Pharma Bro Scandal
Can genius justify ruthless greed?
4.7 (36)
40 mins
Explore the rise and fall of Martin Shkreli, from precocious financial ambition to notorious “pharma bro” infamy through his Daraprim price hike. Discover how his audacious tactics in biotech, hedge funds, and online finance created both wealth and controversy, raising questions about ethics, corporate responsibility, and regulation.
Ep 1:
Brooklyn Kid to Wall Street Villain
From a janitor's son in Brooklyn to a hedge fund wunderkind, trace how Martin Shkreli's obsessive genius curdled into fraud and the infamous Daraprim price hike that made him infamous.
Ep 2:
The Fifth, the Fraud, the Fall
Unrepentant and defiant, Shkreli turns Twitter feuds and a $2 million Wu-Tang album into spectacle before Congress and the FBI finally corner him for securities fraud.
Discussions (10)
Louis
Level 8 · 7 mo agoAbsolutely the wrong take. Investors got paid.
Violet
Level 10 · 7 mo agoHe acted like a spoiled brat during the hearing! That smirk was such a bad look for him.
Jesse
Level 3 · 7 mo agoHe's Wall Street's Joker.
