert @SamColbert]

🚨Podcast recommendation: The Adults in the Room, an investigation into abuse at a prestigious Moscow school. It’s a hugely impressive piece of reporting from host Nastya Krasilnikova, and a window into a dark side of Russia’s liberal elite. https://t.co/hhjk3IWXCl

[Bloomberg @business]

Spotify is canceling two critically acclaimed podcasts, Heavyweight and Stolen, part of its retreat from in-house productions. https://t.co/dWwwrk0jyT

[Sam Colbert @SamColbert]

Out today: The Economist's new podcast series on how to be a better manager. Listen to episode one of Boss Class here, or wherever you get your pods: https://t.co/HH4YBkZVS1

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

The store run by the Drug User Liberation Front has been running for a year. No customer has yet died of an overdose

@SamColbert visits a shop in Canada where members come to buy clean cocaine, heroin and meth https://t.co/M8ZRqxnVTO

[Arkady Ostrovsky @ArkadyOstrovsky]

Here is the final episode of our series starring @navalny @Kira_Yarmysh @mbk_center, @maria_de_forest and @shimonlevin who explains the title. Thank you to the most amazing team @johneshields @_weidonglin @SamColbert @peeete @KsBarakovskaya @ailika https://t.co/qdB5sUFhqC

[Sam Colbert @SamColbert]

I helped produce this new podcast series on anti-war Russians who've gone into exile since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Episode 1's out now, and a new episode drops each week.

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

When Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, free-thinking Russians faced a fateful choice: lie low, resist or flee. Their stories help solve the mystery of why this senseless war began—and how it might end. Hear them on our new podcast, “Next Year in Moscow” https://t.co/ePdOx4YBd5

[Sue-Lin Wong 黄淑琳 @suelinwong]

Unsure what to make of those #chinacoup rumours? To learn more about how China's leader actually wields power, listen to The Prince. It's @TheEconomist's first long-form podcast. I'm excited to host it. All 8 episodes are out today, on your podcast app: https://t.co/hRTIUITJOy

[Sam Colbert @SamColbert]

Who is Xi Jinping? Our team at The Economist has today released a new podcast series about China's leader as he prepares to begin an unprecedented third term. Listen to 'The Prince' wherever you get your pods. https://t.co/H4mCmcNr0M

[Sam Colbert @SamColbert]

The Prince is a new podcast series from The Economist. https://t.co/MO2dtvXZcR

[Sam Colbert @SamColbert]

A ‘Wild West’ of Marijuana Shops Grows in Toronto https://t.co/bLY3RtvjFj

[Sam Colbert @SamColbert]

Ottawa scales back drug price reforms that would have cost big pharma billions https://t.co/HKrwjknKJA

[Sam Colbert @SamColbert]

UK to sign deal to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing - BBC News https://t.co/ABLDN1KeXh