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by Shield

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8 episodes
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Podcast Overview

Delving behind the scenes of the shadowy world of finance, Gone Rogue is a narrative podcast series about the financial mavericks who bend the rules till they break. Join us as we confront the darker side of ambition and to contemplate the elusive nature of justice in a world driven by profit. In each season we will investigate financial misconduct at the grandest scale – hearing from those closest to the action to discover how people use and abuse financial loopholes, and what the industry can do to stop it happening again.

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Publishing Since

6/10/2024

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Episode thumbnail for Episode 3 - The Birth of an Industry, The 2008 Story

September 29, 2025

Episode 3 - The Birth of an Industry, The 2008 Story

<p>As Obama sweeps into the White House, he promises to fix Wall Street once and for all. What his government will do next will shift compliance from a back-office nuisance to a boardroom power.</p><p>In our third episode of Gone Rogue: The 2008 Story, Shield explores the most sweeping financial reform since the Great Depression and how it defined the next decade of Wall Street. </p><p><br></p><p>We hear from leading compliance experts from across the industry on the biggest questions facing modern compliance officers: Why does “tick-the-box” culture still threaten trust and stability in our financial system? How does the current geopolitical landscape affect compliance? </p><p><br></p><p>Most importantly, we ask: have we learned our compliance lessons for when the next crisis hits?</p><p><br></p><p>Key learnings from this episode include how new technologies pose the next great compliance challenge, how compliance exploded from tiny teams into global departments, and what impacts the new framing of compliance had within businesses. </p><p><br></p><p>This is a Message Heard production for Shield. Find out more at https://www.shieldfc.com</p>

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September 22, 2025

Episode 2 - Rotten to the Core, The 2008 Story

<p>In this second episode of Gone Rogue: The 2008 Story, we uncover the day Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson summoned the CEOs of America’s nine biggest banks–what he tells them will end a certain era of Wall Street and American capitalism.</p><p>Key questions in this episode are: Why did the government let Lehman Brothers fail, but bailed out AIG just days later? How was $700 billion conjured up out of thin air? Would the government’s plan really bring the financial crisis to an end?</p><p>Hear from Axios’ top Wall Street correspondent and Shield’s Director of Surveillance and Governance Strategy as we learn how “Too Big to Fail” reshaped the balance of Wall Street, why bailout policy looked chaotic and inconsistent, and how early communications surveillance gave a unique window into the modern compliance platforms that we have today. </p><p><br></p>

Episode thumbnail for Episode 1 - The Day Wall Street Stopped, The 2008 Story

September 15, 2025

Episode 1 - The Day Wall Street Stopped, The 2008 Story

<p>On September 15th, 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed - triggering the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. </p><p><br></p><p>17 years to the day since Lehman Brothers fell, Shield returns with Gone Rogue: The 2008 Story.  Hear from those inside the bank itself as we reveal how systemic compliance failures across Wall Street helped turn a housing downturn into a global financial meltdown.</p><p><br></p><p>In this first episode we ask the hard questions: Why did Lehman Brothers fail when others survived? How did compliance failures across the industry fuel the crisis? Could regulators, risk managers, or compliance officers have stopped it before it was too late?</p><p><br></p><p>Key insights from this episode include why compliance was seen as a checkbox exercise in 2008, how “Liar Loans” and subprime mortgages slipped through the system unchecked and the widespread culture of risk-taking that blinded Wall Street.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a Message Heard production for Shield. Find out more at <a href="https://www.shieldfc.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.shieldfc.com</a> </p>

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What is Gone Rogue?

Delving behind the scenes of the shadowy world of finance, Gone Rogue is a narrative podcast series about the financial mavericks who bend the rules till they break.

Join us as we confront the darker side of ambition and to contemplate the elusive nature of justice in a world driven by profit.

In each season we will investigate financial misconduct at the grandest scale – hearing from those closest to the action to discover how people use and abuse financial loopholes, and what the industry can do to stop it happening again.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates weekly.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 6 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

Does this podcast accept guests?

Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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