Soderbergh Ep. 20: The Informant! (2009) with Dan O'Sullivan
Description
"Would I lysine to you?" - Mark Whitacre. Hey that's just a joke but maybe they could have used it on the posters for THE INFORMANT!, Steven Soderbergh's 2009 corporate espionage caper about the lysine price-fixing scandal and one of the weirdest guys there has ever been. And joining us to talk big business, the FBI, and organized crime in all its forms is writer and podcaster Dan O'Sullivan (The Outfit)! Is business run like the mafia or vice versa? Is corruption inherent to capitalism or simply a common side effect? Did Kurt Eichenwald ever go on Twitter? We answer these questions once and for all, so give this one a listen.
Further Reading:
The Informant: A True Story by Kurt Eichenwald
Rats in the Grain: The Dirty Tricks and Trials of Archer Daniels Midland by James B. Lieber
Everybody Loves A Good Drought by Palagummi Sainath
"Why Capitalism Loves Corruption" by Gareth Fearn
Further Viewing:
PRIME CUT (Richie, 1972)
THE INSIDER (Mann, 1999)
ERIN BROCKOVICH (Soderbergh, 2000)
MICHAEL CLAYTON (Gilroy, 2007)
BURN AFTER READING (Coen, 2008)
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