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Podcast: The Julia La Roche Show
Episode: #034 Carson Block On Latest Shorts And The 'Mass Investing Delusion' Of ESG
Description: Carson Block, the activist short seller, founder of Muddy Waters Capital, and host of Zer0es TV and the Zero F**ks Given podcast, joins Julia La Roche on episode 34.
Block rose to prominence over a decade ago by exposing Chinese companies listed in the U.S. that were frauds. He’s best known for his 2011 takedown of Sino-Forest, which overstated its timber holdings and ended up filing for bankruptcy, causing big-name investors to lose hundreds of millions.
Block is often referred to as an activist short seller because he conducts in-depth research, takes a po...