Podcasts
Two shows from K. R. Talon — one for the fiction, one for the finance.
The Talon Files
Every story is fiction. Every number is real.
Listen on AcastEvery episode of The Talon Files starts with fiction. Then comes the real story.
K. R. Talon writes novellas built on the real mechanics of market fraud, rogue trading, and the specific ways institutions fail — and cover it up. This podcast is where the research behind the fiction becomes the show.
For each book in the series, one episode. The real scandal that inspired it. The numbers that couldn't be hidden. Where the fiction compressed the truth, and where the truth was stranger than anything invented.
The Talon Files uses an AI voice avatar. The scripts, research, and every word in these episodes are written by K. R. Talon. The voice delivering them is synthesized — a deliberate choice made to prioritize writing quality over studio production.
Episodes
- S1 · E125:34
Account 88888: The Number That Broke a 232-Year-Old Bank
Based on: The Error Account · The Rogue Traders Series, Book 1
Every number in this episode is from the historical record. The fiction is in the name, the marriage, and the five o'clock morning.
The real case: The Collapse of Barings Bank, 1995. Final losses: £827 million. Barings capital at time of collapse: ~£540 million. Sale price to ING: £1. Sentence: 6.5 years, served 4.
Key structural failure: Segregation of duties — the practice of separating trade execution from trade settlement — was not maintained at Barings' Singapore operation. One person controlled both functions. This is the gap the account lived in.
The $50 Dividend Investor Podcast
Build passive income starting with fifty dollars a month.
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Your 90-Day Blueprint to Building Passive Income
Get on AmazonPlain-English investing education for anyone who has ever felt like the market wasn't built for them.
Each episode of The $50 Dividend Investor Podcast takes one concept from the book — dividend reinvestment, Dividend Aristocrats, portfolio construction, yield vs. growth — and breaks it down from the ground up. No jargon. No assumed knowledge. No paid subscriptions required to follow along.
Based on the portfolio framework in The $50 Dividend Investor by K. R. Talon. New episodes every week.
Looking for tools and resources? Visit the Dividend Investing Resources page for the dividend snowball calculator, the 4-filter stock checker, printable checklists, sample portfolios, and a full glossary — all based on the book.
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